As soon as the qualifying session for the South Korean F1 Grand Prix ended on Saturday, a storm erupted online.
Chen Xiangbei’s two consecutive poles could be said to have overturned the world’s car enthusiasts’ perceptions. There was no ho advantage here, and it was a highly challenging post-rain track, a genuine hell-level challenge for a newcor.
Yet Chen Xiangbei accomplished it, outpacing top drivers like Hamilton and declaring his rise to the world.
Even the Western audience, who used to look at Chen Xiangbei with cold eyes and ridicule, put aside their past prejudices when faced with this highly impressive pole position result at the South Korean Lingyan Circuit and acknowledged the birth of another new F1 star.
Of course, the South Korean dia and online platforms were filled more with indignation, unable to accept the use of the term "conquered" by Chen Xiangbei, let alone his behavior of insulting "sticks" before the race and openly giving the middle finger to the audience.
Any one of these incidents could be said to be a provocation to the entire South Korea!
But what frustrated South Korean netizens more was that while they deeply despised Chen Xiangbei, they had no way to deal with him.
Previously, they could still borrow Hamilton’s fa as a banner, trying to use external force to defeat Chen Xiangbei.
However, things backfired, and the Chinese Kid beca more arrogant after the race, once again openly riding on their faces in interviews!
Ironically, South Korea couldn’t even find an F1 Driver to punish Chen Xiangbei, let alone a professional racer willing to publicly issue a challenge, leaving only a few stray cats and dogs barking madly online.
Chen Xiangbei had no interest in even glancing at this—does a stray dog on the roadside qualify to challenge a tiger?
As the audience and team mbers left, the Lingyan Circuit felt sowhat silent at night, with only a light on in the HRT Team’s lounge. Both Chen Xiangbei and Perez coincidentally ca here, preparing to engage in simulator training.
It turns out that intensive simulator training was effective. At the very least, through continuous practice, Chen Xiangbei had imprinted the entire terrain of the Lingyan Circuit firmly in his mind.
Because of this, he was able to run extrely consistent lines in qualifying, laying the foundation for eventually securing pole position.
But the qualifying line doesn’t often apply to the actual race.
Moreover, Chen Xiangbei managed to claim pole position partly thanks to the sudden rain that levelled the performance disparities between the cars.
Otherwise, with a setup biased towards the race and his car’s weak performance, even if Chen Xiangbei dared to push the throttle into the engine, he wouldn’t achieve any forward results.
Objectively speaking, Chen Xiangbei also had a significant psychological advantage.
He knew where the speed limit of the Lingyan Circuit was.
Often, a track record is a badge of honor and a reminder to drivers of the boundary, essentially telling everyone how fast the track can be navigated. If you can’t achieve it, it’s either the car’s slow or the driver lacks skill.
But if there is no track record, drivers won’t know where the temporary boundary of the limit is. The ideal circle calculated by computers often has a large discrepancy with reality, lacking a target for reference.
Chen Xiangbei didn’t have this psychological hesitation. Even if Hamilton ran an incredibly excellent lap, he knew it wasn’t the fastest lap of the Lingyan Circuit. As long as he perford well, he could break it.
Just like the old saying, there are no absolute rookies in F1 Drivers. The driving skills of top drivers are comparable, and it’s only a matter of whose car is better or who’s in better shape.
A psychological advantage is a state, and Chen Xiangbei can remain calm and collected.
But a race isn’t just about one lap—it requires absolute long-distance stability to maintain.
Moreover, Chen Xiangbei believes that the South Korean heavens are unlikely to bring another rain to help him, and the gap in the car performance will have to be bridged by his own strength.
The basis for strength growth relies on hard work and dedication!
With this mindset, Chen Xiangbei moves forward, and Perez shares the sa belief.
The lap ti that secured pole position for the teammate in the third qualifying session struck Perez no less than any other driver in the paddock.
After all, no one knows better than him just how weak Chen Xiangbei’s car performance actually is.
During practice and the first two qualifying sessions, their performances were closely matched, which had greatly encouraged and boosted Perez’s confidence.
Chen Xiangbei is indeed very strong, but I still have a chance to beat him!
This belief sowhat shattered in the third qualifying session. Perez couldn’t even comprehend how Chen Xiangbei managed to achieve such speed; the only explanation is his intense practice on the racing simulator.
That’s why Perez returned to the driver’s lounge again.
He also hopes to beco as strong as Chen Xiangbei through continuous simulator training!
"Are you planning to train with the simulator?"
Seeing the hesitation on Perez’s face, Chen Xiangbei asked.
"You go ahead."
Perez responded.
Undoubtedly, both arrived at the driver’s lounge with the sa intent at this ti.
There was only one racing simulator, and as the team’s number one driver, Chen Xiangbei had priority access to resources.
"No problem, you go ahead."
Chen Xiangbei shrugged and then sat down beside it.
This wasn’t out of particular generosity; rather, Chen Xiangbei’s current need for the simulator wasn’t as intense as during the qualifying.
The qualifying session is just one lap, but the actual race includes fifty-five laps, and he has ample ti to familiarize himself with the race pace during the actual competition.
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