In the ten-season history of Mercedes Team, ending up fourth in the standings for the year seems not too bad.

In fact, the gap between them and the top three was a precipitous drop, with Red Bull, Ferrari, and McLaren forming the true "Big Three," leaving Mercedes only to sit at the middle table alongside Renault.

As for teams like Williams and Sauber, they were simply relegated to the kiddies' table.

The newly formed teams like Virgin and Lotus were directly unfit to even take a seat!

Schumacher winning the Australian Grand Prix was, on one hand, because he was indeed awesome.

On the other hand, the rain leveled the performance disparity between the cars.

Rosberg foolishly thought he could challenge the upgraded TF110, which was simply self-humiliation! 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Chen Xiangbei had no intention of going technical with him; relying just on the car's performance to bulldoze through the opponent, why bother risking it?

Only, to the live audience and the teams' pit crew staff, this scene undoubtedly looked like a movie plot.

Although Mercedes can be considered a "newcomer" team, in reality, it's just the rebranded championship team Brawn GP, with a heritage far beyond teams like Virgin and Lotus, and even HRT is not worthy of comparison.

After all, HRT, which nominally amalgamated the "strength of three companies," actually built its headquarters and factory from scratch, the only asset being the prototype car picked up from Toyota Team, or else it couldn't be much better than Virgin and Lotus.

And now such an "assembled kit" bulldozed through top-tier factory team Mercedes?

Not to mention outsiders, even HRT team members, upon seeing this scene on the track, instinctively swallowed hard.

They knew through various simulation data that the upgraded TF110 was strong, capable of going toe-to-toe with the "Big Three" in the paddock.

But they hadn't expected it to be this strong!

"Team leader, it seems that Trulli and Perez didn't manage to test the car's limits on the simulator."

Mizutani Sho mumbled softly.

As a data engineer, no one knows the theoretical performance of the TF110 better than him.

In the past, theoretical performance was always slightly lower than actual; now it has surpassed the paper data!

Mizutani Sho's offhand comment expressed his heartfelt astonishment, but to Perez, listening in the pit stall, it was a complex mix of emotions.

His all-out testing wasn't even a match for Chen Xiangbei's real-world performance?

Honestly, over the past couple of days witnessing events from the pit, Perez's youthful arrogance was significantly shaken.

He had never imagined that Chen Xiangbei, nominally a paid driver, could be this formidable.

Or rather, Perez was similarly brainwashed by media hype, believing Chen Xiangbei's rapid rise to F1 driver was fueled by behind-the-scenes Chinese capital acquiring team shares.

The reality was entirely different!

To some extent, Perez and Chen Xiangbei had similar experiences; he too joined with financial backing from Mexican Telecommunications, struggling hard to prove his talent and competence.

It was precisely that same pride and arrogance that led Perez to resist Chen Xiangbei.

Now, Chen Xiangbei's performance was so compelling that Perez could no longer resist...

"NB, Chen Xiangbei!"

"A second-generation racer living off his dad, really thinks he's that strong?"

"TF110 is too ruthless, could HRT really become the next Brawn GP?"

"With this performance and speed, could Chen Xiangbei truly become the home grand prix champion?"

"Dare to think, dare to achieve! Come on, Racing God Xiangbei!"

A chorus of cheers from countless Chinese fans erupted at the scene, as they truly hadn't anticipated such strength from Chen Xiangbei and the HRT Team.

So much so that it even made the defending champion Mercedes Team seem lackluster!

In the team pit area, many engineers and management watched the scene with grave expressions.

This incident of Chen Xiangbei bulldozing Rosberg undoubtedly exposed the true performance of the HRT car, at least showcasing an absolute lead in top-end speed!

Bear in mind, it's not just the main team with a Mercedes engine, but also McLaren and Indian Force.

Indian Force needs no mention, being mid-to-lower tier.

McLaren, however, is currently the second fastest car in the paddock, second only to Red Bull.

In terms of engine performance alone, the Toyota power system no longer loses to Mercedes, meaning it holds top-level strength in the paddock.

Moreover, Chen Xiangbei displayed an exceptionally familiar stance towards the East Sea International Circuit, even possessing the advantageous mindset of a home track.

With the right time, place, and people on all fronts, it's truly possible that this Chinese rookie could seize pole position during the afternoon qualifying.

At least for the "Big Three" teams, this was unacceptable.

"Newey, the HRT car's speed is beyond expectations, we need to take action."

Red Bull Racing Team leader Horner, poker-faced, emphasized to the designer Newey beside him.

To bridge the gap from runner-up to champion, Red Bull Racing Team had been making continuous small upgrades in these races, requiring designer Newey to accompany the team to battle, to conveniently gather first-hand real-world data.

In the Chinese Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing Team replaced the front brake parts specifically to deal with the long straight heavy braking situation at East Sea International Circuit, preventing RB6 from experiencing instability or overheating in the braking system.

It can be said that in this 10-season, Red Bull Racing Team invested heavily, determined to secure both the team and driver's titles, not allowing last year's scenario where Brawn GP "snatched the chicken" to reoccur!

"White, do you have the speed data of car number 13 from earlier?"

Newey did not directly answer Horner's question but instead asked the data analyst.

"352km/h."

White straightforwardly reported a number.

Hearing the staggering 352km/h top speed, Newey's expression grew even more serious.