It's not about morality; this is the cruelty of competitive sports.

The roar of the car engines reverberated in the sky, with the revs pushed to the limit.

After Ricardo overtook Bokas, he and Bianchi did not slow down. Capitalizing on the chaos of cornering, they overtook two more cars and successfully seized the best line on the right.

Seizing this brief respite, Ricardo glanced at the rearview mirror with his peripheral vision to see if Bottas had blocked Chen Xiangbei and how much advantage that could give him.

But the image in the rearview mirror made Ricardo doubt if he was seeing things.

The car behind him wasn't Bottas; the number 13 sticker on the front indicated it was driven by Chen Xiangbei!

Bottas was overtaken by two cars?

As the saying goes, no one knows you better than your enemies. As Bottas' rival for years, no one understands the Finnish driver's strength better than Ricardo.

Starting isn't Bottas' strong point, but he definitely shouldn't have been overtaken by two cars.

What exactly happened in the brief moment of the start?

There was no time for Ricardo to think as the T1 corner was right in front of him.

This time, the front-row drivers almost in unison adapted Chen Xiangbei's extreme late braking from the first round of the race, hoping to increase their exit speed by braking at the midpoint and not giving opponents a chance to overtake during the corner.

However, there's a famous Chinese saying: "Those who imitate me shall live, those who resemble me shall die!"

Most F3 Level drivers simply don't possess Chen Xiangbei's car sense and can't perceive the change in tire grip in the corner, let alone adjust their braking force accordingly.

They were just crude "imitations," thinking they could take corners at the limit.

One, two, three...

On the starting T1 corner, three cars from the front row directly rushed off the track. If it weren't for Spa being a traditional track with a sufficiently wide gravel buffer area, this could have led to a serious fatal accident.

The "Calabash Brothers"-like scene directly scared the drivers following behind, but not Bianchi and Ricardo.

In these past few days, they've been observing Chen Xiangbei's racing line and technical characteristics down to the last detail.

And unlike smaller teams, they had F1 teams providing data and technical support, allowing them to simulate the perfect cornering line on a simulator.

Extreme late braking challenged the limits of tire grip.

Even if they ran off the track, they couldn't be overtaken by Chen Xiangbei at the T1 corner!

As the number of cars whizzed by, only five cars remained in the entire front-row lineup, with Chen Xiangbei effectively moving up five places.

"Williams, this race is indeed intense, Xiangbei has brought a catfish effect."

In the VIP box with the best view above the track, Sir Williams and Prost stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the track scene.

Their relationship was quite close, you could even say Sir Williams once gave Prost a chance to prove himself!

The rivalry between Senna and Prost back in the day was a tie when they were teammates, each winning one.

But when McLaren Team sided with Brazilian driver Senna during internal conflicts, Prost felt "betrayed" and decided to leave in anger.

At that time, public opinion also leaned towards Senna, viewing Prost as someone who used "political means" to defeat Senna to win an unworthy world championship.

Facing external doubts and humiliation, Prost boldly claimed that if he could defeat Senna once, he could defeat him a second time!

Prost honored his promise, driving for the Williams car to win the 1993 world championship, and simultaneously announced his retirement.

During the season finale, Senna and Prost embraced goodbye, and their grudges were resolved with a smile.

Prost didn't forget Sir Williams' help and came to the VIP box above the pit to watch the race together after leaving the Renault garage.

"Xiangbei is not just a catfish; he might even become a shark."

Sir Williams responded indifferently, but his gaze revealed a sense of appreciation.

"Sometimes having too many trump cards is a kind of dilemma."

Prost replied with a smile. He knew Sir Williams had high regard for Chen Xiangbei and understood the reason for not signing him.

Rosberg, Hockenheim—both are super rookies, and the Williams Team simply couldn't afford a third seat to sign Chen Xiangbei.

"I've never been troubled, instead, it's Xiangbei himself who hasn't figured out the rules of the F1 game, leading to his struggle to seek a team contract."

"What do you mean?"

"F1 is ultimately a commercial sport."

Sir Williams replied meaningfully.

F1 teams have enormous strategy groups and data analysis capabilities, and the strength and potential Chen Xiangbei has shown can't possibly be ignored.

In a sense, he has already gained recognition from F1 teams.

The problem is that there are countless stories of "premature talents" in the F1 paddock as well.

Truth be told, any driver entering F1 ranks among the top twenty on the planet.

Even Ino Yuji, whose Super Driver's License was revoked, could return to Japan and win the Super GT Championship as long as he didn't drive F1.

So far, Chen Xiangbei has only competed in four races, and the "sample" is too small for any team to risk betting a regular driver seat on him.

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