How did I become an F1 driver?

And Vettel's first stop has also attracted the attention of many people, including the track engineers and team leaders of each team, as well as the audience, live director and commentary.

Although the track has gradually dried up at this moment, no one knows how the car will perform after changing to dry tires. Vettel's pit stop just gave them a chance to observe.

However, judging from the fact that Vettel's rear wheels began to spin and skid immediately after leaving the station, the track conditions at this time are not suitable for changing dry tires.

And you don't need to look at Vettel's performance, you just need to look at the ranking. After putting on dry tires, Vettel was directly overtaken by the two Toro Rosso behind him.

Although there was a Leclerc about one second behind Qin Miao who continued to put pressure on Qin Miao, Qin Miao was very stable and did not have any psychological fluctuations at all because of Leclerc's frequent taps.

Leclerc is not a threat to Qin Miao when Qin Miao makes no mistakes, so Qin Miao is in a cruising state at the moment, and the team is not afraid to report these data to Qin Miao suddenly, which will affect Qin Miao I said: "Vettel has just entered the pit and changed dry tires. Although the speed in the third time period is ideal, the speed loss in the first and second time periods is too great, so it is still not possible to change dry tires at this time. conditions, so please keep on the track."

After receiving the news, Qin Miao on the track really calmed down a lot. Although he still needs to use rain tires to run the race, the overall condition of the track is gradually improving, and his speed is gradually getting faster.

As the tires gradually degraded, Hamilton and Verstappen in front of them also stopped their fight for more than 15 laps. Hamilton was in front and Verstappen was behind. There was a gap of 1.2 seconds between them. The gap starts to await improving track conditions.

On the seventh lap of No.20, the second driver who changed to dry tires appeared, Yuyi Kadota of Toro Rosso.

At the same time, the data of the race also gave information. Vettel, who had put on dry tires, was 0.7 faster than Hamilton, who ranked first, in the first time period, so predictably, Then it was time for the drivers to pit for dry tires.

At the end of the seventh lap of No.20, Verstappen, who had been following Hamilton, chose to pit and put on dry tires.

However, due to the characteristics of the track, the average time for a pit stop at Imola is about 30 seconds, so although Verstappen came out and fell behind Qin Miao, there were still 10 seconds between him and Qin Miao. Clean air left and right.

It is also impossible for Qin Miao to deliberately slow down his speed in order to defend Verstappen. If Qin Miao really did this, he would not be the No. 2 driver of Mercedes-Benz, but Hamilton's biological father, because there is only Such an identity has the position to do so.

After seeing Verstappen enter the station to change tires, Qin Miao hurriedly asked in his TR: "Can I enter the station?"

To be honest, driving the racing car in the rain really gave Qin Miao a feeling that he couldn't use it, and the team quickly replied after receiving Qin Miao's question: "Yes, BOX, we use the medium Baby, this is our last pit stop."

Qin Miao thought about it. With his own ability, it would be difficult for a set of medium tires to run the remaining 33 laps, but it was not impossible. After all, Imola is a relatively tire-friendly track.

So Qin Miao didn't say anything else, but started to push forward with all his strength, trying to widen the distance between himself and Leclerc behind him as much as possible.

Although Ferrari's tire changers work twice in three days, and it is a big job and a unique skill, they are really fast sometimes. Although Mercedes' technicians practice tire changing every day, they have not made mistakes.

Therefore, in order to protect his runner-up position, Qin Miao used up all the power in his battery before entering the pit, and pulled the time gap between himself and Leclerc to 1.8 seconds.

As soon as the camera turned, Hamilton also pitted and put on medium tires on the lap after Verstappen pitted to change tires, and the total time came to 4 seconds, because the tire changer on the right front wheel was slow.

Compared with Verstappen's tire change, it is 1.8 seconds slower, and it is foreseeable that after Hamilton comes out, the original advantage will disappear because of this tire change.

After all, Verstappen is faster than Hamilton after changing to dry tires.

But there was no extra time left for the Mercedes technicians to worry and grieve. As Hamilton changed the tire and just left from the tire changing position, Qin Miao also appeared at the entrance of the maintenance area.

Different from the condition of the tires of the drivers whose treads in the center of the semi-wet tires were almost worn out, the treads on Qin Miao's tires were worn, but they were still clear.

