How did I become an F1 driver?

When Qin Miao met Hamilton at the team factory, he asked why they were so happy that the Singapore Grand Prix was cancelled.

Then Hamilton took Qin Miao to the team's professional training room to spend an afternoon in the sauna. Crucially, the simulator had to be turned on during the process.

Despite the sultry hot water steam of more than 50 degrees Celsius, I had to concentrate on turning on the simulator. The key simulator was still in a state of full force feedback.

After training like this for an hour, not a single piece of skin on Qin Miao's body was dry.

You know, it was June at that time. Although it cannot be said to be the hottest time in the UK, the average temperature was around 6 degrees.

At that time, Qin Miao understood why other veteran drivers were particularly disgusted with racing at the Marina Bay Circuit.

Then Qin Miao also joined the ranks of applauding.

The Turkish Grand Prix did not actually appear on the F1 calendar in previous years. In fact, it would not have appeared on the calendar this year. The appearance of this track was purely to make up for the vacancy after the cancellation of the Singapore Grand Prix.

This track is completely unfamiliar to Qin Miao. Whether in F2 or F1, Qin Miao has never raced on this track.

Fortunately, the FIA ​​gave the reminder earlier, so Qin Miao took the time to watch last year's Turkish Grand Prix.

I also practiced driving on this track for a period of time on the team’s simulator.

However, during the rest period after running the simulator, while chatting with the head of the Mercedes simulator department, the other person told Qin Miao in a very subtle way: In fact, the data collection of the Mercedes simulator department for the Istanbul track was not comprehensive enough.

Looking at Qin Miao's surprised expression, the other party explained: "After all, this track has only been made up in the past two years due to the insufficient number of tracks on the racing calendar. After the epidemic is over next season, this track will no longer be available." There’s a Grand Prix.”

Naturally, the team did not spend too much time collecting track data at the Istanbul Circuit.

That is to say, I just figured out the structure and curves of the track, and at the same time measured the height of the track's shoulders and the height difference of the track.

But the asphalt on the track is not tested much.

Although it is just a simulator, the team's simulator department will detect the asphalt density and arrangement of the asphalt on the track and basically every corner of the driving line.

Import into the simulator using 3D modeling.

This is a huge project, and the time span of track asphalt testing and data collection for a track can span many months.

No matter how rich the Mercedes team is, it is impossible to waste too much manpower and material resources on a track that will only run one Grand Prix and then stop running.

Originally, the Istanbul Circuit in Turkey was only used for emergencies in 2020.

The Turkish track in the 21st calendar year was also temporarily added, so Mercedes' simulator department really thought that this track would only be run once, so it did not collect the asphalt data of this track.

In June, it was received that this track would replace the Marina Bay Circuit in Singapore to host the Grand Prix. The organizers of the track stated that they needed to resurface the asphalt.

It was too late to collect data after they laid the asphalt, so they simply ignored it.

Therefore, the asphalt data of the Istanbul Circuit is applied to the asphalt data of the Monza Circuit, which is similar to the asphalt data of this track.

Qin Miao didn't know the difference between the two types of asphalt, but according to Hamilton's report after his experience, there was not much difference between the driving feel on the simulator and the driving feel on this track in reality.

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After the race, as F1 drivers, Qin Miao and the others had a lot of work to do.

In the post-race press conference, sponsor activities, Qin Miao also had an exclusive media interview with the Mercedes-Benz Racing Team.

After everything was done, Qin Miao left the paddock at almost six o'clock in the afternoon. It was already dark at that time.

After returning to the hotel, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng did not go back to the UK directly as usual, but rested for a night in Sochi.

I got on the plane back to the UK the next day.

After returning home, Qin Miao naturally rested comfortably for a day. This day, Qin Miao did nothing and did not play games.

As soon as I got the fishing gear, I sat by the artificial lake near my home for a day.

This is a rare time for Qin Miao to free up her mind and stop thinking about dealing with other people and whether her answer would be inappropriate.

At this time, Qin Miao didn't need to say anything, just squinted and stared at the fish float in the distance.

But as a fisherman, although Qin Miao bought a lot of bait from China this time, he still didn't catch a single fish in the whole day.

Maybe the Air Force is the eternal destiny of the fishing guy.

However, it is worth mentioning that when Qin Miao went back, he took out his mobile phone more than once to check the price of industrial water pumps.

A sentiment that goes against the spirit of the fishing guy is brewing.

