How did I become an F1 driver?

Due to the decline in stability and speed of McLaren's car in the second half of the season, Ferrari had successfully overtaken McLaren in the team standings and opened up a considerable points gap.

The same is true for this game. If nothing else, McLaren can only stop in fourth place in the team this season.

It seems that McLaren's financial crisis has finally affected the McLaren team on the track.

It’s just a pain for Norris.

Now in the team standings, the only thing worth watching is the battle for position between Alpine and Toro Rosso.

However, compared to the teams' competition for rankings, apart from the teams' own fans, passers-by are obviously more concerned about who will win the driver's championship this season.

So the discussion on this matter is not very hot.

Soon, Qin Miao and Hamilton finished their work and returned to the team home to complete the final work of the game.

After the work was over, Toto took all the Mercedes team staff who came to Brazil and took a group photo of the Mercedes team staff and drivers at the door of the Mercedes P room after they won the championship.

Three trophies and three bottles of champagne are placed in the middle of everyone, which shows the strength of the Mercedes team.

After the race was over and all post-race matters were settled, the Mercedes team packed up their things and then went directly to the hotel that the team had booked in Brazil.

You can imagine the next scene. Everyone at Mercedes-Benz was celebrating here at night, drinking and drinking from each other, creating a scene of vitality and prosperity.

Qin Miao, a non-drinker, drank two beers because the atmosphere was so lively.

Of course, although everyone at Mercedes-Benz was in high spirits after winning the team championship, this dinner and the bonus announced by Toto at the dinner were just a warm moment before the final battle began.

The season isn't over yet.

Now Mercedes has only won a constructor championship. This season, Mercedes' mission as a team has been completed, but this can only be regarded as a staged victory.

In the F1 paddock, the driver's championship has always had higher value and attention than the team's championship.

So although everyone was very happy at the dinner, it ended very early. After all, there is still a race to run next week, and everyone on the team has to get back to work before work can resume.

Qin Miao also returned to the hotel booked for him by the team after the dinner.

Qin Miao will be very busy tomorrow. She has to go to the airport in the morning to send Qiu Meng back to Monaco.

Qin Miao's house in Monaco is about to be finished, probably in the next two days, and Qiu Meng has to go back and keep an eye on it.

At the same time, after the decoration is completed, windows must be opened to disperse formaldehyde and the like, and customized furniture must be installed.

Therefore, Qiu Meng will be busy next week. Since the Qatar Grand Prix is ​​not particularly important, Qiu Meng will not come to watch the game.

Of course, although Qin Miao has been practicing self-cultivation for the past half month, she has really been holding back recently.

Now that the team championship has been won, one of the two big stones in Qin Miao's heart has also fallen. It's time to relax!

However, when Qin Miao had just come out of the bathroom after taking a shower and was about to open the bedroom door to see if Qiu Meng had put on the evening dress he had prepared for her, Qin Miao's phone rang.

Listening to the constant vibrating sound of the phone in the living room, Qin Miao really had the urge to kill the guy on the other end of the phone with one fist.

But the ringing phone was a personal phone, and it would be inappropriate for Qin Miao not to answer it, and considering Qin Miao's endurance, the matter would not be finished for more than an hour.

If he went back by then, everyone on the other side would probably be asleep, so Qin Miao reluctantly walked over and picked up the phone.

After seeing that the caller was Zhou Guanyu, Qin Miao answered the phone and said in a bad tone: "You'd better give me a reason not to break your legs next time we meet."

Zhou Guanyu, who was excitedly preparing to share his inner joy with Qin Miao, was confused after hearing Qin Miao's words: "Have you taken any medicine? You are talking so rudely.

Also, isn’t today the day when Mercedes won the constructors’ championship? Why do you sound like you're not in a good mood?

Forget it, it's not important. I'm calling you just to tell you. Pay attention to the news at noon tomorrow. There is good news. "

"That's it?" Qin Miao's tone became more and more unkind: "Can't you just send a message? You still have to make a phone call."

"It seems like this matter is important, but I'm just informing you. There are others to talk about, so I'll hang up now."

Looking at the hung up phone, Qin Miao's temples jumped.

But fortunately, Zhou Guanyu did not delay Qin Miao too much time. After gathering his emotions, Qin Miao returned to the room.

At this time, Qiu Meng was wearing a backless dress with sparse fabric, and her fair and smooth back and breathtaking waistline were displayed in front of Qin Miao.

Qin Miao swallowed subconsciously.

What Zhou Guanyu said to him just now was completely forgotten by Qin Miao. He walked over with a smile and hugged Qiu Meng from behind.

