第1章 浴火

Fire

Many people believe that F1 is a motorsport for white Europeans.

[I don't agree with it, but objectively speaking, this statement is correct.]

The warriors who battled death with engines and tires took decades to compose a glorious epic of technology and blood. As newcomers, we seem more like greedy latecomers trying to share their glory and profits.

Arrogance permeates the champagne-scented wind of the racetrack. On this roaring battlefield of asphalt, the breath of 1.4 billion people is as light as a speck of dust.

[But who among those who dare to bet their lives on the racetrack, regardless of their status, does not have the determination to reach the top of the mountain? ]

【As for me?】

Some say I'm an icebreaker, a shining calling card for our nation to the outside world.

But I know I'm just a gambler fueled by adrenaline, using madness as a bet.

Why should the rise of a great power depend on the success or failure of four tires? When fuel seeps into your bones and even your dreams are stained with the scorch marks of burnt rubber, patriotism becomes the most pale excuse.

I simply poured all my passion into this, and at the same time, tried to pave a way out for those who came after me. Perhaps this is just the obligation bestowed upon me by fate when it bestows talent.

......

"Say—who wrote this? This is so corny! Even if it's just an inner monologue, it's embarrassing!"

[Look at you, you're still reluctant to turn the page? What serious person would read the introduction...]

【很多人认为，F1是属于欧洲白人的赛车运动。】
【不愿苟同，但客观来看这句话没错。】
【用引擎和轮胎与死神搏斗的勇士们历经了几十年才谱写下属于科技与鲜血的光荣史诗，初来乍到的我们反而更像是试图瓜分他们荣耀和利益的贪婪后来者。】
【赛道香槟味的风里弥散着傲慢，这片轰鸣的沥青战场上，十四亿人的呼吸轻得像一粒尘埃。】
【可敢于把命压在赌在赛道上的人，无论什么身份，又有哪一个不是怀揣着定要临于山巅的决心？】
【至于我？】
【有人说我是破冰者，是民族对外一张亮眼的名片。】
【但我知道，我不过是个被肾上腺素豢养的赌徒，只把疯狂当做筹码下注。】
【大国崛起何须依仗四个轮胎的胜负？当你的骨髓里都渗透了燃油，连梦境也染上橡胶灼烧的焦痕时，爱国情怀就成了最苍白的借口。】
【我不过是倾注了自己所有的热爱，顺便试着为后来者打通一条出路，或许这也只不过是命运馈赠天赋时顺带赋予的义务。】
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【我说——到底谁写的稿子？这也太肉麻了！就算只是内心独白也很羞耻的好不好！】
【说你呢，还舍不得翻页？哪有正经人会看简介的......】