How did I become an F1 driver?

Chapter 198 196: The old man (6K, the long-lost Gagen is here! 820)

To be honest, Qin Miao felt quite amusing at this time, with a feeling of pretending to be successful, and the feeling of "sitting" on the F1 car to complete the lap was also quite special.

It was very windy and not at all as hot as sitting in a monocoque.

When waving to the surrounding audience, it won't be as tight as sitting in the monocoque, and you can only extend one palm.

As for the fact that sitting in Hamilton's car to complete the return lap will violate FIA ​​rules, to be honest, Qin Miao really doesn't know.

The FIA ​​driver's manual and rules are said to be read by all drivers.

But to be honest, after so many years of development in F1, the F1 Driver's Manual is so thick. Drivers who have the patience to read through these things cannot be said to be non-existent, it can only be said to be rare.

And Qin Miao belongs to the category of people who have no patience to read this book.

In fact, the team also knew that the drivers might not be able to understand the FIA ​​rules, so Barber was Mercedes' insurance for Qin Miao.

Barber will discuss some FIA ​​rules with Qin Miao at an appropriate time.

Qin Miao knew most of the FIA ​​rules from Barber.

But no one thought that with the flip flops and the fuel limit, there would be people who would park their cars on the track after the race. The key is that there are drivers who dare to pull Qin Miao away. Also really dare to sit.

So there was such a classic scene on the field again.

Qin Miao returned to the podium in the maintenance area in his teammate's car.

Of course, Qin Miao also knew that his own safety was the most important thing, so he didn't pretend to get out of Hamilton's car handsomely before it stopped, but waited for Hamilton's car to stop before getting out of the car. up and down.

He didn't go to his crew members to celebrate for the first time, but turned around and shook hands with Hamilton to thank him.

And as Qin Miao leaned in front of Hamilton's helmet again, and the W12's engine was turned off, Qin Miao could hear Hamilton's voice this time.

But looking at Qin Miao's silly look, Hamilton didn't want to spoil Qin Miao's good mood for a while, so he shook hands with Qin Miao and said, "You performed well in the game. You can beat Weiss in the last paragraph." I didn't expect Tapan."

Qin Miao smiled slightly, buddy, after the gold skill is pressed up, you will be three points slower, let alone Verstappen whose tires are no longer good.

But Qin Miao definitely couldn't say that in front of Hamilton, so he said modestly: "Fortunately, you have helped me a lot. If there is no fight between you and Verstappen in front, I would like to It's not that easy to get close to Verstappen."

But at this time Hamilton didn't say anything, just patted the back of Qin Miao's hand and gave Qin Miao a self-seeking look.

Qin Miao couldn't understand it directly, turned around and waved to the audience on the opposite side of the track, and then came to the Mercedes staff, first hugged Barber, and then came to Franky to give him a hug.

It was unexpected for Qin Miao and their team to finish the race in No.2, so Qin Miao was quite happy at this time, and did not notice the complicated expressions on their faces.

Then Qin Miao hugged and celebrated with his crew members, as well as the management of Mercedes.

In this game, Mei Ben brought back one or two. Although Qin Miao's operation on the return circle showed that Toto's blood pressure was a bit high, he also came to the scene.

No matter what the penalty of the next game is, Toto is satisfied with the result of this game, whether as the boss or the team leader.

So at this time, he must stand up and give a statement to everyone in the team.

But before coming, Allison watched Qin Miao sitting in Hamilton's car and waved to the audience, sighed a little angrily and amusingly, and asked Toto: "He has already sat in, what is the punishment?" Surely, do we need to do something?"

Toto had calmed down a little at this time. After hearing Alisson's question, he shook his head and said, "It has become a fait accompli, and there is not much we can do."

Thinking of Qin Miao's imminent penalty in the next game, Toto made up his mind to let Qin Miao learn the FIA ​​rules this year, but he kept talking: "I'm going to the podium first, You let them put pressure on the FIA ​​and try to reduce the punishment for Qin Miao."

Although the FIA ​​has clear regulations on this rule, sometimes fighting for the interests of the drivers in one's own team is not just for superficial things, but also has a deep meaning.

After celebrating with them, no one from the Mercedes team told Qin Miao that what he did on the field was against the rules. Maybe they all thought the same as Hamilton. They wanted this happiness to last in Qin Miao's heart for a long time. a little.

After that, there is the weighing session. As for the post-race inspection of the car, the FIA ​​has procedures, and Qin Miao doesn't need to worry about it.

