How did I become an F1 driver?

Qin Miao also looked at his computer, and then shrugged to Hamilton: "Lewis, thank you for your concern, but I am fine now and my condition will not be affected, and I can't wait to get on the track for Lewis." Stapan gets a feel for my defensive abilities."

Hamilton held his forehead. When you said this, the way you gritted your teeth and showed your true thoughts was revealed!
"Listen Qin Miao, I know you feel very uncomfortable right now, and I also know that you have the strength to prove yourself on the field, but believe me, what you should really do at this time is not to plan your performance on the field. What should be done is to calm down and calm down your mind first.”

At this point, Hamilton looked at Qin Miao's face and said in a different way: "At least think about the consequences if you continue in this state.

After all, you and I both know that racing is a sport that requires mental participation. On the field, if you have the impulse you have now, you are likely to make some unforced errors. "

Naturally, Hamilton's words could not have any effect on Qin Miao.

However, Hamilton's last words made Qin Miao somewhat concerned.

"The belittling and insults you receive from Dutch fans are just means. You have to see clearly the purpose behind this series of means, which is the so-called essence." Hamilton felt a little embarrassed when he said this.

Although it is a good thing that he does not have to feel the "enthusiasm" of local Dutch fans at Verstappen's home court, it also shows that in the eyes of Dutch fans, his strength is no longer as good as his teammate Qin Miao.

However, Hamilton suppressed the strange emotions in his heart and continued: "The reason why they do this to you is because they are afraid of your ability. What they really want is your current state, eager to prove themselves and fight. their faces.

I believe you should know that with this kind of mentality, it is easy to make some unforced errors on the field, such as Leclerc. "

Next door to the Mercedes team lounge, in the Ferrari lounge, Leclerc was lying on the sofa chatting on the phone with his girlfriend when he suddenly sneezed out of nowhere.

Leclerc rubbed his nose and was a little confused. He hadn't caught a cold recently...

“In addition to forced errors, your choices may also be more radical and dangerous than those in your normal state of mind, which undoubtedly increases your risk of retiring during the game.

And all this is what they want to see. "

At this point, in order to strengthen the persuasiveness of his words, Hamilton walked up to Qin Miao and patted Qin Miao on the shoulder: "Although you may still not care much after hearing what I said, but this It’s your teammate’s experience that I have accumulated over the years on the field. Most people want to know but I still don’t tell them.”

Qin Miao clicked her tongue and savored Hamilton's words carefully.

Don't say it, don't say it!
What the old man said makes a lot of sense!

"I'm fine." Qin Miao said suddenly after savoring it for a while.

After Qin Miao's words came out, Hamilton was stunned for a while.

"Okay? What's okay?" Hamilton's mind was obviously a little confused.

It stands to reason that after finishing his touching and thought-provoking words of experience, what Qin Miao should do is to think carefully, analyze in simple terms, and then ask himself for some points that Qin Miao does not understand in these words. , and finally after his own explanation, Qin Miao completely understood it, was enlightened and assured himself that he would face the Dutch Grand Prix with a calm mind on the field.

Why did Qin Miao just say a calm "I'm fine?"

In fact, this is because Hamilton underestimated Qin Miao.

Qin Miao is indeed too young now.

But with the support of the system, Qin Miao's mental toughness is at a historical level.

Qin Miao's difficulty adapting to this week's Grand Prix is ​​simply because this is his first time in a real away game.

After all, since entering F1, Qin Miao's journey can be said to be full of flowers.

Even though he was isolated by other drivers during the F2 period, all the spectators inside and outside the paddock had great tolerance and expectations for Qin Miao, the true pride of heaven.

They all want to see how this young driver who has dominated F2 will perform after entering F1.

The fact is that Qin Miao did not disappoint these people.

So in the first season, although everyone was a little surprised by Qin Miao's results on the field, everyone was still tolerant of Qin Miao.

However, after the first-year novice protection period expired, in the eyes of some fans, Qin Miao degenerated from a favorite to a thorn in the flesh.

Therefore, this is the first time that Qin Miao has been maliciously targeted by all the spectators in the paddock.

This sudden pressure, which Qin Miao had never felt before, made Qin Miao feel overwhelmed and unable to get out.

However, after some reminders from Hamilton, Qin Miao regained consciousness in a literal sense.

After realizing this, Qin Miao naturally knew that he was not calm.

But now Qin Miao no longer prioritizes making Verstappen sick to death on the field.

