How did I become an F1 driver?

After getting these things, Qin Miao hurriedly participated in the post-match interview, and then took the data back to the hotel to study.

Now Qin Miao still has one practice session. During this time, he needs to figure out how Hamilton's flying lap is run, where is the gap between himself and his opponent, and what are his shortcomings. He needs to try his best to improve his performance tomorrow. Use time to plug these deficiencies.

Saturday.

Qin Miao was a little tired when she got up in the morning.

Last night he looked at the data and saw that it was a little faster at night.

In fact, I saw Qin Miao getting ready to go to bed at around nine o'clock.

After all, Qin Miao had already obtained enough data at that time. Although there were still many gaps, the data was just a reference. Qin Miao could find other missing details by himself, so the problem was not too big.

But Qin Miao always has an inexplicable addiction to these things.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, this is just a bunch of data and line segments of unknown meaning. The only thing that is a little interesting may be the on-board video and vehicle telemetry data of Hamilton's fastest laps in the two practice sessions.

But in Qin Miao's opinion, these things have the same feeling as ordinary people reading novels. When they reach the climax, they don't want to stop at all and want to keep reading.

This corner can be passed like this, and the accelerator can be opened so early here. Can the accelerator be opened more aggressively in this place?

Amidst such surprises one after another, Qin Miao gradually forgot about time.

By the time he came to his senses, it was almost evening.

I could only take a hasty shower and go to bed.

Of course, after waking up, Qin Miao took a sip of the health potion and became energetic.

But when Qin Miao opened the door and found his assistant Barber, Qin Miao got some bad news.

It rained again on Saturday.

The whole sky is gloomy.

Qin Miao really couldn't stand it when he saw the weather. It rained at critical moments in the last two grands prix and it never stopped!
Qin Miao's mood was clouded by the continuous rain.

After it rains, what Qin Miao learned after staying up late last night will not be widely applicable.

But no matter what, the game still needs to be faced.

After coming to the paddock and completing all daily pre-race preparations, Qin Miao returned to his car.

As soon as the race started, Qin Miao could only use semi-wet tires on the track to try out whether some of the knowledge he learned from burning the midnight oil last night could be applied to track driving.

So Qin Miao first ran a long-distance test on semi-weather tires.

The final result was quite satisfactory. The time gap between Qin Miao and Hamilton was shortened to 0.2 seconds.

But after all, this is just the time difference in rainy conditions. It has some reference, but not much.

And Qin Miao also knows that if he follows Hamilton's pace, he will never be able to surpass his opponent's speed.

Isn’t there a saying, those who resemble me will live, those who imitate me will die.

You can learn Hamilton's driving habits and methods for emergencies, but if you really want to be faster than Hamilton on the track, what Qin Miao needs to do is develop your own driving style.

So after knowing that he could get a good result with Hamilton's driving style, Qin Miao spent the rest of the third practice practicing the rhythm of running the game in the most comfortable way.

At the end of the third practice session, Qin Miao's results were pretty good.

Despite the rain, Qin Miao was still ranked fifth at the end of the game.

Of course, as I said before, the results of the practice matches are just a matter of pleasure. If you really want to judge the gold content, you have to look at the rankings and the rankings of the race.

Just when Qin Miao thought that the qualifying match would be held in continuous rain like the third practice session, the rain stopped when the qualifying match started...

Looking at the sky that showed signs of clearing up, Qin Miao felt a little comforted.

It is worth mentioning that because the Mercedes team still has a considerable advantage on this track, and Verstappen replaced a brand-new power unit in the last race, Hamilton's crew decided to let Hamilton also replaced a power unit for this race.

However, Hamilton's replacement was not as thorough as Verstappen's. Hamilton only replaced a set of brand-new internal combustion engines, so he did not have to start at the back of the team like Verstappen in the last game. He only had to retire from the penalty line. 10 positions.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that in the qualifying stage of this game, Hamilton will try his best and make good use of his brand-new engine. Hamilton is bound to win the pole position.