……

Silent all night.

Because Qiu Meng had to be sent to the airport the next day, Qin Miao didn't torment Qiu Meng for too long last night.

Otherwise, both of them may not be able to catch the flight tomorrow.

So the two of them didn't play too crazy, but the main reason was that Qin Miao showed mercy.

The two got up earlier the next day.

After breakfast, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng began to pack their things and prepare to check out.

After checking out of the room, Qin Miao went to the airport to see off Qiu Meng, who was still reluctant to leave him.

After Qiu Meng left, Qin Miao waited until noon in the VIP lounge of the airport.

Qin Miao's flight to Qatar left in the afternoon, so he planned to stay in the lounge during this time.

While waiting, Qin Miao suddenly remembered the phone call Zhou Guanyu made to him last night.

Anyway, he was bored now, so Qin Miao simply took out his mobile phone and flipped through the news about the paddock and outside.

Then Qin Miao saw it: Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team announced that it had officially signed a one-year driver contract with Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu.

Therefore, Zhou Guanyu will become the second official Chinese F1 driver next season.

The driver who will partner with Zhou Guanyu in the 2022 season is naturally Bottas, who has already been officially announced.

This old-to-new model is the best choice for most teams.

Although I had known for a long time that Arrow and Zhou Guanyu were discussing the driver contract, I also knew from Zhou Guanyu's words that both parties had strong intentions for this contract.

But before things are officially finalized and announced, there is room for regret at any time.

Now, with Arrow's official announcement, his eldest son Zhou Guanyu has officially entered the F1 sport, and Qin Miao is relieved.

As for Zhou Guanyu’s results after entering F1...

As for Arrow's team... To be honest, Qin Miao didn't expect Zhou Guanyu to perform well, he just needed to improve gradually.

And Qin Miao will also teach Zhou Guanyu everything he can. As long as Qin Miao knows how to drive, he will definitely teach him.

At the same time, Qin Miao is not worried about leaking secrets or starving the master to death, at least not in the short term.

After all, the strength gap between the two teams lies here. The time difference of more than one second in a single lap means that there is no clear competitive relationship between Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu.

This is the limit that Qin Miao, as a friend, can do for Zhou Guanyu.

But regardless of these things, after reading the news, Qin Miao called Zhou Guanyu as soon as possible.

Joining F1 is definitely a big event for Zhou Guanyu, so Qin Miao naturally needs to make a phone call to congratulate him.

However, Zhou Guanyu's call could not be reached at all at this time, and the message coming from the phone was always that the other party was on the phone, please call again later.

Qin Miao knew that at this time, Zhou Guanyu must have experienced the same situation he encountered after he officially joined Mercedes-Benz last year. He was overwhelmed by the calls coming in one after another.

So Qin Miao stopped calling after two unsuccessful calls. Zhou Guanyu would have called back if he saw it.

But by the time Zhou Guanyu got out of the intensive phone bombardment and was about to call Qin Miao back, Qin Miao had already boarded the plane to Qatar.

Naturally, Qin Miao's cell phone had no signal on the plane.

As for why you don’t use Toto or Hamilton’s private jet?

These two are not like Qin Miao, who only has the identity of a Mercedes driver, and other than that they are just ordinary people.

Toto and Hamilton have an industrial chain behind them, and many people are counting on them for food.

So after this game is over, they all naturally need to return to their own businesses to work on their business, and as the owner of the Mercedes-Benz team, Toto also has a board of directors on his head.

After the team won the team championship ahead of schedule, the board of directors also had many things that Toto needed to deal with.

So they were planning to go back to the UK directly after the Brazilian Grand Prix, while Qin Miao wanted to go to Qatar first.

If the road was not going smoothly, Qin Miao would naturally have no choice but to fly there.

After the plane landed, Qin Miao discovered that Zhou Guanyu had called him twice.

On the way to the hotel, Qin Miao called back.

The call was answered shortly after.

"There was no signal on the plane just now. Congratulations. We can play together again next season." After the call was connected, Qin Miao said straight to the point.

"It's okay, long live your understanding. I'm also looking forward to us running the game together next season." Qin Miao smiled and asked, "How do you feel now? Are you particularly excited?"

"Actually, it's not that exaggerated. After all, I've known this result for a long time." Zhou Guanyu replied on the other end of the phone: "But when you say that, I really have some questions to ask you."

"Ask, who among us is following whom?"

"How did you feel exactly when you first knew you could drive an F1 car next season?"

