How did I become an F1 driver?

257: Dutch Grand Prix (Free 25)

At this time, the team standings are as follows:

1: Mercedes: 401
2: Red Bull: 277
3: Ferrari: 158
4: McLaren: 156
5: Alpine: 66
6: Aston Martin: 60
7: Red Bull: 56
8: Williams: 12
9: Alfa Romeo: 1
Due to Norris's retirement, Ferrari surpassed McLaren in points after this race and moved into third place.
After the race, Toro Rosso's ranking dropped two positions.

Maybe in the eyes of some viewers, it doesn't matter if the team standings drops two places. After all, there are Williams and Alfa Romeo under Toro Rosso, and Haas, who has not recorded any points for more than half of the season, is at the bottom.

But you must know that F1 teams will pay dividends at the end of the year, and the amount of dividends is calculated based on the team's points ranking.

Toro Rosso's ranking dropped by two places, which means that Toro Rosso's year-end dividend will be US$500 million less.

So this is news that makes everyone at Toro Rosso a little crazy.

As for Qin Miao and Mei Ben, they can be regarded as firmly sitting on the Diaoyutai. Although it is a pity not to be on the podium after the game, Qin Miao and his crew also know that this is force majeure, so they are quite open about it. of.

After Qin Miao completed the post-race interview and returned to the team's P room to pack his things, Toto, Franky and others came over to comfort Qin Miao.

In their opinion, Qin Miao will definitely get on the podium in this game, but because of such a rain, Qin Miao and Hamilton were locked in third and fourth place.

But this is F1.

Although Qin Miao's inner thoughts are the same as those of everyone in the team, when faced with the comfort of others, Qin Miao will also show an expression as if he is enlightened and awakened by the other person's words.

After all, taking care of the emotions of other people in the team will make them more efficient at work, which also has many hidden benefits for Qin Miao.

After the race, I also participated in the post-race interview, and the race didn’t really start today. The team basically didn’t collect much data and analysis, and didn’t find any problems that needed to be summarized, so there was no need to hold subsequent team engineer meetings. .

After returning to the team to pack his things, he greeted his crew and encouraged each other before leaving the paddock.

These three weeks are three consecutive back-to-back games, and there is another three-game back-to-back game this season.

There is no way, because of the epidemic, whether many tracks can really hold competitions depends on the local conditions.

So the schedule is a bit crazy.

And should I say it, traveling all over the world for 23 games a year is really tiring.

But it’s all about making money, so you have to endure the tiredness.

Qin Miao did not choose to return to the UK after her work in Belgium ended.

Although there is only the Strait of Dover between Belgium and the UK, you still have to fly back to the UK, and the next race will be held in the Netherlands in the north of Belgium, Spa in Belgium and Zandvoort in the Netherlands. The straight-line distance is only about 230 kilometers, and the total driving distance is 300 kilometers, which takes only four hours by car. Moreover, the competition time is next Friday, and Qin Miao has to go to the Netherlands on Thursday.

So instead of wasting time on the traffic, Qin Miao preferred to go directly to the Netherlands and wait.

And isn’t there a Barber beside Qin Miao?Although when going to the track, the people on the scene who are seen driving are usually drivers.

But that is the need of sponsors. They need the audience to see the drivers of their own teams driving the cars produced by their companies to the track.And if they don't appear in the camera, drivers usually let their assistants help drive.

After all, anyone who has driven a car, or even often drives long distances, knows that driving is not an easy task.

So Qin Miao and Barber went to the Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands overnight after finishing the race in Belgium.

Because there is no Ritz-Carlton hotel near Zandvoort, and the nearest one is only 15 kilometers away, in order to ensure Qin Miao's rest time and reduce his commuting time on the way to the track.

For this race, Qin Miao and the Mercedes team staff stayed at the HN Hotel on the beach. You could see the sea when you opened the window, and the scenery was pretty good.

However, it was already early autumn and the temperature was only in the teens, so the wind on the beach was a bit chilly.

The wind was also very strong, and it was somewhat uncomfortable to blow on my face.

So after checking in at the hotel, Qin Miao stopped going out and stayed at the hotel to study the track.

The next day, Qin Miao originally wanted to continue resting in the hotel, but was pulled out by Mercedes' media department to shoot a preview video of the Dutch Grand Prix.

The good news is that Hamilton was also brought over, and the two of them filmed together, so Qin Miao wouldn't be too bored.

I won’t go into too much detail about the filming process. Anyway, it was to let Qin Miao and Hamilton eat traditional Dutch food together and listen to their evaluation of traditional Dutch food. It was basically to let the two try Dutch food similar to that of domestic old food. The special delicacies of godmother status, learn a few common Dutch expressions, and talk about your views on the Netherlands. "

Anyway, we are getting closer to the Dutch audience.

After the recording ended, Qin Miao and Hamilton began to change out of their team uniforms.

After all, the two of them are somewhat of celebrities, and if they wear the iconic team uniforms and walk on the street, they will 100% be recognized, which will be another trouble for them.

"The Netherlands doesn't restrict spectators from entering the game, right?" Qin Miao asked curiously while Hamilton was tying his dreadlocks after changing his clothes.

"Why do you ask this suddenly?" Hamilton asked curiously, but still replied: "There is indeed no restriction. It seems that you only need to provide a nucleic acid test report within 48 hours before you can enter."

Qin Miao nodded clearly: "Then do you think the Dutch audience will look favorably on us?"

Hamilton paused, thinking about his current position in the standings with Qin Miao and Verstappen, and shook his head: "I'm afraid it won't be a good look. The Dutch audience doesn't want to give us up to Shen Beihai." It’s considered good inside.”

"That's right!" Qin Miao spread her hands: "Then why do we still waste time recording this video to please the Dutch audience?"

Hearing Qin Miao's complaint, Hamilton smiled slightly. He was still young after all, and said, "Who said our video is just for Dutch audiences?"

At this time, Hamilton had also changed his clothes and had his hair done again, so he walked towards the door and said to Qin Miao: "Let's go, I'll talk to you as we walk."

After hearing this, Qin Miao also put on her backpack, including a mask, sunglasses and hat. After all the equipment was ready, she followed Hamilton out of a simple studio rented by the Mercedes-Benz media department and walked towards the hotel.

(End of this chapter)