It's worth mentioning that among Perez's competitors, there's a driver from China, known as Cheng Congfu, who is considered the number one in domestic formula racing.
During the qualifying race, Cheng Congfu achieved an impressive second place and went on to overtake Perez in the main race to win the championship, marking the first time a Chinese driver historically defeated a future F1 driver.
Unfortunately, this was an F3 event in the N category (National Group), with pitifully low attention and prestige, hardly causing any splash.
According to Chen Xiangbei's estimate, considering the tire wear, he wasn't pushing full throttle. His lap time should be around 1 minute 09.5 seconds, which is about 1 second slower than the pole position record set by Ricardo.
After all, Ricardo's skill level and future achievements are evident, and compared to Magnussen's "blitz and wander" style, this Australian driver's impressive debut in F1 fully deserves the term "divine start"!
