How did I become an F1 driver?

For some reason, when Qin Miao snatched the fire extinguisher from Matthew's hand and sprayed it on the open flame at the rear of his car, Qin Miao was very lucky. At least his car didn't give him a chance during the race.

Moreover, this problem should be a hidden problem within the car, otherwise I should have been able to detect something was wrong before the practice session started by relying on the skills of integrating the human and the car.

But no matter what, during the entire second practice session, Qin Miao sat next to Toto and watched Hamilton complete his test in the second practice session.

Qin Miao's crew opened the hood of the car and began to check the engine of the car.

As for changing the engine? There's no need to rush this matter, there's still at least one day left anyway.

And basically both drivers Qin Miao and Hamilton need to change the engine between the race and qualifying, so everyone is familiar with the operation of changing the engine of the car.

The problem with Qin Miao's racing car was quickly found out, and a fuel pipe was handed to Toto and Qin Miao.

Reyes said: "After preliminary investigation, the problem was that the pipe cracked and leaked a little oil. Combined with the high temperature in the engine room, it caught fire. However, the return valve in the car stopped the flames from flowing back in time. So the engine was not damaged, but the specific cause will need to be found after this grand prix is ​​over.”

Toto nodded, and then said to Hamilton's chief technician who also came to join in the fun: "After the second practice, remember to check the pipeline problems of Hamilton's engine to prevent the same situation from happening again."

The other party naturally nodded in agreement, and as the chief technician, he would pay special attention to the pipeline condition of Hamilton's car even without Toto's reminder.

Soon, the second practice ended.

After the second practice, there is usually 20 minutes for the drivers to rest and adjust their condition before the post-race interview.

During this time, Hamilton directly found Qin Miao and began to tell Qin Miao some of the problems he discovered on the track during the second training period. At the same time, he talked about which corners the car could go a little more extreme, and the racing tires he discovered. degradation conditions.

Qin Miao naturally took out his voice recorder and started recording the details of Hamilton's words in his notebook while recording.

During the post-race interview, Qin Miao naturally praised the upgraded car, but also expressed his concerns about whether he could collect complete data in the third practice since he did not participate in the second practice.

And the Mercedes team seems to have really figured it out now. The upgrade of the front nose and the change of the floor really seem to activate the performance of the car. Now the performance of the car has been greatly improved.

But how much improvement this upgrade will bring to the car still depends on the results of tomorrow's qualifying session.

On Saturday, Qin Miao's car had been replaced with the engine that Qin Miao usually uses in the race and qualifying stages.

As for the old engine, it was abandoned by the team and used as a raw material engine.

Although this accident only burst an oil pipeline, the team has no way to ensure whether there are any hidden damages in other pipelines of the engine that have not been discovered.

If the engine fails again during qualifying and the race, that will be a scene that no one at Mercedes-Benz wants to see.

Moreover, Qin Miao's engine has been used for such a long time, so it really should be replaced.

During the qualifying and race stages, the team is preparing to directly use a brand new engine for Qin Miao.

After all, it is the home court, and the team's upgrades are in place this time. Both the team and Qin Miao naturally hope to achieve good results in the race with such rapid momentum.

The best thing is to win directly at home.

Naturally, he will seize all the racing advantages he can.

Moreover, Qin Miao's race engine has already run in 9 grands prix, more than one-third of the race schedule. This engine has fulfilled its mission. It is also time to replace Qin Miao with a brand new one. Engine.

During Saturday's third practice, Qin Miao reviewed the video of Hamilton's second practice yesterday.

Naturally, we got a lot of useful data. After that, Sanlian tested it himself and found his own car tuning settings. He also took the time to test the car's fuel consumption and tire wear. After the team got the data it wanted, Sanlian It's over.

The next step is to replace Qin Miao with a brand new engine and wait for the start of qualifying.

However, perhaps the UK is not happy that Qin Miao has beaten Hamilton this season.

During the third practice period, the weather was still gloomy. The meteorological department didn't even notice how many rain clouds there were in the sky. But after the qualifying session, it started to rain, and it was still raining heavily.

In this regard, although Hamilton told Qin Miao how to deal with rain on the Silverstone track before the start of qualifying, he was still very happy inside.

If the youngest-ever F1 world champion has any weakness on the track, it is his fear of rain.

It was as if when it rained, Qin Miao's talent and spirituality, which was almost overflowing, were extinguished by the rain like a ball of fire.

