"Haha, it seems the Chinese newcomer is no worse than you were back in the day."

Stella saw Alonso’s expression change and couldn’t help but tease him.

The rookie season is almost over, and the Chinese kid still hasn’t changed; the edge and sharpness are just concealed, not worn away!

"Awesome, Chen Xiangbei, at the moment of fighting for the championship, you should defeat all opponents!"

"No problem, the future certainly belongs to you!"

"Go Chen Xiangbei, I want to have your children."

Originally, Chen Xiangbei felt full of momentum and declared war on Alonso coldly.

But suddenly a voice emerged from nowhere, almost breaking his composure.

Even more absurd, it was a female voice.

Unknowingly, the group of fans that used to belong to Kimi Raikkonen in the paddock gradually shifted their allegiance to Chen Xiangbei, it seems the image of Edison Chen from Guangshen still holds some appeal.

Of course, more importantly, strength is the amplifier of a driver’s charisma.

However, many things are bound to rebound, and Chen Xiangbei’s and his fans’ high profile naturally triggered dissatisfaction among Alonso fans.

After all, the Spaniard is currently the strongest active driver in the paddock, with two world championships and countless fans, yet Chen Xiangbei hasn’t even won a world championship, what gives him the right to jump around like this?

You should know that the internal conflict between Hamilton and Alonso back then nearly caused young Hamilton’s ancestors to be cursed, facing overwhelming public attacks and various racial discrimination jokes nonstop.

Sometimes you have to admit that, while Hamilton’s focus can’t match Schumacher’s, his effort can’t compare to Verstappen’s, and his craziness can’t beat Senna’s.

But in terms of pressure resistance, Hamilton is the strongest driver in the paddock, without even a contest!

Looking over the entire F1 history, a kid from a normal family background, trying to stand out in this white aristocratic sport, is naturally destined to face a million cold stares and ridicules.

Entering F1 in his debut season, he immediately dove into paddock politics with the then-dominant Alonso and even devised a famous "Spygate".

Even more absurd, rookie Hamilton played and won...

McLaren boss Ron Dennis, although Hamilton’s mentor and godfather, his personality often resembles Verstappen’s father, characterized by obsessive-compulsive disorder and pressure-freak traits.

It can be said, had Hamilton’s mental strength been a tad weaker, he might have already collapsed and left the F1 paddock.

In contrast, Vettel at Red Bull appears as a child spoiled by thousands of loves.

The different circumstances for both eventually led to different outcomes.

Hamilton, after experiencing lows at McLaren, transferred to Mercedes and started a dynasty.

Vettel, after transferring to Ferrari, plunged into a forever decline.

Chen Xiangbei, having experienced all this, considers his pressure resistance no less than Hamilton. The external noise and criticism mean nothing to him, akin to mosquitoes buzzing, and he can still calmly accept interviews.

In contrast, the angrier Alonso fans become, the more he sees it as a validation of himself.

Only when truly threatening Alonso does the opposition get so anxious and stressed!

After a simple pre-race interview, the traditional parade lap follows.

Now, with the season nearing the end, drivers have become more familiar with each other, often able to joke casually.

Even Chen Xiangbei, who previously encountered subtle ostracism, can now strike up a few conversations.

After a parade lap, Chen Xiangbei returned to the pit, with the crew having completed final checks and warm-ups on the car, waiting for the race to begin.

Odetto came over now, using the last pre-race time to emphasize the team’s strategy and tactics to Chen Xiangbei.

"Bei, remember the one-stop strategy, the pit window period is after lap twenty-five, the start phase is extremely important, you must hold your position, understand?"

"Understood."

Chen Xiangbei nodded, Monaco’s T1 turn is where the battle is pre-played.

"Also, in the middle of the race, you might encounter team blocking from opponents, then it will require you and Perez to cooperate, remember to execute team instructions."

"Let Perez act as a wingman?"

Chen Xiangbei asked back, on this track, car pressing is the most important.

As long as the pressure is slow enough, the pit window period of around twenty seconds can directly be forced out.

Of course, this requires a driver to make a sacrifice.

Undoubtedly, sacrificing the pole position is impossible, so it can only be Perez.

"Hmm."

"Understood."

Chen Xiangbei didn’t say another word; the closer to the championship moment, the more he understands Ferrari’s strategy group’s force and Schumacher’s ruthlessness.

Such as Raikkonen, good people need luck to become champions, besides skill.

Evil people don’t need luck.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ferrari Team is also discussing tactics and coordination.

Their communication isn’t as considered as HRT Team’s, instead explicitly telling Masa to cooperate with Alonso in winning the championship.

To which Masa has no opinion; his personality tends toward "soft" by nature, further emphasized in the Ferrari Team contract with a wingman agreement clearly noted, refusal would be tantamount to a breach.

For Ferrari Team, this is a tradition, the second driver gets paid to perform!

However, now putting the strategic target on Chen Xiangbei makes Ferrari’s strategy group and the two drivers feel somewhat discomforted internally.

An emerging Chinese newcomer actually becomes Ferrari Team’s most threatening enemy at the end of his rookie season, requiring Alonso and Masa, the two strongest driver duo, to cooperate and surround.

It’s almost as if the unbelievable is happening in a fairy tale.

Yet reality has happened like this, it can only be said the times have changed!

The same conversation also appears in Red Bull and Mercedes’ rooms, especially now Ross Brown has toughened up, no longer considerate of the previous appreciation and recognition of Chen Xiangbei, demanding Schumacher this race fully cooperate to win the home championship.

Today’s Mercedes is not the dynasty grand it would be in the future, it’s merely an entrant newbie factory team.

Perhaps the parent company Daimler Group is powerful, but the problem is the parent is parent, the team is team, many times they can’t be generalized.

To obtain full funding and technical support from the parent company, they must produce results.

Otherwise, it would be like BMW once, feeling the championship out of reach and sprinting away, didn’t BMW Group appear a minor player?

Not to mention the Japanese duo, Honda and Toyota, which of them are honestly too poor to play Formula?

There are no friends in the face of the championship, this is paddock reality.

At fourteen fifty-five in the afternoon, Chen Xiangbei drove the HRT Racing Car, from the pit to the starting grid on the track.

When the black-orange-colored number 13 car appeared in the audience’s view, the venue erupted with cheers, Chen Xiangbei’s fans were all very excited, it feels blood-pumping to be in the pole position.

Especially the narrow Monaco Circuit, where drivers, even amidst the noisy engine roar, can still feel the audience’s cheers and applause.

This time, Chen Xiangbei raised his right hand high and held up an index finger, responding to the fans outside and a promise to himself.

He wants to be number one, achieve the unprecedented title of Monaco King for an Asian driver!

"The exciting race is about to begin; today’s Monaco Circuit is more special compared to the past, perhaps a scene on the track now is an unprecedented occurrence in F1’s sixty-year history."

"A driver from China is standing on the pole of this legendary and glorious track."

"I hear the cheers for Bei on the scene, also see his high right-hand response, an Asian driver getting the recognition and respect from Monaco Circuit’s audience, from a side view, shows how excellent Bei’s record-breaking performance in qualifying was."

"If possible, I hope the audience on site will not hold back their cheers and applause, let’s congratulate this historical F1 driver once again."

"He is the driver from China, Bei~~~~!"