But if there is a chance, Qin Miao will definitely give Verstappen some strength.

If possible, Qin Miao wouldn't mind sending the film from his helmet and goggles to Verstappen's brake ventilation duct.

It is a pity that Qin Miao's system did not give Qin Miao such skills.

Qin Miao actually wanted to experience what it was like to play prop racing in F1.

As long as I have enough film on my helmet and goggles, the car behind me won’t be able to pass me. Even if I do, it won’t take long before I have to go into the pit area to clean it up.

Of course, these are all jokes.

Looking at Hamilton who was confused, Qin Miao said: "Thank you, Lewis, I have really been in over my head these past two days. Thanks to your reminder, I have thought it through now."

Hamilton:…

Okay, you young people are all awesome. Not to mention you drive your car well, and your mentality is confident and stable, you don't look like a young man.

But Hamilton had to admit that judging from Qin Miao's expression and demeanor at this time, it was indeed very different from the dark and gloomy one just now.

This guy might have really recovered as he said.

Although he didn't want to believe it, Hamilton still nodded and said: "That's good, but there is still some time before the race starts. You need to be aware that the fans on site during the pre-race parade will not be polite to you.

They may be happier when they see Verstappen than when they see the boss who pays them, but after meeting you, they may make some uniform... you know insulting gestures at you.

I hope you can be mentally prepared in advance. "

Qin Miao nodded: "Now I am mentally prepared. I believe these off-field factors will not affect my competitive state."

After chatting with Qin Miao for a while, Hamilton himself left Qin Miao's lounge feeling a little depressed.

Damn it, I'm free too. Qin Miao obviously has the ability to adjust his mentality, so why bother reminding him?
He didn't run well in this race, shouldn't it be good news for me?
And taking a step back, with Qin Miao's ability and big heart, he might really be able to win the Dutch Grand Prix with the mentality he had at that time.

Shaking his head to get rid of these complicated thoughts, Hamilton returned to his lounge and turned on the sound switch.

At the same time, the sound of the game starting on Qin Miao's laptop came from next door.

……

Drivers parade before the race.

The situation is really like what Hamilton said. As long as there are more Dutch fans in the stands, when Qin Miao comes in the car, there will always be a huge burst of boos.

Of course, a total of 30 people came to the track this week (three days). It is impossible that all 30 people are Red Bull fans. Naturally, there are also neutral fans and Qin Miao's fanatic fans. People will come to watch every game.

Even when Qin Miao just came out of the P room of the team, the people above the heads of the Mercedes team were Qin Miao's fans, and they kept cheering Qin Miao up when he came out.

With the support of fans and Hamilton's guidance, Qin Miao did not continue to get into trouble.

So when Qin Miao faced the taunts and boos of the Dutch fans again at this time, he was able to squeeze out a friendly smile on his face and wave to the Dutch fans at the scene.

Of course, Qin Miao is not the type who can't reply when scolded, so Qin Miao has been muttering in Chinese: "wcnmdm."

After the pre-race driver parade, Qin Miao returned to the team's P room to make final preparations before the start of the race.

At this time, Qin Miao's tire reserves are two sets of medium tires and two sets of soft tires.

During the qualifying session yesterday, Qin Miao actually thought that he might use an extra set of soft tires, but in the end he only used two sets, so he left an extra set of soft tires and neutral tires for the race.

During the race, the team’s pit stop strategy for Qin Miao was to stop once for red and yellow.

With Qin Miao's tire protection ability, this pit stop strategy is almost perfect. Coupled with the extra set of soft tires and a set of medium tires in Qin Miao Tire's inventory, even during the race, There was an accident on the road, and Qin Miao had enough reserves to respond to it.

The pit stop strategy that Qin Miao originally wanted to use was to stop at yellow and red, but after he stopped trying, Qin Miao still chose the pit stop strategy with the shortest time calculated by the team strategy team.

There is no need to lose your own results just to disgust Verstappen.

After resting for a while in the team lounge, Qin Miao received the notice and went to the track.

What makes Qin Miao a little uncomfortable is that before the start of each grand prix, all drivers coming to the track to compete need to perform the national anthem ceremony of the country where the grand prix is ​​held at the starting position of the track.

So before the game started, Qin Miao listened to the Dutch national anthem again on the track, which he didn't really like to hear.

After the national anthem ceremony ended, Qin Miao returned to his car and waited for the start of the game.

But before long, Qin Miao felt helpless. Because of today’s race, Qin Miao started in the fifth position.

