How did I become an F1 driver?

255: Soggy start (free 15)

Qin Miao moved a stool and sat down next to Toto. Then he scratched his head and replied: "The track conditions are very poor. The water mist is too heavy. Once the speed is increased, it is impossible to see clearly ahead. rider.

Moreover, the track was too slippery. Even if the full wet tires I used were very light when applying the accelerator out of corners, they were prone to oversteer. To be honest, the FIA ​​should postpone this race. "

Just as Qin Miao finished speaking, Hamilton also came to Qin Miao's side and heard what Qin Miao just said.

After putting a hand on Qin Miao's shoulder, Hamilton said to Toto: "Yesterday it was because the race meeting sent out the red flag too late, which led to Norris's crash. Now the race meeting will take into account the lessons learned from the past and should extend the race." start time."

Qin Miao looked back at the old man and asked curiously: "Lewis, how did your tuning settings perform on the track today?"

Although Qin Miao used a high-downforce rear wing in this race, the overall aerodynamic layout was still at a medium-to-high downforce level, which did not fully increase the downforce of the car. However, Hamilton was different. His aerodynamic adjustment It is more inclined to high downforce, so Qin Miao asked curiously after seeing Hamilton come down.

Hamilton also shook his head: "It's not easy to run, and the car is difficult to drive. What about you? It shouldn't be too good either."

"To be honest, with the situation at Spa right now, a cat would have to slip on the track." Qin Miao complained.

At this time, Toto said to Ron Meadows, who was responsible for contacting the FIA ​​of the Mercedes team: "Ron, please suggest to James that the race be postponed. The current track conditions are not suitable for continuing the race."

After Ron Meadows nodded, he used the team TR to contact the FIA ​​race stewards. After Hamilton got the result he wanted, he reached out and patted Qin Miao on the shoulder and left.

Seeing that the game would not start in a short time, Qin Miao began to feel dazed after returning to his position.

What?You asked Qin Miao, where was the Switch she was still using yesterday?
Qin Miao was fined another 5000 euros by the team, and Barber was also fined. The Switch that Qin Miao brought to the paddock this week was also confiscated by Toto, who said that it would not be returned to Qin Miao until the end of the game.

So while waiting for the game to restart, all Qin Miao could do was sit in a daze.

While Qin Miao was waiting in a daze for the start of the race, other teams also went out to run tests during this period, including Red Bull Racing.

At this time, a yellow flag suddenly appeared on the track. When the camera cut away, the Red Bull racing car driven by Perez was seen stuck on the wall beside the track.

You must know that this is the testing stage, not the official start of the competition. There is no requirement for speed, and under such circumstances, Perez actually drove his car into the wall...

For a moment, I didn’t know whether to say that the Red Bull car was difficult to drive or that Perez’s driving skills were not good.

In short, Matthew was busy on the track for a while, cleaning up the wreckage of Perez's car.

There is good news for Qin Miao and Mercedes, that is, after Perez crashed, he directly smashed the right front suspension of his car.

During the period before the start of the game, even if all the Red Bull technicians transformed into Tony Stark, it was impossible to repair the damage to the car in such a short period of time. Therefore, after discussing for a while, the top management of the Red Bull team directly chose to let Perez To retire.

Retiring during the testing phase before the start of the game is indeed unacceptable.

Many people have also begun to doubt whether Perez can now take on the important task of Red Bull's second driver.

After all, compared with the Mercedes-Benz No. 1 driver who also joined the team in his first year, Perez at this time can basically not give any help to Red Bull's No. 2 driver Verstappen.

But it’s not incomprehensible. After all, Red Bull’s cars are notoriously difficult to drive, and only talented drivers like Verstappen can drive them with ease.

Ten minutes later, the wreckage of Perez's car had been removed from the track, and the originally crooked protective wall had been repaired and restored.

At the same time, the competition will notify each team to move their cars and components to the track, and prepare to start the race after the rain subsides.The starting order of the Belgian Spa-Francorchamps is as follows:

First row: Verstappen, Russell.

Second row: Hamilton, Qin Miao.

Third row: Ricciardo, Vettel.

Fourth row: Gasly, Perez (retired due to a crash, but the starting position will not be postponed, this position will be vacant.)
Fifth row: Ocon, Leclerc.

Sixth row: Latifi, Sainz.

Seventh row: Alonso, Giovinazzi.

Eighth row: Norris, Yuki Tsunoda.

Row [-]: Mick Schumacher, Mazepin.

Row [-]: Stroll.

Norris entered Q3, and logically speaking, he should start at least tenth.

However, due to the crash, Norris' gearbox suffered some damage. After some consideration, McLaren decided to replace Norris with a new gearbox, so he received a five-place grid penalty before starting. .

At the same time, Kimi was sent to the pit lane to start because he had a new set of rear wings after qualifying.

So there were only 18 drivers starting on the track at this time.

During this period, Qin Miao and all the staff of his team stayed on the track waiting for the rain to lighten and for the FIA ​​race stewards to give notice.

Barber inserted an umbrella into Qin Miao's cockpit, which was just enough to block all the rain. Although everyone was wearing rainproof jackets, the weather on the Spa track today was not very good.

Anyone who has experienced winter knows that it is not cold outside in winter because of the temperature, but because of the wind.

So although the track temperature at this time was only about 12 degrees, the body temperature was only in the single digits, and even wearing a windproof jacket would still feel cold.

But Qin Miao was different. Sitting in the monocoque of the racing car, there was a steady stream of heat from the racing engine behind him. To be honest, Qin Miao even felt a little bit hot in such an environment.

After waiting on the track for 3 minutes, the FIA ​​gave a prompt and the start of the race was postponed for 10 minutes.

At the same time, the on-site director also showed the scene on the track, and all he could see in the distance was basically a vast expanse of white.

And the white fog-like things that everyone sees are basically raindrops.

After receiving the FIA's prompt, the team quickly pulled over the car's exclusive canopy. After all, the car stays on the track for a long time and being soaked in the rain is a chronic damage to the car itself.

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