F1: Absolute Car Feel

Chapter 136 A Leisurely Day

Around 6 a.m. on June 30, Wu Shi woke up on time, yawning as he walked into the living room.

Martina was humming a little tune as she prepared breakfast. But the main thing she was preparing was freshly ground coffee; the croissants and butter for filling her stomach didn't need to be prepared at this hour.

"You're awake so early~" Martina didn't turn around, as if she knew who it was.

"Yeah, I'm used to it. I can't fall asleep no matter how hard I try."

Wu Shi went to the washroom, washed up, and looked at himself in the mirror.

He rarely looks in the mirror; his impression of his appearance comes entirely from photos in the media.

In those photos, his hair was always wet with sweat, and his fair skin always had a flushed red from the heat, giving him a youthful appearance.

Now that he has combed his hair, he looks no different from a high school student in China. If there is any difference, it might be that his hair is shorter, which is out of step with the current non-mainstream culture in China.

When I returned to the living room, breakfast was already prepared.

"Xiao Shi, go call Louise for dinner." Martina put away her apron; at home, she usually spoke Chinese with Wu Shi.

"Didn't she set an alarm?" Wu Shi didn't want to drag a lazybones out of bed.

“Alarm clocks don’t work on her,” Martina laughed, picking up her coffee, blowing on it to cool it down, and taking a sip.

"Ok."

Seeing Martina already enjoying her coffee, Wu Shi could only turn around and knock on Louise's door: "Louise, get up and eat. You have to go to school at eight o'clock!"

"Gulu gulu gulu~"

Unintelligible sounds of struggle came from the bedroom.

Wu Shi knocked twice more, but there was still no response, so he simply pushed the door open and went in.

Sure enough, the curtains in Louise's room were always drawn, and even early in the morning, the room was dark. No wonder she wanted to stay in bed.

Wu Shi had read in an extracurricular book that sunlight is the switch that activates the human body; if you don't see the sun early in the morning, you naturally won't realize that a new day has arrived.

He went straight to the window and, with a "whoosh," pulled open the curtains.

"Louise! Get up."

Sunlight streamed into the room, illuminating the bedding, but Louise had already burrowed into the covers.

Why do you like sleeping in so much now?

Wu Shi walked to the bedside and gently lifted half of the quilt. He saw Louise curled up in a ball, hugging her orca doll. When she saw the sunlight, she desperately tried to burrow her little head under the pillow.

"If you don't get up now, you'll be late, and then no one will go to school with you."

"Waaah, I'll just take a little nap," Louise mumbled.

Wu Shi didn't indulge her. He reached out and wrapped his hand around her disheveled, off-white hair, precisely twisted it to her ear, and then gently pulled it.

"Ouch! It hurts so much!"

Louise immediately covered her ears and stopped hugging the doll.

Wu Shi let go of her hand, and she rubbed her eyes, still sleepy.

"It's really not easy to wake you up."

Sunlight shone on Louise's pale face, making her shine as if under a spotlight. A few strands of her long hair swayed, and the light and shadow moved gently.

"Isn't it rare for someone to call it that?"

Louise muttered something under her breath, pushed the orca plushie away, and then reached out her hand to Wu Shi.

"how?"

“Pull me up.” Louise turned to look at him and blinked twice.

"It's too heavy, I can't lift it."

“Ugh~~~” Louise grumbled in dissatisfaction.

"Alright, alright, Lazy Cat, stop grumbling."

Wu Shi reached out and grabbed her, pulling her up with a swift motion.

Louise casually grabbed his arm and rolled off the bed, leaning against Wu Shi happily, "Hey~ I'm up now~"

After saying that, she put on her slippers and skipped out.

"At least change your clothes."

After muttering something to himself, Wu Shi looked at his arm and then followed Louise into the living room. Back in his seat, he picked up a croissant, dipped it in butter, and started eating it without using a knife or fork.

"Would you like some coffee?" Martina asked.

Wu Shi shook his head and said, "If it's for a pick-me-up, I feel it's better to drink Red Bull."

“It’s a shame you don’t try to join the Red Bull team,” Martina laughed, and continued, “Your dad, too, says that drinking black soybean milk for breakfast is unbearable.”