Qin Miao thought for a while: "The most sincere emotion of human beings is happiness.

how? Feeling anxious? "

Zhou Guanyu did not speak harshly this time, but nodded and said: "Well, I feel a little nervous. I am afraid that I will let down the efforts of my family over the years, and I am afraid that I will not be able to run well on the field..."

Qin Miao was silent for a while after hearing this, and then said: "I can't help you with this. I didn't have any negative emotions in this regard at the beginning. After knowing that I was going to drive a Mercedes-Benz car, I thought more about how to improve. How can I win the game based on my own strength?

But then again, most of the time you have free time to think randomly. My suggestion is to take a taxi directly to the simulator department at the headquarters in Arohinville, and run the simulator all afternoon. After getting off the simulator, You won't have these messy thoughts. "

Zhou Guanyu: "I'm not kidding you..."

Qin Miao scratched his head: "What else can we do? Just carry it.

And I think you’re asking the wrong person. If you really have concerns about this, you should ask a psychiatrist, not a stinky driver like me. "

Zhou Guanyu:......

"Forget it, I shouldn't talk to you about this matter. By the way, have you read the public opinion on the Internet now?"

"What public opinion?"

What stands out about Qin Miao during this period is that he is aloof from worldly affairs and focuses most of his energy on self-improvement. Naturally, he did not know that the two teams Red Bull and Mercedes were already quarreling on social media at this time.

Red Bull accused Mercedes of a rear wing violation, and Mercedes angrily criticized Verstappen's defensive violation against Hamilton at the Brazilian Grand Prix. It appealed to the FIA ​​more than once, requesting a re-examination of the video of Verstappen squeezing Hamilton off the track.

Even the two senior leaders of Red Bull, Horner and Marco, personally came out to criticize and put pressure on the FIA. The public opinion field in the paddock during this period was full of war.

Because the team took the lead to leave the field, fans on both sides rolled up their sleeves, picked up their keyboards, and cursed.

On the contrary, fans here in China are just watching the show and eating it crazily.

Although they love the Mercedes-Benz team because of Qin Miao's relationship, in the final analysis, the domestic fans still like Qin Miao as the driver.

The main focus of this scolding war was on the FIA's penalty and Hamilton's rear wing, which had nothing to do with Qin Miao.

So as long as Qin Miao's interests are not touched, even if Mercedes and Red Bull are beaten to a bloody head, these fans will just watch from the sidelines.

Even if they get interested, they might end up handing over a brick or something.

"Mercedes and Red Bull are scolding each other again. They are trying their best to put pressure on the FIA. You accuse me and I scold you. It's very lively."

"I don't pay much attention to these." Qin Miao groped his chin: "On the contrary, I am a little curious about what domestic car fans think of you.

Let me tell you, the pressure on you now should be quite high, I mean from the domestic car fans. "

Zhou Guanyu was helpless, why did he bring the topic back again?

As Qin Miao said, there is actually a lot of pressure on Zhou Guanyu, as the second Chinese driver to become an official F1 driver.

Normally, there shouldn't be too much pressure on Zhou Guanyu. After all, Qin Miao is already in front to help Zhou Guanyu attract most of the attention, so the audience's requirements for him will not be too high.

But the problem lies with Qin Miao. Qin Miao's performance this season is a bit too good, even too good.

Have you ever seen a Chinese car fan who used to eat bran-flavored vegetables and serve you a full banquet of Manchu and Chinese dishes as soon as you get there?

After the confusion, it was naturally ecstasy.

But because of Qin Miao's relationship, these people's tastes have been cultivated.

So after seeing Zhou Guanyu join F1, they would subconsciously judge Zhou Guanyu according to the same standards as Qin Miao.

If Zhou Guanyu's performance is unsatisfactory by then, the pressure on Zhou Guanyu will inevitably be full.

"Actually, I don't really feel much pressure in this aspect." However, Zhou Guanyu's answer surprised Qin Miao.

"How to say?"

"Isn't this about you? I know how big the talent gap between us is. At the beginning, the audience may have certain expectations for me, but after a long time, they will probably pay more attention to me. When it comes to you, you basically won’t pay too much attention to me.”

"You are open-minded, but this way you will get less attention. In terms of business..."

Qin Miao had just finished speaking when Zhou Guanyu smiled and said, "Do you think...my family is short of money?"

“Tsk… Sometimes I really hate staying and chatting with you rich second generation people.

When I bought a house recently, I had to spend a lot of time and work frantically for Toto to earn enough money. "

"Have you bought a house in the UK?" Zhou Guanyu was surprised.