Qin Miao resumed his daily training on Tuesday, but it is worth mentioning that Norris called Qin Miao in the morning and wanted to invite Qin Miao to his home for a casual meal.

It is not difficult to guess why Norris is looking for him at this time.

After all, that kind of thing happened on the track. After taking a break and calming down for a while, it was normal for Norris to want to treat Qin Miao to a meal and apologize.

But to be honest, if you lose the championship because of someone else's mistake, even if you stabilize your emotions very rationally and even take the initiative to forgive the other person, you will still have a knot in your heart.

In fact, Qin Miao didn't really want to go, but Norris told Qin Miao that he had prepared a gift for Qin Miao that Qin Miao would definitely like when he said he wasn't going.

"You've already treated me to dinner, so why are you preparing any gifts? Brother JB, why are you so polite? Don't worry, I'll be there tonight!"

pimple?What pimple?
In the past, Qin Miao really regarded money as dirt and thought that it was enough to spend enough money.

But now Qin Miao wants to settle in Monaco, and the housing prices in Monaco are close to those in the Second Ring Road of Beijing.

On the other hand, Qin Miao also wanted to get a private plane. After all, after experiencing Toto and Hamilton's plane, Qin Miao understood how happy he was to have a private plane.

But whether it's a private jet or a real estate in Monaco, it's a huge expense.

Qin Miao and Qiu Meng checked the accounts and found that Qin Miao's account currently had a total of more than 2000 million US dollars in liquidity.

He could only choose between a house in Monaco and a plane, so Qin Miao subconsciously began to bow to money.

It's not shabby to earn money.

When I met Norris on Tuesday, Qin Miao and Norris naturally chatted happily. It was a pity that Qin Miao did not drink, so the relationship between the two of them did not heat up too quickly after a meal, but it basically solved Qin Miao's inner feelings. That pimple.

After dinner, Norris took Qin Miao to play a round of golf in the evening.

Even though it was night, the lights on the golf course were turned on at full power, which did not affect Qin Miao and the others' play.

After playing until about nine o'clock, Qin Miao was ready to say goodbye.

Before leaving, Norris gave Qin Miao the thank you gift he had prepared.

However, Qin Miao did not open it immediately. Although people abroad did not mind opening gifts in person, Qin Miao's own tutor made him never think about opening gifts in front of others.

After returning home, Qin Miao placed the gift from Norris on the dining table at home. When Qiu Meng heard the noise, she wore Qin Miao's coat and came to Qin Miao's side with her bare feet.

"What is it?" Qiu Meng asked, probing her head.

"A gift from Norris." Qin Miao replied.

Qiu Meng nodded: "Oh, am I here to apologize to you?"

Qin Miao thought about the scene of her having dinner with Norris this afternoon: "It shouldn't count. Norris is quite upright in his heart. In addition, Norris and I have a good relationship. After what happened, Norris probably If you feel guilty, give me a gift to ease the uncomfortable feeling in your heart."

"It makes sense, open it and take a look." Qiu Meng nodded in approval, and then urged Qin Miao impatiently.

Qin Miao did not hesitate and opened the gift from Norris.

After opening the box, what appeared in front of Qin Miao was a row of tightly protected porcelain.

After opening all these porcelains, there is a complete set of blue and white porcelain vases, pots and the like.

Qin Miao and Qiu Meng didn't have much knowledge in this area. They only knew that these things looked beautiful, and the patterns on the outer walls of these blue and white porcelains seemed to be related. They should be a complete set of things.

Qin Miao didn't think Norris would give him a set of blue and white porcelain that could be bought anywhere, so these things were probably very valuable.

However, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng really didn't know how they should treat these things. Should they just treat them as antiques and find a place to put them at home, or should they just treat them as a set of ordinary vases at home.

It was impossible for Qin Miao to call Norris at this time.

Looking at the time, it was now past ten o'clock in the evening. It was 8 o'clock in the morning in China. Boss Zhou should have just woken up at this time.

So Qin Miao took some photos of the porcelain with her mobile phone and sent them to Boss Zhou. If the other party saw it and was free, he asked the other party to call him back.

After the photo was sent, Qin Miao picked up the girl amidst Qiu Meng's exclamations and prepared to take a bath.

But Qin Miao had just picked up Qiu Meng and taken two steps when the cell phone in his pocket rang.

I took out my phone and saw it was from Boss Zhou.

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After some communication with Boss Zhou, as Qin Miao imagined, the things Norris gave to Qin Miao were priceless.

