Dennis, known as the "Godfather," is very familiar with Hamilton's character; this guy definitely doesn't lack the courage to be tough, even to the point of crashing.

In the later years, Verstappen rampaged through the track under the nickname "Turret," forcing renowned champion drivers like Alonso and Vettel to yield, thanks to his bold demeanor.

Only Hamilton wouldn't accommodate him.

This guy, once he gets reckless, might end up with mutual destruction.

"BOSS, what should we do?"

Whitmarsh, the McLaren team leader next to him, asked, though he had an inkling of what the boss was thinking.

"Wait and see; it's not the critical moment yet."

Dennis shook his head without giving a direct answer; the race had only proceeded less than a third, with forty laps remaining.

Anything unexpected could happen during this period, and the trump card shouldn't be used prematurely.

Moreover, Chen Xiangbei's offensive ability is indeed strong, but his defensive ability remains to be confirmed.

Dennis didn't believe that the Chinese rookie had mastered both the strongest spear and shield, with Hamilton paired with McLaren's performance having the chance to pierce through Driver Bei's defense directly!

"Trulli, can your tires hold up?"

Here at the HRT Team, Odetto also inquired via radio communication toward Trulli.

"No problem, they can still hold up."

From the start, Trulli maintained an absolute defensive posture, executing the team's wingman strategy thoroughly, without any intention of advancing.

As for Sutil and Kovalainen, who started on soft red tires, neither could break through Trulli's defense nor wait for the yellow flag and safety car to come out, helplessly wearing out their tires prematurely and having to pit early for a tire change, dropping to the back of the pack to cruise and preserve tires while awaiting opportunity.

This left Trulli, starting on neutral yellow tires, with much longer tire life than Chen Xiangbei, making delayed pitting no issue.

"OK, the scheduled pit stop is canceled, continue running and wait for team instructions."

"COPY."

Without asking why, Trulli merely responded with one word.

The reason is simple: the fate of a number two driver is such that the team's interest takes precedence over personal interest!

HRT and McLaren cars, one in front and one behind, exited the pit lane.

Without the speed limit requirement, Hamilton immediately floored the gas, almost sticking to the rear of Chen Xiangbei's car.

The intent behind his action was clear; he was already prepared for overtaking, just waiting for an opportunity to break through!

Hamilton, are you in such a hurry to overtake me?

Seeing this scene from the rearview mirror, Chen Xiangbei's mouth slightly curved into a sly smile.

If Verstappen accompanied Chen Xiangbei's advanced formula career in later years, Hamilton was accompanied by Chen Xiangbei's entry into the lower formula levels during his championship reign.

However, due to constraints of age and level at that time, Chen Xiangbei found it difficult to consider Hamilton as a learning target, after all, a primary school student reading a college textbook can hardly understand anything, and learning it wouldn't be useful.

When Chen Xiangbei could understand, it was already the era of the Red Bull Dynasty, with Verstappen in his prime!

But this does not mean that Chen Xiangbei was unaware of how strong Hamilton was.

This was a driver capable of stepping into the "Mount Rushmore" of F1; the powerful performance of the Mercedes car and the lack of sufficiently strong contemporaries masked much of his brilliance.

The heartbeat and thrill brought by confronting Hamilton don't lose to Schumacher or Alonso and can equally make Chen Xiangbei feel exhilarated!

A true driver will never fear a strong adversary; instead, they would regret the lack of one!

Facing Hamilton's acceleration, Chen Xiangbei had no hesitation and likewise floored the gas pedal to accelerate, maneuvering the car to create turbulence, preventing the rear car from gaining a "slingshot effect" from the low-pressure area at the tail.

However, he slightly underestimated the strength of the future seven-time champion, Hamilton, who had already raced in F1 for three years and had won a world championship, almost at the same time as Chen Xiangbei attempted to change lanes, had already caught the slipstream zone of the HRT Racing Car.

