However, Chen Xiangbei chose to make his overtaking move here, wanting to test his control limits, aiming to reach the same level as the senior Schumacher.

Only by challenging difficulty can the true value be verified.

Just like anyone can open DRS and overtake on a long straight by flooring the gas pedal.

Overtaking opponents in corners through precision lines is true strength!

The late braking at the end of the long straight made the already "stalemated" No. 13 car’s overtaking momentum rise again, reaching parity with Schumacher’s No. 3 Mercedes car.

With his peripheral vision catching the black-orange car gradually catching up on the left, Schumacher’s expression remained extremely calm. Such battles were too numerous to mention in his career; it was merely a change of opponent.

No matter how talented Chen Xiangbei may be, he is still just a rookie before him. Schumacher accurately maneuvered, protecting the best cornering line, giving Chen Xiangbei no opportunity to seize it.

With the inner line advantage, Chen Xiangbei’s car gradually came in front of Schumacher, but the smaller angle on the inner lane demanded higher tire grip.

To avoid the understeer caused by pushhead, Chen Xiangbei was forced to tap the brakes lightly and decelerate during the turn. Schumacher, meanwhile, used the wider space on the outer lane, leveraging faster cornering speed and gradually re-overtaking.

Until reaching the second apex of the T7 corner, Chen Xiangbei’s front wing had returned to behind Schumacher’s rear wheels.

Just as everyone thought Schumacher was about to leave Chen Xiangbei behind, they were astonished to find that the speed of the No. 13 car didn’t further decrease. He utilized the extended double-apex line to match the speed of the outer lane!

[Schumacher didn’t suppress it?]

Upon witnessing this scene, the team members in the pit lane realized something unusual.

Especially the Mercedes team management, each face showed unusual solemnity.

Because T7 and T8 are complex corners, and T8 is a right turn.

This meant that originally on the inside lane, Chen Xiangbei would, with the change in steering angle, come to the outer side of the corner!

The change in turning direction meant that the advantage of both sides would reverse - originally on the outer lane, Schumacher, having the best line and faster speed, would now find Chen Xiangbei’s situation and disadvantage upon coming inside.

Theoretically, to escape this disadvantage, Schumacher needed to leave Chen Xiangbei far behind at the T7 corner, then quickly change lane to the outside to regain the best cornering line.

Yet Schumacher’s speed wasn’t enough, or rather, Chen Xiangbei’s speed was sufficient, with his front end persistently against the opponent’s rear, having no way to complete the lane change and line grab.

Slow in one step, slow in every step!

Thus, a stunning scene unfolded on the track, where the two cars drew two parallel S lines at incredible speed on the extremely narrow corner, engaging in various extreme maneuvers.

As for the exit of the T8 corner, leveraging the faster exit speed from the outside, Chen Xiangbei surpassed Schumacher!

"Driver Bei performed an overtaking against Schumacher while sharing lines on the corner?"

In the Mercedes team’s pit room, Field spoke these words with an incredulous tone.

In the previous races, Chen Xiangbei’s overtaking of Schumacher mostly depended on the absolute performance advantage of his car.

In simpler terms, he veritably overtook the opponent on the long straight.

But this time was completely different, with inner-outer position exchange and line sharing on the corner, definitely qualifying as top-notch overtaking technique within the paddock, belonging to solid hard strength!

"Bei, is he now this formidable?"

Ross Brown also murmured to himself.

Honestly speaking, he has watched Chen Xiangbei grow step by step and understands that this young Chinese driver is bound to be extraordinary in the future.

But Ross Brown never expected this day to come so soon, so abruptly.

Schumacher couldn’t stop him?

Not just the Mercedes team members, even Schumacher himself glanced at the overtaking Chen Xiangbei with a hint of shock in his eyes.

No one knows himself better than Schumacher. He is very aware that due to age and injury effects, he’s no longer in peak condition; even judging by the current performance of Mercedes cars, an eighth championship seems out of reach.

The decision to come out of retirement was largely due to his friendship with Ross Brown and the ties with this German manufacturer’s team, Mercedes.

If not, Schumacher would have returned with the Ferrari Team.

However, Schumacher never thought he couldn’t outrun Chen Xiangbei!