I believe that Qin Miao will not have any pressure to run more than ten laps on the track with this set of tires.

With a heavy brake, he locked his tires in front of the white line in the maintenance area, and just rightly reduced his speed to 80 kilometers per hour.

Then he entered the pit lane and stopped at the tire changing position of the team with incomparable precision.

The team did not have any accidents when changing tires this time, and Qin Miao did not encounter the problems encountered by Hamilton this time, and the tire changing speed was 2.1 seconds.

It's not fast, but it can definitely be ranked at the top of the tire changing speed ranking list in this competition.

And Ferrari did not work hard this time, and the tire change speed of 2.5 seconds is considered qualified. However, Leclerc and Qin Miao changed the tires at the same time, so naturally there is no chance of overturning Qin Miao during the tire change. possibility.

On the contrary, Leclerc was pulled away by Qin Miao after exiting the station.

After exiting the station, Qin Miao's attention was on Leclerc behind him, because Qin Miao did not intend to enter the station again, so Qin Miao was not prepared to defend Leclerc too aggressively for a while.

Because if the defensive action is too large, your own tire consumption will also be a bit large, which is somewhat disadvantageous to the overall game.

After one lap, Qin Miao got a piece of good news. Leclerc was indeed faster than himself, but not by much. It was still about 0.2 seconds faster per lap, and because there were only cars on the track at this time. If it is dry, and the track outside the lane is still wet, if a car with dry tires is driven on it, the speed will drop seriously, and it may even cause a loss of grip and cause the car to lose control.

This invisibly added another layer of geographical advantage to Qin Miao's defensive ability.

Originally Qin Miao did not have too much difficulty defending Leclerc, but now that he has changed to dry tires and the track conditions have gradually improved, Leclerc will not be able to catch up with Qin Miao even more, and Qin Miao will have less pressure to defend Leclerc. .

Just when Qin Miao thought that the next race was about to enter the normal cruising state, Qin Miao suddenly found a Mercedes parked on the gravel when passing the T7 corner.

Although the number 44 on the shark fin of that Mercedes is not so obvious, there are only two Mercedes cars on this field, one is with his teammate Hamilton, and the other is driving now.

When Qin Miao overtook, Hamilton's car had just started to reverse, ready to drive out of the buffer zone.

It is foreseeable that after this mistake, Hamilton's game was ruined by half. Don't even think about the championship. Now let's see how many points he can get when the race is over.

And all the commentators felt sorry for Hamilton's mistakes, because originally all the highlights of this game were focused on him and Verstappen in front of him. Now Hamilton made a mistake and withdrew from the championship competition. The viewability is naturally greatly reduced in the eyes of commentators and audiences.

The good news is that Hamilton returned to the track after reversing. The bad news is that he still had problems after returning to the track. Hamilton's right front end panel hit the parapet when it rushed into the gravel, and one of the end panels fell off. , is now constantly rubbing on the ground.

No need to think about it, Hamilton had to stop again to change the front wing.

And when Hamilton came into the pit again to change tires and came out with a new front wing, he fell into the tenth position.

The good news is that Hamilton is still in the points zone, but the bad news is that there is only one point.

However, the race was not over at this time, and there were still 29 laps before the end of the race, and Hamilton still had enough time to chase forward.

And the team also told Qin Miao the main reason for Hamilton's mistake at the first time. When he was overtaking at the T7 corner, the tires on both sides of his left pressed onto the wet ground on the track.

T7 is a V-shaped bend, and the requirements for mechanical grip are quite high. The tires that have not been fully heated will lose their grip immediately after they are pressurized with water, causing the car to understeer as a whole. Then Hamilton He rushed straight towards the buffer zone and the guardrail.

After hearing the report from the team, Qin Miao smacked her mouth in pity. Qin Miao couldn't take Hamilton's perspective at that time, but if it was Qin Miao, even if there was a slow train ahead, it would not be like this when passing T7. hurry.

But now that everything has happened, Qin Miao will not think too much about why Hamilton made a mistake. Instead, when Qin Miao came back to his senses, he was a little surprised to find that he seemed to be ranked second now.

With Hamilton's exit, there is only one Verstappen left in front of him. If there is no accident today, he will get the second F1 Grand Prix podium in his life and the first runner-up trophy.

And Leclerc behind Qin Miao also picked up a big leak like Qin Miao. He was suffocated by Qin Miao, and he had already made up his mind that he would not get the podium in this competition. Prepare.

