How did I become an F1 driver?

Chapter 428 Chapter 431: You forced me

To be honest, Qin Miao was quite helpless.

Last season, we saw that when Hamilton faced these remarks and pressure, he dealt with it calmly and calmly, showing the calmness of the seven-time champion.

After seeing the state of his teammates, Qin Miao felt that with his current mentality of 95 points, there should be no big problem in dealing with the ill will from the fans.

Who would have thought that when you really experience this kind of environment where everyone is verbally criticizing Qin Miao, no one can hide their naked malice and insult towards you.

Qin Miao's mentality was a little affected.

As Qin Miao's psychoanalyst and assistant, Barber could sense something was wrong with Qin Miao immediately.

But after a year and a half, Barber's personal impression of Qin Miao has been finalized.

After all, Qin Miao has faced many big scenes, and Qin Miao has also encountered situations under great pressure, but Qin Miao has survived them all. The greater the pressure, the better Qin Miao's performance.

Therefore, Barber subconsciously believed that even if Qin Miao faced the current pressure, he would race normally as usual, bring out all the performance of the car, and once again defeat his teammate Hamilton.

In the third practice stage, Leclerc, Qin Miao and Verstappen dominated the third practice session.

If only two sets of soft tires were used in the qualifying stage, Qin Miao will have two sets of soft tires in tomorrow's race. There is one more set of soft tires than the normal grand prix race stage to deal with accidents on the track. .

"Perez! He rushed out. A yellow flag appeared on the track, and the results of Qin Miao and Hamilton were cancelled!"

How fast Red Bull Racing is can only be seen in the qualifying stage.

……

Presumably, by then, F1 this season will have a great improvement in terms of reputation and ratings.

As for why...

Qualifying stage.

During the first practice session, Verstappen's car stopped on the track due to gearbox problems, triggering a red flag.

What is really surprising is that in the Q1 stage, Zhou Guanyu was stuck in the fourteenth place with a score of 0.17 seconds faster than Sainz. The driver behind him was Sainz, and Sainz was 0.05 seconds away from Bottas. Beyond, stop at Q1.

Two sets of medium tires are reserved for the main race, and Qin Miao has three sets of soft tires to use in Q3.

Soon, the time came for Saturday’s third practice.

At this time, among the drivers competing for the pole position on the track, apart from Perez, only Qin Miao and Hamilton had not stopped to change tires.

After seeing this time gap, everyone in the FIA ​​breathed a sigh of relief and even started to look forward to it, because judging from the rhythm of this stage of qualifying, this game may be between a few top drivers. You fight for it.

Other than that, nothing particularly noteworthy happened during practice one and two.

It is even possible that Arrow's car speed only allowed Zhou Guanyu to reach 14th place, and Zhou Guanyu used his personal ability to defeat his idol Alonso and brought Arrow's car to the th position.

Everyone also knows that the reason why Zhou Guanyu stopped in Q2 is not because Zhou Guanyu's strength can only reach this position, but because Arrow's car can only allow Zhou Guanyu to reach this position.

In an instant, both Ferrari and Mercedes withered.

But both Qin Miao and Leclerc knew very well that Red Bull must have kept a secret during the practice session.

Qin Miao's first two timing sections were all purple, and the results of the last section have not been released yet, but Qin Miao has a high possibility of getting the pole position in this game.

As a result, the two Arrow cars only ran on the track for a total of 20 minutes during the first and second training sessions.

After seeing the smoke and dust rising from the track, the commentators from Five-Star Sports were even more frustrated than Qin Miao and the staff of the Mercedes-Benz team.

Qin Miao did well in the first flying lap of Q1, running to third place temporarily. After being able to enter Q2 stably, Qin Miao did not run again.

The only thing worth mentioning is that during the first and second practice, both Alfa Romeo cars suffered from mechanical problems and stayed in the team's P room for a long time.

Next, these three drivers, Verstappen, Leclerc, and Qin Miao, successively set their own fastest laps on the track.

Before Perez crossed the line on the final flying lap of Q3, he spun off the track at T13.