After all, Hamilton had to take a ten-position penalty, and if he ran well enough in qualifying, he would have one less opponent to overtake in the race.

There is actually no problem with the choice of Hamilton's team. After all, the Istanbul circuit is more suitable for the characteristics of Mercedes cars. Replacing a new engine in a place equivalent to half of his home stadium is the choice with the least loss. .

As for Qin Miao, because of his own protective properties for racing parts, the engine condition at this time is still very good and does not exceed the FIA's limit on the number of engine parts that drivers can use in a season.

But despite this, Reyes still told Qin Miao that it would be best to replace a new set of engine parts in the next two games.

After all, there are still a few races to run this season, and Qin Miao's engine reserves cannot last the entire season. Sooner or later, he will have to accept the penalty for engine replacement.

In this case, it is better to replace the engine sooner rather than later.

Of course, Qin Miao had no worries about this at the Turkish Grand Prix.

Moreover, Hamilton's penalty retirement is definitely good news for Qin Miao. As long as he doesn't make a big mistake during the game, he can guarantee a second place.

Although now some of Qin Miao's gangsters have begun to call Qin Miao by the nickname Qin Laoer.

But there were twenty drivers in the paddock, so many people couldn't even ask for second place.

So Qin Miao doesn't think this title is very offensive.

Leclerc:?
During the qualifying session, all drivers ran on soft tires.

Although the track is still wet, when there is no rain, the drivers run two laps on the driving line, and the rain on the driving line has basically dried up.

So there is absolutely no need to use semi-wet tires at this time.

When Q1 first came out, almost all the cars were very slippery. It was normal for the dry tires to have insufficient grip when the water on the track had not dried in the first few laps.

Therefore, Qin Miao did not start his first flying lap after completing the tire warm-up lap.

Although due to the rain in Q3, all drivers had sufficient tire reserves, and Qin Miao even had five new sets of soft tires that were useless.

But Qin Miao was still prepared to run one more tire-warming lap.

Facts have proved that Qin Miao's choice was right. The track after the exit lap was not completely dry.

Sainz spun during his flying lap because the track was too slippery.

Sainz, who returned to the track, even blocked Hamilton coming from behind him, thus ruining one of Hamilton's flying laps.

After the second warm-up lap, Qin Miao's tires were not much worn. At this time, due to the driving of other drivers, the track conditions had greatly improved.Qin Miao took advantage of the situation and ran his first flying lap.

After the first flying lap, Qin Miao's score reached 1:25.047, directly ranking first.

This is the result Qin Miao ran without reservation according to Hamilton's driving style, which can be regarded as a bottom-line result.

To be honest, after Qin Miao's result came out, Frankie from the team already said clearly in the team TR: "Qin Miao, your result is enough for us to enter Q2, and you still have to be outside. Two more laps?”

Hamilton's lap time at this time was 1 minute and 27 seconds. Qin Miao's result was truly incredible.

However, Qin Miao returned to the P room of the team and changed to a new set of tires and ran another flying lap at his own pace.

The good news is that Qin Miao's flight lap performance has improved, but the bad news is that it was only a thousandth of a second faster.

1: 25.046.
After completing this flying lap, Qin Miao no longer stayed on the track.

In the end, Q1 stopped the clock, and Qin Miao advanced in sixth.

Although the speed of other drivers also improved as track conditions continued to improve, Qin Miao's results still allowed Qin Miao to advance to Q2 in sixth place. This shows Hamilton's gold content and Qin Miao's terrifying learning ability. and talent.

After a short break, Q2 started.

The track conditions in Q2 were better, and there were no water stains on the ground elsewhere on the track.

When the clock stopped in Q2, Qin Miao's score reached 1:23.579.

This result is faster than what Qin Miao just ran on soft tires, but this is actually the result Qin Miao ran on medium tires.

The occurrence of this situation can only show that the track conditions at this time are very good.

In the end, Qin Miao advanced to Q3 in second place.

Q3, the final ranking is up for grabs.

Qin Miao didn't think too much at this time. Even what he learned from Hamilton was useless, so he started running the last two flying laps normally according to his own habits and abilities.

