The exclamations have yet to subside; a lap time of 1 minute 34 seconds is not Chen Xiangbei's peak, but rather his norm.

In the next two laps, he maintained this range of 1 minute 34.32 seconds, with lap time errors kept within thousandths of a second.

To the average audience, this speed would simply mean Chen Xiangbei is fast.

But to professional racing personnel, it is terrifying!

The ability to maintain absolute stability at this speed means that this driver possesses an extremely perverse control over the car and the track, with an unpredictable potential for improvement.

In later years, when Verstappen led, the sense of despair didn't stem from him setting the fastest lap every time but from his stable lap times on the thousandth of a second scale, conveying a message to the outside world.

That is, "I can go faster, and if you don't believe it, come and challenge me!"

Hamilton watched through the rearview mirror as the distance between Chen Xiangbei and himself decreased, with a somewhat serious expression on his face.

He already knew through the team's audio system that Chen Xiangbei was in pursuit, but he hadn't expected him to be so fast, repeatedly setting the fastest lap on the track.

However, Hamilton was not flustered.

In these dozen or so laps, Chen Xiangbei spent half the time in overtaking battles and half in pursuit, pushing his tires to their limits.

In contrast, except for overtaking his teammate Jenson Button at the start, Hamilton had been cruising steadily behind Rosberg, with very good grip on the medium yellow tires.

As a seven-time champion, never doubt Hamilton's ability to follow and conserve tires.

Winning one world championship can involve chance.

But seven world championships mean there are no weaknesses in a hexagonal warrior!

So what if the Chinese Driver Bei catches up, Hamilton hasn't even started exerting himself; there's no way he can be overtaken.

"Odetto, the tires are starting to slip. If I attack Hamilton now, I won't be able to pass him."

Chen Xiangbei's voice came through the team's audio; pursuing and advancing requires a price, and that price is tire grip.

In some corners, he no longer had the confidence to pass at high speed as before, with the number and scale of car swings increasing, leading to a corresponding increase in corrections within the corners and an overall slower lap time.

If he attacked Hamilton at this time, it wouldn't be a question of whether he could overtake; just maintaining control would be good enough.

Nobody knows better than Chen Xiangbei the true strength of Hamilton.

He is the new king, more powerful than Alonso!

"You don't need to overtake, just keep up."

Odetto replied plainly, but to Sawano Hiroyuki and other members of the strategy team, these words felt a bit off.

If you didn't want to overtake, then why push Chen Xiangbei to pursue so aggressively?

The tires wear out completely, and with no change in position, there's an increased risk of a tire blowout, making it not necessarily easy to keep up.

Of course, at this point, no one would question Odetto's words.

A team cannot be a dictatorship; otherwise, there would be no need for a strategy group.

But neither can there be too many voices, especially when the dust settles.

Even if Odetto is wrong, you must follow through with the error!

The lead group of six cars formed a line, creating a train-like stance.

Without an absolute "Mars Rover" breaking the pattern, the competition became even more exciting and filled with suspense, with every driver having a chance to win, maintaining a strange balance in the situation.

No one dared to act first, as any mishap could be seized by several opponents!

The one struggling the most in this is Chen Xiangbei. As Sawano Hiroyuki predicted, following after the tires wore out became very difficult, with several instances of slipping and tail swings in the corners.

If it weren't for Chen Xiangbei's accustomed oversteering control and the familiarity with East Sea as a home track, he might have lost control in any other race.

Of course, on another track, Chen Xiangbei wouldn't be so aggressive.

The race reached the fifteenth lap, arriving at the first pit stop window.

Without any incidents that would lead to a yellow or red flag, the lead group drivers all pitted to switch to hard tires, implementing a one-stop or two-stop strategy.

"Bei, keep an eye on Hamilton. When he pits, you follow in."

After saying this, Odetto took off the headset and turned around, speaking to Liang Chi and the rest of the technician team in the pit corner.

"From winter testing till now, in half a year's time, you've gone through countless pit stop practices, compressing tire change time to about 2.5 seconds."

"But this time, my requirement is 2 seconds; achieve an undercut over McLaren Team's Hamilton through pit stop speed."

"The track is not a place for individual battles; no matter how strong you personally are, you'll hit a ceiling against team power."

"Show your speed, demonstrate your training results, and let the world witness the power of the HRT Team!"

Yes, from start to finish, Odetto never planned for Chen Xiangbei to rely on speed to overtake Hamilton.

He placed the decisive move on the pit stop tire change!

F1 has never been a one-man battle; behind every driver, there should be teammates and the entire team.

Odetto knew how much effort people like Liang Chi put into improving tire-changing speed, practicing mechanically hundreds or thousands of times to catch up to the average speed of the top four teams.

Today, Odetto wants the whole team to surpass the four leading teams!

Upon hearing these words from the team leader, every member, including Sawano Hiroyuki, was initially stunned.

Then they realized Odetto's intention.

As members of F1, the team that most beautifully illustrates the aesthetics of teamwork, they naturally understood better than anyone the importance of team strength.

"For HRT!"

Someone raised an arm and shouted.

Immediately, all remaining team members in the pit station echoed.

"For HRT!"

The resounding shouts naturally caught the attention of other team members in the pit lane, who looked curiously towards HRT Team's pit box, unaware of what had happened.

Only the McLaren Team management felt a vague sense of unease.

Soon, Hamilton's car number 2 and Chen Xiangbei's car number 13 entered the pit lane one after the other for a tire change. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Both teams' members realized the urgency of the tire-changing time, with the total time for the tire change displayed on the broadcast screen's lower right corner.

18.9 seconds, McLaren Team's Hamilton completed the tire change and rejoined the track!

Almost simultaneously, HRT Team's front jack was lowered, and Chen Xiangbei accelerated out of the pit.

At this moment, the time on his broadcast screen's lower right corner showed 18.5 seconds!

As Hamilton was driving at the 80km/h pit lane speed limit reaching HRT Team's pit box entrance.

A black and orange car cut in horizontally, blocking him with a "squeezing in" maneuver by a fraction of an inch.

Undercut!

Chen Xiangbei completed the overtake of Hamilton in the pit lane!