How did I become an F1 driver?

Soon, dinner was ready. Qin Miao heard Qiu Meng say: "Dinner is ready." After that, he got up from the sofa and ran over to serve the meal.

During the meal, as Leclerc said, Leclerc's mother was very interested in Qin Miao and chatted a lot with Qin Miao.

After the meal, I also took Qin Miao with me to take a lot of photos.

He stayed at Leclerc's house until almost nine o'clock in the evening. When he went out, Qin Miao felt that his face was frozen with laughter.

But it was finally over now. She politely declined Pascal's offer to stay and said goodbye to the Leclerc family. Qin Miao took Qiu Meng's hand and walked together on the streets of Monaco towards the hotel where she was staying.

The two of them didn't have a car in Monaco, and had no intention of calling one. Moreover, Monaco was not that big, so it only took more than ten minutes to walk back to Qiu Meng's hotel.

The most important thing is that since entering F2, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng have not had many opportunities to go out for a walk at night due to various reasons.

Not to mention that Qin Miao loves to play. At that time in F2, even if Qiu Meng called him, he would not be willing to go out.

Not to mention that after entering F1, Qin Miao lived in the UK again, at the door of the Mercedes team. It is not an exaggeration to say that out of ten people he met in that place, 1 of them had watched F[-].

But here in Monaco there are not so many worries.

The people who live in this place are basically rich, and apart from the rich, they are locals.

They have seen a lot of celebrities. Even if they see Qin Miao, they will at most say hello from a distance. No one will come over and ask for a photo with Qin Miao.

Moreover, it is illegal in Monaco to take photos of others with a mobile phone, so Qin Miao does not have to worry about Qiu Meng being overexposed here.

The two of them can naturally hold hands and walk on the road openly without worrying about being disturbed.

After returning to the hotel, Qin Miao had a comfortable sleep.

After getting up refreshed the next day, naturally the first thing she did was go see her new house with Qiu Meng.

After more than half a month of preparation, the style of the new house has been determined and decoration has begun.

After viewing the house, Qin Miao went to Monaco's city hall and started the process of applying for Monaco's residency.

Originally, Qin Miao was mentally prepared that this process would not be too fast. After all, in Qin Miao's view, the government procedures in all countries were the same.

It can’t be said that life is like a year, but it can also be called dereliction of duty.

Unexpectedly, Monaco's government department arranged a specialist for Qin Miao that day to start handling Qin Miao's various procedures.

Then the right of residence for Qin Miao was finalized that day.

To be honest, this speed surprised both Qin Miao and Qiu Meng.

But the final result is enough for both of them.

In fact, the main reason is that Qin Miao has enough deposits in his name and has real estate in Monaco. The most important thing is because of Qin Miao's status as an F1 driver.

So when facing Qin Miao, the staff of the Monaco City Hall also brought a certain degree of subjective will and secretly gave Qin Miao a lot of green lights.

But it is still a government department after all, so even though all the procedures have been completed, Qin Miao still needs 5 working days to get his residence permit in Monaco.

But starting from today, Qin Miao no longer needs to pay taxes to those British guys.

Qin Miao can get as much bonus and salary as the team pays.

Comfortable!

After completing these things, Qin Miao stayed in Monaco for another day.

On this day, Qin Miao did not stay at home and play games as he usually did, but went out to visit.

After all, Norris, who has a good relationship with Qin Miao, also has a house in Monaco, and he happened to be in Monaco this week and did not return to the UK.

After making the phone call, Qin Miao rode the bicycle he borrowed from Leclerc to Norris's home.

Although Qin Miao's new home did have two parking spaces, Qin Miao's car was still in the UK and had not been driven over, so Qin Miao rode a bicycle borrowed from Leclerc to Norris' house.

The total journey time was less than 15 minutes, and Qin Miao spent most of the time parking and looking at the navigation system.

After arriving at Norris's home, Qin Miao could clearly find that Norris was not in a good mood.

The reason is not difficult to guess. Compared with McLaren at the beginning of the season, McLaren becomes less competitive towards the end of the season.

In recent games it has been difficult to even get into the top six.

It was as if the rain at the Russian Grand Prix not only gave Norris a heavy blow, but also gave McLaren a big mouth, taking the breath away from McLaren's heart, so since that game , the whole McLaren seemed a little depressed.

In such an environment, it is inevitable that Norris is in a bad mood.

However, after meeting Qin Miao and knowing that Qin Miao had also moved to Monaco, Norris still had a happy smile from the bottom of his heart.