Qin Miao's starting position happened to be on the right side of the track, close to the spectator stands.

Although there was a lawn between the track and the spectator stands, Qin Miao still heard a lot of strange noises making fun of him when he passed by.

Qin Miao was a little helpless. You are free, right?

The game is about to start, and you want to mess with my mentality?
However, Qin Miao didn't pay attention to them. He just sat on the tool cart that Reyes and the others pushed over, holding a bottle of energy drink provided by the team in his hand. However, Qin Miao only took a few sips from time to time to ensure that his mouth was healthy. Moisture in throat.

After getting tired of sitting, I got off the car and chatted with Hamilton. The process was not too boring.

Soon, the preparations for the race were completed, Qin Miao also put on all the equipment and climbed into his racing car.

Car self-inspection, start engine, test radio, drinking water system, DRS function.

After a series of tests, Qin Miao gave a thumbs up to Reyes next to him, and then shook hands with the team technicians who came to the track to maintain his car one by one. All the preparations before the start of the game were completed. finished.

Soon, the tire warm-up lap began.

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

The drivers behind are also taking their seats one after another, and the main race of the Dutch Grand Prix is ​​about to begin.

Before today's start, Qin Miao actually chatted with Hamilton.

Because Hamilton started on medium tires in this race, while Qin Miao started on soft tires. If Qin Miao's starting rhythm was better, Hamilton promised Qin Miao that he would not defend Qin Miao before the braking point of T1.

But if Qin Miao's start was not particularly fast, Hamilton would not give way to Qin Miao.

This can be regarded as a compromise between the two in order to avoid a fight between team teammates in the initial stage that would harm others but not benefit themselves.

The team didn't even know that the two gathered together on the side of the track to chat about this incident after the national anthem.

Soon, as the last driver parked his car into the starting position, five red lights lit up one by one.

The five red lights go out and the race begins!
Qin Miao's starting speed was as good as ever.

Well, many people, whether they are fans of Qin Miao or not, will stare at Qin Miao's No. 66 car in the early stages to see how many people he can overtake in the early stage.

Because in the starting stage, all other drivers may make mistakes and may be mediocre, but as long as you keep an eye on Qin Miao's start, then Qin Miao will not let you down. His starting speed has always been the fastest in the paddock. Good and the most stable.

Although sometimes he may not be able to overtake the driver in front of him, he can always perform well.

Even because of Qin Miao's good start, many neutral fans have been attracted by Qin Miao. After all, as long as you stare at Qin Miao in the early stage, he will always give you a feeling of light up.

The more you watch it, the more you naturally fall in love with it.

What stands out is a love that grows over time.

Qin Miao's start this time was obviously faster than Hamilton in front of him. According to post-race statistics, Qin Miao's reaction speed at the start this time was 0.1 seconds.

Qin Miao's starting speed this time can be said to be the fastest among the 20 drivers in the paddock.

After the game, some people even discussed whether Qin Miao's starting speed was too fast, which constituted a prejudgment of the start.

But the discussion was ultimately drowned out by fans inside and outside the paddock.

Qin Miao's starting speed is so fast. On the one hand, Qin Miao's condition in this game is really good. On the other hand, Qin Miao showed off the medicine given by the system before the game, and his reaction speed has improved. In addition, Qin Miao's original reaction speed has improved. The speed is fast, and with this improvement, it is even faster.

In the starting stage, Hamilton and Qin Miao did not compete for position. Hamilton even discovered that Qin Miao started faster than himself, and after he was much faster, he took the initiative to open the distance between him and Qin Miao's car, pushing T1's The inside line was given to Qin Miao.

Naturally, Qin Miao would not miss Hamilton's kindness. After passing Hamilton, he inserted himself into the inside line of the track.

At this time, Leclerc and Sainz were preparing to enter T1 one after another.

Then Qin Miao braked late and inserted the inside line of T1 before Leclerc closed the car.

Leclerc also kept staring at his rearview mirror, paying attention to cars coming from behind.

He actually wanted to keep an eye on Verstappen, but as a good friend, Leclerc knew how fast Qin Miao started.

But Qin Miao's speed was so fast that Leclerc couldn't react at all, allowing Qin Miao to get inside.

However, Leclerc was in front of Qin Miao at this time and had the line rights on the track. In addition, the relationship was good, but this was a race, and Leclerc could not let Qin Miao threaten his leading position so easily.

