How did I become an F1 driver?

Chapter 240 Chapter 238: Hungaroring

At the beginning, Qin Miao could still listen carefully to Toto's long speech in front of him, but after hearing this, Qin Miao almost understood the main purpose of Toto coming to chat with him this time.

From these words, Toto probably wanted to say that he could no longer compete with Hamilton on the track and had to be his No. 2 driver and do some dirty work.

To be honest, Qin Miao felt that what Toto said in front of him was a bit unreasonable.

After all, Toto had clearly promised himself before that he would not interfere in the competitive relationship between himself and Hamilton. But now that Qin Miao's performance is getting better and better, Toto took the initiative to come over and asked him to give him a better performance on the field. Hamilton conceded.

He couldn't outperform his teammates on the field, which resulted in him not winning the championship.

It feels different from the feeling that even though you can't outrun your teammate, the team still gives you an order to give way to the car.

So at this moment, Qin Miao was already preparing to have a quarrel with Mei Ben. This kind of duplicity means that a boss who does one thing and does another is not a good loyalist. After the contract ends, I will change teams.

But Toto's next words almost hit Qin Miao's waist: "But if you can really defeat Hamilton on the field, we won't say much. After all, this is your strength, and in addition to the driver's championship In addition, we also have the constructor championship. If we continue with our momentum this year, we are bound to win an unprecedented seventh consecutive constructor championship.

But these are not as good as Ferrari's 16 constructors' championship.

So we need a stable and strong team so that we can always win.

And let me emphasize here that my promise is still valid. We will not interfere in your competition with Hamilton, but you two must be responsible for each other during the competition. Your competition can only be limited to your own internal affairs and cannot be introduced from outside. strength. "

After hearing these words, his heart skipped a beat. Although Toto didn't say it explicitly, Qin Miao knew that Toto was trying to point his finger at him.

But Qin Miao didn't explain anything, because there was no need. Everyone knew Qin Miao's strength. Although there was no evidence to prove whether Qin Miao's mistake at Silverstone was intentional or it was really just a mistake.

But everyone is well aware of this.

After hearing Toto's words, Qin Miao immediately changed from a weak party who was bullied to the one who did something wrong.

Scratching his face in embarrassment, Qin Miao nodded and said, "Yes, we need to resolutely prevent this from happening!"

Toto smiled and saw that Qin Miao had expressed his stance towards him. His purpose of coming to see Qin Miao so early today could be considered accomplished, so he smoothly switched to another topic: "I'm very happy that you have such an idea. , tell us about your latest new upgrade, I heard it will be offline this week?"

Seeing that Toto had changed the subject, Qin Miao was silently relieved: "Well, there is a new blade coming off the production line. The new blade can restore some of the mechanical grip we lost last season because the blade was cut. It can alleviate to a certain extent the problem of tire overheating caused by excessive aerodynamic downforce."

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After drinking a cup of coffee in Toto's office and chatting for more than 20 minutes, Qin Miao came out of Toto's place.

After coming out, Qin Miao looked at Toto's office and muttered in his heart.

Toto, a purebred Austrian who spends most of his working time in Europe, has learned the twists and turns in China?

And Toto looked at the office door he had closed, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

The paddock is like a big dyeing vat. I remember when I met Qin Miao in private, how could Qin Miao have such a stable temperament? What stood out was the hunger of a young man.

But now?It's a bit like a veteran, so I have to make it clear for myself.

But the matter finally came to an end. Toto took a comfortable sip of the slightly cold coffee. After this conversation, it was unlikely that the two drivers in the team would have irreconcilable conflicts in a short period of time.

For the rest of the morning and the entire afternoon, Qin Miao entered into his normal working state.

I’d run the simulator in the morning, help out at the team’s factory in the afternoon, and then run the simulator data again.

This life continued until Sunday.

Today is a rest day, at least for Qin Miao, but while getting some rest time, Qin Miao also received some not-so-good news: During the summer break after the Hungarian Grand Prix, Qin Miao had to return to China for a while. trip.

