How did I become an F1 driver?

Chapter 215 Chapter 213: The thrilling Verstappen (6K, 419 more updates)

After a set of extreme operations, Qin Miao at least bought himself another 0.1 seconds.

Strictly speaking, as long as the current team ensures that its tire change time is within 2.1 seconds, Qin Miao is confident that he will most likely be ranked in front of Verstappen after he gets out.

Qin Miao's pit stop was also critical at this time, so the director also switched the camera to Qin Miao.

So it was seen that Qin Miao parked his racing car firmly in the parking position.

Reyes and everyone started moving instantly. While the two jack technicians at the front and back were jacking up Qin Miao's car, the four engineers in charge of the air gun had jammed the air gun nozzle into the four bolts on Qin Miao's racing tire.

As Qin Miao's car lifted off the ground, four bolts were removed.

At the same time, the soft tires that were almost worn were taken away, and four new medium tires were installed.

Tighten the air gun alignment bolt position.

Lower the front and rear jacks at the same time.

After Qin Miao felt the car falling, he gently stepped on the accelerator pedal, and then the car started steadily. It is worth mentioning that Qin Miao did not let his rear wheel spin when he started.

Although this can effectively increase the temperature of his rear wheels and have stronger grip on the track, Qin Miao doesn't know how long he will have to defend Verstappen, so this will consume a lot of tires. The operation can be a little less.

"Okay, it takes 2.1 seconds to change the tire." Brother Fei told Qin Miao how fast he changed the tire after seeing Qin Miao come out.

Brother Bing became a little nervous again: "Qin Miao, can you be in front of Verstappen when we come out?"

If he followed Brother Ran's usual approach, he would definitely say "It's impossible, it can't be surpassed" at this time.

But as a fan of Qin Miao, he still chose to shut up at this time, hoping for a good result.

In the end, Qin Miao did not disappoint everyone who supported him.

After coming out, he got stuck in front of Verstappen.

At this time, Verstappen had just exited T1 and started accelerating, and Qin Miao suddenly drove out from the inside.

To be honest, Verstappen felt a twinge of pain for a moment when he saw Qin Miao appearing in front of him. Why is it you again?
It was just a feeling before, but now Verstappen really feels that Qin Miao is a little disgusting on the field.

You can say that he is behind you. This person B has a very strong sense of presence. When putting pressure on himself, he always has the aura of being prepared to die with him.

You say he is in front of you. Qin Miao's defensive ability is really terrifying and airtight. If you put pressure on him, it won't have much effect. The key is that he still has many dirty tricks in your face when defending. Throw up.

Verstappen hopes that his teammates can play a role at this time. I don’t ask you anything else, just help me resist the pressure from Qin Miao.

After Qin Miao came out, the ranking on the field was as follows.

1: Vettel
2: Qin Miao

3: Verstappen

4: Perez
5: Hamilton

That's right, Vettel still didn't pit at this time.

It is a pity that Vettel is 4.8 seconds ahead of Qin Miao and cannot provide Qin Miao with DRS and wake, otherwise it would be easier for Qin Miao to defend Verstappen.

However, Vettel will always have to pit to change tires. His ranking is short-lived, so Qin Miao is the one ranked first at this moment.

Moreover, what Qin Miao needs to pay attention to most at this time is not Vettel, but Verstappen behind him.

Although his tires are newer than Verstappen at this time and have better grip.

The temperature of Qin Miao's tires has not yet risen.

In total, Qin Miao still has a certain disadvantage compared to Verstappen.

So this circle is crucial.

Verstappen naturally knew that this was the best time to overtake Qin Miao, and ERS, which had been preparing for a long time, began to unleash its full strength.

After passing Qin Miao in this lap, many subsequent problems will be solved easily, but if he had not passed Qin Miao in this lap, then Verstappen can imagine that Qin Miao will guard him to death in the future. .

So Qin Miao discovered that Verstappen's speed suddenly began to increase.

Although T2 didn't do anything to himself, after leaving the DRS area of ​​T2, Verstappen sucked in his own wake and DRS.

Qin Miao started drawing dragons immediately.

Seeing this, Verstappen didn't make any unnecessary moves and just kept running at a normal pace on the driving lane.

Before the DRS zone was even halfway through, Verstappen completed his tap on the outside.

Seeing this, Qin Miao no longer had the desire to resist. He had no choice. With the support of DRS, Red Bull's absolute speed was too fast.

Moreover, Qin Miao's tires did not reach the appropriate working temperature, so Qin Miao had no countermeasures against Verstappen's overtaking.

All Qin Miao can do at this time is to hope that Verstappen will not completely surpass him when entering T3, and he will have the opportunity to brake late and force Verstappen to give up his position.