After recording her weight, Qin Miao took off the helmet and Hans system, shook hands with Verstappen, and went for an interview.

The post-match interview for this game was conducted by Jenson Button.

"Congratulations Qin Miao. Your performance in this race is absolutely amazing. The most amazing thing is that your medium tires lasted 58 laps on the track. This is unbelievable. This is a tire beyond the theoretical limit of Pirelli. numbers, how on earth did you do it?"

Qin Miao smiled, then shrugged and said: "First of all, I would like to thank the fans who came to the scene. I was surprised that I even saw our country's national flag at the scene. After seeing them, I felt full of strength and motivation in my body.

Secondly, I need to thank the team for giving me a competitive racing car. The racing car controls the tire temperature very well. I don’t feel too much pressure when driving. In addition, I protect the tires throughout the race. Due to the combination of various factors , so that the medium tire has enough service life. "

"It's incredible how well you can protect your tires. But after the race, we also saw that the right rear tire of your car had a puncture. What do you think was the cause of this puncture?"

Qin Miao thought for a while before answering: "There are two reasons. First, there was a slight collision between me and Verstappen during the fight. In addition, after driving for 58 laps, the tire blew out in the end. .”

"Thanks, one last question, how does it feel to sit in the Mercedes?"

Qin Miao smiled when she heard this question: "It's good, but unfortunately there are fewer spectators for this game. I believe many people will regret not coming to the scene."

"OK, thanks."

Qin Miao nodded and turned to leave.

Patton actually knew that Qin Miao would be punished for what he did, but judging by Qin Miao's appearance, it was estimated that the young man didn't know about it at all, so Patton didn't spoil Qin Miao's interest at this time.

At that time, the FIA ​​will show the punishment given to Qin Miao.

After Qin Miao's interview was over, she waved to the audience in the stands and turned to the backstage of the podium to wait for the award.

Then there was the interview between Verstappen and Hamilton, which Qin Miao didn't care too much about.

Soon, the three drivers took the stage amid the applause of the audience and the staff of the various teams. The staff member sent by the Mercedes team to receive the award was James Allison, chief technical officer of Mercedes.

After all, this race is regarded as the victory of the Mercedes team. If a certain driver's technician or track engineer is allowed to go up to receive the award, it will appear to be a bit preferential.

The final four finished the two British national anthems on the podium.

After the national anthem, the three drivers received their respective trophies.

Then came the familiar champagne flying.

Before Qin Miao had time to reach for the champagne in front of her, the wine and foam from Hamilton's side came over.

Not to be outdone, Qin Miao picked up the champagne and blocked the mouth of the champagne with her thumb. After shaking it twice vigorously, she found an angle to sip Verstappen, Hamilton, and Allison together.

Among them, Hamilton focused on taking care of.

After arguing for a while, the four clinked glasses with each other.

Afterwards, Hamilton took Qin Miao's shoulders, and the four of them took a group photo on the podium.

Among the three commentators from Five-Star Sports who were extremely stubborn, the tournament gave the final ranking and scoring situation of this game:

P1: Hamilton +26 (fastest lap after changing tires)
P2: Qin Miao +18
P3: Verstappen +14
P4: Leclerc +12
P5: Perez +10
P6: Ricardo +8
P7: Sainz +6
P8: Norris +4
P9: Aokang +2
P10: Gasly +1
Drivers' total points and rankings are as follows:

1: Hamilton 96
2: Verstappen 65
3: Qin Miao 58
4: Leclerc 42
5: Norris 38
6: Perez 34
7: Ricardo 24
8: Sainz 19
9: Ocon 10
10: Alonso 6
11: Stroll 5
12: Gasly 5
13: Kakuda 2
14: Kimi1
Although Qin Miao beat Verstappen in this game, the retirement of Portugal in the last game had a big blow to Qin Miao's standings, so he still ranked third after the game.

In this game, Norris' performance was not good. He finished the race eighth and finally only scored 4 points. Leclerc, who was originally behind Norris in total points, finished the race in fourth place and won the 12 points.

As a result, Leclerc surpassed Norris and moved to fourth place in the total points.

I believe that once this ranking comes out, Le Lao Si's title will never be taken off.

The team standings after the race are as follows:
1: Mercedes: 154
2: Red Bull: 99
3: McLaren: 62
4: Ferrari: 61
5: Alpine: 16
6: Red Bull: 7
7: Aston Martin: 5
8: Alfa Romeo: 1
Although the points of each team have increased, the team rankings have remained the same.

Ferrari is still in fourth.

After receiving the award, Qin Miao and Hamilton returned to the team together.

