How did I become an F1 driver?

Chapter 363 Chapter 357: Unlucky boy Zhou Guanyu

Moreover, Red Bull was also a little too anxious because of Ferrari's sudden pit stop. They did not have time to calculate where Perez would be after he pitted.

After Perez changed the tires at a speed of 2.9 seconds and came out of the pit area, he fell to a position 3 seconds behind Qin Miao.

The time gap is a trivial matter, the key is Qin Miao in front.

Do you think that with the relationship between Qin Miao and Leclerc, coupled with Qin Miao's tire protection and defensive abilities, will he try to defend you Perez?

Although there is no competition between Qin Miao and Perez at all now, even Mercedes and Red Bull were not teams of the same level at the beginning of this season.

But Qin Miao had nothing else to do besides cruising at this time.

There is an old Chinese saying: "Hitting your children on a rainy day means you are idle."

Another sentence: "Everyone has come."

Now that you, Perez, are behind me, I have to come up with something to make the team’s sponsors appear more in the camera, right?

Just when Qin Miao was gearing up, at the end of the 16th lap.

As if possessed by a driver with the same last name, Russell made a mistake on the track and his car hit the barrier.

But after Perez saw that Qin Miao behind him had offensive intentions, he firmly stood on the inside of the track. However, Qin Miao's track started to dolphin jump in the late stages of the straightaway, and he basically couldn't lift anything. The speed was high, so Qin Miao was closest to Perez, where the front of the car was less than one meter close to the rear diffuser of Perez's car.

After that, Leclerc naturally began to compress the car formation and prepare to start.

Unconsciously, the race came to the 36th lap.

Again, Mercedes is now in a state of being better than better than worse. Whether or not to pit will not have much impact on the final result of Qin Miao's game.

On the other side, Bottas, who had a high chance of scoring points in this race, had no choice but to retire due to a car failure.

When they entered the station, the car array in front of them had already been compressed. Entering the station at this time would not reduce losses, but increase them.

The gearbox was stuck in fourth gear, and trying to shift up or down was useless.

Because at this time Matthew on the track was pushing an Alpine and a McLaren towards the pit area.

Although Qin Miao could still run on the soft tires and was even faster than most drivers using medium tires, Qin Miao still chose to pit.

At this point, Perez's pit stop was in vain.

Then I saw Alonso relying on the kinetic energy of the car to try to slide back to the pit area. However, because it was too far from the entrance of the pit area, Alonso's car just slid to the entrance of the pit area and stopped.

Ricciardo had a gearbox problem and couldn't shift up after being stuck in second gear.

Facing Perez who firmly occupied the inside line, Qin Miao could not find any offensive route even if he braked late, and could only do nothing.

What stands out is boredom.

However, starting from Hamilton, the drivers behind him did not choose to pit at this time because they were too far from the entrance to the pit area.

Alonso even reported in Team TR that his car had lost power.

And Leclerc, as if God was going to reward him with a meal, picked up the biggest advantage of this game.

He did not pit when the safety car appeared for the first time. This time the virtual safety car was indeed Hamilton's best opportunity to attack, but when he passed the entrance to the pit lane, the team reminded him too late.

Qin Miao was gradually pulled away by the leading group in front, but the two Alpines behind could not pose any threat to Qin Miao.

Just when Qin Miao was bored, another accident happened on the track.

After Qin Miao came out to change tires, he naturally returned to behind Perez.

Perhaps the most unlucky one here is Hamilton.

Even on the subsequent straightaway, Qin Miao took advantage of the engine and tire grip to catch up a little further.

In three laps, three cars retired together, which can be regarded as one of the few big scenes in the F1 sport.

Alonso's car suddenly had problems and the speed of the car began to drop significantly.

Qin Miao actually had certain ideas, such as seeing if he could find some opportunities from Perez in front after starting.

The rhythm of the next game entered the cruising state that Qin Miao is very familiar with.

This directly caused him to miss the best time to pit, and when he came to the pit entrance on the second lap, the pit entrance was already closed.

It is worth mentioning that because Hamilton did not pit to change tires when the safety car appeared, Hamilton appeared behind Magnussen at this time.