Of course, Qin Miao is the youngest world champion in history after all. Even if it rains, his strength is higher than most F1 drivers in the paddock.

It's just that compared to his original terrifying talent, it seems a bit weak.

Fortunately, the rain in today's qualifying session was not too heavy, so the drivers used semi-wet tires.

Qin Miao still came out of the maintenance area in front of Hamilton.

In the first flying lap, Qin Miao ran relatively conservatively and did not achieve a very good single lap speed.

However, everyone in the Mercedes team who are looking forward to whether the team will have good results in this race also knows that Qin Miao will run more conservatively when it rains, so Qin Miao only set a valid single lap time in the first flying lap. They also understand.

Unlike Qin Miao, who only ran 1:43.219 in his first flying lap, Hamilton directly ran a time of 1:42.627 in his first flying lap.

However, for the drivers, the first flying lap of Q1 is basically a guaranteed lap time. This flying lap has no reference value like the results of the practice session.

Because the durability of semi-wet tires is relatively high, the drivers will not go directly back to the team's P room to rest after completing the first flying lap. Instead, they will run a cooling lap on the track, then run a flying lap, and then Then cool down and fly again, and so on until the durability of the rain tires is completely exhausted.

After Qin Miao's results for the second lap came out, he immediately surprised everyone.

1: 40.159.

Normally, after Qin Miao got a good result, he was too lazy to run in the remaining games of Q1.

But rainy days are different from races under normal conditions. As the drivers continue to drive, the track conditions will get better and better.

Therefore, the qualifying tactics on rainy days are to keep driving on the track while the tires still have enough grip, and constantly refresh their fastest lap times.

When the clock finally stopped in Q1, Hamilton and Qin Miao advanced in second and third place respectively.

The drivers eliminated in Q1 are: Russell, Magnussen, Vettel, Mick and Stroll.

After a short break, the game came to Q2.

Qin Miao and Hamilton still had the same tactics, staying on the track for a long time to run laps.

In the end, the two advanced to Q3 relatively easily.

In the end, the drivers eliminated in Q2 were: Gasly, Bottas, Tsunoda, Ricciardo, and Ocon.

Yes, Zhou Guanyu once again defeated his teammate Bottas in qualifying.

But there is one thing to say: Mercedes drivers in the past two years have not been very competitive on rainy days.

Bottas is like this, and so is Qin Miao.

Q3.

At this time, the rain on the track has stopped, but there is still some water accumulation on the track. Of course, there is no accumulation of rainwater in some higher places.

Qin Miao was running a normal flying circle at the beginning of Q3.

Qin Miao's first flying lap was 1:42.111.

At this time, someone will be confused.

Q3 Isn’t it raining? Why is Qin Miao not as fast as Q1 when it rained?
In fact, this involves a misunderstanding about the grip of racing cars.

When it rains, the track is full of water. In this way, the drivers do not dare to apply the gas out of the corner too early due to the rain, nor do they dare to brake too early or too late.

But the car's predictability was consistent even when the track was covered in rain.

Because no matter which corner you take, the grip of the car is the same, and the driver knows how to run.

But during the period when the rain just stopped, some places on the track were dry, but some were wet.

This makes the grip of the cars unpredictable for the drivers.

Sometimes when you come out of a corner and encounter a track that is dry on one side but not on the other side, you can directly go full throttle out of the corner on the dry side, but after walking about 5 meters forward, there will be a small piece of water. pit.

At this time, if you press the full throttle, the rear wheel will definitely slip.

For example, the water has dried before the braking point of a certain corner. If you brake, you can stop it. However, after you brake to enter the corner, you find that there is water again at the center of the corner. At your speed, it will definitely spin if you press on it.

Therefore, the unpredictability of the car in such track conditions also prevents the drivers from achieving a faster single lap speed.

And Qin Miao happens to be the least adaptable to such a track.

So compared to Leclerc, Hamilton and Verstappen, Qin Miao's first flying lap result in Q3 was not that good.

After the subsequent competition, Qin Miao's speed was not very fast, so that at the end of Q3, Qin Miao was only ranked sixth.

And Hamilton is fifth.

However, although the qualifying rankings of Qin Miao and Hamilton are similar to those of Mercedes-Benz Racing Team in recent games, it is as if the upgrades brought by Mercedes-Benz Racing Team in this game have no effect.

But in fact, the time gap between Hamilton and Perez in front of him was only 0.09 seconds.

Qin Miao's strength was not fully utilized because of the rain in Silverstone.

