Under the triple effects of inertia, gravity, and mechanical kinetic energy, Chen Xiangbei's top speed continued to climb until the aerodynamics played its due role, and finally, the number froze at 292km/h!
The reason why an F3 car puts less pressure on the driver is that it's slower in speed.
When an F3 car reaches speeds close to an F1 car, without the protection of the HANS system (Head and Neck Support System), the impact it brings can only be greater!
If at this time an F3 car had a camera filming the driver's perspective, one could see Chen Xiangbei's facial muscles twisted, with veins popping out on his neck due to muscle exertion!
The intense physical training has now produced its expected effect.
Without this thick neck, not to mention Chen Xiangbei being able to firmly control the steering wheel, he might even experience blackouts from insufficient blood supply to the brain!
At this moment, Chen Xiangbei's highest top speed has been relayed from the track control panel to the studio. James, looking at the number 292km/h, exchanged a glance with the guest Klas next to him.
Both of them saw disbelief in each other's eyes.
They had only heard of people challenging the track limits before, but today they saw someone surpass the limits!
"James, is there any mistake in this speed data?"
Klas covered the microphone with his hand and quietly asked James beside him.
He couldn't believe this speed number was real.
"The track control panel sent it to us, which means it has been reviewed and verified, it can't be wrong."
"But how can an F3 car run at 292km/h?"
"You'll have to ask the driver, Xiangbei, about that."
After saying this, James released his left hand from the microphone and announced with amazement.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have an announcement for you."
"Just now, on the long straight of the Red River Bend, the driver Xiangbei from China set the F3 car's top speed record at a staggering 292km/h, without decelerating or lifting off the throttle."
"I believe if he does not make a mistake on this lap, there will be another extremely shocking number!"
James's voice, carried by the FM broadcast, reached the ears of every spectator, and instantly the track erupted with enthusiastic cheers.
"Did you hear that? This is the speed of the Chinese driver!"
"Xiangbei is the king of the Grand Prix, and he will also be the absolute king of F3!"
"Chen Xiangbei, use your speed to make your opponents despair!"
Arrogant cheers rang out one after another, and Chen Xiangbei's interview on CCTV had already resonated deeply.
This Chinese kid never backs down. He doesn't desire praise for failures but awe for victories!
What kind of driver he is will influence what kind of supporters he has.
If the European audiences on-site think the Chinese supporters' words are arrogant or harmful and disparaging to other drivers on the track,
then you can also attack my idol—Chen Xiangbei!
Anyway, Chen Xiangbei, with so many bites never feared being bitten more, he bears everything himself while the fans enjoy their verbal relish first.
In fact, most of the audience here mainly pay attention to F1 racing, and rarely watch anything like the Renault Formula or Grand Prix.
Hearing such arrogant comments on the track unexpectedly, naturally would feel displeased.
The Chinese kid just ran an extreme speed in a practice race, as if he didn't know he hasn't won the Spa F3 championship.
"Don't be happy too early, Bottas and Ricardo haven't started their push!"
"I heard Kinobei is driving a Specialized Car from the Super Aguri team, and he dares to show off his speed?"
"Without technical support from Super Aguri and Brawn GP, the Chinese guy is just a second-rate driver at best."
"The unsophisticated Chinese bumpkins, popping champagne before the qualifying race even finished."
Various comments kept rising from the track stands, and no one thought a trivial F3 warm-up race would attract such attention and debate.
It's just that Chen Xiangbei truly has an inherent halo of heat, where his presence is there's always no lack of controversy!
Compared to the banter among the audiences on the stands, inside the pit lanes of the team's garage, the engineers had no doubts about Chen Xiangbei's performance.
As professionals, they all knew the gold value of Chen Xiangbei breaking the limit, requiring extremely precise feedback feelings towards the car, to make it possible to accelerate at full throttle just after the apex.
Meanwhile, Chen Xiangbei endured the exaggerated lateral and longitudinal g-forces to achieve precision straights at the Red River Bend.
Is this really the performance of a rookie from China?
If the first half of the Spa Circuit was a challenge to the driver's courage,
then the second half of the combination of bends was a test of the driver's technical skill.
Starting from the T5 corner, it was a series of high and low-speed combination bends, requiring not only precise judgment of brake points and racing lines from drivers but even high difficulty trail braking in some corners.
Now all the major teams have completely focused their attention on Chen Xiangbei. Courage can be replicated by luck,
but technique has nothing to do with luck!
Soon, Chen Xiangbei used his exquisite line-cutting cornering to prove that he not only had courage but also had technical skill.
On the Spa Circuit in his lifetime, Chen Xiangbei had driven at least ten thousand laps in the racing simulator.
As a track not significantly modified, he had deeply imprinted the racing line of each corner into his mind!
On many European circuits of this era, Chen Xiangbei had a feeling of a "Dragon from the East River" competing with "local champions."
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