But Hamilton's mistake gave him a big surprise.

In the third lap of No.40, Leclerc could no longer put pressure on Qin Miao. As the race progressed, the track conditions became better and better, and Qin Miao's speed also increased at a speed visible to the naked eye. .

Leclerc was a little surprised to find that the gap between Qin Miao and himself had gradually widened, and now the gap between the two had reached 1.5 seconds.

At the same time, after Hamilton made a mistake, he also started his frenzied pursuit at this moment. Now he has surpassed the seventh position, and has already started to attack Ricciardo, who is ranked sixth.

According to Hamilton's speed, it is basically impossible to return to the podium, but it is still possible to rush to the top four before the end of the race.

No.40 five laps, as the track conditions continue to improve, the race will choose to open the DRS.

However, for Leclerc, this DRS is dispensable, because at this time Qin Miao has pulled away from him by more than 2 seconds, and they are also medium tires. In the case of no rain, Qin Miao 0.5 seconds faster than Leclerc.

Nothing else, just the car is fast.

And just when Leclerc was thinking that he should change his tactics and keep his third place position, there was another change on the track.

Immediately after the accident, the race meeting dispatched the safety car.

The driver involved in the accident was Russell, who was ranked tenth.

The location of the accident was before T2 of the track.

Here, Russell relied on his own DRS to attack Stroll, who was ranked ninth. Of course, Stroll could not give up his position so simply and easily, so he chose the inside Defensively, and Russell with DRS did not want to give up this overtaking opportunity, so he chose to overtake from the right.

But even though the track was dry at this moment, with the conditions to turn on the DRS, there was still water remaining on the grass next to the track.

Although Stroll left enough space for Russell, Russell, who was driving the Williams garbage truck, finally had a chance to score points, so it seemed a bit too urgent. The overtaking from the right At that time, the position of the car body was not well controlled, and the tire on the right side of my racing car pressed onto the grass.

In that split second, the two tires on Russell's right lost all grip, the kind the differential couldn't save.

Realizing that something was wrong, Russell decisively hit back to the left in an attempt to save the car, but this gave a side force to the car that had just lost control and slid forward, so Russell's entire car veered to the left. past.

Fortunately, the young master has not braked at this time, and he is still some distance away from Russell.

So Russell's car didn't touch Stroll when it yawed, but just slammed into the parapet on the left side of the track.

In an instant, a large amount of debris was scattered on the track in the violent collision.

After the front nose of Russell's racing car hit the parapet, all the kinetic energy disappeared, and instead it slid towards the rear under the reaction force, just as the whole car slid towards the center of the track.

Kimi, who was ranked 11th, couldn't dodge in time, and his front nose hit Russell's rear diffuser. Fortunately, Kimi turned his car back at the critical moment, and finally just hit his left side It's just a big chunk of the front nose.

After this, the track was immediately covered with debris, and Russell's car also stopped on the track and lost power.

It's all like this, the game must not continue, so the game will quickly convert the yellow flag into a red flag.

After receiving the news, the two Ferraris were really numb.

At this time, there are still 18 laps before the end of the race. No need to think about it, everyone will change to soft tires after pitting.

Not to mention that the two of them did not have new soft tires, the gap between Hamilton and the two of them was originally more than 30 seconds, and now it was pulled to within three seconds.

Leclerc originally thought that he had the hope of getting a podium in his own hands in this race, but he never thought that such a thing would happen.

And if all the lapped cars were released and all the cars returned to their respective positions to start again, I might not be able to block Hamilton's attack in 18 laps.

After receiving the red flag signal, Qin Miao naturally drove her car back to the pit lane and parked behind Verstappen.

Because it is not so fast to resume the race after showing the red flag, Qin Miao got out of his car and moved his body after the car stopped.

Imola's T11 and T12 suddenly went downhill and uphill when cornering, and there was a lateral G force of more than 4.3G. After running so many laps, it was Qin Miao. The strong physical fitness is also a bit uncomfortable. Although I can persist until the end of the game, it is still quite comfortable to be able to move my limbs halfway.

Not long after Qin Miao stopped, Qiu Meng, who was wearing a Meiben team uniform, trotted to Qin Miao's side with a Meiben jacket. Today's outdoor temperature was only ten degrees, and Qiumeng was afraid that Qin Miao would finish running After the race, I was sweating all over, and then I took off my clothes because I thought it was too hot, which eventually caused me to catch a cold, so I rushed over.

