How did I become an F1 driver?

Chapter 163 Chapter 161: Fleet Instructions

After arriving at the track, Qin Miao first participated in the team meeting in the afternoon. At the meeting, Toto summed up some mistakes made by the two Mercedes drivers on the track in recent days, and put forward suggestions and methods for improvement.

Both drivers accepted this humbly, and then talked about the tactics prepared by the team for the two drivers during the race, as well as the team instructions that might be given.

It clearly expresses one point, that is, if Qin Miao's speed is slower than Hamilton's in the main race, he must give up his position, and there is no room for negotiation.

Qin Miao did not express any objection to this. Qin Miao received a call from Toto during training this morning, and the two talked about it on the phone.

What Toto means is obvious. Now Hamilton is the No. 1 driver of the Mercedes team. If he is faster than you in the race, you have to give way after accepting the team's instructions.

As for what to do if Qin Miao is faster than Hamilton, Toto didn't say anything, but it can be seen from the team's attitude towards Hamilton: it's better for you not to get stabbed now, and be your No. 2 driver honestly.

And whether Qin Miao will be faster than Hamilton in the current race is still unknown.

Of course, Toto didn't just call to put pressure on Qin Miao, he was actually very happy that Qin Miao's performance was good enough, because it proved his own unique vision.

So after talking about driver No. 2 seriously, Toto explained to Qin Miao why he did this.

As a team leader, Toto knows very well that most of the conflicts that are difficult to reconcile are caused by misunderstandings, and the main reason for misunderstandings is poor communication or unwillingness to communicate.

So while Toto asked Qin Miao to remain a No. 2 driver, he also explained the reason for his request:
"The team's car this year is not as strong as last year's. If the drivers fight among themselves, the team may not win this year's championship. So this year, I will wrong you and be the No. 2 driver. After the new regulations next year, we will not restrict intra-team struggles. "

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In addition to this, the team meeting also talked about a lot of things, such as today's track conditions, possible weather changes, vehicle maintenance and so on.

After the end, the work of the two drivers is not over.

Hamilton went to participate in a media event, and Qin Miao went to be interviewed by "Drive to Survive".

The film crew is preparing to do a "Drive to Survive" episode exclusively for Qin Miao, that is, all the content in a single episode revolves around Qin Miao alone.

Ordinary drivers don't get this kind of treatment, but Qin Miao's current strength, whether in F2 or F1, is enough for the film crew of "Drive to Survive" to be interested in Qin Miao.

Qin Miao could actually refuse, but Qin Miao still wanted to see himself in the F1 documentary, so he readily agreed after receiving the invitation.

The place of the interview is actually an ordinary room with a black curtain hanging on the background, and a bunch of people are operating large and small cameras on the opposite side.

Then Qin Miao sat on the stool and answered the other party's questions...

After the interview of "Drive to Survive", Qin Miao went to his lounge to watch the F2 race.

Before the F1 race, there will always be a pad race. Before today’s race, there will be a F2 race. At this moment, Qin Miao just has time because he doesn’t need to participate in media activities and other team activities.

Qin Miao wanted to see how well Zhou Guanyu could run without himself and Mick.

The final result also made Qin Miao feel gratified, because Zhou Guanyu won the championship in the F2 main race and reached the highest podium.

After Zhou Guanyu took the lead in the main race, Qin Miao didn't watch it. Based on his understanding of Zhou Guanyu, he was sure of the championship, so Qin Miao immediately put on a mask and rushed from Auto Home to the track .

Although Qin Miao missed Zhou Guanyu's final crossing the line, when Zhou Guanyu drove the car back to the pit lane to celebrate, he saw Qin Miao wearing a Mercedes team uniform standing in the crowd, looking at him with relief on his face. Applaud yourself.

The director also gave Qin Miao a close-up shot.

After all, Qin Miao was also a popular figure in F2 back then, and now he is still outstanding in F1. At this time, giving a close-up shot is not too much of a surprise, and it is no secret that Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu have a good relationship. Everyone knows.