In Q3's first flight lap, Qin Miao's speed was particularly fast, 1:22.981.

It directly broke the 1 minute and 22 mark.

After crossing the line, he was 0.1 seconds faster than his teammate Hamilton.

Qin Miao was a little surprised to find that sometimes when he gave up something, didn't think so much, and just used his full strength, his speed was actually faster.

Even in the last flying lap of Q3, Qin Miao's speed was faster than Hamilton's.

The first two paragraphs were directly painted purple, and Hamilton was about to be knocked off the first place.

But at this time, the Mercedes-Benz Racing Team took action.

Toto directly hinted to Qin Miao in the team TR that Hamilton had a ten-position penalty and he would not be able to threaten your leading position in tomorrow's race.

Qin Miao couldn't disobey after hearing this, right?And Toto is indeed right. It is difficult for Hamilton to pose any threat to Qin Miao during the race.

After all, without Qin Miao taking action, Verstappen behind Qin Miao would not be able to let Hamilton pass him so easily.

Even if Hamilton gets rid of Verstappen's entanglement and starts attacking Qin Miao, there won't be much time at that time.

So in the end, Qin Miao lowered his speed slightly in the last timing period.

After exiting the corner, the third timing section flashed yellow. After crossing the line, it was shown that Qin Miao's speed was exactly 0.1 seconds slower than Hamilton.

In the end, Hamilton won the pole position with a time of 1:22.868, but due to the replacement of a new internal combustion engine, he will be punished by a 10th starting penalty during the race.

Qin Miao finished second in 1:22.968 and will start from pole position tomorrow.

The starting order of subsequent drivers is as follows:
2: Verstappen

3: Leclerc

4: Gasly
5: Alonso
6: Perez
7: Norris
8: Stroll

9: Tsunoda

10: Vettel
11: Hamilton.

In today's game, neither Red Bull's two drivers performed very well. On the one hand, it may be because Red Bull's car is not suitable for this track, or it may be because of the problem with the white special edition paint.

After all, anyone in the paddock other than Hamilton who does these fancy things will be unlucky.

After qualifying, Qin Miao parked his car under the No. [-] sign. After getting off the car, Qin Miao looked at the No. [-] sign in front of his car in a daze.

However, as Hamilton's car stopped next to Qin Miao's car, Qin Miao came to his senses.

After turning around and shaking Hamilton's hand, Qin Miao went to briefly celebrate with the Mercedes staff, and then participated in the post-race interview. The day's work ended here.

In fact, Qin Miao's favorite part of the four days of competition is Saturday, the period after qualifying.

Because there is a race to be run on Sunday, the teams and media know not to disturb the drivers on Saturday afternoon, allowing them more rest time to prepare for Sunday's race.

Qin Miao can naturally get off work earlier.

But before leaving the paddock, Qin Miao went to the Mercedes team home and found the head of the meteorological department to ask him what the weather would be like during tomorrow's race.

The information received can only be described as unsatisfactory.

The person in charge of the meteorological department made it clear that there will be showers tomorrow, and the probability of rain is 90.00%, but the rain will not be too heavy, and it may only switch between moderate rain and light rain. It is very likely to rain during the game, of course. It's also possible that by luck it won't rain during the game.

After getting the news, Qin Miao actually breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it will rain in Sunday's race, it also means that it will be exponentially more difficult for Hamilton to chase Qin Miao.

In this way, Qin Miao can take the opportunity to widen the time gap with Hamilton.

The next day, Qin Miao got good news when he got up in the morning, that is, the weather was very good and the sun was shining brightly.

Qin Miao thought it wouldn't rain today.

But when he came out of the hotel and reached the paddock, the sky began to become gloomy again, but it didn't rain.

It stopped raining when Qin Miao arrived at the paddock.

There was no rain during the pre-race preparations, interviews, warm-ups, and even the driver parade.

But when all the drivers' cars were transported by the team's engineers from the team's P room to the track, it started to rain lightly. (End of chapter)