Only then did Qin Miao realize that she didn't seem to have told Zhou Guanyu that she was planning to settle in Monaco with Qiu Meng.

As the conversation reached this point, Qin Miao explained to Zhou Guanyu his and Qiu Meng's future plans.

After listening to Qin Miao's explanation, Zhou Guanyu said with some pain: "Originally, we live quite far away. It would take half an hour to drive to find you for fishing. After your house is renovated and moved out, I will find you specially." We have to cross the sea."

"I moved to Monaco mainly because Monaco is tax-free. If that doesn't work, you can move here too."

"Is that so?" Zhou Guanyu obviously thought for a while, but finally said: "Forget it, my house in the UK cannot be unoccupied, and it is not suitable to rent it out.

Moreover, the housing prices in Monaco are not low. Even if I buy a house, it will not be as big as the house I have here in the UK, and it will still be uncomfortable to live in. "

"That's okay, but my house should be there a few days after the Qatar Grand Prix. If you are free, come over and have a meal together."

"Okay, I will definitely be there when the time comes."

"I'll hang up if nothing happens. I'm just arriving at the hotel."

……

In fact, Zhou Guanyu has been very busy in recent days. Because of Arrow's official announcement, Zhou Guanyu has become famous in the domestic racing circle.

Many people came to Zhou Guanyu to discuss the possibility of cooperation.

The main players here are many domestic companies.

These companies discovered that domestic car fans gradually fell in love with the sport of F1 after Qin Miao's phenomenal performance on the field, and the number of domestic car fans began to increase exponentially.

The increase in the domestic fan base represents a huge fan economic effect.

So naturally, they came up with the idea of ​​advertising on F1 cars.

But what kind of team is Mercedes-Benz? This is a championship team, and the two drivers in the team also have their own ruthless roles.

After arriving at Mercedes-Benz, it is no longer a buyer's market, but a seller's market. If they want to advertise on Mercedes-Benz racing cars, they not only have to spend enough money, but also look at Mercedes-Benz's face.

After all, they are a domestic company, so even though domestic fans can see it if they find drivers from other teams to represent them, it is somewhat uninteresting and a bit awkward.

Therefore, although many companies have ideas, they ultimately fail to take action because advertising in Mercedes-Benz is too expensive.

But things are different now. The emergence of Zhou Guanyu directly filled the vacancy in this area. Some companies that did not have that much money and wanted to advertise on F1, an emerging domestic advertising platform, began to contact Zhou Guanyu and the Alfa Romeo Racing Team.

If you want your company's products or company names to appear on F1 cars, Sobo and Zhou Guanyu are undoubtedly a good choice.

And Zhou Guanyu will definitely be very busy because of this matter recently.

Of course, if Qin Miao really wants to move to a new home, Zhou Guanyu will always find time to do it no matter how busy he is.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Miao took out his mobile phone to see what domestic fans thought of Zhou Guanyu joining Arrow.

Although some people are indeed negative about this transfer, generally speaking, the domestic public opinion environment is relatively friendly to Zhou Guanyu.

Soon, Qin Miao also arrived at the hotel where he was staying.

This hotel was not prepared for Qin Miao by the team, but by the organizer of the event.

After all, Qatar is in the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia to the south, the United Arab Emirates to the east, and Bahrain to the north.

So even though Qatar does not appear as often in the public eye in the country as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, there are still a group of richest people in the world with a piece of cloth on their heads.

Therefore, the hotels they prepared for Qin Miao were also the best.

But this area is a desert after all, and Qatar is a city built entirely in the desert. So after getting off the plane, Qin Miao could clearly feel the heat hitting his face, and he could also clearly feel the sand and gravel being blown by the wind. The feeling of blowing on the face.

Of course, Qin Miao is not here for tourism. He still has a lot of work to deal with.

Because the former Russell International Circuit was usually used for MotoGP races next door, Mercedes' track data for this race was very limited.

But it's hard to say about Red Bull. After all, Honda has a MotoGP division. If they share some track data with Red Bull, Mercedes will directly lose at the starting line of this game.

However, Qin Miao is not anxious about this, because there is no point in being anxious. It is better to train normally these days, calm down, and then consider the adaptability of the track after the Grand Prix weekend officially begins.

So Qin Miao didn't go out on Tuesday. In addition to going to the gym downstairs for daily exercise, he spent more time on the simulator.

Qin Miao's familiarity with this track comes from the simulator. Although the simulator used by Qin Miao cannot meet the usual simulation standards due to the lack of track data, it can at least make him more familiar with the track. Lay out some. (End of chapter)