As the saying goes, "A good memory is not as good as a bad pen." No matter how good Chen Xiangbei's memory is, Mizutani Sho, being a data analyst, would also make a backup.

With the completion of pre-race preparations, Friday arrived quickly.

Due to the two rounds of main F3 races, the practice and qualifying races were scheduled for Friday.

Compared to yesterday when Spa Circuit mostly had team members and staff present, today it had already turned into a sea of people, and the track was filled with the prancing horse flags.

Michael Schumacher once clinched the champion's throne here six times, and now Raikkonen has already claimed the title of Spa King three times.

Historically, it was in 2009 that he drove the Ferrari F009, which was considered a tractor, to achieve the unbelievable feat of winning the championship, once again claiming the glory of Spa champion.

After the race, Ferrari Team celebrated by arranging signboards to spell out "The King Of SPA," thus Kimi Raikkonen was bestowed the title "Spa King!"

"Odetto, this is indeed Ferrari's red ocean."

Looking at the scene filled with prancing horse flags, Chen Xiangbei said to Odetto in an envious tone.

"Schumacher's era was truly the Prancing Horse Dynasty."

Odetto appeared very calm, not because he underestimated Raikkonen.

Having witnessed the glory of Ferrari's five-year championship era and that insurmountable peak, the current scene hardly stirred his emotions.

However, right after, Chen Xiangbei found his own Chinese red among the sea of prancing horse flags!

Today marks Chen Xiangbei's first F3 main race after winning the Grand Prix event, sparking public opinion, so many Chinese expatriates and tourists in Europe came to Spa Circuit.

While expressing support for Chen Xiangbei, they also wanted to witness the strength of this emerging Chinese driver firsthand.

To see if, as the domestic media claimed, Chen Xiangbei stood at the pinnacle of the F3 events!

"Brother Bei, this time those supporting us are quite numerous, it feels different from past races in Europe."

Looking at the Chinese supporters in the grandstands, Ayong felt a bit excited.

The home race in Australia was an exception, full of European circuit adversaries, which has always been Chen Xiangbei's mainstream image.

Today feels different; supporters far exceeded expectations, even managing to carve out a space in the prancing horse ocean!

"Of course, I'm no longer the ignored rookie."

Chen Xiangbei replied somewhat arrogantly, whether others recognized his identity or not.

At least now in Europe's formula field, most people already acknowledge his strength!

Odetto wasn't concerned about supporter matters, all these seemed like small matters to him.

After arriving at Campos Team's P room, he directly asked Sawano Hiroyuki, "Is the car repair completed?"

"It's completed, and new components have been replaced."

If one hopes to achieve an astonishing effect, then some money mustn't be spared.

The difference in performance with new components theoretically can reach around two percent.

Don't underestimate this two percent, in qualifying it might lead to a one-second advantage per lap!

Of course, this is merely theoretical values, actual performance relies more on the driver's execution.

However, Sawano Hiroyuki gathered from insider sources that for this Spa Grand Prix F3 teams, most competitive drivers have replaced parts including the engine.

On one hand, Spa Circuit puts a lot of strain on the car's high-power output, with old components having a high failure rate.

Additionally, F3 teams and drivers are very aware that this race is pivotal in determining who truly dominates F3, nobody wants to lose to a stand-in Chinese driver!

Upon hearing Sawano Hiroyuki's reply, Odetto looked towards Chen Xiangbei and said, "Prepare yourself, the practice race is about to start."

To put it plainly, the practice race is just a warm-up event for the F1 Grand Prix.

Just like serving a few appetizers before the main course.

F1 team preparation is lengthy, and to avoid audience boredom, this downtime is used to hold practice races.

On one hand, it attracts spectators to enter early, boosting their viewing experience.

Additionally, it uses F1's traffic to provide young drivers with a platform to showcase themselves.

To not occupy F1 practice time, F3 practice and qualifying together only have one hour, almost arriving at the track just in time to prepare for the start.

"Hmm."

Chen Xiangbei responded, then immediately changed into his racing suit and sat in the cockpit.

Almost simultaneously, the P room received the instruction from the track control desk that practice will begin in five minutes.

The fluids had been preheated long ago, calculating the right time, Liang Chi connected the start motor from the rear.

With the rotation of the engine flywheel, the engine roared within the P room.

"Good luck, Xiangbei."

"Run the fastest lap, Mr. Xiangbei."

"Brother Bei, smash the opponents!"

"Bei, welcome your Showtime!"

Team members in the repair station gave their blessings and encouragement to Chen Xiangbei.

"No problem."

Chen Xiangbei gestured an OK sign, then released the clutch, shifted gears, and with a push on the pedal, drove the F3 car out of the P room.

As the first practice race F3 car to leave the P room, the track's broadcast naturally focused on Chen Xiangbei, sparking various discussions amongst live spectators.

"Is the No. 13 car the Chinese driver, Bei?"

"That's right, he is the driver who won the Grand Prix!"

"Heard his private test results at Catalonia Circuit were astonishing, wonder if it's true."

"Whether it's true or not I don't know, I just know Bei will become the ruler of F3!"

"SHIT, F3 races can't be dominated by a Chinese driver!"

For the majority who follow only F1 events, Chen Xiangbei's identity was unfamiliar.

But regardless, he maintained a notable reputation; the Grand Prix event's value was significant.

All the various discussions from outside, naturally Chen Xiangbei wasn't aware of; he was more focused on his tire warming. The reason for timing it perfectly to be the first to leave the P room was for a good, clear track environment.

Future Haas Team's rookie Duhan once applied outrageous moves from simulators to the actual racing track, resulting in a practice race collision.

Honestly, Chen Xiangbei also wanted to try, to see if he could replicate simulator operations in reality and achieve those lap times.

Since he's determined to make a stunning impact, let's make rivals despair right from the start!

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