Closing the gap, changing lanes to the left for an overtaking attempt, the whole process was seamless, exhibiting incredible smoothness!

Impressive! Truly impressive!

Honestly, compared to the injured and aging King of Cars Schumacher, Hamilton's control and response really let Chen Xiangbei feel the rightful state of a peak driver.

The reaction time was far faster than Chen Xiangbei anticipated, almost synchronizing with his own maneuvers.

Moreover, there's one crucial point—the performance enhancement that the HRT Racing Car is proud of is just a regular state facing a McLaren racing car, dreaming of shaking off the opponent with acceleration.

Equally strong performance, plus the speed boost from the slipstream effect, instantly McLaren's orange front nose swept past the left rear wheel of Chen Xiangbei's HRT Racing Car and continued climbing upward.

There was a palpable crushing momentum as if overtaking Chen Xiangbei on the first lap after the tire change!

"Fast! Too fast! Hamilton completed the overtaking maneuver on Chen Xiangbei; it seems the world champion always remains the world champion!"

Commentator Li Bing remarked, the scene of Hamilton attacking Chen Xiangbei resembled Chen Xiangbei's previous attacks on mid-field drivers.

It was full of sharpness and decisiveness.

Only the subject reversed, with Chen Xiangbei becoming the one attacked.

Facing a strong enemy at world champion level, can Chen Xiangbei withstand it?

Not only did the commentator marvel, but even Chen Xiangbei's face under the helmet had lost the previous cheeky smile, becoming grave and grim.

He knew Hamilton was strong but didn't expect him to be this strong.

Chen Xiangbei's defensive measures seemed to be easily seen through by the opponent; there was a feeling of absolute power rendering any skills futile.

But it's impossible for Chen Xiangbei to surrender! 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Downshifting and boosting throttle, ramping up engine speed, utilizing high torque in low gear, Chen Xiangbei gained faster acceleration performance.

Through this series of operations, the Toyota engine's power performance was completely unleashed; McLaren's orange front nose, already set to surpass Chen Xiangbei's car's mid-section, was forcibly pressed back down by this instant speed boost.

During winter testing, driving a Honda tractor, he overwhelmed McLaren's famous "Silver Arrow," and now with the "Silver Arrow" title transferred to Mercedes, why should it be able to dominate the TF110 on a long straight?

HRT Racing Car performance now rivals McLaren; Hamilton has truly picked the wrong opponent!

While repassing the No. 2 McLaren, Chen Xiangbei simultaneously turned the steering wheel to change lanes, blocking Hamilton's prime cutting line before the corner, pressing him once more under his lead.

The entire lane-changing process was speedy and exceedingly assertive, with the front-to-rear distance less than 30 centimeters; Chen Xiangbei's right rear wheel nearly experienced what it means to "golden left front" prematurely.

"F**K, Ferrari released a beast to sell engines!"

McLaren boss Dennis slammed heavily on the command desk.

He now fully understood, HRT Racing Car's absolute performance was not inferior to McLaren's.

It's known from theoretical test data that McLaren Racing Car is second only to Red Bull!

Now through the help of the Ferrari engine team, HRT has become the joint second-fastest car in the paddock, even slightly faster than Ferrari itself; it was simply a form of irony.

"BOSS, should we implement Plan B?"

Whitmarsh inquired once again; currently, it's apparent that Hamilton can't easily surpass Chen Xiangbei.

Both opted for a one-stop strategy, meaning the newly fitted white hard tires must last the remaining 40 laps of the race.

Continuous aggressive attacks, even if Hamilton succeeds in overtaking, will lead to tire wear out, necessitating another tire change.

A pit stop window lasts 19 seconds; catching up would prove challenging!

Facing this situation, Dennis's face was indecisive, hesitating for a moment before finally pressing the special communication key.

But this time, the receiving party was not the McLaren Team but the Mercedes Team!

Indeed, McLaren's Plan B was a cross-team directive!