If it weren't for Bianchi, Leclerc might have given up racing long ago due to a lack of funds. He has often mentioned in interviews that his racing career progresses with the dreams of his father and Bianchi.

Today, young Leclerc witnessed his mentor break the track's pole position record and top the lap time leaderboard!

However, this moment didn't last long, as there were only five minutes left in the race.

A driver from Australia named Daniel Ricciardo refreshed the pole position record for the Spa Circuit F3.

His fastest lap was 2 minutes 04.932 seconds!

When this lap time appeared, the crowd was in an uproar.

Today's F3 opener was truly eye-opening; even Hamilton's strong pole position record couldn't withstand the challenge from the young driver.

Moreover, Ricciardo's performance surpassed Chen Xiangbei's practice lap time, making him the undisputed king of the Spa Circuit.

"Odetto, I'm ready to start."

When he saw Ricciardo's name at the top of the leaderboard, Chen Xiangbei finally requested to start.

"OK."

Without further communication, the motor started, driving the engine to roar, and Chen Xiangbei sped onto the main track.

The appearance of car number 13 excited the Chinese supporters in the stands.

However, there were far fewer arrogant remarks from before.

When the wind is favorable, you jump; when the wind opposes, you play dead. This is an eternal truth of humanity.

Even Chen Xiangbei's most fervent fans, seeing the continuous appearance of freakish lap times on the track, couldn't guarantee he would surpass himself again.

In essence, this is what a lack of Formula racing foundation causes—lack of confidence.

Even Chinese fans think that Chen Xiangbei's performance is just a flash in the pan.

The customary warm-up lap ended, and Chen Xiangbei roared past the starting line.

After nearly an hour of practice and qualifying sessions, the racing line on the track had accumulated a thick layer of rubber, greatly enhancing grip compared to before.

However, the performance limit of the car remained; no matter how fast Chen Xiangbei was, he couldn't break the laws of physics.

This time, his goal for surpassing wasn't at the full-throttle straight of the Red River Bend, but rather the turns in the latter half!

Being fast in the turns is the true measure of speed; many people can hit the accelerator on a straight.

Replaying the practice session, Chen Xiangbei went full throttle through the first part of Spa, and in the latter part of the track, his racing line was more aggressive, and he began to devour the curbs fiercely!

Compared to the drivers of this era, Chen Xiangbei had not only the proficiency of tens of thousands of simulator laps but also an advantage others couldn't match.

That advantage was Chen Xiangbei knowing many more extreme racing lines!

Raikkonen might hold the title of "King of Spa," but in later years Hamilton secured pole position there six times, while Verstappen did so four times.

These two were once representatives of an aggressive driving style, with many of their racing lines being innovative and referential.

Standing on the shoulders of geniuses, Chen Xiangbei should be even faster!

This time, Chen Xiangbei will use his strength to give the on-site F3 opponents a lesson on what true racing is!

Without any suspense, as Chen Xiangbei's car number 13 crossed the starting line, the top of the lap time leaderboard was refreshed again.

The pinyin "Chen" stood proudly at the top!

Not welcomed first by applause and cheers, but instead by a momentary silence.

Everyone stared at the figure 2 minutes 04.746 seconds, somewhat unable to believe their eyes.

Especially in the F1 team garages, while many of the management remained silent, a peculiar gleam flashed in their eyes.

Experience told them this might be a future rising star of F1.

Silence, isn't that another form of being stunned by an "overnight sensation"!

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.