Strong ones don't need it.
If you confidently have a winning situation, all sorts of flashy maneuvers might give your opponent a chance.
Just like how villains die from talking too much.
Soon, Chen Xiangbei started his first flying lap. His line couldn't be described as conservative, yet he wasn't challenging the limits of the track.
The smooth lap time emerged, 1 minute 32 seconds 894, more than a second slower compared to the second practice. However, relative to the flying lap times of other drivers within the paddock earlier, Chen Xiangbei still maintained the top position.
The reason is simple, F1 lap times never have the notion of getting faster and faster; on the contrary, lap times are affected by various factors such as fuel load, tires, climate, temperature, and the qualifying weather was evidently worse than Friday's practice session, so naturally the overall lap times of drivers tend to be slower.
