How did I become an F1 driver?

On lap 28, Hamilton chose to pit. At the same time, Ferrari's Leclerc also chose to pit to change tires after discovering Qin Miao's terrifying pursuit speed.

The drivers behind Qin Miao also chose to pit one after another at this time.

Their purpose of entering the station at this time is very clear: two stops.

After Hamilton came out of the maintenance area, the DRS train had just disbanded. Originally, Verstappen's new medium tires were faster than Hamilton's old soft tires, but he had no choice but to have a DRS train in front of him.

Therefore, Hamilton just fell in front of Verstappen, who was disgusted by the DRS train all the way.

During the nine laps of No.20, all the drivers on the track completed a pit stop, and the approximate rankings are as follows:

P1: Qin Miao

P2: Hamilton +5.724
P3: Verstappen +7.791
P4: Leclerc +17.247
P5: Kimi+24.666
P6: Ricardo +26.286
P7: Russell +28.730
P8: Perez +29.130
……

After Hamilton and Verstappen stopped to change tires, Qin Miao's speed was not as fast as the two of them.

But at least Qin Miao still has five seconds left to hold on, so Qin Miao can still run at her own pace in a short time.

On the second lap of No.30, Qin Miao was finally overtaken by Hamilton. Facing his teammate Qin Miao, he did not take the initiative to give way to the car, but facing Hamilton's attack on the DRS straight on the third lap of No.30, Qin Miao did not. defense.

Just let Hamilton pass from his inside line.

The leading position changed hands.

At this time, behind Qin Miao was Verstappen, who was exactly 2 seconds away from Qin Miao.

Looking at the taillights of the familiar No. 66 Mercedes racing car in front of him, Verstappen said MMP in his heart.

But things have already happened, and Verstappen can only complain at most. Besides, he can't change anything. All he can do is to maintain his own rhythm, and approach and surpass Qin in the next game. Miao.

After Qin Miao was overtaken by Hamilton without losing speed, he followed Hamilton for two laps of wake and DRS, and was pulled away by one second after two laps.

On the seventh lap of No.30, Verstappen also caught up to within one second behind Qin Miao.

The reason why it took more laps than normal is mainly because Verstappen needs to charge his car during this time.

Verstappen, who has experienced Qin Miao's defensive ability, clearly knows that it is a bit difficult for him to surpass Qin Miao in wheel-to-wheel in normal curves.

No joke, if Verstappen is given a car with the same performance as Qin Miao, without the blessing of DRS, Verstappen has no confidence that he can break through Qin Miao's defense.

Moreover, the Catalan circuit is a track that is difficult to overtake. If he does not want to waste too much time fighting with Qin Miao, Verstappen can only rely on absolute strength in the DRS area. The speed surpassed Qin Miao in a crushing manner.

So Verstappen came behind Qin Miao and began to judge the distance between the two cars. He needed to control the gap between the two cars within 0.4 seconds. The DRS and wake effect are the best, and the speed will not appear because the distance between the two cars is too far, but too much time is wasted getting close to the car in front.

Qin Miao naturally also noticed Verstappen behind her, and she roughly judged his thoughts by watching his movements.

Qin Miao was also prepared for this. During the time behind Hamilton, Qin Miao was charging his car. At this time, the power reserve of his car was close to 95%.

And Hamilton saw the gap between Qin Miao and Verstappen came to a second, and not only did he not feel nervous for Qin Miao, but an indescribable sense of security lingered in Hamilton's heart miraculously.

Hamilton felt that Qin Miao could help him lock Verstappen for at least two laps.

Of course, the trust of the staff of Hamilton and the Mercedes team in Qin Miao is inseparable from Qin Miao's excellent performance in these few games.

At this time, the director also pointed the camera at the two cars.

"Verstappen is 0.4 seconds behind Qin Miao. Verstappen is very fast." Fei Ge said after seeing the current screen.

Brother Bing added: "Mei Ben will definitely let Qin Miao, who stopped two times, to defend Verstappen. Not much to say, just need to block Verstappen for two laps. Hamilton's champion in this game The position is stable."

It is worth mentioning that the three commentators directly concluded that Qin Miao would adopt a two-stop tactic after seeing Qin Miao pitted so early and put on medium tires.