Handing the trophy to the staff of the Mercedes team, Qin Miao went back to the team home like Hamilton and took off his racing uniform, and changed into a short-sleeved Mercedes uniform. Activities need to be attended.

The post-game activities are not complicated either, just the fan meeting activities after the game are similar to those before the game.

And during this event, Qin Miao saw the female fan he had seen before the game started.

To be honest, at first glance, it was amazing and beautiful, but Qin Miao really felt that the other party looked very familiar.

But Qin Miao searched his memory. In recent times, let alone women, he saw very few strangers. He was either in the gym or in the fleet simulator. He spent the rest of the time at home with his girlfriend, and the only time he went out was It's for Hamilton.

Qin Miao is a person who doesn't care too much about these small things. If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it.

However, in the part of distributing gifts to fans, Qin Miao deliberately threw her a hat with both Chinese and English names signed by him, but the first hat thrown to the past was snatched by others.

But it doesn't matter, Qin Miao threw another one to her, this time she snatched it up and smiled happily.

After making sure that her beautiful fans got the gift, Qin Miao didn't care about it anymore.

After the event was over, Qin Miao went back to the team's home and prepared to go back to the UK after tidying up her things.

But before Qin Miao left the paddock, Toto stopped Qin Miao.

Qin Miao was still a little puzzled. After the game, she had almost finished her work. Is there anything else that needs to be done?

Toto looked at Qin Miao's bewildered little eyes with some doubts, and guessed why Qin Miao behaved like this.

The guy didn't even realize the consequences of taking a ride with Hamilton.

As for Hamilton, Toto didn't know what Hamilton was thinking at the time. If Qin Miao was ignorant, how could he not understand?

Toto also talked to Hamilton just now, and the explanation he gave was natural. He tried to refuse, but Qin Miao didn't hear it.

Since Qin Miao asked, he did it.

To be honest, Toto was very helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

Although Toto also hoped that Qin Miao would have a happy holiday after returning to the UK, as the owner and team leader of the team, there were some things he had to say.

"Qin Miao, I'm here to tell you about the punishment you might face." After Qin Miao closed the door, Toto said straight to the point.

Qin Miao was obviously stunned for a moment, punishment?What punishment?
Without waiting for Qin Miao to speak, Toto said: "Actually, the FIA ​​now has a rule that if you ride another driver's F1 car and return to the pit lane, you will be punished."

Qin Miao: ...

Qin Miao:? ? ? ! ! !

"What the fuck?" After hearing the news, Qin Miao broke out in Chinese.

Then Qin Miao asked nervously, "Tuoto, what specific punishments are you talking about?"

Toto said with a half-smile: "Including a penalty of ten positions in the next game, a reprimand before the start of the next game, and if the circumstances are serious, your super driver's license points may also be deducted.

Oh, by the way, let me stress that the next race is at Monte Carlo in Monaco. "

Qin Miao was struck by lightning when he heard the news.

Monaco...

The pearl belongs to the pearl, but it is too difficult to overtake on this tight track.

"Fuck..."

"what?"

"...It's nothing, I'm sorry Toto." Qin Miao said with some frustration.

Toto smiled and comforted: "Although the matter is a bit serious, there is no room for recovery. The team will help you try to get a lighter punishment."

After all, he is a child who is not yet twenty.

Toto thought so.

"Then what do I need to do?" Qin Miao asked after nodding.

After thinking for a while, Toto said: "After the FIA ​​punishment comes out, post a statement on the public social platform. The team can help you edit the copy, and you can also organize the language yourself."

Qin Miao nodded: "Okay, I see."

"Okay, I've finished what I want to say." Toto reached out and patted Qin Miao's shoulder and said: "Although you made a mistake, it is not a big mistake that will make the sky fall.

After all, you are still young and have the capital to make mistakes.

So don’t think too much, we will discuss about the next game when we go home this holiday, take a good rest and adjust our state. "

Speaking of this, Toto paused, and added: "However, I still suggest that you practice more on how to overtake in Monaco on the team simulator during this time."

Qin Miao: ...

……

It was already after five o'clock in the afternoon when he came out of the team. Hamilton had already left at this time. When Qin Miao came out after chatting with Toto, he saw his car being towed back to the P room.

So Qin Miao went up to check the damage to his vehicle.

The good news is that the right rear suspension is preserved, the bad news is that the right rear part of the bottom plate has been worn away.

Although this kind of damage will not have any effect on a family car or even a super sports car, the putty can be repaired as soon as it is scraped.