So Leclerc squeezed directly towards the inside line, blocking all Qin Miao's subsequent entry routes.

Seeing this, Qin Miao scolded Leclerc in his heart for not being a brother enough, and even unwilling to let his brother intervene.

But he still kept his foot on the accelerator a little, and returned the track to Leclerc before he finished closing the door.

Then because of Qin Miaosong's kick of the accelerator, a chain reaction occurred on the track.

Qin Miao's speed out of the corner was obviously not as fast as Sainz's, so much so that after exiting the corner, Sainz overtook him on the outside.

In addition, the next T2 is a left bend, so Qin Miao on the outside naturally failed to hold his position.

After the final game started, Qin Miao only moved up one place to fourth.

Although Qin Miao's teammate Hamilton didn't start as fast as Qin Miao, the seven-time champion's starting speed was still impressive, at least he didn't slip further.

In fact, the Zandvoort track is not a very good track for overtaking, and the track has frequent ups and downs as well as medium and high-speed corners.

So soon, everyone was pulled into a long straight road.

In fact, at this time, both Qin Miao and Hamilton subconsciously felt that the sidepod upgrade brought by the Mercedes team in today's game could not shorten the gap between themselves and the car ahead.

This is true even though Qin Miao knows that he has a skill that can make the team's research and development capabilities improve by leaps and bounds.

But in fact, after the race started, both Qin Miao and Hamilton were pleasantly surprised to find that the upgrade effect of the car was outstanding!

He was actually able to keep up with the driver in front of him.

And Qin Miao can stay in the DRS zone 0.7 seconds behind Sainz for a long time.

Hamilton can also follow Qin Miao's wake area without being thrown away.

The car upgrade was successful, Qin Miao was naturally in a good mood, while Sainz and Ferrari on the other side had a completely different feeling.

What the hell? It's only been a week, and Mercedes only brought an upgrade to the side cases. How come the Mercedes car is so much faster?

In fact, the reason why Qin Miao is so fast is because the upgrades this week are mainly used to increase the overall downforce of the car. In fact, strictly speaking, the top speed and acceleration of the Mercedes car this week are higher than those at Spa last week without the upgrade. The W13 is even slower.

But there are sacrifices. On the one hand, the new sidepods strengthen the sealing effect of the car's floor. The team can reduce the suspension rigidity of the car and no longer have to worry about the car dolphin jumping on the track.

On the other hand, the greater downforce and floor sealing effect naturally optimize the car's cornering ability.

The Zandvoort track is a track with many curves, so this week’s upgrade just makes Mercedes’ W13 particularly suitable for this track.

But Ferrari's racing cars are famous for their good engines, so Ferrari racing cars are more suitable for high-speed tracks with fewer corners.

In Zandvoort the Red Prancing Horse is obviously a little acclimated.

In fact, strictly speaking, there is still a big performance gap between Mercedes' cars and Ferrari's cars. However, due to the changing location, it seems that Mercedes' cars are faster than Ferrari's cars.

After following Sainz for a lap, Qin Miao was 13 seconds behind Sainz after exiting the corner in T0.4 on the second lap.

After that, he went to T14 at full throttle. After exiting T14, he came to the starting straight of the third lap. Qin Miao was always behind Sainz, sucking in Sainz's wake.

Although Sainz saw that the situation was not good, he immediately blocked the inside line to prevent Qin Miao from braking late.

But it was only the third lap of the race. Sainz's ERS power had already been used up at the start. Even if the Ferrari engine was powerful enough, the engine of the Mercedes car was not too powerful, right?

Originally, Mercedes won so many honors in the hybrid era by relying on its engine that outperformed other teams in the paddock for two seasons. The reason why the team seems to be in trouble after the ground effect era in the 2022 season is mainly because of the team's air quality. The dynamics department is indeed a bit stretched. The resistance of the designed car is too high, and there is no way for the engine to exert its full strength.

Now that Qin Miao has sucked into Sainz's wake, the natural resistance is gone, and the car's acceleration ability and speed are all released.

So when Sainz was defending inside, Qin Miao used his speed to eat Sainz alive on the outside before the braking point.

Although Sainz still wanted to brake late on the inside to regain his position.

But Qin Miao doesn't just know how to attack.

Braking late? Qin Miao squeezed toward the inside line directly before the braking point.

Sainz looked at Qin Miao squeezing over and had no choice but to brake in advance, otherwise he would torpedo Qin Miao. (End of chapter)