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Of course, because Qin Miao's actions were somewhat unexpected by Hamilton, Hamilton still braked late into the corner, which gave Qin Miao the opportunity to brake early and get inside.

And just like that, Qin Miao braked and changed lanes, letting Hamilton pass and then forcibly inserted into Hamilton's inside line.

But even though Qin Miao forced his way in, Qin Miao still lost a lot of time by braking early. When the two entered T12 side by side, Qin Miao was still behind Hamilton, and Hamilton also had the line rights.

However, the old man still left some room for Qin Miao to make a corner.

It's not that Hamilton is showing mercy, he can be calm and composed in the face of Qin Miao's attack, and even has the heart to leave more room for Qin Miao to make corners.

Simply because if the movement to defend Qin Miao is too big, Hamilton is worried that Qin Miao will directly hit him, in which case both of them are likely to suffer car damage.

From Hamilton's point of view, it doesn't matter whether Qin Miao suffered damage to his car, but if his car suffered damage, it would not be good news.

As Toto said, the Mercedes team this season can no longer afford the loss of a major car accident.

As long as there is damage to the car, and the damage is serious, the team will no longer have the budget to manufacture new spare parts for you this season.

If the W13B cannot be driven due to damage, then Hamilton or Qin Miao will have to go back and drive the W13 that Hamilton wants to set on fire.

In addition, T13 is a right turn. Even if Qin Miao gets the inside line of T12 and turns wheel-to-wheel with him, he can regain his position in T13 with the position advantage.

In this way, his championship in the race is certain.

Therefore, Hamilton seems to be very tolerant of Qin Miao's offensive line and forced insertion into the interior.

This is the calmness of the seven-time champion.

Qin Miao also knew this, but Qin Miao had to try. The racing car ERS suddenly malfunctioned. He was not in a position where he seemed to be able to attack but had a low chance of success. Instead, he could attack at a point that might disrupt his attack rhythm. It was also because he was forced to do nothing. If he didn't take action at this time, then the championship of the US Grand Prix would really have nothing to do with him.

So after inserting Hamilton's gap, Qin Miao began to exit the corner, and Hamilton blocked Qin Miao's inside line.

Then the two came to T13 one after another. Qin Miao braked late on the outside and Hamilton on the inside also braked late.

Hamilton exited the corner normally and Qin Miao took the crossing line, but the straight between T13 and T14 was shorter than the section between T13 and T12. Even if Qin Miao took the crossing line, there was not enough distance for his car to get the full benefit. The ground accelerates.

In the end, Qin Miao still failed to break through Hamilton's defense and returned the position to Hamilton before T14.

Other staff members of the Mercedes team naturally saw this scene, but the atmosphere in the entire Mercedes team was a bit weird at this time. Some people's faces were full of frustration, while others wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh out loud.

Toto also crossed his arms and didn't know what he was thinking.

Bringing back one or two results in another game has completely proved to all those who were not optimistic about the Mercedes team before that its strength is strong and the Mercedes team's competitiveness has returned.

But Toto always had some worries in his heart.

Will the relationship between these two people, which has finally become harmonious, return to the state at the end of last season where they were in constant contact with each other and could not even say a word to each other because of the fight in this game? ?
Although the relationship between the two drivers of the team is not good, it will not have a great impact on the overall performance of the team, but from Toto's personal point of view, he would definitely prefer to see the two Mercedes drivers on the field. The relationship is more harmonious and harmonious.

On the Five Star Sports side, the three commentators sighed helplessly when they saw this.

Taking a deep breath, as Apple CEO Cook waved the checkered flag, after Hamilton and Qin Miao crossed the finish line one after another, Fei Ge explained: "Although it is a pity, Qin Miao DRS in the last section of today's game. We were just one breath away from surpassing Hamilton and missed a chance to win three consecutive championships, but we still want to congratulate Hamilton for winning the U.S. Grand Prix.”

"At the same time, Qin Miao's performance in this game cannot be said to be bad. At least in the driver standings, he further widened the points gap between himself and Verstappen."

"And if it weren't for the Mercedes team's mistake in changing tires, the championship of this race would also be Qin Miao's."

"It can only be said that today's US Grand Prix is ​​a bit regretful and regrettable for Qin Miao."

