Listening to the insults coming from the stands opposite the pit, Ayong, who was organizing the tires, found it hard to hold back.
In lower-level formula racing, they would mock one's skills, but here it's more about racial discrimination and national attacks.
If Xiangbei really wasn't good, it would be one thing.
It's just a mere practice session, what's all the shouting for!
"Of course they know it doesn't matter, it's just to show their sense of superiority."
Sawano Hiroyuki, standing nearby, retorted with a face full of sarcasm. This kind of scene had happened many times to Japanese drivers before.
More than a decade ago, Nakajima Goro faced such pressure and stood on the F1 podium, breaking the then-prevailing racial discrimination that "Asians are not suited to drive F1 cars," becoming a national hero of Japan.
History often spirals upward in cycles, now it's Chen Xiangbei's turn to stand up and prove that Chinese drivers also deserve a place in the F1 Paddock.
