Champion?

Upon hearing Odetto's answer, many reporters showed a playful smile on their faces.

They know that as the team leader, facing such questions from reporters, he must give a positive and confident response.

It's impossible for reporters to ask what ranking the team drivers can achieve, and for team leader Odetto to candidly answer that he thinks Chen Xiangbei isn't capable and can't achieve any results, and that this competition is just him filling up the numbers?

Not to mention the emotional intelligence problem of this leader, even the team's boss and investors wouldn't allow him to crush the driver's morale like that; which talented and promising young driver would dare to sign up in the future?

But hearing from Odetto's mouth that a Chinese driver will win the championship sounds comical no matter how you hear it.

You can exaggerate a little and people can understand, but this is definitely over the top...

"Odetto, why do you think Xiangbei can win the championship? He doesn't seem to have achieved any impressive results in karting races."

"What can karting results determine anyway? Besides, Xiangbei has also won a championship in karting races!"

Odetto replied confidently; he's naturally very clear about the records of the drivers under the team.

Isn't Chen Xiangbei holding a title of CKC champion?

But the problem is, in the eyes of reporters, a CKC champion, whose drivers and achievements are hard to find, can also count as a champion?

This interview dialogue was broadcasted to the audience via track screen and frequency-fixed FM transmission.

Many people also showed a cheerful expression of watching a comedy. After all, Odetto is a former F1 team leader; boosting morale and confidence in his drivers is understandable, but it should at least be close to reality.

If you mentioned striving for a podium finish, the audience might accept it.

But talking about winning the championship, are there no European drivers?

"No wonder the Super Aguri Team went bankrupt; clearly, Odetto isn't up to the task."

"Back then, this Japan Aguri Team just brought some Asian drivers into the arena; their performance on the track was practically criminal!"

"Chinese drivers are still far behind Japanese drivers in terms of strength; hopefully, Xiangbei won't be like Ino Yuji, causing various track accidents."

"Let's pray for the other drivers on the track!"

Various sarcastic and mocking words followed one after another, and indeed Odetto spoke too overly.

Not just the live audience, even Mizutani Sho, a team engineer, revealed a speechless expression upon hearing this.

"Senior Sawano, is the leader being a bit exaggerated? Will it put Xiangbei-kun under pressure?"

In certain aspects, Japanese people's personalities are quite similar to Chinese people's; outwardly, they tend to be reserved, only with more resilience, while Chinese people are more inclined towards moderation.

After all, Chen Xiangbei is just a 19-year-old youth, just arrived in Europe to partake in the first race, he might not adapt to Europe's extroverted and bold style, psychological pressure could affect his performance.

"No problem, Xiangbei-kun's psychological quality is far stronger than you think."

Sawano Hiroyuki answered expressionlessly; what's boasting before the match, in competitive sports, is this unusual?

Moreover, it's not even something Chen Xiangbei said himself, the leader naturally has to be filled with absolute confidence.

Sawano Hiroyuki truly realized Chen Xiangbei's "ambitious plans" when he actively sought cooperation with Senior Suzuki to form the Super Dream Team!

This Chinese young man in his teens, just got into the Renault entry-level formula race, is already thinking about building a team for entering F1, ambition and intention are simply unparalleled.

Compared with Chen Xiangbei's real intention, Odetto's pre-match posturing is nothing but insignificant!

Of course, the dialogue during the team's formation could never be spread out by Sawano Hiroyuki, not even Mizutani Sho could speak of it.

He only knew one thing, Chen Xiangbei won't be affected by such a small matter!

The pit lane interview with Odetto didn't last long; soon, the journalists shifted their focus to Magnusson from the arriving Carlin Team.

Bear in mind, in terms of F1 driver training and development, Carlin Team is no less reputable than the famous ART Team. From its establishment in '96 until being acquired in '24, they've produced over 29 F1 drivers in various levels of formula racing events.

Among them include the renowned four-time champion Vettel, Mercedes driver Russell, and the junior Bull team players Kakida Yuuki and Lawson, etc.

Magnussen is viewed as a popular favorite to win this year's championship, backed by a prestigious team like Carlin, naturally drawing more attention.

The paddock reporters posed almost the same question to Magnussen; when this Danish driver decisively declared his goal was the championship, the paddock burst into cheers and applause; nobody found it questionable.

The difference in reputation and background was evident at this moment!

But none of this could affect Chen Xiangbei at all; he wasn't even aware of the pit lane interview.

At this moment, Chen Xiangbei was in the seat of the Renault race car, completing tests on the steering wheel buttons, waiting for the time of the qualifying elimination race.

At 2:25 PM, the whistle of the event staff echoed in the pit lane, signaling the thorough clearance of the track. The Renault team host staff, FIA officials, media reporters, and racing girls all had to retreat behind the barriers.

Due to the climate in the United Kingdom, the sky remained gray, and the track temperature carried a chill. Normally, to reach the working temperature of molten rubber tires completely, the team's suggestion is still to run two laps.

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