After watching the F2 race and going to the scene to congratulate Zhou Guanyu, Qin Miao went to the pre-match press conference.

Then join the riders parade.

In fact, before the driver parade, there is another service that VIPs can enjoy, that is, the drivers drive the cars of their respective teams and bring the VIPs of the team to the track to experience.

However, Qin Miao's contract stipulates that he can not go, and drivers of the old man's level rarely go to such activities, so there is only one Bottas working on the track at Mercedes.

The ensuing driver parade consisted of [-] drivers standing on a scooter, slowly swinging around the track twice, and waving hello to the audience around the track.

After the end, the drivers returned to their respective car homes. At this time, there is still one and a half hours before the start of the F1 race. This period of time is for the drivers to adjust their status.

Qin Miao, a driver who does not have any media activities in his contract, is so busy before the race, so there is no need to go into details on how busy those drivers who have a lot of media activities will be during the race.

Back in the lounge, she put on her own noise-canceling headphones to block Hamilton's singing, and Qin Miao lay on the sofa, closing her eyes and listening to Jay Chou's song to relax.

In such a state, Qin Miao fell asleep unknowingly.

To be honest, Qin Miao is actually a little nervous. After all, it will be the first F1 Grand Prix in his life later, and his starting position is still so high. If his performance in this race is not good, Qin Miao will The pressure will be very great.

Because in addition to the public opinion from the outside world, there is also the time limit for the three games stipulated in the contract between me and Mercedes.

In the past few days, Qin Miao's spirit has been very tense, and it is rare to have a chance to calm down and rest like now.

After a little relaxation, Qin Miao fell asleep unknowingly.

When Qin Miao woke up again, he was woken up by Bob.

After washing his face in the toilet in the break room, drying off the water droplets on his face, he went to the toilet again, and then Qin Miao took his equipment to the track.

The game is about to start...

At this time, the sky in Bahrain is still bright, and the race in Bahrain is very interesting. Under the deliberate arrangement of the organizer, the main race in Bahrain starts in the evening, and finally runs until the sky is completely dark. 495 high-intensity street lamps provide lighting.

It was the first time for Qin Miao to experience this kind of environmental change in reality.

There were actually no spectators inside the paddock when we came out of the team home. At most, there were some reporters interviewing. This period of time when the race is about to start is not open to the public.

Through the middle area, Qin Miao came to the P room of the Mercedes-Benz team.

At this time, the staff of Meiben had already started to get busy. After seeing Qin Miao coming over, they didn't even have extra time to say hello to him or something.

Qin Miao didn't care, and after saying hello to Toto, she found an empty seat and sat down, waiting for her racing car to be ready.

After about 5 minutes, the preparations were already completed, but the crew members who were doing the final inspection gave Franky a thumbs up.

After Frankie received the signal from the team members, he quickly walked over to Qin Miao, who was sitting on a chair with one hand holding a thermos cup with the Moclaw logo printed on it while shaking his legs: "The car is ready, you can Make the final preparations before entering the car."

Looking at Qin Miao's trembling legs, Frankie frowned slightly. In his memory, during the preparations for F2, Qin Miao either held a mobile phone to watch videos or closed his eyes to rest his mind. very.

There is no way to shake your legs like you are now.

But he soon figured out the reason, this is what Qin Miao would do when he was nervous.

At this time, Franky did not comfort Qin Miao, because he knew the reason for Qin Miao's nervousness, and a word of comfort at this time can have very limited effect.

Those who can become F1 drivers are basically big hearts. Franky chooses to believe in Qin Miao's own adjustment ability. He thinks that it is better to let him adjust himself than to spend more time trying to comfort Qin Miao.

After hearing Franky's words, Qin Miao didn't say anything, her right leg was still shaking, but Qin Miao had already handed the thermos in Barber's hand.

Get up and put on your gear.

