At the same time, due to the high RPM and high-efficiency characteristics of the race engine, the demand for air intake is extremely high.

Cold air and high oxygen content air will enhance the combustion efficiency of the engine, unleashing more powerful kinetic energy and faster speed.

Once you hit the "exhaust" of the car in front, this is what is called "dirty air" in F1, where waste heat and high temperatures can affect the power of the car behind and reduce cooling efficiency.

If the car is caught in a pack "train", and you can't overtake, always consuming exhaust.

Then you can choose to pit directly, switch to new tires, and get out to clean air, theoretically improving lap speed by one to two seconds!

Use this one to two seconds of lap advantage to quickly close in, and when the opponent pits and comes back out, they'll find themselves inexplicably behind, completing the position exchange.

This tactic is called "undercut."

But the problem is that F3 cars only run fifteen laps, and the performance and speed of spec cars don't allow for large discrepancies, and the sensitivity of aero kits and engines to "clean air" is far below that of F1 cars.

A similar tactic, for F3, is practically meaningless.

Klas mentioned it simply because he couldn't find a turning point and wanted to argue for some consolation.

"But this is not an F1 race."

This time, James did not compromise, feeling that Chen Xiangbei's strength and speed deserved recognition!

"Yeah, this is not an F1 race."

Faced with James' firmness, Klas smiled self-deprecatingly.

On the track, Chen Xiangbei ran farther and farther, and by the seventh lap, his lead was already as much as 3 seconds.

It's known that in F3 races, due to the spec cars and fewer laps, the time gaps between the top finishing drivers can be less than 3 seconds.

Now, Chen Xiangbei, with just half of the race done, had already secured his leading advantage.

On one hand, his long-distance running was just as excellent.

On the other hand, the competitors in the same class were very strong.

That's right, because the competitors in the same class were very strong, and Ricardo felt enormous pressure from defending, ultimately abandoning the chase for Chen Xiangbei.

If only the opponents were a bit weaker, Ricardo might have already shaken them off and gone full throttle to fight Chen Xiangbei for the victory.

"Bei, pit for a tire change."

Just then, the call came through TR for Odetto's pit instruction.

The super soft tires had run for seven laps, and combined with the heavy load stage propulsion, the grip had exceeded its peak.

Originally, Chen Xiangbei should have pitted on the previous lap, but the pit window wasn't good then, so the pit stop was delayed by a lap.

Odetto issued the instructions to Chen Xiangbei on one side, and then said to the pit crew on the other side: "This time is the real deal, no longer just practice, I want to see F1 team speed, understood?"

"YES, boss!"

The pit crew responded in unison, then a group of more than a dozen people marched in, holding tires and various tools, standing by.

At the same time, members of other teams, including the F1 team, who heard the instruction that Chen Xiangbei would pit, also came out of the P room, wanting to see the cooperation between the Super Dream team and the driver.

It's important to know that pitting is not a simple task for many rookie drivers.

When Nakajima Ikki made his debut, his first pit tire change was botched, directly knocking over two maintenance technicians on the left front tire.

Whether you can stop at the right speed also tests the driver's car control skills!

Only to see Chen Xiangbei's car enter the pit lane. Compared to the empty scene during the testing phase at Spa Circuit, this time, the entire P room was packed with team members like sardines.

In truth, if Chen Xiangbei didn't have his past life racing experience, he really couldn't tell where the Super Dream Team's P room was, and could easily drive into someone else's pit box.

This situation is not uncommon, even for F1 drivers, who often park at the wrong pit. Especially when switching teams, it's easy to subconsciously drive into the "old employer's" pit.

For example, Hamilton once drove his Mercedes car into McLaren's pit.

Showing off to the old team's crew how cool his new Benz was...

For pit tire changes, Chen Xiangbei practiced numerous times at Catalonia Circuit, and he precisely parked in the pit box, with no need for any positional adjustments from the team.

"That Chinese Kid really has good speed control."

"The braking force is also very precise."

"Doesn't look like someone who's only raced two F3 events."

"Could it be a genius driver emerging from China?"

Team members from various teams talked amongst themselves, with most of the comments praising Chen Xiangbei.

Only industry insiders can truly understand the technical prowess of Chen Xiangbei, as his performance really didn't look like that of a rookie!

Compared to the outside's praise of the driver, Odetto's expression was quite serious.

The Super Dream Team's pit tire changes were mostly static practice, which meant repeatedly assembling and disassembling on a stationary formula car.

After all, during Catalonia Circuit testing, the F1 car's engine life was too precious, and the cost of dynamic tire change practice was too high.

Not to mention that someone like Chen Xiangbei, doing self-funded private tests, couldn't afford hundreds or thousands of dynamic developments, which is the "patent" of big teams or factory teams.

The Super Dream Team completed their tire change in 3.7 seconds.

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