But Qin Miao could not sell this thing no matter what.

This is an antique, a complete set of antiques, which seemed to have been stolen when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China.

Although Norris has a good relationship with Qin Miao, he is considered an upright person as a friend.

But Norris is British after all.

And British antiques...

That really means understanding everything.

Although Great Britain is now declining, people all over the world will never forget Great Britain's great virtues.

So there is no need to guess how these Chinese antiques entered the UK.

But no matter what, this can be regarded as Norris's heartfelt wish, and Qin Miao can't help but appreciate it.

The resentment in my heart was completely dissipated.

As for how to deal with this thing...

In the end, Qin Miao took a day off directly from the team on Wednesday and did not go to the team factory. Instead, he took Qiu Meng and these antiques to the embassy in London.

Qin Miao lives not too far from London. The straight-line distance is 50 kilometers, and the drive there is only 71 kilometers.It's only an hour's drive away.

In recent years, many people have sent cultural relics obtained or purchased from various parts of the UK to the embassy, ​​but when Qin Miao appeared at the door of the embassy and was recognized by the people from the embassy, ​​they were really surprised for a while.

After all, this was the first time they had seen such a domestic celebrity send cultural relics to the embassy.

After all, he came here to donate things, and Qin Miao received the treatment he deserved at the embassy.

After the two parties met, they briefly exchanged greetings and then sat down.

Then he began to inspect the cultural relics Qin Miao was going to donate.

After Hao Yifan tested it and determined that it was genuine and valuable, the other party asked Qin Miao to confirm again: "Mr. Qin, are you sure you want to donate these things to the country?"

"Sure!" Qin Miao answered without any hesitation.

After looking at Qin Miao's expression carefully and making sure that Qin Miao was not joking, the other party nodded solemnly.

Then he carefully put the lid back on and handed it to other staff members to put it away.

Then he stood solemnly in front of Qin Miao and extended his hand to Qin Miao.

"I am very grateful to Mr. Qin for his support for the recovery of cultural relics in our country. I am grateful."

Qin Miao also stood up and shook hands with the other party: "It's just a little effort. The key is that I don't know how to appreciate such a precious thing. It's really a waste to leave it here."

In fact, Qin Miao was ready to go home after handing over the things. After all, the main purpose of this trip had been achieved.

However, Qin Miao still underestimated his status in the hearts of his compatriots abroad.

After the official chat was over, the embassy staff had to invite Qin Miao to the embassy canteen for a meal.

It just so happened that it was almost time for dinner, and the other party made it clear that the chefs at the embassy were all from China. Although the ingredients were different, if you want to taste the taste of China, you have to go here.

Qin Miao was also unable to refuse the warm hospitality, and finally had no choice but to stay at the embassy for lunch.

But don't tell me yet, it tastes really good.

Originally, Qin Miao thought that it would be almost done after lunch, but after eating, more staff came after hearing the news. Even the staff on vacation hurried to the embassy canteen after knowing that he was coming. .

Next, of course, there are the usual procedures such as taking photos and signing autographs.

Although Qin Miao is used to being asked for autographs by fans, government departments like the embassy have always been relatively serious in Qin Miao's eyes.

But now being chased by the embassy staff for signatures, Qin Miao felt a strong sense of fireworks from them, and at the same time she felt a little complacent in her heart.

Such awesome people are all my fans.

Qin Miao was indeed very happy to be liked by such a group of people.

Qin Miao stayed at the embassy until about three o'clock in the afternoon before leaving.

It is a pity that the ambassador himself did not stay in London today due to work reasons, and Qin Miao was not able to see him.

As for Qin Miao's donation of cultural relics, after all, Qin Miao still had to make a living abroad, so Qin Miao didn't want to make it public.

Maybe Norris didn't care that Qin Miao donated the things he gave to Qin Miao to their country's museum, but British car fans might not think so.

What do you mean by just giving away what we worked so hard to grab?
Therefore, Qin Miao chose to donate anonymously. Only the people in the embassy and museum knew who donated this cultural relic.

And the matter came to an end.

After returning home, Qin Miao told Qiu Meng what he encountered at the embassy.

Qiu Mengdao didn't seem too surprised. Qin Miao's influence abroad is really quite large, especially among Chinese students studying abroad and Chinese communities.

Basically, it is an existence that no one knows about.

After this incident, Qin Miao didn't worry too much about it.

However, on Thursday, Qin Miao received another good news, that is, Leclerc really helped Qin Miao find a good house in Monaco.