Just when Qin Miao put on her gear and turned around to come to her racing car, Hamilton walked up to Qin Miao.

Looking at Hamilton, Qin Miao subconsciously thought that the other party might not be a good person, because after taking Hamilton's identity, Qin Miao felt that he could not face a junior who was inferior to him without any psychological burden.

However, Qin Miao did not see any other unnecessary emotions in Hamilton's eyes, which made Qin Miao doubtful.

"Hi, Qin." Hamilton came to Qin Miao and greeted Qin Miao first.

Then Hamilton came to Qin Miao's side and said softly: "Listen to me, don't take what Toto said at today's meeting. If you are faster than me, you don't need to deliberately slow down. You can attack me. Even I can give up the position to you."

Qin Miao looked at Hamilton in astonishment. He didn't understand why Hamilton asked him to say these things, and wasn't it bad for him?

Do you want to show a rebellious look on the field and give Toto an impression of disobedience to the team's discipline?

But even though Hamilton lowered his voice when he was talking to him, Qin Miao still has his crew members around him, and they can hear them too!

So Qin Miao really didn't know the meaning of Hamilton's words for a while.

"Don't think too much, I mean it literally." Seeing Qin Miao's doubts, Hamilton explained: "On the one hand, I don't want Rosberg's situation to happen again, and on the other hand, you should also feel it. Well, this year, Honda’s engine is strong enough, and our advantage in aerodynamics has been cut by the FIA. This year, we are not as competitive as before. For the sake of the team, but also for us, we should not have Internal friction occurs."

Seeing Hamilton talking in front of her, Qin Miao blinked, said nothing, just nodded.

Hamilton didn't say anything more, and left after seeing Qin Miao nodding.

Seeing Hamilton leaving, Qin Miao smacked his mouth, but he didn't take Hamilton's words too seriously.

Although Qin Miao's social experience is not very sufficient at this time, he has also met many people who have a different appearance and a different background during this period of time.

Although the old man had a high reputation in the paddock at this time, Qin Miao knew more about him from the reports on TV.

Although the three of them had dinner together under Tuo Tuo's arrangement, Qin Miao patronized the meal and didn't say anything.

Naturally, the old man's understanding is not very deep, so how true the old man's words are will have to be seen in the competition.

However, if Hamilton is faster than himself on the track, Qin Miao will still let the car go.

Qin Miao's personality is particularly strong. Although he is eager to win, he also knows the priorities. Therefore, if the team really gives Qin Miao the team order, he will still give up his position to Hamilton.

Watching Hamilton leave, Qin Miao got into the car, connected the equipment, and started the steering wheel.

After more than ten minutes of preparation, Franky said in the TR that the car was ready, turned his head to look at Toto, who also nodded at Qin Miao.

Then Qin Miao slowly drove the car out of room P.

In the preparation stage of F1, the drivers drive their cars out of the P room, run a lap on the track, and then come to the grid for final preparations.

"Good evening, viewers, welcome to the five-star sports..."

After the three commentators finished their routine opening remarks, they immediately began to chat about the grand occasion of yesterday's qualifying match.

"Qin Miao's performance on the court is enough to make people's eyes shine. When everyone thought that his performance in the professional arena could not be too good, he gave everyone a surprise. He even defeated his teammate, the seven-time champion Hamilton. .”

After chatting about Qin Miao's performance, the topic turned to the F2 race, because Zhou Guanyu also won the championship in F2 just now.

Although the domestic car fans already have Qin Miao as the main course, and Qin Miao can basically produce a good result in every race in F2, the domestic audience is more or less used to it.

However, this does not prevent Zhou Guanyu from being praised by the three commentators after he achieved good results in F2. A grand prix is ​​a new year.

While the three commentators were chatting, Qin Miao had already driven the car to his parking space.

The left side of Qin Miao is still empty at this time, and Verstappen has not come yet.

Hamilton on the left rear also parked the car behind him.

(End of this chapter)