The roar of the engine echoed across the sky as the TF110 race car surged towards the T1 corner like a "black lightning."

At 50 meters into the turn, he eased off the throttle and hit the brakes at the white line of the pit exit. As the speed dropped to the necessary range, Chen Xiangbei steadily steered into the T1 spiral complex corner.

If someone were to compare with the in-car first-person video, they would find that Chen Xiangbei's braking point and racing line were almost perfectly overlapped with his previous practice runs, precise like clockwork gears!

Chen Xiangbei's current skill might not match Verstappen's future self, maintaining each lap's error to mere tenths of a second.

But at least in those key corners, he can be absolutely precise!

What many people don't know is that the T1 corner at East Sea International Circuit shares its name with the T1 corner at Spa Circuit, both called "Red River Bend."

Only one is a high-speed corner, challenging the drivers' courage.

The other is a high-difficulty corner, testing the drivers' skills.

Same name, different styles, Chen Xiangbei excelled at both!

In the Williams Team's pit room, Emily stood on Sir Williams' left side, entrusted by her grandfather Odetto to visit this old friend who still perseveres in the paddock.

On Sir Williams' right side stood two young drivers, Hockenheim and Bottas.

Without the support of the Toyota Group, Nakajima Ikki's strength ultimately couldn't keep him in the paddock. Williams Team replaced him mid-season with reserve driver Hockenheim and signed Bottas as the new third driver.

As an F3 and GP2 champion, Hockenheim is held in high regard by Sir Williams, who believes he has the potential to become the next Hamilton.

Meanwhile, Bottas, last year's European F3 third place winner, was also scouted by Sir Williams. With his current form and speed, it's only a matter of time before he lands in the F1 paddock.

In the nearly twenty-year history of F1, the Sauber and Williams teams are seen as cradles for rookie drivers.

Many renowned drivers in the paddock started their careers with these two teams.

Unfortunately, while small teams can discover newcomers, they can't retain top-tier drivers.

"Hockenheim, this is the third F1 race for the newcomer from China, and he already has the opportunity and ability to chase the pole position."

"I hope you can achieve this in the near future as well."

Sir Williams encouraged Hockenheim, while also putting pressure on him.

Despite Sir Williams' frail appearance sitting in a wheelchair, his reputation in the paddock is as hard as steel.

For drivers who are unruly or unsuitable for the team, he'll dismiss them mercilessly, even if they are world champions.

This list includes the 92' world champion "Lion King" Mansell and the 96' world champion Damon Hill.

Williams Team is currently in decline, and Hockenheim is considered the hope for the future.

If he can't handle it, then sorry, Bottas standing next to him will become the successor.

F1 has never lacked drivers, every seat is fiercely competitive.

F1 only lacks top-tier drivers!

"I'll do my best, BOSS."

Hockenheim nodded and replied.

"I'm not asking for your best, I'm demanding it!"

Sir Williams corrected Hockenheim's words, as "doing your best" is worthless in his eyes.

"I understand."

During their conversation, Chen Xiangbei's first sector time was already up, with the purple bar below indicating he clocked the fastest speed.

Seeing this result, Sir Williams stopped his conversation.

For a fleeting moment, he realized that asking Hockenheim to achieve what Chen Xiangbei is doing might not be so easy.

"Bottas, you raced with Chen Xiangbei in F3, what are your impressions of him?"

"His skill and resume are completely mismatched."

Bottas calmly answered; the experiences everyone goes through in the F1 paddock, he's already felt in F1.

Never regard Chen Xiangbei as a mere newcomer; his proficiency and speed on the track will exceed your imagination.

Just like the outside world sees this as his third F1 race, his first real test at East Sea International Circuit.

But the proficiency Chen Xiangbei exhibits, does he look like a rookie?

"Not only is it different from the F1 resume, but even in rally, his driving skills are extremely impressive, he's capable of racing with Raikkonen."

Emily, standing by, added, "There's no need to hide it."

If Chen Xiangbei truly gets the opportunity to race in a rally with Raikkonen, it will become a worldwide sensation sooner or later.

"Chen wants to race with Raikkonen in rally?"

It was the first time Sir Williams heard of this, his tone a bit surprised.

"Yes, I've mapped out a route for Chen, he's up to the WRC standard in rally."

[Interesting.]

Hearing this response, a mocking smile appeared on Sir Williams' lips.

In his life, spent navigating the F1 paddock, he didn't expect to misjudge a Chinese kid.

Resumes can lie; talent and skill cannot.

Should he ever return to that day at Silverstone Circuit watching the race with Staler, Sir Williams might make a different choice.

Soon, the second sector time was up, but Chen Xiangbei couldn't clock the fastest speed.

But this is also quite normal, very few drivers can clock the fastest in every corner of the entire track.

Even if drivers have the capability, the cars won't allow it.

For instance, Chen Xiangbei's No. 13 car is tuned toward top-end speed on long straights, which inevitably reduces aerodynamic downforce and means slower speeds in some corners compared to opponents with higher downforce setups.