At least during the rest time on weekdays, he had many more opportunities to hang out with Qin Miao. If he had nothing to do, he could go to Qin Miao offline to play games, go fishing, etc.

On the third day after the US Grand Prix, Qin Miao finally left Monaco and returned to the UK.

Qin Miao still keeps this house. After all, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng have lived in this house for so long, and they have some feelings for it.

The most important thing is that if Qin Miao needs to work in the team, if he is busy late, he will definitely not have time to return to Monaco after leaving the team factory. It would be good to have a familiar place for Qin Miao to sleep and rest.

It is worth mentioning that the first thing Qin Miao did after returning home was to find someone to send his two sports cars back to Monaco.

There is only one RV here in the UK for transportation.

Qin Miao's work in the team this week still revolves around the research and development of ground-effect racing cars for next season, but in addition, the team also provided a design drawing of a special version of the car for the Mexican Grand Prix.

There are not many improvements in this set of design drawings, which increase the weight of the car by 15KG, and this 15KG of car weight is mainly concentrated on the heat dissipation system of the racing car.

After all, the altitude of the next Mexico City Grand Prix is ​​a bit too high compared to other tracks. The altitude of 2240 meters brings thinner air density, which naturally brings more challenges to the heat dissipation efficiency of the car. .

If you want to increase the heat dissipation efficiency of the racing car, you naturally need to replace the radiator with a better effect, or increase the size of the radiator.

Mercedes' plan to modify the radiator data in Mexico City is to expand the air inlet of the side box, and at the same time add fins at the air inlet position to guide the air flow into the inlet. At the same time, it increases the volume of the radiator and expands the air flow throughput. To increase heat dissipation efficiency, the price is a significant increase in vehicle weight.

Although this is not a particularly good improvement plan, it is good to be able to come up with such a plan with limited resources. Moreover, this design plan will only be used in this game in Mexico City. Too good is a complete waste of resources.

Qin Miao naturally helped with the test for a period of time, and also exchanged experiences with Bottas during the test.

The final result was gratifying. After receiving the approval of the two drivers, the manufacturing department of the Mercedes-Benz team began to intensively produce racing parts specifically for the Mexican Grand Prix.

It is worth mentioning that now that Bottas has confirmed where he will go next season, he seems much more relaxed. When he sees Qin Miao, he no longer has a bad face, but looks bitter and resentful. look.

The relationship with Qin Miao quickly warmed up.

When he met Qin Miao at the team factory this week, Bottas even sent Qin Miao an artistic photo of his bare butt.

To be honest, Qin Miao really couldn't appreciate this thing, but he couldn't refuse Bottas's kindness.

After all, in the eyes of these foreigners, this may really be a relatively precious gift.

So Qin Miao could only accept Bottas's kindness with mixed emotions. However, when Qin Miao took the photo home and looked at his home, Qin Miao really didn't know where to put this thing.

It feels like there is something unlucky wherever I hang.

In the end, I chose to hang it in my honor room.

On the one hand, Qin Miao doesn't usually go to his family's honor room. On the other hand, after taking Bottas' Mercedes driver's seat, he can also receive a gift from Bottas, which is a different kind of honor. .

Getting back to the topic, after finalizing the car radiator improvement plan for the Mexican Grand Prix, Qin Miao started working on the simulator for next season's car.

At the same time, Qin Miao has also improved his attributes a lot during this period.

Host name: Qin Miao

Age: 20
Overall rating: 92.3→92.9
Stamina: 99
Mentality: 94→95
Stability: 97
Ranking ability: 95→96
Starting ability: 88→89
Race long distance: 94
Tire protection ability: 81→84
Rain battle ability: 83→82
Attack power: 92→93
Defensive ability: 100
These improvements were made naturally by Qin Miao by running games and simulators without using any system props.

Of course, there is also bad news here, that is, Qin Miao found that after exceeding his talent limit, his attribute points will drop after a while. Qin Miao's rain battle ability dropped from 83 to 82, and Qin Miao had a premonition .

The decline in rain fighting ability will continue until the score returns to 80 points.

Qin Miao had no choice but to accept her fate.

At the same time, the team's rating has also increased, but the increase in the team's rating is far behind Qin Miao's personal ability.