But the F1 car can't, the entire floor of the F1 car is made of carbon fiber.

Although the strength and tensile properties of carbon fiber are strong, it cannot be repaired after being hit, and can only be replaced with a new one.

So Qin Miao's tire blowout after the game directly ruined a base plate, and 80 yuan was just gone.

Because the inspection took a while, it was a little late when I came out.

Putting on casual clothes, Qin Miao and Barber went to the parking lot together. On the way, Qin Miao was obviously not in high spirits, and Barber was also comforting Qin Miao.

And just as the two of them walked out of the turnstiles in the paddock and walked up to the parking lot dedicated to the team staff, Qin Miao found the female fan on the side of the road again.

At this time, she was looking at the turnstile where Qin Miao and the others were located.

After seeing Qin Miao, the other party was obviously very happy, waving to Qin Miao and calling Qin Miao's name.

Qin Miao looked around in confusion. This is an area in the paddock that is not open to the public. Under normal circumstances, only team staff, FIA staff and Matthew will be present here. No fans will come in.

And this man ran in.

But no matter what, people are already blocked on the only way to the parking lot after all, and it is not easy to run all the way here at risk, so Qin Miao walked over to meet the other party.

Qin Miao's sense of familiarity with her became stronger after coming closer, but she just couldn't remember where she had seen her.

The other party obviously didn't notice anything unusual, and said excitedly, "Hello, Qin Miao, I'm your car fan, thank you for the hat you gave me at that time."

This excited look is like a fan who has met his idol.

Qin Miao has also met many fans, and knows how to deal with it at this time, so she replied with a smile: "It's just as long as you like it."

After finishing speaking, Qin Miao still couldn't hold back the curiosity in her heart: "Can I ask what your name is? I always feel that I have seen you somewhere, but I just can't remember it for a while."

The other party was also taken aback. She had heard too many people say this to herself.

After all, in today's society, any girl who looks a little better will be approached by others, let alone a sister like her who has a score of 90 or more. It is not an exaggeration for people who want to talk to her to line up for a kilometer or two.

But she knew that Qin Miao's doubts were definitely not feigned, because it was unnecessary.

In this case, Qin Miao may have seen himself somewhere, or met someone who looks like him or has the same temperament as him.

She didn't hide it either, and said openly: "Coincidentally, you and I belong to the same family, and my surname is also Qin, and my name is Qin Yun."

When Qin Yun said this, she was still a little excited and looking forward to it. What if Qin Miao really saw herself somewhere?

When Qin Miao heard the other person's name, the sense of familiarity became stronger, but she just couldn't remember it for a while.

"Tsk, I feel more familiar with you as soon as your name is said, but I just can't remember it. I feel like we have met somewhere." Qin Miao scratched her head with some headaches.

Qin Yun's sense of anticipation grew stronger, but she didn't know if she had seen Qin Miao in that gathering.

And just when Qin Yun was about to act like a little girl, reporting her birth date, family background, and growth history to Qin Miao like checking her household registration.

Qin Miao said to her, "Wait a minute, I'll ask my wife."

Then Qin Yun saw Qin Miao take out her mobile phone, skillfully pressed a phone number and dialed it.

After a while, the phone was connected, and Qiu Meng's voice came from the phone.

"Hey?"

"Daughter-in-law, I have a question for you.

Do you still remember a pretty girl named Qin Yun?I always feel that she looks very familiar, but for a while, I just can't remember where I saw her. "

Qiu Meng is busy in the newly established studio. After hearing Qin Miao's question, she put down the work in hand, and after thinking about it carefully, she said, "I seem to have a little impression, what's wrong?"

"I met her on this side of the track."

Qiu Meng was stunned and recalled it carefully for a while before she suddenly realized: "I remembered, we met her when we attended a private party last game, and she was harassed by other people at that time."

After Qiu Meng reminded her, Qin Miao suddenly remembered where she had seen Qin Yun.

He slapped his thigh suddenly and said, "Damn it, I remembered it too! I even competed with her."

After chatting with Qiu Meng for a few more words, Qin Miao hung up the phone, then looked at Qin Yun excitedly and said, "I remembered."

Qin Yun naturally also heard Qin Miao's words, and began to recall the competitions she had participated in in her mind.

But she has participated in too many games, and she couldn't remember for a while, which game she had played against Qin Miao.

So Qin Yun looked at Qin Miao curiously, waiting for Qin Miao's next words.

"The last race was a private party. We competed together in the last race, and we fought! We even crashed into our car."

(End of this chapter)