On the one hand, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng have not been home for almost three years. Although they did not say it, they both missed home and their parents and family.

So I need to go back during the summer break, and going back to see my family is just incidental. Because of Qin Miao's contract with Yili, Qin Miao needs to return to China during the summer break to participate in a promotional event, record a variety show, and Shoot a commercial.

It can be said that after receiving this news, Qin Miao's summer break was almost like nothing.

Qin Miao originally wanted to struggle, for example, leaving this itinerary until the Japanese station to complete it.

But after looking at the schedule for the 21st season, the Japanese station has been canceled directly.

So amidst Qin Miao's wails, he had no choice but to return to China during the summer break and was forced to open business.

Naturally, this holiday is almost like nothing to Qin Miao.

After a period of time, Qin Miao stopped working and worked hard to improve himself every day.

Until Wednesday, Qin Miao improved his tire protection ability a little more. Now his tire protection ability is 81 points and the total score is 92.

Based on the track characteristics of the Hungaroring, as long as Qin Miao's tire protection ability is strong enough and her qualifying results are good, she can basically take back whatever ranking she takes in qualifying.
On Wednesday, the system sent Qin Miao the tasks for the new game week on time.

[Task: Foster father of the logistics department]

[Requirement: No car damage occurs during the Hungarian Grand Prix (paint damage does not count)]

[Reward: Random skill*1, orange flavored health potion*1]

[Mission: Rise of a New Star]

[Requirement: Defeat his teammate Hamilton in the Hungaroring race]

[Reward: Purple Draw*3, Random Attribute Improvement*1]

[Task: Defense Master]

[Requirement: Defend any driver for more than [-] laps during the race]

[Reward: Random blue skills]

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After confirming the tasks and rewards, Qin Miao also discovered that the Hungarian Grand Prix is ​​not a particularly important competition from the system's perspective, and except for the second task, it is not too difficult to complete other system tasks. .The rewards given can only be described as average.

Qin Miao went to Hungary on Wednesday afternoon. He still stayed at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which has a cooperative relationship here. However, because the location of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is still a little far away from the track, the hotel was owned by Mercedes-Benz. The staff prepared scooters.

The cars of Qin Miao, Hamilton and Toto are still provided by the local Mercedes dealer.

It is not too difficult to run five kilometers with a mobility scooter.

On Thursday, Qin Miao resumed the activities he does every Grand Prix weekend.

I drove to the paddock in the morning and was photographed with a smile on my face by a bunch of reporters who had been waiting at the entrance of the track. Then I punched in and entered the paddock.

We had breakfast in the team's cafeteria, rested for a while, and waited for Barber and his team's staff to get in. We started walking on the track at almost ten o'clock.

In the past, Qin Miao usually walked on the track with one or two people, but today is different, because Qin Miao walked through the Hungaroring when he was in F2, and he is quite familiar with this track, so the process of walking on the track is Zhong Qin Miao has more free time. It would be a good choice to use this free time to improve the relationship with his crew members.

And because he needed to get closer to the crew, Qin Miao did not ride his scooter this time on the track.

It was almost 10:30 after finishing the track. After Qin Miao changed a set of clothes, she went to attend Mercedes' fan meeting.

After the meeting, Qin Miao's work in the morning came to an end. He had lunch and took a break. Starting at two o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Miao accepted an interview with the local news media. After the interview, he went to the pre-match press conference.

Around 03:30 in the afternoon, Qin Miao and Hamilton played table tennis in the team's lounge.

One is a driver from the UK, the founding country of table tennis, and the other is a driver from China, the country that currently plays the best table tennis in the world.

Many people are looking forward to the scene of these two playing table tennis.

And this is not an exercise for the two of them to kill time during their break. This is actually the material they recorded for promotion on social media. It’s like a celebrity who has to post selfies and post updates from time to time to maintain their popularity in front of the audience. Just like brushing one's face, drivers also have this need.

