Chen Xiangbei drove the car number 13 back to the P garage. After getting off, he celebrated again with the team members.

However, the applause and cheers from the audience seats were quickly attracted by another group of true superstars; they were the stars of the Spa Circuit.

This group of people were the F1 drivers participating in the qualifying session.

"Xiangbei, do you want to visit the Brown GP's P garage to watch the qualifying session?"

Odetto asked once again; there's nothing wrong with experiencing the F1 atmosphere in advance.

"No need, I plan to return to the hotel first and review today's footage."

Yesterday, he had already experienced it once in the Brown GP Team P garage. Currently, Chen Xiangbei is focusing more on tomorrow's second round race.

Only by winning these two races can he be considered the true F3 Spa Station champion!

Additionally, as the reverse starting order race, Xiangbei will start in the tenth position tomorrow. This is a starting position he has never experienced before. To win the championship, he must surpass the nine drivers ahead.

Even though the Spa Circuit is relatively easy to overtake, overcoming nine opponents in the short span of fifteen laps, it comes close to needing to overtake one car per lap, which is still quite a challenge.

If the first round of the race validated Chen Xiangbei's start defense and long-distance tire conservation abilities,

then the second round of the race will test his wheel-to-wheel combat skills.

Only drivers without weaknesses will attract the attention of F1 teams.

In a way, the person who invented the reverse starting order in low-tier formula racing is a genius.

It not only greatly increases the spectacle and overtaking frequency of the races but also allows drivers' abilities to be comprehensively verified, preventing the emergence of some mediocre champions.

"OK, then you go back,"

Odetto responded, then turned to inform the crew members to perform post-race checks.

While exerting his authority as a team leader, he reminded them of the mistakes and deficiencies during the recent pit stop tire change.

A tire change speed of 3.7 seconds is unacceptable.

Odetto's minimum requirement is for every pit stop tire change to stabilize within three seconds!

At this moment, Ricardo, who returned to the Prema Team's P garage, faced the crew members' comfort with a face full of anguish.

Though he achieved second place in the first round and further solidified his lead over Bottas in the overall points standings,

he felt no joy of victory whatsoever!

The reason is simple: during the qualifying session, Ricardo could find reasons to think that Chen Xiangbei relied on the Dream Team's "Specialized Car" to secure pole position.

Otherwise, the Chinese kid couldn't outperform him.

But with the Red Bull F1 technicians coming in to adjust the car, Ricardo could no longer find any excuses!

At this period, the Red Bull Racing Team, in terms of ranking and influence, indeed falls short compared to its future "Big Three" status.

However, it wasn't losing in terms of capability but rather legacy and influence.

The predecessor of the Red Bull Racing Team was the Jaguar Team, and it made its debut in the F1 Paddock only in 2005, four short years ago.

Compared to Ferrari, Williams, McLaren, Renault, each having decades of establishment, its pedigree can only be reckoned a junior among juniors.

But the development of the Red Bull Racing Team has been rapid. In fact, it has currently occupied the second leading position in the paddock, and even the giants like McLaren, Renault, need to show some courtesy to this emerging power.

Comparing Super Aguri Team to Red Bull, they are not even close to being juniors unless the big brother Honda returns to the paddock, only then could both sides have the strength to compete.

Yet, the Red Bull-specialized F3 car still couldn't catch up with Chen Xiangbei, being left behind at the first corner; this is an unacceptable reality for Ricardo, who's always been deemed as the "prodigy"!

Are his previous achievements an illusion?

Is he really inferior to a newcomer from China?

Possibly sensing Ricardo's self-doubts, Prema's Team Leader Philip came over, patted his shoulder, and said: "Daniel, never question your own strength, you ran a great race."

"The reason you didn't get the championship lies in your unfamiliarity with the Chinese driver Xiangbei."

"Or rather, everyone underestimated the aggressiveness and craziness of the Chinese driver, including myself."

Philip's words were not just comforting, but also a genuine opinion.

Honestly speaking, including Chinese drivers and other Asian drivers, globally they are renowned for being conservative and steady in racing.

Only in recent years with the emergence of new-generation Japanese drivers like Ino Yuji and Sato Takuma, has this image slightly changed; they seem less afraid of confrontation and competition.

Anyway, speaking back, the "aggressiveness" of Ino Yuji and Sato Takuma, in the eyes of European team leaders, is more like amateurishness rather than true aggressiveness and craziness.

Being able to perfectly control the car while teetering on the edge of losing control, that's what aggressive style means.

Failing to control, acting like a torpedo, what the heck is aggressive; that's just being an amateur!

Pre-race, numerous F3 teams focused their research on Chen Xiangbei's track technique characteristics, never imagining the Chinese kid would be so desperate.

With a tank full of fuel, replicating Schumacher's line through the Red River Bend, any slight mistake would send the car off into the buffer zone, making it irrecoverable.

A fuel tank filled to the brim with high-standard gasoline, if ignited, would be like a bomb!

Yet Chen Xiangbei still went ahead without hesitation, fully accelerating in the front section, completely leaving Ricardo behind, causing the latter to fall into a bind amidst the pack, prematurely declaring the race dead.

Philip doesn't think this is Ricardo's fault, merely falling short on understanding the opponent.

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