It's just that the house is not a luxury house, just a 130-square-meter commercial house.

However, it is not easy to find a house for sale in Monaco, a place that is more expensive than BJ.

Because of Leclerc's relationship, the price of this house is not too expensive, only $800 million.

However, the location is not particularly good. Although you can see the sea, you can't see it from the living room. Only the balcony of the master bedroom can see the sea.

And this house is located on the edge of Monaco, just 200 meters away from the edge of France.

Of course, Qin Miao doesn't have many requirements for where he lives, as long as he has a larger garage where he can park his car.

Moreover, he bought a house in Monaco mainly to avoid the personal income tax of more than 40% in Europe and the United States. He really couldn't afford to pay it, it was too expensive.

But Qin Miao obviously hasn't been able to see the house for a while.

Although this period of time is Qin Miao's rest time, it is impossible for Qin Miao to waste his training just because of a house.

So the day after receiving the news from Leclerc, Qiu Meng went to Monaco, while Qin Miao continued to train at home.

After that, it was Qiu Meng who took care of the purchase of a house, including settling in Monaco.

After all, personal income tax is completely exempted. For high-income people like Qin Miao, Monaco is really a good place to settle.

The key is that Monaco also has Leclerc, Norris and Ricciardo.

In this way, it will be much more convenient to go out for dinner and visit each other.

In addition, there are Hulkenberg and Albon.

The two former F1 drivers also currently live in Monaco.

Hamilton also owns property in Monaco, but his registered residence is still in the UK.

In short, this matter was left to Qiu Meng, and Qin Miao also believed that she would handle it well.

Qin, on the other hand, is focusing all his attention on the upcoming Turkish Grand Prix.

Time flies to Sunday.

Although today is Sunday, Qin Miao still appeared in the simulator department of the Mercedes team.

Toto was also at work today. When he passed by the team's simulator department, he once again saw Qin Miao practicing on the simulator.

You must know that because it is Sunday, Bottas did not come to the team factory today.

Toto was a little surprised when he saw Qin Miao at the door of the simulator department, but he did not disturb Qin Miao and left holding his document bag.

Normal drivers actually have time at their own disposal except for the four days on the race day. They are basically busy making money or resting around the world and have no time to come to the team.

People like Qin Miao who spend every day in the fleet simulator can hardly find anyone else.

Even Hamilton is like that.

So in fact, many people in the Mercedes-Benz team now prefer Qin Miao to Hamilton.

Besides that there is a Bottas.

But during the time when he was not driving, Bottas basically stayed in the team every day, helping the team develop racing cars.

Even because of this, the relationship between Qin Miao and Bottas has eased a lot.

After all, as long as the two of them are working days without competition, they basically look up and don't see each other.

From the very beginning when they met, no one said anything to each other, and gradually developed into nodding to each other when they met, and now they even say hello after meeting.

If we encounter any problems, we will get together to exchange opinions.

The reason why the staff of the Mercedes-Benz team likes these two,

Mainly because they saw their own reflections in these two drivers, the unlucky workers who worked nine to five every day and had to work overtime on Saturdays and Sundays from time to time.

These two may make more than both of them, but at least they work as many hours as themselves.

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After Toto returned to his office and worked for a while, Qin Miao's shadow appeared in Toto's mind during his break.

After thinking about it, he called the head of the simulator department and asked Qin Miao to come to his office after work.

At this time, Qin Miao also just finished a long-distance test.

After briefly communicating with the staff about my driving experience and the state of the car, I filled out a form with ease and then received the notification. I went to Toto's office upstairs with some helplessness.

Toto's office was usually open, so Qin Miao knocked on the door and walked in at Toto's signal.

After Qin Miao came in, Toto pointed to the office in front of him and said, "Sit down.

Want something to drink? "

Qin Miao waved her hand: "No need, Toto, do you have anything to do with me?"

Toto's opening remarks were just polite. Toto has also been a driver for a period of time, and he knows that F1 drivers cannot drink drinks on weekdays.

Since Qin Miao didn't want to say anything more, Toto said straight to the point: "I mainly want to talk to you about the contract issue this time."

When Qin Miao heard this, he roughly guessed what Toto was thinking.

Although he currently has poor momentum in the standings, Hamilton is constantly narrowing the points gap.

But it is undeniable that Qin Miao is still leading the standings.

And based on his growth rate, Qin Miao might actually win the championship this season.

This time Toto came to see him, probably because he wanted to talk about contract renewal. (End of chapter)