The whole paddock knew that as time went on, Alonso's dry tires would have more of an advantage as the track dried.
Little did they know that Chen Xiangbei was also waiting for this moment!
You have to understand that the normal track drying process is the same as on the highways.
First, it's the middle driving line with the highest traffic that quickly drains any standing water, then the middle lane becomes increasingly dry, and finally, it's the lane by the road's drainage gutters.
However, the so-called driving line for ordinary people is not literally the width of two wheels; typically, the entire middle lane is used.
Some less considerate drivers like to straddle the line, treating it as a more general concept.
But an F1 driver's driving line is really just the width of two wheels, with a tolerance of no more than five centimeters, resulting in two lines on the track that are sharply defined between dry and wet.