It's a pity that Red Bull's DRS was too efficient after it was turned on. Verstappen completed his overtaking of Qin Miao before the braking point of T3.

Qin Miao could only return to the normal driving lane before the T3 braking point, and then follow Verstappen honestly and wait for the temperature of his tires to come up.

It is worth mentioning that Qin Miao returned behind Verstappen again, and the lock on his skills was also released.

Only then did Qin Miao realize that the skill had to be followed behind the driver in front to be useful.

But don't worry too much, because Qin Miao knows that his tires are faster than Verstappen in front, so Qin Miao can follow Verstappen.

Moreover, the skill CD is also changing, and Baku is not Monaco, so Qin Miao still has a chance to regain his position, and he may even not use his skills directly.

However, after Qin Miao lost his position, the three commentators and Qin Miao's fans still felt it was a pity.

At the end of lap No. 18, Vettel finally chose to pit.

However, this news has little impact on Qin Miao and other top group riders.

In addition to Vettel, Qin Miao had a good rhythm after exiting the corner in T16 in this lap. He was 0.5 seconds behind Verstappen and was ready to start his first battle against Verstappen. attack.

After Verstappen noticed Qin Miao's intention, he also started to draw dragons on the track.

However, Qin Miao at this time did not dare to be as relaxed as when Verstappen overtook Qin Miao.

Qin Miao's engine output is somewhat insufficient, and Verstappen also changed his engine in this race, so Qin Miao has no advantage over Verstappen on the straight, and even has some disadvantages.

If you want to overtake him, you can only rely on DRS and wake effect.

Qin Miao's advantage is that the tire grip is better than Verstappen, but the place where the tire grip advantage of the Baku track can be used is in the second timing section, but there is no overtaking point in the second timing section.

So Qin Miao followed Verstappen and charged the battery for two laps. After the No. 18 lap was fully charged, he began to discharge quickly, chasing Verstappen in front, and finally reached the current situation.

Moreover, Qin Miao's battery was already running low at this time. If Verstappen's wake had not been absorbed, the opportunity that Qin Miao had finally won for himself would have slipped from his hands.

So the audience saw Qin Miao steadily following Verstappen and starting to draw the dragon according to his rhythm.

To be honest, with the synchronization rate of these two people's movements, they can really fly mechas in Pacific Rim.

All the way to the DRS area, Qin Miao turned on the DRS of her car as soon as she passed the DRS detection point.

After DRS is turned on, Qin Miao's relative speed has an advantage over Verstappen, and the large wake just now also shortened the distance between Qin Miao and Verstappen to 0.3 seconds.

In Qin Miao's opinion, this time was enough for him to surpass Verstappen with DRS alone.

So he didn't follow Verstappen to draw the dragon, and planned to pass directly by relying on his speed advantage on the outside.

The fact is that Qin Miao's relative speed at this time is indeed sufficient.

However, Verstappen, an old guy, suddenly turned on the ERS of his car at this time.

Although the ERS of Verstappen's car was used in the first few laps to avoid being chased too closely by Qin Miao, he always kept his ERS power above 20%.

At this time, a sudden cold arrow came to Qin Miao.

Qin Miao saw that the closing rate, which was still at least 7 kilometers per hour, began to drop, and he suddenly guessed that Verstappen might be hiding something.

I didn’t dare to be too embarrassed to take a sip of the wake, so I honestly returned to Verstappen’s back and continued to take a sip of the wake.

But also because of the delay just now, the DRS zone was already halfway through when Qin Miao caught up with Verstappen.

Seeing that Qin Miao's relative speed was fast enough, Verstappen had no way to stop him, so he could only stick to the inside line while constantly looking at the rearview mirror to determine the position of Qin Miao's car.To be honest, Verstappen never imagined before the start of this season that after six grands prix this season, although Hamilton fought fiercely with himself, the driver who caused the most trouble for him was Qin Miao.

In fact, before the start of this season, Verstappen was quite happy to know that Mercedes' second driver was changed from Bottas to a newcomer with no F1 racing experience.

Although Verstappen was also surprised by Qin Miao's ability to control the wind and rain in F2, everyone knows that F2 and F1 are two events with different dimensions. You can control the thunder and lightning in F2, but after you get to F1, you will probably only be able to control the lightning. A driver from the mid-level group who stands out from the crowd.

Even if you are really talented, you have to adapt to the car in F1 for a period of time. At least the first few games will not pose any threat to Verstappen and Red Bull.

You may not have noticed that Perez didn’t run very well in his first few races after joining Red Bull.

But what's the result?Qin Miao's first F1 Grand Prix almost prevented Verstappen from vomiting.