The safety car came out, and most of the drivers naturally chose to pit at this time.

So if such a bargain appears in front of you, it’s better to pick it up.

The safety car was brought from lap 16 to lap 20 before the debris from Russell's car was cleared.

Of course, everyone knows that Hamilton's position is only temporary. As he stops to change tires, he will inevitably fall to the rear again.

As expected, the safety car was deployed.

Then after Leclerc in front started, he exited the T27 corner, and Qin Miao, who was using the medium tire, was left behind by Perez with a time gap of 0.2 seconds.

Therefore, he had no choice but to withdraw from the competition.

And that wasn't the end, Ricciardo also retired.

It can be said that the only victim in Russell's crash was Perez.

In addition, Verstappen also moved up one position to second, followed by Sainz and Perez.

Then nothing happened, Perez reached the braking point of T1.

As mentioned before, as long as there is an accident on the street, the accident cannot be small.

The virtual safety car lasted until lap 41. There were 9 laps left before the end of the race. Qin Miao did not speed up anymore. Instead, he maintained a cruising speed on the track and slowly prepared to finish the last 9 laps.

All the next shots were on Leclerc in first place and Verstappen in second place.

The two had a very exciting attack and defense on the track for 9 laps.

However, in the last two laps, due to a collision between Albon and Stroll on the track, the yellow flag was on for a long time in the first timing period, which led to Leclerc, who was behind Verstappen, on the starting straight, which is the best attack. There is no DRS available in this location.

When he finally crossed the line, Verstappen still held on to his position and won Red Bull's first driver's championship of the new season. Leclerc had no choice but to take home second place, with third place going to Sainz who performed stably in this game, fourth place for Perez, and fifth place for Qin Miao.

It is worth mentioning that Hamilton, whose starting position and car were not ideal in this race, ended up finishing tenth, which at least brought him a point.

On the return lap after the race, Qin Miao parked his car in the inspection area and got out of the car. When he was saying hello to other familiar drivers, he saw a dejected Zhou Guanyu walking past him.

At this time, Zhou Guanyu looked as if his energy and energy had been drained away, and his whole person looked numb.

However, Qin Miao still had work to deal with at this time, so even if he wanted to go up and ask what was going on, he couldn't spare the time.

After completing the post-game weigh-in, Barber found Qin Miao. Seeing Barber coming over, Qin Miao asked curiously: "How was Zhou Guanyu's performance in this game?"

"eleventh."

Qin Miao was even more confused. Although it was really uncomfortable to only get the eleventh place after the game, and it was only one position away from scoring points, but it didn't feel like he had lost his soul, right?

However, Qin Miao quickly suppressed the doubts in his heart and went to accept the post-match interview.

The reporter who interviewed Qin Miao was another reporter whom Qin Miao was very familiar with.

After the interview, Qin Miao returned to the team home and accepted interviews from other media.

After completing all the media work, Qin Miao attended a team meeting. When the time came to 11 o'clock in the evening, Qin Miao's work was completely over.

The final rankings and driver scores for this race are as follows:

P1: Verstappen +25

P2: Leclerc +19 (fastest lap)

P3: Sainz +14

P4: Perez +12

P5: Qin Miao +10

P6: O'Connell +8

P7: Norris +6

P8: Gasly +4

P9: Magnussen +2

P10: Hamilton +1

The overall driver standings are as follows:

1: Leclerc +51

2: Sainz +32

3: Verstappen +25

4: Qin Miao +24

5: Magnussen +14

6: Hamilton +13

7: Perez +12

8: O'Connell +14

9: Bottas +8

10: Norris +6

11: Zhou Guanyu +4

12: Gasly +4

13: Tsunoda +2

14: Alonso +1

The team standings are as follows:

1: Ferrari: 83

2: Mercedes: 37

3: Red Bull: 37

4: Alpine: 15

5: Haas: 14

6: Alfa Romeo: 12

7: Little Red Bull: 6

8: McLaren: 6

9: Aston Martin: 0

10: Williams: 0

After the Saudi Grand Prix, the next race is the Australian Grand Prix.

But that was two weeks later.