Normally speaking, based on Qin Miao's performance this season, he can definitely defeat Perez in this qualifying match and even challenge Leclerc for third place.

But no matter what, God is not good at it.

Qin Miao had no choice but to start sixth. But in any case, experienced fans and practitioners can easily see the effect of Mercedes' upgrade in this game.

At least in terms of single lap speed, the gap between Mercedes and Red Bull and Ferrari is now very small.

Mercedes fans are even more delighted.

The effect of Mercedes' upgrade this time is so good, and the season is not yet halfway through. The point gap between Qin Miao and Verstappen in the driver standings is only two points. Maybe Mercedes can really do it again this season. Give Qin Miao a competitive racing car.

Then Qin Miao successfully defended his title and won two consecutive championships.

However, while the fans of the Mercedes-Benz Racing Team are dreaming happily, the atmosphere inside the Mercedes-Benz Racing Team is one of happiness and a little melancholy.

After all, this season, everyone knows that the team has invested most of its upgrade resources into the car for next season. This upgrade in the UK may be the only major upgrade this season.

Subsequent upgrades will focus more on the handling and tuning window of the car, and it is possible that only one upgrade will be applied every two grands prix.

In short, the situation of the Mercedes-Benz team is actually not optimistic.

The driver rankings after the final qualifying session are as follows:
1: Sainz
2: Verstappen

3: Leclerc

4: Perez
5: Hamilton

6: Qin Miao

7: Norris
8: Zhou Guanyu
9: Alonso
10: Albon
Zhou Guanyu happens to have absolute confidence in the rain battle, and his condition is much better than Qin Miao on the track.

In the qualifying stage, we even got eighth place. Although it was not as good as the previous game, it was still a satisfactory result for the Arrow Racing Team.

After the qualifying session, Qin Miao was naturally tortured by the reporters after the race. After all, his lack of ability in rainy battles is not an excuse. It is also a fact that he did not perform well in qualifying.

Qin Miao had no choice but to maintain his usual attitude and stand at attention after being beaten.

After the game, Qin Miao also participated in an event to meet fans at the scene, and participated with Hamilton.

I have a full understanding of the enthusiasm of the home audience.

After work was over, Qin Miao went home early and took a nap.

After getting up the next day, after a brief exercise, I came to the paddock again.

Next, Qin Miao not only has work to do, but also many activities to participate in.

But what made Qin Miao happy was that when he was preparing to attend an interview in the paddock, he met Keanu Reeves on the road who came to watch the game today.

He didn't bring any assistants with him, so he was walking alone in the staff passage at the back of the paddock, preparing to go to the VIP viewing area above the P room of the Ferrari team.

Qin Miao didn't notice the other party at first glance. After all, there was too much traffic in the area behind the P room of the team.

Moreover, Qin Miao had been in the paddock for quite some time and had already completely ignored these people.

However, for Qin Miao, who bought "Cyberpunk 2077" as soon as it was released and completed the game despite its bugs, Keanu Reeves' hair is so recognizable.

Moreover, this hairstyle was not very common for a man, so Qin Miao couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

I want to see who is cosplaying Keanu Reeves in the paddock.

Then with Qin Miao's eyesight, Qin Miao recognized the other party immediately even if he was wearing sunglasses.

The good guy cosplays himself!

"Qiang...Keanu!" Qin Miao was naturally a little excited and went over to say hello.

"Oh, Qin Miao, good morning."

Obviously, Qin Miao now has a certain degree of recognition in the eyes of these star actors, especially after Qin Miao won the world championship.

As soon as he saw Qin Miao coming, Keanu Reeves recognized Qin Miao.

"Hello, hello, I love your movies. Of course my favorite is Johnny Silverhand in "Cyberpunk 2077"."

"Haha, I heard it. You almost called me Johnny just now." Keanu responded with a smile: "And you may not believe it, but I also like watching your game, especially your defense, really It can be said to be art.”

After being around the paddock for so long, what Qin Miao hears most often is praise from others. After all, who is not a talented boy?

Therefore, Qin Miao's ears have long been aware of other people's compliments, and he can basically handle them calmly and deserve them.

But when faced with Keanu Reeves' praise, Qin Miao actually felt happy for the first time in a long time.

"Haha, I won the award. It's just that the performance of the car is better. I also benefited from the team."

Keanu seemed to be very used to Qin Miao's Chinese self-effacement and did not show any surprise.

