Inadequate rest ultimately led to a decline in reaction speed. This was a biological fact, impossible to change.
Furthermore, the starting lights went out almost the instant they fully illuminated. It was too fast, catching Wu Shi off guard at first.
His launch was slow. It took him a full 0.191 seconds to react. Visually, this meant the nose of car number 32 appeared to move sluggishly.
"Wu's reaction was visibly a beat too slow! He's cutting straight across to the right side of the track to defend his position!"
"Max is right on Wu's tail! He's going to try and overtake Wu on the outside of Turn One!"
"O'connor chose completely the wrong line! He's been delayed!"
Right from the start, the three cars that had clocked qualifying times of just over 1 minute and 10 seconds were locked in a fierce dogfight.
