To know that this does not just represent a driver's seat, it includes sponsorship, advertising revenue, points division, year-end bonuses, etc.

The difference in annual revenue between a team with an S-class rookie and a novice can be as much as hundreds of millions.

In the eyes of management during the financial crisis era, before Chen Xiangbei achieved results in F1 racing, his potential was an "unknown factor".

Only sponsorship and commercial value represent real income!

"No, I think it's quite the opposite."

"If Xiangbei plays the commercial game, then he will never become an F1 driver!"

Prost, this time, did not agree with Sir Williams' view.

After many years, he finally understood why public opinion sided with Senna back then.

Why this driver, who only won three world championships, would surpass himself, the four-time champion, and the five-time champion Fangio, to earn the globally recognized title of "Racing God" and be hailed as the greatest driver in history!

Because he did not have too many distractions, he was always purely pursuing the freedom of the wind, the limits of speed.

If Chen Xiangbei is not this kind of person, with the foundation of Chinese formula racing, he wouldn't be able to run at all, let alone compete for an F1 seat on the European circuit.

Now Prost somewhat understands why the first time he saw Chen Xiangbei, it felt as if he saw the shadow of Senna.

They are the same kind of people!

Concepts like these often have no right or wrong, so Prost and Sir Williams did not attempt to persuade each other.

The two chose rationally to stay silent, their gazes once again shifting to the track.

At this moment, the top five cars on the track have already completed the first lap.

Whether it was Bianchi, Ricardo, or any of the drivers in first and second place, their cornering line choice was basically following Chen Xiangbei's previous lines.

The only difference was that Bianchi and Ricardo managed to keep the car stable, while the drivers in first and second, under the pressure of pursuit, had visibly more handling errors, and if this situation continued, they would soon be overtaken.

In fact, that's exactly what happened; halfway through the third lap, the driver in second couldn't withstand Bianchi's attack, and another car went off the track.

Lap four, lap five, lap six...

After another three laps, there wasn't much change in the top four positions.

Sometimes playing your cards too early isn't a good thing; in order to make a stunning impact, Chen Xiangbei was pushing the limits of the car on most corners.

Now he was not only trying to overtake his opponents but also challenging his own lines.

Several times, using the slipstream's "slingshot effect" to pull out, the front wing of the car even went past Ricardo's rear wheel, but exhausting the corner's potential forced him to withdraw to avoid going off track.

"Team leader, Ricardo's defense is very tenacious, and now the tire grip is past peak, should we issue an instruction for Xiangbei to pit and change tires?"

With the fifteen-lap race including the warm-up lap nearing halfway, tire wear was significant due to the heavy fuel load in the first half.

Now that grip is past the peak, the risk of overtaking will be greater, and Sawano Hiroyuki is considering having Chen Xiangbei pit for tires, exploiting the Super Dream team's collaboration to overtake Ricardo's Primma technicians.

If the tire change can be just one second faster, then the return to the track can smoothly complete the overtake!

"If we have to rely on tire changes to overtake opponents, then what about Bianchi?"

Odetto replied seriously, unsure if he was overestimating Chen Xiangbei's strength or underestimating Ricardo's.

After all, they don't have a god's eye view, and Ricardo is merely an excellent F3 driver.

According to the strategic group's plan, Chen Xiangbei should overtake Ricardo before pitting, and then use the tire change speed advantage to take down Bianchi.

As for the other drivers starting in reverse order at the front, Odetto never considered them!

Thinking of this, Odetto pressed the communication button on his headset.

"North, you're driving a Super Dream specialized car, not a tractor."

"I don't want to see you behind Ricardo, speed up, let me feel your speed."

"Remember, this race is your key into the F1 Paddock!"

Odetto issued not a pit order but a strong-willed overtake order.

Chen Xiangbei's tire grip had passed the peak, and Ricardo, who had been defending, would inevitably experience even greater tire wear.

If both put on new tires, it would mean returning to a fair starting line once again, which for Odetto was unacceptable.

He hasn't required Chen Xiangbei to be aggressive in a long time, because this Chinese kid has performed outrageously.

But today it's not enough.

Only madmen in the paddock can create miracles and achieve greatness!

"You will feel my speed."

Chen Xiangbei coldly replied, his gaze locked on the T8 turn at Spa Circuit, which was a perfect replica of a mountain road's downhill hairpin.

It can also be simply explained, similar to a steep downhill semi-circular off-ramp.

Due to the effect of high-speed inertia, drivers need to brake while tracking throughout this turn, while also steering downhill.

Not just in formula racing, even in household cars, everyone knows that braking at high speed in turns while jerking the steering wheel increases the chance of losing control to nearly 100%.

If Red River Bend is a test of speed and courage, then the T8 turn marks the difficulty extreme of the Spa Circuit.

For many laps, Chen Xiangbei has been launching tentative attacks on Ricardo into this turn.

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