On the track, after Hamilton and Qin Miao crossed the finish line one after another, the P room of the Mercedes-Benz team was naturally filled with laughter. Hamilton also celebrated with his track engineer through the team TR, and even from Hamilton The Seven-Crown King could be heard choking in his voice.

After all, he was suppressed by his teammates last year and was in poor form the whole year this year. He finally had a game to prove himself. Any normal person would find it difficult to control his somewhat excited emotions.

As for Qin Miao: "P2, Qin Miao, our race today is P2, we ran well."

In fact, Qin Miao wanted to tell Franky directly that if his car's ERS hadn't failed, he would have been the winner of today's race.

But considering that he and Frankie's team TR would definitely be broadcast, Qin Miao still held back his temper and said: "There is something wrong with the car. Remember to check it after the game."

Franky was stunned when he heard Qin Miao's answer, and then immediately looked up at the monitor in front of him that showed Qin Miao's racing data at this time.

However, the data on the monitor in front of him were the same as the normal data during the game. There might be a little fluctuation, but these fluctuations were within the acceptable range. In short, Franky did not notice Qin Miao's car. Something went wrong, at least not found in the telemetry data.

"Do you need to park?"

"No, I can drive the car back directly, but remember to check it for me after the game." Qin Miao's tone was somewhat depressed.

"Copy that, come back now."

Although he didn't know what happened, it was not difficult to see Qin Miao's disappointment from his words, so Franky also started to mutter, was there something wrong?
Soon, Qin Miao drove his car back to the pit channel.

Hamilton's car was parked at the front, and Qin Miao and Verstappen became Hamilton's foils.

After getting off the car, Qin Miao did not rush to weigh himself. Instead, he took off the steering wheel of his racing car.

After all, when Qin Miao was testing on the racing car, the racing car was always running and the steering wheel fluctuated, so Qin Miao felt that the ratchet wheel of the ERS controller he turned at that time might not feel so accurate.

After some testing, Qin Miao could indeed feel the rotation of the ratchet through his gloves. It turned out that it had nothing to do with the mechanical structure of the steering wheel. It should be a program or other problem.

Although he was still a little confused, it was already the post-match interview session, and Qin Miao knew that he could not continue to grind on.

After putting the steering wheel back into the car, Qin Miao stood up and shook hands with Verstappen who got off the car next to him and hugged him.

"The race ran beautifully today, but I'm a little confused, why didn't you completely overtake Hamilton in T12 on the last lap? Your speed and closing rate at that time should have been able to overtake him before the braking point."

Verstappen asked casually after the hug.

In the subsequent races, due to the fight between Qin Miao and Hamilton, and the fact that Verstappen was actually slightly faster than Qin Miao and Hamilton in today's race, he had already caught up with him in the last lap of the race. Three seconds behind Qin Miao, he happened to catch up with the two in the last DRS area, so naturally he could clearly see the fight between the two on the track.

Qin Miao glanced at Verstappen angrily, "Why don't you open the pot and pick up the pot? It's just because of this that you are troubled..."

But Qin Miao still explained: "The ERS of my car was malfunctioning at the time, but I don't know what the specific malfunction was. I will wait and see after the race is over."

"In short, it was because of this car failure that the car did not have enough power before the braking point, which allowed me to overtake Hamilton."

After finishing speaking, Qin Miao sighed helplessly.

After hearing Qin Miao's sigh, Verstappen sighed heartbrokenly.

Because Verstappen also encountered the same experience as Qin Miao on the field today. After hearing Qin Miao's story, he also felt a little sad.

After all, one of them was cheated by the team's tire changer, and the other was cheated by the racing car.

"It seems that after the game you will definitely go to the team to ask for an explanation." Verstappen said after putting himself into Qin Miao's perspective.

Qin Miao shook his head and said: "No, it has already happened, there is no need to ask for an explanation, and even if I get an explanation, the team will not be able to compensate me for the race championship again.

So I chose to accept this result, but if Mercedes gives me the same problem again, I will definitely not take it so lightly. "

"If it were me, I wouldn't think so. You know, I was leading on the track, but the team made a mistake when changing the tires. An 11.1-second tire change completely made me lose the opportunity to go with you and Hamilton. Regarding the possibility of competing for the championship, I will definitely go to the team staff to ask for an explanation after the race.