Just when Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari were expecting Verstappen's gearbox to be scrapped directly, and they were given a starting penalty for replacing the gearbox in this race, Red Bull said: Verstappen's gearbox problem can be repaired. , there is no need to replace the gearbox with a new one.

It's not like Red Bull's unilateral defeat of Ferrari and Mercedes like at Spa in the last game.

Friday, practice one and two.

In the end, after the first flight lap of Q3, the time difference between the four drivers was within 0.17 seconds.

In the Q2 stage, Qin Miao and Verstappen both completed the first flying lap and achieved results that allowed them to enter Q3 stably.

Although Zhou Guanyu finally stopped in Q2, he was still stuck in a good position, in front of his idol Alonso, that is, he stopped in Q13 at the 2th position.

However, on the last lap of Q3, just when the two Mercedes drivers were preparing to show off their skills and reflect the team's upgrade this week in qualifying speed, a yellow flag appeared on the track.

Also because of the yellow flag caused by Perez's mistake, this qualifying session was over, and Qin Miao and Hamilton, the two drivers who were lapping behind Perez, could only slow down.

Verstappen was third in the third practice session, not because he could only be third, but because he wanted to be third.

Neither of them came out.

"oops!"

It didn't take long for Hamilton's speed to pick up. Even in the first flying lap of Q1, Hamilton was faster than Qin Miao.

But for Ferrari, fortunately, everything was safe.

Of course, domestic audiences are now a lot more tolerant of Zhou Guanyu.

At this time, Qin Miao still had two sets of medium tires and four sets of soft tires in his tire reserve.

But in the end, Qin Miao and Hamilton's results were canceled due to Perez's mistake.

Qin Miao, who was already feeling angry because of the pressure from the Dutch audience, was naturally very angry when she only got such a result after working hard for so long on the last flying lap.

"FUCK!"

After entering the 2022 season, Qin Miao's frequency of swearing in the team's TR has increased significantly.

"How could he make such a low-level mistake on such a simple corner? If you don't know how to drive, you can go home and take care of your children!" Qin Miao added after scolding, not satisfied.

"Calm down, Qin Miao, things have already happened, no matter how anxious or angry it is, it is useless. The main game is when we really play and perform.

By the way, we ranked P5 in the qualifying stage, which is already very good. Let’s bring the car back safely. "French said via Team TR.

Qin Miao didn't have a good idea. Just like Franky said, the matter was at this point and the result could no longer be changed.

Finally, the qualifying results for the Dutch Grand Prix and the starting order for Sunday’s race are as follows: 1: Verstappen

2: Leclerc

3: Sainz
4: Hamilton

5: Qin Miao

6: Perez
7: Norris
8: Mick

9: Tsunoda

10: Stroll

It's a pity that the two Mercedes drivers were excluded from the top three. After all, judging from the speed in qualifying, the speeds of Mercedes and Ferrari are really not much worse than Red Bull. Even if Without Sainz's accident, the two Mercedes drivers might have been faster than Red Bull. After all, Qin Miao's last flying lap was purple.

After Qin Miao parked his car in the parking space, he let out a sigh of relief and accepted the fact.

But when Qin Miao got out of the car and took off his helmet and earplugs, the laughter, cheers, and whistles of the audience reached Qin Miao's ears.

If it was Qin Miao in the past, he might not think much about it. After all, the audience Lehe didn't have much to do with Qin Miao.

But thinking about the "care" given to him by the audience this week and the results he has achieved so far, Qin Miao inevitably thought that this might be a mockery given to him by the audience.

Without looking at the auditorium, Qin Miao just inadvertently glanced at the post-match interview area surrounded by the crowd.

Verstappen didn't even come back at this time. After winning the pole position in qualifying, he ran another lap on the track and interacted with the audience.

This is also considered the privilege of the home driver.

Therefore, Qin Miao was sure that the laughter, cheers and whistles from the audience were not directed at the pole sitter, they were directed at him. This was a naked mockery.

Qin Miao suddenly felt angry in his heart.

Damn it, I just drive a car, am I provoking you?
But at this time, Qin Miao did not show his emotions openly, but he was not in the mood to greet and interact with the audience.