Qin Miao, who had been eating sand in the Middle East for two days, no longer wanted to stay in the Middle East. After work was over, Qin Miao didn't even stay in the Middle East for one more day. After packing up his things, he took Qiu Meng and Qiu Meng with him. Zhou Guanyu and the two drivers’ respective assistants flew to France.

……

On the plane, Qin Miao poured Zhou Guanyu a cup of coffee, while he held a bottle of Coke.

After sitting down, Qin Miao took a sip of Coke, then reached out and patted Zhou Guanyu, who was unhappy.

"What's wrong? It looks like he's had hundreds of dollars stolen. He's listless."

Zhou Guanyu looked at Qin Miao doubtfully: "You don't know?"

"I don't know. I've been busy since the game. I was accepting interviews, attending meetings, and thanking fans and sponsors. After I finished my work, I immediately got on the plane. I didn't even have time to catch my breath. nothing."

Zhou Guanyu's lips twitched, is this the card of a world champion?

"It's not a big deal. I was tricked by the team during the race." Obviously Zhou Guanyu didn't want to waste time on this matter. He originally wanted to switch to another topic after a perfunctory sentence.

But Qin Miao didn't care about you so much. When he heard that there were melons to eat, Qin Miao immediately became excited.

"Oh? What a trick, please tell me in detail."

Zhou Guanyu rolled his eyes and looked at Qin Miao's excited face. He had already predicted how Qin Miao would behave after he told this matter, and he would probably laugh at himself.

But despite this, Zhou Guanyu still said: "During the race, because of a position conflict with Albon, I passed Albon on the outside of the track.

Then I asked the team if they needed to return the seat. "

Qin Miao nodded: "It's quite normal up to this point."

"Are you still listening?"

Qin Miao quickly made a move to pull her lips together, signaling Zhou Guanyu to continue speaking.

Zhou Guanyu then continued: "It is true that there is still room for recovery here, just return the position. I am faster than Albon, and it is only a matter of time before I surpass him.

Unfortunately, the team said there was no need to return the position to Albon. "

"Usually there's a five-second penalty." Qin Miao couldn't help but interrupt.

Zhou Guanyu didn't care about Qin Miao anymore, Xiao Xiong spread his hands and said: "Yes, five seconds penalty.

Actually, forget it here, just take the 5-second penalty. After all, strictly speaking, I didn’t firm up my mind and take the initiative to return the position. I also have a certain responsibility.

But here comes the damn irritating thing. When the yellow flag hit, I went back to the pit area to change tires and received a time penalty. "

Having said this, Zhou Guanyu paused, looked at Qin Miao and said, "You know the normal process of penalty time, right?"

Qin Miao took a sip of Coke and said: "I know, park the car and no technicians are allowed to touch the car. Only after the penalty time is up can they touch the car to change tires or anything like that."

"Yes! That's it! But after I parked my car, those bugs tilted my car up! And they just made me wait there for five seconds! Five seconds! That's fine, but I can't wait until I'm fined It's time to change the tire! This insect just put my car down! Put it down!"

Zhou Guanyu really became more and more excited as he talked, and Qin Miao had a feeling that this guy might want to directly kill the team technician in charge of the front jack of Arrow Racing Team.

But there is one thing to say, if you put yourself into Zhou Guanyu's perspective, encountering such a situation will really make people angry.

"Then I naturally used the jack to jack up my car and change the tires. It took me 15 seconds to change the tires. After I went out and ran two laps, the team told me that the five-second penalty time did not count. , I have to be fined again...I was really Minos when I was sitting in the car!"

"Hey, hey, don't say bad words!" Qin Miao quickly stopped Zhou Guanyu.

"Hey……

In the end, I finished eleventh. If this thing hadn't happened, I could have at least finished in front of Magnussen...

The most annoying thing is that one point was deducted from my super license. "

Originally, Qin Miao had some sympathy for Zhou Guanyu when he heard about it. After all, Zhou Guanyu's game was really miserable.

But after hearing the end and knowing that one point had been deducted from Zhou Guanyu's super driver's license, Qin Miao couldn't hold it in any longer.

"puff……"

"What the hell!"

(End of this chapter)