Finally, after crossing the finish line, Qin Miao set the fastest lap of the entire race and at the same time took the lead on the outside of Verstappen. He was alongside Verstappen and ahead of him to a certain extent before the braking point of T1.

But as for the outside line, everyone knows it. Qin Miao surpassed it. This distance is like having no advantage in front of Verstappen.

At the same time, Perez behind Qin Miao was also stretched a bit during this period, because Qin Miao's teammate Hamilton also attacked Perez.

For a moment, the director had a happy worry. Qin Miao attacked Verstappen in the front, and Hamilton attacked Perez in the back.

T1, Verstappen's signature late braking blocked Qin Miao's best entry line.

Although this corner was not suitable, Qin Miao still chose to cross the line. After all, there was really nothing he could do if this position was blocked by Verstappen who braked late.

However, due to the angle restriction of the curve, Qin Miao did not gain anything from this attack. Taking the intersection line to exit the curve only made Qin Miao and Verstappen follow a little closer.

Moreover, Verstappen has just used up his ERS power in the DRS area, and the power that T1's heavy braking can provide him is also very limited.

When accelerating out of T1, all the power is basically used up.

And what about Qin Miao?Originally, he had 18% battery on the No. 90 lap just now. He released a wave of power on the 2.2-kilometer straight, but not all of it was used up. He replenished a wave of battery during T1 and stayed behind Verstappen. I added a little more when passing T2, so when I came to the DRS area in the first timing period after exiting T2, Qin Miao still had 1% of the battery.

This time Qin Miao was more aggressive, tapping directly inside, with DRS and ERS at the same time, and the rich mode was fully turned on.

Verstappen also knew that Qin Miao must not be allowed to stand on the inside line at this time, so when Qin Miao was about to tap the inside line, he changed lanes to compress Qin Miao's position, hoping to seal all Qin Miao's inside line taps before Qin Miao's inside line tap. Space.

The straightaway from T2 to T3 is not too wide.

Verstappen's line change immediately blocked all the lines that Qin Miao was tapping on the inside.

Naturally, Qin Miao already knew that Verstappen would be so defensive about him, so he was always on guard against Verstappen's line changes. Once he changed, he would make a move to go to the outside line.

After Verstappen saw this scene, he naturally moved a little further to the outside.

Although the asphalt on the Baku track is often driven by cars, the grip of the asphalt on the track's driving line is slightly better than that of the asphalt on the non-driving line.

Moreover, Verstappen's corner entry angle is not very good. If he forced the corner into the corner at this position, his speed will drop a lot.

It is even possible that Qin Miao might pass him by crossing the line with one hand because his speed is too slow.

But just when Verstappen started to slightly turn his steering wheel outward and look at the rearview mirror on the right, he suddenly discovered that Qin did not appear on the right rearview mirror of his car. Miao's racing car.

At this moment, Verstappen had a thrilling feeling as the pores all over his body suddenly shrank.

When Verstappen turned back and looked at his left rearview mirror, he saw that the left tire of Qin Miao's car was almost pressed against the guard wall and squeezed into the gap between him and the guard wall, which was barely enough for a car to enter. Among them, and not sure if he saw it wrong, Verstappen also saw some white and green things flying out from behind Qin Miao's car.

But despite the flying debris, which were obviously Rolex foam billboards, Qin Miao's car was not affected in any way, and its speed did not drop. Instead, it was still accelerating.

At this moment, Verstappen realized that Qin Miao had deceived him with a set of fake moves.

As a driver with such rich experience and talent, Verstappen was naturally mentally prepared and dealt with the possibility of being feinted by the opponent. After he turned right, he was not immediately given enough space on the left. It's so big that at most one F1 car can be crammed into that space, and after cramming in a car, the gap that can be left will never exceed three centimeters.

At this distance, drivers who are not confident in their own driving skills would usually be put off. After all, any collision in such an environment would be a serious accident.

Drivers still have to face the problem of repairing their cars after the race.

Even experienced drivers, no one would take risks when faced with such a large gap unless it is a critical moment in the game.

But what about Qin Miao?He got in right away, and judging from the depth of Qin Miao's entry, he basically came in without much hesitation after seeing the gap.

Verstappen could only sigh helplessly when he saw this, and then silently moved the car to the outside to leave more space for Qin Miao.

Verstappen has experienced Qin Miao's defensive ability. He knows that Qin Miao with DRS will definitely surpass him when entering the corner in T3. When the time comes, Qin Miao will be unable to do anything if he brakes late.

So at this time, Verstappen could only return to the outside line, trying his best to ensure that his rhythm would not be deflected by Qin Miao, putting pressure on Qin Miao while charging his car, and looking for opportunities to surpass Qin Miao and give the position to Qin Miao. Grab it back.

And all this happened in just three seconds.