Team: Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
Overall team rating: 84.7→85.1
Racing problem finding ability: 81
Simulator development capability: 80→82
Racing tuning capabilities: 89
Game Strategy Development Ability: 87
Racing protection: 75
Tire changing capacity: 90
Power sector capabilities: 94
Aerodynamics Department Capacity: 86
Chassis Division Research Capacity: 85
Durability development capability: 81→83
Looking at the improved data of the team, Qin Miao felt that only the durability was improved by the team itself. The development capabilities of the simulator were completely piled on the data that he and Bottas ran day and night during this period.

However, it is always good to improve, which means that the team can provide Qin Miao with a stronger car next season.Of course, because Qin Miao moved, Qin Miao naturally did not have so much time to devote to work.

Qin Miao returned to Monaco after a busy day with the team.

And from the time he returned to Monaco until he needed to go to the track to prepare on Thursday, Qin Miao did not receive another call from Toto.

When he was still living in Brackley, Qin Miao had to go to the factory three days a week. During this period, Qin Miao's schedule was the same as that of a normal part-time worker. He went to the factory at nine in the morning and got off work at five in the afternoon.

Many people may say that Qin Miao's working hours are not comfortable?
But you should know that this only counts the time when you go to work in the team factory to help run data, and does not count the race day.

Qin Miao usually has to go to the track on Thursday to prepare, walk on the track, shoot videos, interview and so on.

The game day work started again on Friday, and there was no rest on Saturday and Sunday, so Qin Miao only had one day of free time at the end of the week.

And now that he has left Brackley, Toto naturally no longer has the excuse of "come by and help run some data".

Anyway, there is still Bottas working in the team factory, so he won't call him Qin Miao.

This is Qin Miao's first official experience of a normal weekend life for an F1 driver.

You can do whatever you want from Monday to Wednesday. There is no compulsion to work overtime and there is no need to face mountains of simulator data.

Other drivers, like Hamilton, usually use this time to participate in commercial events and catwalks to increase their popularity.

Or use your popularity to monetize and make money.

But after Qin Miao had such free time, the first thing she felt was discomfort. She felt empty in her heart, as if there was something unfinished and she felt uneasy.

But by the next day, Qin Miao got used to this pace of life, and called the former Totuo an inappropriate person for bullying him, an honest person.

Although the frequent simulator practice for almost a year has added a lot of strength and experience to Qin Miao, his proficiency in track and racing has also improved by leaps and bounds, and he has caught up with Hamilton in a short time... …

Of course, although Qin Miao no longer has the heavy workload of the team to be busy at this time, Qin Miao has not forgotten his daily training.

Now compared with when he lived in Brackley, Qin Miao just has more time to play games.

Life actually doesn't change much.

Excluding the summer break, this is actually the first time Qin Miao has given himself a short vacation since entering F1. He does not have to set an alarm clock to wake up every day and have to rush to the team when the time is up.

However, Qin Miao has not lived in this leisurely life for two days.

On Wednesday, Leclerc called Qin Miao early in the morning.

Qin Miao, who was awakened by the sound of the phone, put the phone to her ear in a daze: "Hello?"

"Are you up? You're going to Mexico."

After hearing the voice from the phone, Qin Miao took the phone away from his ear with a confused face. After seeing that the caller was Leclerc, he put the phone back to his ear and asked in confusion. He said: "You go to Mexico. Why are you calling me? I'm not your father. I won't send you away."

"Go away!" Leclerc cursed from the other end of the phone: "How long did you play the game last night?"

"It's about 3 o'clock. I'm not going to work today anyway." Qin Miao buried his head in the pillow again.

Leclerc was also a little speechless: "Brother, you are a professional F1 driver. How many years do you think you can run in the F1 field after ruining your body like this? With your talent, it is possible to challenge Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and the others. You have such a status in history, so you waste your body and talent like this?"

"Stop reading it, stop reading it." Qin Miao complained: "I was too busy last night and didn't pay attention to the time. And this is the first time since I became a professional driver that I slept so late. Why did you catch me? Here we are... so unlucky..."

Leclerc was also a little speechless. He clicked his tongue and then said helplessly: "Anyway, be careful, staying up late is really harmful to your body.

Back to business, I’m going to Mexico today. Come meet me at my house at 10 a.m. and I’ll take you with me to save you the trouble of connecting flights. If you book a flight, you’ll get a refund. "

Qin Miao climbed out of bed helplessly. After chatting for a while, he felt no sleepiness at all.

And Qin Miao didn't feel any physical discomfort when he got up at this time.

