- "Uh, guys, we gotta come up with another plan. They got a tank."
- ―Tej Parker
The Race on the Bridge was an unsuccessful mission undertaken by Owen Shaw's Team to steal a computer chip from a military tank that would complete the build of the Nightshade device for Cipher.
Background
After discovering that the final piece of the Nightshade device is located in a military base in Spain, Owen Shaw sent in a member of his team to pose as an agent so they could disable the security system of the base. However, this turned out to be a ruse as Riley Hicks was also working for Shaw and by drawing attention to the security system being disabled, it caused Luke Hobbs to demand that the tank with the chip be transported out of the military base. Allowing for Shaw and his team to strike.
The Heist
With the tank being transported, Owen and his team struck. Letty Ortiz, Owen, and another member of his team hijack the truck and steal the vault whilst another team member drives behind them. Owen uses the tank to cause destruction in front of him and to allow himself an easy getaway, however Brian O'Conner, Dominic Toretto, and Roman Pearce chase after them, attempting to stop them from escaping with the tank. When a member of Shaw's team tries to interfere, they are stopped and disarmed by Han Seoul-Oh and Gisele Yashar, whilst Tej Parker watches over them.
When Shaw's team use the tank to crush Roman's car, he attaches a cable to it and is able to flee to Brian's car. Brian is able to knock Roman's car off the edge of the bridge to stop the tank by using it as an anchor, however Shaw instructs Letty to go remove the cable. Knowing that the car will flip the tank, Shaw aims the front of the tank over the edge of the bridge with the intent of killing Letty for revenge against Dom.
Knowing Letty is on the verge of death, Dom drives his car into the edge of the bridge whilst standing on the hood and is flung into the air where he catches Letty and breaks their fall on a nearby car, saving her life. With the tank out of commission, Shaw and his team are arrested and held in the NATO Base.
Aftermath
Preparing for possible failure, Shaw instructed Klaus and Vegh to kidnap Mia Toretto to use her as leverage. When Shaw reveals this, Hobbs instructs the military agent to let Shaw and his team go free with the computer chip. Shaw then reveals that Riley is part of his team and was working as a double agent. He flees with his team, by Dom and his own team, including Letty, chase after him.