Just when Qin Miao and Keanu were about to continue chatting for a while, Barber next to Qin Miao coughed and then looked down at his watch.

Qin Miao saw it from the corner of his eye, and naturally knew that Barber was reminding him that time was a little tight today, and he would have to attend an interview with a British local media later.

Qin Miao is not a person who likes to be late and let others go. After noticing Barber's actions, he could only helplessly say to Keanu Reeves: "Sorry Keanu, I have to go. After all, you know, Britain It’s our team’s home court. It’s definitely busier than other races. If you can, you can come to the Mercedes team’s P room to watch the race.”

Keanu Reeves nodded understandingly, but did not agree to Qin Miao's invitation, but declined: "I understand, but I'm afraid it won't work if I go to the Mercedes-Benz team to watch the race.

I came here this time because I received an invitation from the Ferrari team, but I should have time for another U.S. Grand Prix this year, and I'm looking forward to your performance then. "

Qin Miao smiled and said, "That's just right. Let's exchange contact information and I'll contact you then."

After getting the call from Keanu Reeves, the other person walked away gracefully, even his back looked so handsome.

There is a saying that there are not many male celebrities that Qin Miao likes, and Keanu is definitely one of them.

Then Qin Miao continued his work, interviewing, interviewing on the track, and parading the drivers before the game.

After going through a set of procedures, Qin Miao got more than an hour of rest.

Qin Miao didn't do anything else in the lounge this time. His familiarity with the Silverstone track is the best among all.

In the system, Silverstone is the track where Qin Miao has the highest proficiency, and the second is the track where he competes.

This was the confidence the system gave Qin Miao. In addition, the team's car was not broken in this race. Qin Miao had enough confidence to relax before the start of the race.

When the time was almost up, Qin Miao put on her racing suit and returned to the team's P room.

After saying hello to Tom Cruise, the Mission: Impossible actor Tom Cruise, who was in the P room of the team, Qin Miao went to get his equipment.

Tom Cruise is a fan of Hamilton, and given his identity and nationality, it is normal for him to appear in the P room of the Mercedes team.

And he is different from the ordinary VIPs of the Mercedes team. He stands next to Toto Wolff and watches the game.

However, Qin Miao was not familiar with the other party. After saying hello, he picked up his equipment and went to the track.

After completing all the preparations before the race, Qin Miao returned to the car.

After testing the various systems of the car and confirming that there were no problems, Qin Miao began to wait for the start of the race.

In today's race, Qin Miao and Hamilton used medium tires.

However, when both of them were using medium tires, Qin Miao obviously pitted later than Hamilton. Everyone also knows Qin Miao's ability to protect tires.

The race officially started at 3 pm local time, and Sainz took the lead and started the warm-up lap.

All other riders followed closely behind.

After the tire warm-up lap, Qin Miao parked the car at his place.

The five red lights lit up one by one.

The five red lights go out and the race begins!
Qin Miao's start this time was quite satisfactory, and he was no slower than the riders behind him and around him.

After Hamilton had the blessing of the home court, he was obviously more excited and excited than usual, and he started very quickly.

When entering T1, he was alongside Perez, and Silverstone's T1 was a right turn. After getting stuck inside Perez, Hamilton had the advantage of exiting the corner.

However, Perez's start wasn't too bad, so he couldn't give up his position to Hamilton so easily.

So you can see that after Hamilton inserted into Perez's inside line, Perez took advantage of entering the corner earlier than Hamilton and directly took most of the apex of the corner, so that Hamilton was directly beaten by Perez. Squeezed onto the grass.

After hitting the grass, the acceleration performance of Hamilton's car was definitely affected, so after starting, Hamilton's position did not change in any positive way.

Qin Miao, who was behind, had a decent start. He did not lose position due to mistakes in the start, nor did he gain any position by relying on the start.

The riders behind had a smooth start, and Zhou Guanyu also had a good start.

Starting eighth, he got stuck on the inside of Norris, the driver in front of him, just like Hamilton.

However, Zhou Guanyu's start was not as good as Hamilton's. When he entered the inside line, only the left front wheel was aligned with Norris's right rear wheel.

The reason why he did this in T1 was more because he wanted to use the width of Norris's car to defend Alonso behind him who obviously had a better start than him.

And Zhou Guanyu's tactics were also successfully achieved.

At the center of the corner, Alonso found that his entry route was completely blocked by two cars, so he had no choice but to release the accelerator. (End of chapter)