After all, there were still two sets of new soft tires in Qin Miao's tire reserve that were useless, so it was understandable for them to make such a judgment.

"How is the condition of my tires?" Qin Miao asked in the team's TR while looking at his rearview mirror briefly but frequently to determine the position of Verstappen's car.

"Three laps more than expected." Frankie said with emotion after hearing Qin Miao's question.

That's right, with so many laps of tires preserved, Qin Miao's tire degradation is far less than the calculation of the team's strategy team. After Qin Miao entered the tire preservation state, the durability of the medium tire was better than that of the hard tire.

Even though no one is racing on hard tires at this time...

According to the data given by Frankie, Qin Miao can run three more laps after running the entire race. After that, Qin Miao's medium tire will enter the cliff point of the tire, and the lap speed will begin to drop rapidly.

After confirming the condition of her tires, Qin Miao is also confident that she can block Verstappen for a few more laps.

Soon, on lap 38, at the end of the second time period, in the DRS zone between T9 and T10, Verstappen launched a tentative attack on Qin Miao.

It can be said to be a DRS zone, but the distance of this straight road is simply not enough for the current F1 cars to fully release their potential to overtake.

The current F1 car is too long and too wide, unless the car in front is too big when T9 exits the corner, or there is a big performance gap between the two cars, otherwise the car in the DRS area of ​​this place can get the best The advantage can only shorten the distance to the vehicle in front.

Verstappen also knew this, so he didn't make any substantial offensive moves, but deliberately tapped on the inside when entering the corner, and made a late brake that was not too late.

Although everyone knows that this is just a tentative attack, the average driver will feel a little nervous after seeing this kind of pressure action by the target of defense, and his attention will be shifted to the rear body. , to prevent him from surpassing himself suddenly in an unexpected place.

But Qin Miao's feeling is actually not bad. After all, it is a defensive gate with full defense value. He naturally knows the specific meaning of Verstappen's moves, and Qin Miao will not feel guilty when he knows that the opponent is feigning a shot. Too much pressure, not even making any defensive moves.

Seeing Qin Miao's immovable driving style in front of him, Verstappen also sighed with emotion.

If Toto hadn't been so firm at the beginning, and Horner and Marco had no stereotypes about Chinese people, and they had communicated more with Qin Miao to improve mutual understanding, and had a meal together if they had nothing to do, then Qin Miao would be very happy at this time. It may be his teammates.

Not only did he not have to face Qin Miao's insurmountable wall of sighs, but he also had a second driver who was willing to pay for himself, and Qin Miao could also help him contain Hamilton.

Kill three birds with one stone.

After thinking of that scene, Verstappen even had a refreshing feeling of reading a Shuangwen novel, but Verstappen soon came back to his senses and stopped thinking about it.

Reining in his mind, he followed Qin Miao all the way to the departure straight.

Verstappen ran a little conservatively in the third time period, and kept sucking Qin Miao's wake behind Qin Miao.

Verstappen suddenly started to release the ERS power when he entered the main straight. After passing the DRS monitoring point, he turned on the DRS and sucked Qin Miao's wake at the same time.

In the face of Verstappen's offensive Qin Miao, it is certainly impossible to keep his rhythm unchanged like being overtaken by Hamilton.

So Qin Miao started to draw dragons crazily.

After all, you have not entered the braking zone at this time, and drawing a dragon before entering the braking zone is not considered a violation.

In the process of drawing the dragon, Qin Miao did not forget to keep an eye on the distance between Verstappen and his own car, because Qin Miao knew that Verstappen might tap his inside or outside lane at any time.

On the one hand, I have to avoid bumping into Verstappen who is tapped when drawing the dragon, and on the other hand, I have to avoid being tapped by Verstappen inside.

Qin Miao knows that the T1 position of the Catalan circuit is not a back bend with heavy braking, so it is very difficult to use the crossing line to overtake here. As long as he defends the inside line, Verstappen's attack will be considered a failure. up.

And Verstappen also knew this, so when he was behind Qin Miao who painted the dragon, his body was closer to the right.

The two cars are gradually approaching at a speed of five kilometers per hour, and finally the two cars are about to meet at a place about 1 meters away from the braking point of T100.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or Qin Miao's deliberate preparation, but this time happened to be the time when Qin Miao finished drawing the dragon on the left and turned to the right.

