F1: Starting with a Simulator Master

The airflow system of the full-motion simulator started working, blowing simulated airflow at Luo Xiu, instantly maximizing the sense of immersion.

The wind howled, and the numbers on the triple-screen display jumped wildly across the dial.

260...270...280...

At the end of the long straight, Luo Xiu still hadn't let go of the accelerator.

The 200-meter marker remained untouched.

The 150-meter marker still hasn't moved.

Ahead lies the famous Monza No. 1 right-angle bend!

130 meters, hard braking!

The final speed on the long straight after the start reached an astonishing 283 km/h.

The ABS immediately intervened, and the brake discs emitted a metallic screeching sound, which indicated that the braking force had been squeezed to its limit.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang."

As the top speed decreased, the crisp sound of the downshift paddles and the roar of the engine sounded like a barrage of bullets.

"Click, click, click, click, click."

Each downshift was perfectly timed to coincide with the drop in engine RPM.

It downshifted 5 times, from 6th gear to 1st gear.

The fully-motion platform perfectly simulated the enormous inertia, causing Luo Xiu's body to lean forward violently with the heavy braking, but his feet operated with the precision of a fine instrument, completely unaffected.

The speed also dropped from 283 km/h to 150 km/h.

Despite such extreme braking, the vehicle remained remarkably stable.

T1 and T2 are a series of curves.

Luo Xiu slowly lifted the brake pedal, his right foot slightly touching the accelerator, and coordinated with the right turn of the steering wheel to perfectly transfer the load to the front wheels, actively achieving a slight understeer effect.

The minimum speed at the apex of the bend is 69 km/h.

At the same time, the moment you enter T1, quickly counter-steer and use load transfer to throw the car into T2 with the vehicle rotating to the left.

The moment I entered T2, the car was perfectly straightened, aligning with a longer exit angle.

Without hesitation, I floored the accelerator. At that moment, the car's center of gravity shifted to the right due to inertia, and the car body instantly trembled violently due to the balance issues caused by the torque burst.

The race car was about to go out of control.

But Luo Xiu did not.

The real highlight is just beginning.

At this point, an average driver would grip the steering wheel tightly, praying that the rear wheels wouldn't fishtail due to inertia.

But Luo Xiu did not.

His left hand steadily controlled the steering wheel, allowing the car body to sway slightly as the right-side suspension and half-shaft struggled to keep up.

He released his right hand from the steering wheel and began to manipulate the complex knobs on the steering wheel.

Traction control, braking ratio... a series of parameters are fine-tuned at this corner.

It completed a series of complex operations in 0.3 seconds.

The new setup successfully ensured that the vehicle could exit the corner at full throttle without any slippage.

This means that there is absolutely no waste of energy.

Next, T3 is a long fake corner that can be passed at full throttle. He chose the shortest line and passed it at the fastest speed.

He then quickly adjusted the parameters back before reaching the end of the next straight.

Immediately following was another T4 that required heavy braking.

To navigate this slow corner well, timing and rhythm are extremely important.

Once you've mastered the vehicle's attitude in the corner, and if you operate it properly, you can treat the T5 as a fake corner and go full throttle to get out.

Luo Xiu memorized every detail of the curves and perfected every single one.

The heavy braking, entering the curve, adjusting the parameters, and exiting the curve are all done in one smooth motion.

T5's exit from the corner was another textbook-perfect maneuver.

"Why is he pressing buttons randomly while driving? Isn't that distracting?"

The students watching scratched their heads, staring blankly at the screen. A few girls whispered among themselves, "It looks so bland, there's no drifting at all..."

They don't understand.

In their minds, racing is all about crazy drifting and leaving trails of smoke.

They couldn't understand the precise stitching, which resembled surgical intervention.

But right behind them, Chen Pengfei's feelings were completely different.

That's a sense of pressure that only an expert can feel.

Chen Pengfei, who had been holding his hands across his chest, unconsciously tightened his grip, only he saw what was terrifying.

They were also worried for Luo Xiu.

This is a dancer on a knife's edge; this is how a robot runs.

Every brake application and every corner apex perfectly aligned with the optimal maneuver in his mind.

The price to pay is that if you're not careful, you could crash into a wall.

And the ability to change settings mid-corner is a skill that only professional drivers possess.

This requires drivers to have a deep understanding of the car's parameters and a strong ability to read the real-time dynamics of the track.

The red Ferrari devoured every bend in Monza like a phantom.

Lesmo Turn 1, Lesmo Turn 2, Ascari Turn...

Luo Xiu's race car weaved through the curves like flowing water.

So far, everything is going smoothly.

Finally, the car arrived at the last corner of the Monza circuit – Parapolica.

This time, Luo Xiu did not stay on the outside lane the entire time as he had before the race started.

They also did not choose the conventional finishing line route.

Instead, he chose to stick close to the left side on the straight, brake hard to enter the corner 70 meters from the end, and then accelerate the moment he saw the yellow paint on the right side of the track guardrail, while also turning the car at a greater right angle, throwing the car into that deadly line where a slight miscalculation could result in a drift.

That was a line that was extremely close to the inside.

The tires started squeaking the moment I started turning, because they were constantly on the edge of their grip limit. Even if I gave them just 1% more throttle, the car would immediately fishtail and go out of control.

The tire squeal continued until the car sliced ​​through the apex of the second half of the Parapolica corner, as if flying close to the ground.

The car just barely passed the edge of the P-room entrance, with the middle of the car body just crossing the white line on the right.

They made use of almost every centimeter of the track width.

This is the esports running style.

This is an extreme problem-solving approach that is almost exclusively used in the virtual world.

In the industry, this is called pulling out the last 0.1 seconds of his crotch.

Crossing the finish line!

The screen displays a string of purple numbers at the moment of crossing the finish line, indicating that the lap time is valid and is also the fastest lap to date.

Since only one lap has been completed so far, as long as the lap time is valid, it will definitely be purple.

But here's the crucial point: the actual time to cross the finish line is the only criterion for judgment.

1:45.988

Inside the P room, the score popped up on the Simhub software display screen hanging on the wall.

As the numbers froze, dozens of students erupted in a thunderous cheer.

I may not understand racing, but I can still understand time.

Chen Pengfei's reference score is 1:47.

Xu Zihao's passing grade of 107% is 1:54.

Luo Xiu not only met the standard, but he also surpassed the performance of professional drivers.

This means Luo Xiu has won! Not only has he won, but he has won decisively.

The surrounding noise did not interrupt Luo Xiu's actions.

The race car didn't stop; after crossing the finish line, it began its second consecutive flight lap.

Chen Pengfei turned to look at Xu Zihao, who also happened to turn to look at him.

"What a prodigy..."

Chen Pengfei muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on the almost perfectly steady throttle curve on the screen, completely mesmerized.