The three commentators from Five-Star Sports saw Qin Miao's overtaking maneuver and stood up from their positions in excitement.

Brother Bing raised his arms and shouted: "Qin Miao! This overtaking is so beautiful!"

Brother Fei also applauded repeatedly: "Beautiful! That's it! Qin Miao is back in first place!"

Brother Ran couldn't hide his inner emotions, but he still explained to the audience the difficulty of Qin Miao's overtaking this time: "When Qin Miao was forced to the inside by Verstappen, he also made a fake move to prepare to go to the outside. , this fake move hit Verstappen, and then Qin Miao directly inserted into the little space left by Verstappen.

The difficulty of these operations is not small at all. If you make a mistake, you will crash and retire from the race. "

In the end, Fei Ge concluded: “Determined, calm, bold and careful, and technically excellent!
Finally, hoping for the stars and the moon, we finally have such a talented driver in our country! "

After Qin Miao completed this overtaking, all the engineers in the Mercedes P room who were nervously staring at the broadcast screen all stood up from their seats and high-fived each other in celebration.

Toto also had a smile on his face, but when no one noticed, Toto took out two pieces of paper from the drawer under his desk and wiped the sweat on his palms.

Qin Miao forced his way to Verstappen's inside line. When Toto saw it, he was really frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. Especially when Qin Miao's right rear wheel grazed a Rolex billboard, shattering the billboard. When the dust was raised, Toto was already mentally prepared for Qin Miao to make a mistake and retire during the fight, and to comfort Qin Miao after the game.

But I didn't expect Qin Miao to be so caring on the court, and he really got involved.

Fortunately, there was no accident in the end. Although the car could be repaired, no one would feel too good to see a driver who had great hope of scoring points and possibly even a chance to win the championship retire from the race.

But more than these, Toto is more worried about Qin Miao getting injured on the track.

Although Mercedes still has Bottas as a substitute, the relationship between Bottas and Mercedes has dropped to a freezing point after Mercedes took him over. Toto basically doesn't expect him to be able to help Hamilton. what.

After Bottas came up, he must have wanted to show his strength as much as possible so that he could find a better contract with the next team.

Qin Miao finally passed Verstappen in T3 by braking late.

After this wonderful attack and defense came to an end, the director switched the camera to the track just now.

I saw a lot of white foam on the track, and there were obvious scratch marks on the two Rolex billboards connected next to the track. The ROLEX under the crown was directly scratched by the tires.

Although the billboard he placed on the F1 field was scratched to pieces by Qin Miao, the people at Rolex laughed on the spot after seeing this scene. This is not a damaged billboard, this is a top-notch advertisement!

Qin Miao came to the second timing section after passing Verstappen in T3 and then T4. There was no suitable overtaking point in this timing section, so Qin Miao relaxed a little after confirming that Verstappen could not surpass him.

When Qin Miao was squeezing Verstappen's gap just now, he also heard the sound of the rear wheel of his car colliding, so now that he was free, he asked in TR: "What's wrong with my left rear wheel?" Problem?"

After Frankie and the others were happy, they also knew that Qin Miao's tire had collided with the guard wall. He was more concerned about the state of his racing car than Qin Miao, so before Qin Miao asked, they had already started checking Qin Miao's racing tires. Incoming sensor data.

Fortunately, Qin Miao's racing tires did not have any problems.

So Frankie replied very relaxedly: "It's very beautiful, don't worry, there is nothing wrong with the tires."

After hearing French's words, Qin Miao also breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to plan how to face Verstappen's attack on the next straightaway.

After Verstappen was overtaken by Qin Miao once, his rhythm was a little disordered, so he did not directly attack Qin Miao at the beginning.

Verstappen has experienced Qin Miao's defensive ability, so although he now has the ability to attack Qin Miao, he did not take action. Instead, he followed Qin Miao in the DRS area to charge his car. .

After fighting Qin Miao for so many rounds, Verstappen knew clearly.

If he wants to comfortably overtake Qin Miao, the best and safest way is to rely on pure speed advantage just like he did when Qin Miao came out of the maintenance area before entering the braking point of the next corner. Qin Miao was surpassed.

And it's still long before the end of the race, and Verstappen has enough patience to wait for the opportunity.

This wait is the second round of No. 20.

Verstappen, who had been following Qin Miao for about 0.7 seconds, suddenly shortened the distance between him and Qin Miao in the second timing period.

And after exiting the corner in T15 in the second timing period, he came to a place 0.5 seconds behind Qin Miao.

After leaving T16 and entering the third season, Verstappen began to fully unleash the performance of his car.

Seeing this, Qin Miao couldn't even have the slightest desire to defend Verstappen, because Verstappen's car was too fast with wake and DRS.

(End of this chapter)