Verstappen didn't react until he was almost at the braking point. If he continued to follow Qin Miao's rhythm, he would definitely not be able to squeeze into Qin Miao's inside lane when the two cars meet.

So Verstappen urgently increased the angle of the right turn, trying to squeeze into Qin Miao's inside line before Qin Miao closed the door.

It's a pity that Qin Miao also counted on this point.

If Verstappen turned too large to the right, the speed of the car would be affected to a certain extent, so the original 5km/h approach rate between Verstappen and Qin Miao began to decline.

When Verstappen showed up early on the inside, he didn't make the taps he expected.

And Qin Miao only left a space for Verstappen to see the front of the track during this period, but it was not enough for his car to pass.

Seeing this, Verstappen realized that his attack failed this time, and he didn't squeeze hard. The game is still long, and he can always find a chance to surpass Qin Miao.

Verstappen simply returned to the outside line. Although the speed was not as fast as when he was sucking Qin Miao's wake, he was gradually surpassing Qin Miao.

However, starting from the loss of the inside line, Verstappen's overtaking is doomed to fail.

After passing the braking point, Qin Miao observed the position of Verstappen's car while braking. Qin Miao walked as much track width as he gave himself.

Expand your entry width as much as possible.

Although it may seem that Qin Miao squeezed Verstappen past, in fact it was just a normal line change during braking.

After all, Qin Miao was following Verstappen's pace.

Brake late to seal Verstappen's best line into the corner, and then rely on the front of his car when passing the apex, and leave no track space for Verstappen when exiting the corner.

A textbook defensive finish.

If Verstappen encountered Qin Miao's defensive action in the past, he would definitely start cursing in the team's TR immediately, but after understanding Qin Miao's defensive nature, Verstappen was honest and slowed down silently. Exit rhythm.

I can't afford to provoke him, Qin Miao may look a little shy on the outside, but this person really dares to play with him on the track.

However, it is a blessing in disguise, because Verstappen voluntarily backed down, and he did not lose much rhythm in this overtaking failure. After exiting the corner, he only landed 0.7 seconds behind Qin Miao, and he still stayed behind Qin Miao. in the DRS area.

The multi-bending area in the first timing period is the advantageous area of ​​the Mercedes-Benz car, although Qin Miao's tire-safe running method was only shortened by Verstappen by 0.1 seconds.

After running the DRS zone in the second time period, Verstappen chased for another 0.2 seconds and fell 0.4 seconds behind Qin Miao.

Although Verstappen still put pressure on Qin Miao during this period of DRS, Qin Miao just ignored it.

No.30 nine-lap starting straight.

Verstappen attacked Qin Miao again. This time, Verstappen was closer. After exiting the corner, he was 0.2 seconds behind Qin Miao.

If you look at it from the wrong angle, you will have the illusion that Verstappen's front nose is attached to the rear diffuser of Qin Miao's racing car.

And the skin at the junction of Verstappen's gloves and the fireproof suit could feel the scorching exhaust gas from the exhaust pipe of Qin Miao's racing car.

Qin Miao didn't draw a dragon this time. Although his own dragon drawing just now did not violate the rules, but the amplitude and frequency were a bit high, and he was warned once by the competition for dangerous driving.

But Qin Miao is not unable to defend Verstappen.

The starting straight on lap 39 had just entered the DRS zone. Qin Miao stared at his rearview mirror, leaving a large area of ​​track space inside to Verstappen, waiting for him to tap the inside.

Just after 1/4 of the starting straight, Verstappen was only 0.1 second away from Qin Miao's back, and at this time Verstappen also suddenly tapped inside.

Wanting to catch Qin Miao by surprise, Qin Miao, who had been keeping a close eye on Verstappen's racing car, followed Verstappen's rhythm as soon as he was about to take an inside tap.

Now Qin Miao's reaction speed is much faster than when he started.

Anyway, Verstappen didn't overtake Qin Miao at this time, and Qin Miao's first defensive line change was useless. No one could find fault with his line change this time.

But what Verstappen didn't expect was that Qin Miao and himself changed the line at the same time and reacted so resolutely and so quickly. The most important thing is that the gap between the two is too small, only 0.1 seconds away.

So unexpectedly and reasonably, the two cars collided.

ps. Sorry, there are only four thousand today... (end of this chapter)