He reached out and scratched his hair before curiously asking: "No one knows about my return to Monaco. I remember that I arrived in Monaco by car."

"Brother, I'm a local. I have some special channels that you don't know about."

Qin Miao curled her lips, thinking that someone might have seen her, and then posted it to a group with locals in Monaco or Monaco, and then the whole of Monaco would know that she was here.

However, Qin Miao was indeed planning to go to Mexico today. After all, Qin Miao could catch up on some sleep while on the road and adjust for the jet lag on the way there.

Moreover, Mexico is a high-altitude track. Going there one day early will also help Qin Miao adapt to the Mexican competition environment in advance.

It's just that he originally planned to fly there by himself. Since Leclerc is willing to let him go, Qin Miao can just go along with it.

"Okay, I'll pack my things and I'll find you at your house then."

"Okay, just come in when you come. My brother Arthur is also back today." Leclerc said, "He really wants to see you."

"He's back? How about the gift you prepared for him? Does he like it?"

"Of course, that piece of porcelain is now placed in the most conspicuous place in his study, and I won't let it touch it."

"As long as you like it, I'll pack my things first, see you later." Qin Miao said and got up.

……

Mercedes is likely to win its eighth team title at the Mexican Grand Prix, and it will definitely be another celebration.

And at such a critical moment, Qiu Meng was prepared to participate with Qin Miao even though she still had many things to deal with in Monaco.

Such a rare moment is naturally the happiest to witness with your lover.

After packing their things, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng arrived at Leclerc's house before 9:[-].

Although they were told to leave at 10 o'clock, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng habitually arrived a little earlier no matter what they did.

When Qin Miao arrived at the door of Leclerc's house, he saw a young man squatting at the door of Leclerc's house, holding a mobile phone in his hand and playing with his head down.

He didn't notice the arrival of Qin Miao and Qiu Meng at all.

However, after Qin Miao and Qiu Meng got out of the car, the other party realized that someone was coming to their door.

Looking up, he saw Qin Miao getting out of the driver's seat and picking up luggage in the trunk of the taxi.

"Qin! Oh my god, I finally see you. Why did you come so early? I'm not ready yet."

Looking at the young man standing in front of him, who was so excited and incoherent that he wanted to reach out and shake his hand, but was worried about being presumptuous, Qin Miao also felt a little strange.

Judging from the other person's face, this should be Leclerc's younger brother, Arthur Leclerc.

Strictly speaking, Arthur is older than Qin Miao.

But at this time, Arthur looked exactly like the car fans Qin Miao had seen who were seeing him for the first time.

Coupled with his identity, Qin Miao was a little confused for a while.

Because in his stereotype, a person like Arthur shouldn't behave like this after seeing him.

But after all, the other person is Leclerc's younger brother, and even if the other person does not have such an identity, as an F1 driver, when he sees fans coming towards him enthusiastically and being so excited that he is a little incoherent.

Most riders will subconsciously go over to interact with each other to ease their nervousness.

After such an operation, I dare not say much else, but at least you will have one more car fan who will like you for a long time.

So Qin Miao smiled and took the initiative to shake hands with Arthur: "If I guess correctly, you should be Leclerc's brother Arthur, right? Nice to meet you."

Arthur held Qin Miao's hand tightly and said excitedly: "Yes, yes, I am Arthur. You are welcome to come to my home!"

"I have watched every race you played in F2 and F1. I remember your starting position and scores in every race. You were so powerful at that time that you directly dominated the entire F2 season! The FIA ​​even You changed the rules of F2! You are so awesome!"

To be honest, Qin Miao has been praised a lot, but being praised like this by Leclerc's brother in front of his face made Qin Miao blush somewhat.

Moreover, Qin Miao originally thought that Arthur liked her because of his performance in F1, but from what the other party said, it was obvious that his dominant performance in F2 made him more interested.

But this is not surprising. After all, Arthur is a driver himself. He knows that compared with F1, all drivers in F2 use standard cars. Being able to achieve such terrifying results in such an environment is indeed worthy of praise. Special praise.

"Thank you for your like. Are you still driving F3 now?"

"Yes, I now drive for Prema in F3."

Qin Miao nodded. Because of Leclerc's relationship, it was inevitable for Arthur to enter the Ferrari youth training. The Prema team and the Ferrari youth training have an unclear relationship. Qin Miao also entered the Ferrari youth training because of the relationship. Prema, so it's no surprise that Arthur plays for his old club Qin Miao in F3. (End of chapter)