Because Qin Miao is Chinese, and in the impression of most foreigners, Chinese people's view of table tennis is basically talent and skills, so everyone is looking forward to Qin Miao's table tennis showdown with Hamilton. .

They all watched the excitement and wanted to see the scene of Qin Miao beating Hamilton violently.

But don’t mention it. When Qin Miao was in elementary school, Qin Miao’s elementary school happened to be under renovation. At that time, the basketball court was just a construction site covered with loess, there was no football field, and there was no trace of a track. .

Moreover, it was not completed for three years after it was repaired. It was not completed until Qin Miao graduated from elementary school.

Under such circumstances, the only sports and entertainment facilities in Qin Miao Primary School are a few stone table tennis tables.

At that time, Qin Miao and the others didn't have anywhere else to run wild during the physical education class, so the whole class was playing table tennis.

Qin Miao also developed good chipping skills.

Maybe in front of professional table tennis players or even ordinary people who are stronger, Qin Miao's skills can be called immature, but in front of Hamilton, the second-hand swordsman, Qin Miao's outstanding thing is that he can win all over the world with one move.

A single chipping skill almost caused Hamilton to become autistic.

Because Qin Miao's ball speed is not very fast, it is not difficult for Hamilton to catch the ball with his racket. However, after Hamilton's racket catches the ball, the ball always rolls in an unexpected direction.

Of course, after all, it is just a video for promotion, and it is more entertaining than competitive, and there is no benefit even if Qin Miao wins.

Therefore, after discovering that Hamilton was relatively weak, Qin Miao developed his style and only played straight shots against him in the subsequent matches without chipping.

In the end, Hamilton lost to Qin Miao with a score of 9 to 11.

The main thing is a person's sophistication.

But because of this, Qin Miao gave Hamilton the illusion that he could defeat Qin Miao as long as he worked harder and practiced more.

So after it was over, Hamilton said he would definitely win it back next time.

Afterwards, Qin Miao and Hamilton rested for a while, and then they went to the team home together to attend a meeting between team engineers.

After the meeting, Qin Miao's work came to an end.

This kind of work rhythm is just right for Qin Miao, not too tiring, and the day is very fulfilling.

Friday, the day when the first and second training starts.

The weather is good today, the sun is shining, and the track temperature is above 40°, which is good news for all drivers.

After arriving at the track, he had a simple breakfast, and then Qin Miao went to attend the team meeting.

This meeting is mainly to discuss what items the team still needs to test during today's first practice, and which driver will be responsible for the testing.

After the team meeting, Qin Miao went to the FIA ​​office for a driver meeting. The content was to understand the FIA's explanation of the track boundaries for today's game, which places cannot be crossed, and which places have been changed. Different from last season, in this driver Everything will be clearly stated in the meeting.

After the meeting, Qin Miao's work for the morning was over, while Hamilton needed to change into his team uniform and attend a party with the suppliers of the Mercedes team.

After simply eating something, Qin Miao started to warm up at 11 o'clock to prepare for the first practice that was to start at 30:[-].

After that, it’s a practice session.

It is worth mentioning that Qin Miao changed his fourth exhaust system for this game.

During the first practice, Qin Miao's main job was to test the long-distance durability of his hard tires. After all, the tire consumption on this track is not as extreme as in the UK, so if Qin Miao's hard tire long-distance data is good , the team was immediately ready to let Qin Miao and Huang Bai finish the race in one stop.

The first practice also tested a lot of other data. Generally speaking, the first practice exceeded the team's expectations.

What?You mean grades?Don’t ask, just asking means meeting the team’s expectations...

After the first practice, Qin Miao went to have lunch. After eating, he slept for more than 20 minutes. After waking up, he had another meeting, and then started preparing for the second practice at three o'clock.

I don’t want to go into too much detail about the process of the second practice. After the end, I was interviewed. Friday’s work was completely over. After taking an ice bath at the team home to relieve the muscle soreness on my body, Qin Miao left the paddock.

(End of this chapter)