After taking away his equipment, Qin Miao left the track and went to the post-race weighing area.

After completing the post-race interview and meeting at the team meeting after the race, and deciding that he would continue to use the yellow-red-stop tactic in the race, Qin Miao completed all his work on Saturday. After returning to the hotel, Qin Miao silently opened the own system interface.

Qin Miao hasn't paid much attention to his system tasks recently.

However, because Qin Miao's performance has gotten better and better after the opening period of this season, the system tasks issued to Qin Miao by the system have gradually become normal.

There are also more rewards.

After half a season, the system tasks completed by Qin Miao brought Qin Miao more than 1700 million US dollars in income, 7 free attribute points, various assets, and a bottle of [ Over-limit medicine].

Qin Miao remembered that this prop was given to him by the system after the Monaco Grand Prix.

The instructions and explanations given by the system were that he had created a miracle in an impossible situation and used his superb defensive ability to win the Monaco Grand Prix.

Therefore, this bottle of potion is hereby awarded.

But at that time, Qin Miao just glanced at it out of habit and stopped paying attention.

After all, at the beginning of this season, Qin Miao treated system tasks and system prompts somewhat like he treated the APP push notifications on his mobile phone.

When you see it, you can subconsciously close it or cross it out.

So I didn't read the instructions for this bottle of potion carefully at that time. I just knew the name and the rating of this thing.

But now Qin Miao recalled that there was a bottle of medicine in his system space, and the effect of this bottle of medicine seemed to be very consistent with the current situation.

[Exceeding Limit Potion (Gold)]

[Usage and dosage: Take orally, one tablet a day for adults, please take it under the advice of a doctor for young children]

[Adverse reactions: Dizziness, headache, nausea, loss of direction, loss of appetite, etc. may occur after the drug takes effect, which can be relieved by resting for 24 hours]

[Storage: Best within the system space, daily storage in a constant temperature environment of 13°C]

[Efficacy: Improve the user's nerve reflex speed for two hours. 】

[Taboo: Do ​​not reuse this medicine within a week. If violated, the system will not be responsible for any consequences]

At the same time that this bottle of medicine appeared in Qin Miao's mind, Qin Miao also had the explanation and explanation of this bottle of medicine in his mind.

To be honest, the systematic explanation gave Qin Miao a very familiar feeling, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

However, Qin Miao didn't think too much and silently swore in his heart that if you guys forced me to scold me in this race, Verstappen would never be able to compete in the race.

I can't guard him!

……

Sunday, the day the main race begins.

The local temperature in the Netherlands has been quite comfortable recently. Of course, it is also possible that the Zandvoort circuit is right on the seaside. Compared with inland areas, the temperature in seaside areas rises more slowly and the temperature is more comfortable.

Today the air temperature is 23 degrees Celsius and the track temperature is 37 degrees Celsius.

Such a temperature is indeed a big challenge for the heating of racing tires, but this small difficulty will not affect Qin Miao's performance.

Before the start of the race, Qin Miao stayed in the lounge of the team home and closed his eyes to rest.

Qin Miao basically wouldn't do this in the past, but today in order to be in a better state, Qin Miao also started to prepare.

But Qin Miao had just rested for a while when someone knocked on the door of his lounge.

Qin Miao opened his eyes and then opened the door to the lounge.

To Qin Miao's surprise, the person standing at the door was not Barber as Qin Miao had imagined, but Hamilton.

However, Qin Miao did not let the other party stand at the door. After stepping aside, he said to the other party: "I just asked why the music next door stopped."

Hamilton usually likes to listen to music when in the lounge, while Qin Miao likes to play games. The way they relax and prepare is somewhat different from ordinary people.

After hearing Qin Miao's question, Hamilton said: "I noticed that there is no sound of playing games here. In addition, in the past two days, I found that the attacks on me by local Dutch fans have significantly eased a lot, so I guessed it might be possible. Their pressure on me has been transferred to you, coupled with your unusual behavior during the break..."

At this point, Hamilton looked at Qin Miao and saw that there was no laptop turned on at all. The meaning was already obvious.

(End of this chapter)