Staler is a professional investor and not a specialist in the racing technical sphere.

He can only rely on years of experience to make predictions; if Chen Xiangbei can finish the test mileage at the Catalonia Circuit and achieve lap speeds within one second of Brown GP Team's official drivers, he is already considered to meet the qualification standards and has the standing to be in the F1 Paddock.

After all, Jenson Button and Barrichello are not rookies; in the current F1 Paddock, they have the level of top drivers for hard skills.

A Chinese leapfrog rookie, who, during testing, is only a second slower than top drivers, is already in the range of an extraordinary performance; what more can be demanded?

Take the example of Bottolito, the super rookie of Sauber with three consecutive championships in later years; his lap speed was 0.7 seconds slower compared to elder Hockenheim, so Chen Xiangbei's Australian Grand Prix F3 champion title can only be considered the highest gold content achievement in a single race.

Overall, it's definitely inferior to the F3 Championship title.

The resulting lap speed has already caught up to 0.4 seconds, truly terrifying!

Before Staler came to the Catalonia Circuit, he was worried about Chen Xiangbei's level; he may not necessarily achieve overwhelming dominance in the F3 race.

Now, it appears that at least the top three positions are 100% stable, with only a few F3 drivers capable of posing a threat to him.

For instance, Ricardo and Bottas, who also have the genius title from the outside world.

"Xiangbei, you are absolutely a super genius!"

Staler did not hesitate to offer his praise, having followed F1 events for many years and witnessed countless rookie drivers.

Chen Xiangbei may not reach historical levels like Senna or Schumacher, but considering his foundations and identity documents, calling him a super genius is not too much.

"Genius is fine, but 'super' is still early."

In response to Staler's praise, before Chen Xiangbei could reply, Odetto expressed his opinion first.

The Chinese kid has been hearing a lot of compliments recently; he can't be allowed to get carried away; it's time to resume his "strict" nature.

Additionally, the former assessment standard for Chen Xiangbei was made based on his rookie identity with "zero foundation" from China. However, now he has reached the stage of competing for a formal F1 driver seat, meaning the rookie status from China is no longer an additional point; instead, it's a deduction!

No F1 team would sign Chen Xiangbei because of his rookie status from China.

They are more interested in local drivers, huge sponsorships, and lastly the immeasurable potential.

Chen Xiangbei has to convert his potential into gains, moving forward from being close to a formal driver to surpassing formal drivers.

Only achieving that would deserve the word "super"!

Odetto's quirky personality, Staler is somewhat accustomed to, and he does not want to engage in a verbose debate with this Italian old man.

Since Chen Xiangbei has demonstrated his talent and has the potential to make a stunning surprise in the F3 support race, thoughts must turn to how to make it happen.

"Xiangbei, before I came, I considered many F3 teams; the majority of them would unlikely provide you with a chance for a temporary drive in a race."

Staler stated a realistic challenge; even though F3 teams are not highly ranked, it's equally difficult to temporarily insert someone into a race: multiple specific conditions must be met.

The first point naturally is that the team lacks money; otherwise, why would they do such a thankless task?

The second point is that the team must have enough strength to allocate resources to maintain an additional car.

Clearly, the second point conflicts with the first one.

A sufficiently strong F3 team probably doesn't lack money.

Just as Chen Xiangbei was showing difficulty hearing Staler's words, the British old man added, "But there is one team that, as long as you can afford the price, is willing to offer this seat for a temporary drive."

"Which team?"

Chen Xiangbei immediately responded with a question.

"Campos Team."

[Campos Team?]

To be honest, Chen Xiangbei is not well-acquainted with the F3 teams of this era; he only knows famous ones like ART, Prema, DAMS, and other "prestigious" teams that have been running for over a decade.

However, he really knows about the Campos Team, founded in Spain!

The reason is that this team is the predecessor of the F1 team HRT.

China's first quasi-F1 driver Ma Qingye signed a formal driver contract with HRT Team.

Unexpectedly, before Ma Qingye could drive an F1 car the following year, the team itself couldn't hold on and went bankrupt and disbanded...

From the outset, financial issues always plagued HRT, and they agreed to sign Ma Qingye as a formal driver, in part due to the Chinese sponsorship funds.

It's just that Ma Qingye's hard skills indeed didn't meet the standard of an F1 driver; his test lap speed was two seconds slower than his slowest teammate.

If you want a comparison, imagine later years' often ridiculed Lafite "Lafite," or Mazepin who was angrily criticized by fans for having no "horsepower"; even their lap speeds might have been faster than Ma Qingye's test period.

With inadequate hard skills, there's less capital supporting Ma Qingye, hence lesser sponsorship funds.

HRT Team couldn't wait for this life-saving money, struggled in the F1 Paddock for three years, and ultimately couldn't avoid the fate of bankruptcy and dissolution.

Campos Team is located in Spain, making discussions and contacts convenient.

They're preparing to rename themselves HRT and enter F1 next year, now in urgent need of funds.

Let alone selling an F3 temporary drive opportunity, if Chen Xiangbei can afford enough money, even the F1 formal driver seat can be sold!

"Staler, how much do they want?"

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