Be it the ROC National Cup or the East Sea battle, it couldn’t be considered as direct confrontations between Chen Xiangbei and Schumacher.

But this time was a real challenge and overtaking.

Double-apex line grabbing, line sharing on the corner for the comeback, these maneuvers’ complexity and precision have completely surpassed Schumacher’s understanding of Chen Xiangbei’s driving skills.

It must be known that before the race, he still thought Chen Xiangbei needed to face a setback to truly prove his ability to handle stress and his strength.

He never thought that he himself would be this "stepping stone"!

Has my era completely passed?

Schumacher’s heart was filled with mixed emotions, while on-site commentator Red fell into a frenzy upon seeing this scene.

"Beautiful, this overtaking was too beautiful; one can hardly imagine this is a scene of a rookie driver against Schumacher. I can say without exaggeration that the overtaking just now can qualify as this year’s top-level terrifying control!"

"Genius driver, absolute genius driver, Bei has completely proven his talent and strength. He will become the most dazzling star on the Lingyan Circuit and even within the F1 paddock; today’s race will become Bei’s breakthrough to fame!"

"Only adversities can show your true colors!"

Red almost shouted these words. It was in 2005 that Alonso defeated Schumacher at the San Marino Station to establish his future king status in the F1 paddock.

Today it is again Schumacher; can Chen Xiangbei surpass Hamilton and receive the baton of kingship from Alonso?

"NICE, Bei did excellently."

Outside the HRT Team’s command podium, cheers erupted.

Briatore first clenched his fist and praised Chen Xiangbei in an extremely excited tone.

After all, his career peak was established upon defeating the Ferrari Yue Ma Dynasty with the Renault Team.

Now leading a newcomer to surpass Schumacher, Briatore was very proud!

"Mr. Xiang Bei is excellent and thrilling."

Sawano Hiroyuki was not as flamboyant as Briatore; he deeply understood the difficulty of Chen Xiangbei’s overtaking. Had there been any tiny mistake, the consequences would far exceed entering the buffer zone at the turn initiation stage.

"No matter the danger, Mr. Xiang Bei always pursues the wind and freedom, pursues the limits of racing."

Mizutani Sho’s voice was trembling with excitement; the fearless and challenge-driven Chen Xiangbei was the perfect driver in his heart.

In contrast to the excitement of the team members, Odetto’s face showed much more calmness, even indicating some complexity perceivable through music.

After a long time, Odetto mumbled: "Schumacher ultimately doesn’t have the sharpness and edge he had back then."

Unlike Briatore, Odetto’s career peak was within the Ferrari Yue Ma Dynasty, he clearly knows how aggressive and extreme Schumacher was during that era.

Chen Xiangbei managed to overtake largely due to his driving skills and timing grasp.

Another aspect was that Schumacher didn’t block fiercely or close the door.

The former Schumacher wouldn’t tolerate an opponent overtaking in such a manner even holding a mutual-loss mentality, inevitably launching the most aggressive and ferocious counterattack.

This time Schumacher didn’t do it, opting for just a regular blocking line.

The feeling of watching an old acquaintance age isn’t such a pleasant taste.

"I admit the overtaking by Bei was greatly difficult, yet don’t agree with his style - it’s just like the operation against Hamilton by aggressively blocking T1 corner start, relying on gambling that others might back down."

"Hamilton refused to back down, and Chen Xiangbei himself ran off the track."

"Schumacher doesn’t wish to gamble with rookies; Chen Xiangbei then gambled on a successful overtaking."

At this moment, Park Dongxu still stubbornly made a remark, believing that Schumacher’s capability could have stopped Chen Xiangbei.

He considered it more about safety concerns, letting the Chinese Kid off.

"Park, there’s never an absolutely safe overtaking style in F1, especially when in a disadvantaged position, you can only use more aggressive means to beat the opponent."

"Bei has already done his utmost within his capability range, not making any extremely risky overtaking actions; you shouldn’t be biased in your view."

Red directly pierced through this layer of pane; spectacular racing should be enjoyed, not questioned.

As for safety or lack thereof, it belongs to F1’s eternal topic, never having absolute safety, more about how the driver chooses!