Red loudly called for the audience to give Chen Xiangbei warmer responses and praises, a rare honor typically reserved for drivers with special status or commemorative significance during the race preparation moments.

Today, Chen Xiangbei received it.

No matter the race’s outcome, from the moment he stopped at the pole position, he can already be called a legend!

"Well said, Chen Xiangbei has made F1 history!"

"The Monaco record will forever engrave Bei’s name, run forward with all your speed!"

"Go Bei, you’ll become the King of Monaco from the East!"

"Pride of China, pride of Asia, eventually the pride of the world!"

Listening to the cheers and shouts that could be said to fill the entire venue, Chen Xiangbei remained fairly calm, possibly due to wearing a helmet.

Standing nearby, offering logistical support, Liang Chi and others had slightly reddened eyes, as Chen Xiangbei no longer faced cold looks and ridicule; he finally earned the respect of the audience and fans!

This kid conquered the world with his strength!

"Go Brother Bei!"

"Kid, run without holding back, don’t put too much pressure on yourself."

"Mr. Xiang Bei, you are already an Asian demon-level driver, fight for honor!"

The team members, influenced by emotions, eagerly expressed their expectations and hopes to Chen Xiangbei, except for Odetto and Briatore, who were still sitting outside on the command platform bantering.

Two whistles sounded repeatedly, the logistics personnel left the scene one after another, leaving only twenty-four cars on the track.

Chen Xiangbei’s attention also shifted to the indicator lights above the track; pole position always just signifies the start, and even if he received lots of praise and compliments now, he clearly understood that only the race champion means ultimate victory.

Even if the current pole position appeased many fans, in fact, if he truly lost the race, those fence-sitters would criticize just as harshly as they once praised.

Of course, Chen Xiangbei wants to win not because of external opinions; he just doesn’t want to fall at the last step!

As the five indicator lights lit up and went out, Chen Xiangbei instantly started for the warm-up lap, treating it as a practice for startup response, adapting in advance to environmental and lighting influences.

The temperature at the Monaco Circuit was a bit low today; the ground temperature according to team data was barely above ten degrees, making the 3-plus kilometer length relatively cold compared to standard tracks, implying it’s difficult to reach operating temperature in a single lap.

However, Chen Xiangbei started with soft red tires; if he couldn’t reach operating temperature, then other drivers couldn’t either.

The real competition was about the start reaction and acceleration response!

The one-minute warm-up lap ended quickly, and the twenty-four cars stopped once more on the starting grid, awaiting the official start lights.

Before the lights lit up, Chen Xiangbei glanced through the rearview mirror at Ferrari’s Alonso on his left rear, just in time to see the other slightly nod his head.

Even if the helmet visor obscured their view, Chen Xiangbei knew Alonso was watching him.

The competition hadn’t even started, but the two had already begun their duel.

Not just Alonso; nearly all the drivers behind kept their sights on Chen Xiangbei.

Mid-season languishing development of the HRT Racing Car left Chen Xiangbei in a high-start-low trajectory, without enough championships and pole positions to craft an indomitable aura.

In other words, many upper and middle group drivers still believed they had the strength to beat Chen Xiangbei!

The clash of gazes was fleeting; soon, all drivers fixed their eyes on the starting lights, and as they lit up sequentially, Chen Xiangbei began releasing the clutch and engaging gears, his left foot gradually moving off the brake, right foot ready to press the accelerator.

No matter how boastful beforehand, Chen Xiangbei wouldn’t underestimate Alonso; he regards this Spanish veteran as his strongest career opponent, even surpassing Hamilton and Vettel.

Because with an omniscient perspective, Chen Xiangbei knew just how formidable Alonso truly is!

As the five lights went out again, accompanied by the fierce roar of the engine, Chen Xiangbei instantly released the brake, then floored the accelerator, the RPM instantly breaking ten thousand, while the speedometer numbers exceeded a hundred in less than a second.

Shifting gears, blipping throttle, Chen Xiangbei precisely controlled the match between RPM and speed, preventing overly high throttle from causing tire slip while achieving swiftest possible acceleration!

It’s worth noting that Monaco’s T1 turn is one of the few overtaking points on the track; Chen Xiangbei dared not relax any vigilance against Alonso, even if his response slowed by 0.1 seconds or if there were any flaws during gear switching acceleration.

Then Alonso would surely seize the gap!

After battling the entire season to reach this championship-fighting grand prix, Chen Xiangbei believes Alonso won’t commit the ’arrogance’ sin from earlier this season.

The cars roared into turn one, Chen Xiangbei’s line was impeccable, faithfully remembering Trulli’s advice, without any steering correction during the turn.

At the moment of exiting the turn, Chen Xiangbei instinctively glanced at the rearview mirror, wanting to see if Alonso was closing in.

The result was surprising; the reflected scene was entirely unexpected, Alonso had been left far behind!

To be precise, it wasn’t just Alonso left far behind, but all the drivers behind were outdistanced considerably.