With commentator Red's announcement, the audience onsite was initially dead silent.
Although the Lingyan Circuit was hosting an F1 Grand Prix for the first time, there were no recorded track and corner statistics.
But that doesn't mean the external world knows nothing about the track's limits.
The reason is simple: qualifying sessions have taken place here, and the extreme lap times in qualifying are often the limit speeds for the track's corners.
During Saturday's qualifying session, the Lingyan Circuit experienced a rain shower, indirectly affecting the overall lap speeds.
However, even if it had an impact, it wouldn't reach nearly 20 km/h; Chen Xiangbei's cornering speed of 327 km/h already qualifies as a lead that is significantly ahead of Barrichello. He was outdone in a single corner!