Qin Miao parked her car just at the exit of the maintenance area, and Mei Ben's P room was at the entrance of the maintenance area. The girl was already out of breath when she ran in front of Qin Miao.

After seeing Qiu Meng coming over, Qin Miao didn't say much, just smiled and took the clothes and put them on.

Then Qin Miao turned her head to look at the cars in front and behind her.

Verstappen was still in the car, and Leclerc also ran out of the car like Qin Miao.

Qin Miao and Leclerc even looked at each other in the air. Although they had been fighting each other for almost 20 laps on the track, there was no anger or negative emotions in their eyes when they looked at each other. They smiled and nodded at each other, but they didn't get together to talk about anything.

The game isn't over yet, so it's better for everyone to keep a certain distance from each other.

"An idea?" Seeing Qin Miao's movements, Qiu Meng asked curiously.

Qin Miao nodded slightly: "Before this accident happened, I didn't even think about it, but look at it now." Speaking of this, Qin Miao pouted at Verstappen's car: "He is far away I'm only so close, it's a pity not to try it.

If you really get a championship in your hands, my mother will not say anything about me at home every day after I go back. "

Seeing Qin Miao's swearing expression, Qiu Meng shook her head amusedly: "That's all you've got."

"Let's not talk about this." Qin Miao quickly changed the subject, squeezed the clothes on Qiumeng's arms with her hands, and asked after making sure that the clothes the girl was wearing were thick enough, "Isn't it cold?"

Qiu Meng smiled and nodded: "It's not cold."

Qin Miao nodded slightly, and then waited for the technicians of her team to arrive. Qin Miao asked them to adjust the front nose of their car to the angle during qualifying, while pulling Qiumeng to watch the technicians of the team give him The car was put on a new set of soft tires.

With Qin Miao's tire protection ability and the characteristics of slow tire wear on this track, Qin Miao will not have to worry about tire wear even if he drives vigorously throughout the next race, while other drivers can also use soft tires to persist. After running the entire race, let alone whether they have so many new tires to use like Qin Miao, just the fact that the tires entered the cliff in the last few laps and the lap speed began to drop rapidly is enough for them to think about it for a while.

However, we are all professional drivers, so we still have the ability to protect tires.

And Qin Miao looked at the Red Bull with four tires wrapped in thermal blankets in front of his racing car, and had a bold idea in his heart, maybe he would have a chance to touch the champion of the race in this race, and The chance to overtake Verstappen came in the closing laps.

But if you want Verstappen's tires to be insufficient in the last few laps... I should give him some strength in these few laps...

Just when Qin Miao was thinking about how to follow Verstappen and give Verstappen strength while not being thrown off by the opponent, Franky came to Qin Miao's side.

Seeing the other party's sweaty head and crazily panting appearance, Qin Miao raised his eyebrows.

Qiu Meng trotted all the way here and was only slightly panting, but Franky was already sweating and panting under such a temperature.

Seeing this, Qin Miao couldn't help but joked: "If you keep getting so fat, you will have problems sooner or later. Maybe the chairs on the podium can't bear your weight. At that time, the chairs will be worn by you to see you." What to do, if you want me to say this period of time, just exercise with me for a while."

Frankie wiped the sweat from his brow, and said seriously: "Now is not the time to talk about this, I have some bad news for you."

After hearing this, Qin Miao stopped joking and asked, "What news?"

Frankie wiped his sweat again, and said in a hesitant tone: "Toto wants you to help Hamilton suppress the two Ferraris, and create opportunities for Hamilton to challenge Verstappen in the next race."

Hearing the news from Franky, Qin Miao fell silent, and Qiu Meng beside Qin Miao also frowned. Just as she was about to say something, the girl caught sight of him and Qin Miao from the corner of her eye. The official staff of the FIA ​​filmed by Miao still resisted the urge to say something for Qin Miao.

It's not because Qin Miao can't get off the stage, but because TR is shared by all teams, and what you say in TR can also be received by other teams.

After Ferrari receives this news, it will definitely make some moves and preparations, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

Instead, he wanted to convey Toto's meaning, and now this way of speaking in front of Qin Miao is the most appropriate. (end of this chapter)