Wu Shi nodded like a chick pecking at rice, saying that soy milk and fried dough sticks were the right way to have breakfast, and as for coffee, he felt that tea was better.

Even after so many years in Europe, his habits remained unchanged.

"Mommy! I want a cup of coffee!"

After Louise sat down at the table, she seemed to have finally gained the energy she needed for the day, and happily raised her hand.

"Okay~ I just prepared one for you too."

The breakfast at Italie was not lavish, or rather, in Wu Shi's memory, the only places with a truly lavish breakfast were the Guangdong and Guangxi regions. However, morning tea probably doesn't count as breakfast either.

After dinner, Martina took Louise to school, leaving him alone at home.

"I'm really not used to having so much free time."

He had just muttered a couple of words when the phone rang. It was Pan Zi calling.

"What's wrong? Aren't you practicing driving?"

"Go online! Let's run a game!" Verstappen shouted.

"No way, my family isn't like yours, we don't have that many emulators. It's too much to ask me to run it with a controller." Wu Shi decisively refused; he was planning to relax and rest all day.

“Oh! It’s such a waste of time,” Verstappen said.

Wu Shi couldn't empathize with the car enthusiasts who drove real cars on race days and simulated cars on rest days.

However, since he had nothing better to do and hadn't watched anime in a long time, he decided to log into AC station. At this point in time, AC station hadn't changed too much, and the ACG atmosphere was still quite strong.

After scrolling through the page, I saw a video that was pushed to me: "[Explosive Mashup/Wu Shi] 'Only victory can define my life' I am invincible as I sweep across Europe!"

The title sent a chill down his spine. Dude, this guy's already swept across Europe and become invincible?
I mentally complained, but my hand couldn't help clicking on it.

The song begins with soothing music, and several go-kart tracks flash by.

The comments section was filled with phrases like, "The person from China who is closest to being an F1 driver!" "A German student, I saw him live, he drives really well!" "What kind of ridiculous title is this? He won a few F3 races and thinks he can sweep across Europe?"

Wu Shi turned off the bullet comments and got serious because he realized that these tracks were all from the 2007 CKC competition. This uploader is quite something, paying such attention to detail.

The soothing music stopped abruptly, the image froze, and a photo of him wearing a racing helmet appeared. It was unclear who took the photo, but at that moment, his goggles were open, and his gaze was firm, as if he were looking at something.

Then the music continued, and his image during the competition appeared, along with flashing clips of the competition, all in sync with the drumbeats of the music, gradually igniting a sense of excitement within the listener.

Just as the music was getting higher and higher, there was another pause, the screen went black, and then the music suddenly surged to a climax. Amidst the passionate shouts, he crossed the finish line again and again, with footage of several major accidents interspersed throughout.

Meanwhile, white text kept flashing on the screen.

"2007 CKC Grand Champion!"

"2008 Italia ACI Karting Championship Winner!"

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"2013 KZ Championship, the highest level of European karting!"

"Six consecutive F3 championships in 2014!"

At this point, the climax of the music has passed, the image pauses for a few frames, and then there is a black screen with white text:
"The legend continues."

Following the text was a picture of him, Ling Kang, and Zeng Tianyi walking on the Pengcheng Speed ​​Racetrack from behind. In the sunset, several children, helmets twirled and arms around each other, were happily chatting about something.

After watching the video, Wu Shi immediately opened the comments section. The pinned comment read:

"Many people say my title is exaggerated, but you can't deny that Wu Shi's achievements in karting and F3 are unprecedented! If he really enters F1 next year, I believe he will definitely be a genius driver like Vettel!"

Scrolling down, there are many praises, but most people don't actually know much about these competitions; they can only say they don't understand them but are greatly impressed.

"UP is awesome! This is so exciting, I'm going to the park to ride bumper cars for ten minutes right now!"

"Isn't go-karting for kids? Is winning a championship something to be proud of?"

"What is F3? I've never heard of it, I only know about F1."

"UP, I'm also a huge fan of Wu Shi. Where did you get so much information? I've never seen these videos before!!"

(End of this chapter)