Qin Miao shrugged: "Then I wish you good luck."

After a brief chat with Verstappen, Qin Miao went to the team staff. At this time, everyone was celebrating, and Qin Miao did not immediately talk about the problem with his ERS car.

Now is the time to celebrate, and the game is over. The failure of the racing ERS is not a particularly urgent matter and must be dealt with now.

After hugging Franky and the others, Qin Miao came to Hamilton's side.

After shaking hands, Hamilton smiled and patted Qin Miao on the shoulder: "You put a lot of pressure on me in today's game. I also know that you experienced a five-second tire change in the pit area. All I can say is I was very lucky in today’s race. Both you and Verstappen retired due to various problems. If you hadn’t retired, I would have probably finished third in today’s race.”

To Qin Miao's surprise, Hamilton calmly accepted that his lap time in today's game was not as good as Qin Miao and Verstappen's, and the victory was all attributed to his luck.

Hamilton's calmness even made the fire in Qin Miao's heart subside a lot. At least Hamilton was sensible. Qin Miao nodded helplessly: "Luck is also a part of strength. If you lose, you lose. There is nothing to say."

"Anyway, congratulations to you Lewis. If I remember correctly, this should be your first race win of the season, right? Enjoy it."

As for what Hamilton said, this game put a lot of pressure on him?

Qin Miao silently rolled his eyes where Hamilton didn't see him.

In fact, after Qin Miao came out of the pit area, his skills were directly ahead of Hamilton's.

Qin Miao clearly remembered that when he caught up with Hamilton at the end of the game, the pressure on Hamilton's head was only [32%].

With such a big number, let alone Hamilton, even Mick and Stroll's operations on the track will not be deformed by such a small amount of pressure.

What Hamilton said is completely nonsense.

But from another perspective, Hamilton was also concerned about Qin Miao's emotions and did not speak too harshly.

At least if Qin Miao didn't know Hamilton's state on the track, Qin Miao would feel a lot better after hearing Hamilton's words.

The next step was naturally the weigh-in, and then we took a short break and came to the post-game interview.

During this period, a large number of American spectators also poured into the track after the game, fully interpreting one word: huge crowds of people.

The first person to be interviewed after the race was Verstappen. Verstappen himself has a bad temper. In addition, the third place on the track today was completely tailor-made for him by the team, or the team held him back. I got it later, so Verstappen did not miss the Red Bull Racing team during the post-race interview.

But everyone also understands Verstappen's behavior. After being cheated in a race, he has to find some way to vent his inner dissatisfaction.

What's more, it's still at the end of the season when he competes with Qin Miao for the driver's world championship.

This kind of mistake really shouldn't happen.

You can't blame Verstappen, who was a bit testy during the post-race interview.

The second person interviewed was Qin Miao.

The fans at the scene also gave Qin Miao applause. After all, being a world champion has made Qin Miao famous all over the world, and he has fans in many countries.

"Qin Miao, congratulations on consolidating your position in the driver standings, but today's game must be quite difficult for you, right?"

Qin Miao nodded: "That's true. Although the safety car at the beginning of the race gave me a little advantage, in today's race my teammate Hamilton caused me a lot of trouble on the track, so much so that my tires exceeded The expected consumption, coupled with some unexpected mistakes, it was not a very smooth game.”

At this point, Qin Miao shut up at the right time. The team also wanted to save face.

"We also know through Team TR that there was something wrong with your car when you attacked your teammate on the last lap. Can you please tell me what the problem was specifically?"

Qin Miao shook his head: "To be honest, I don't know very well myself. The results may have to wait until the car returns to Brackley after the game. I believe the team can handle this problem."

The questions between the two ended, and Qin Miao's post-match interview ended.

The next driver to be interviewed was the race winner, Hamilton.

Although Hamilton is not an American, Hamilton's British nationality and black identity make him have many supporters in the United States, and he can be regarded as half of his home team.

So when Hamilton stepped into the interview booth, the cheers given to him by the American audience were louder than the cheers received by Qin Miao and Verstappen combined.

However, Qin Miao did not stay to watch the follow-up of Hamilton's interview. After the interview, he went to the podium upstairs to receive the award.

But when Hamilton was interviewed, Qin Miao really felt the excitement and long-lost emotion when he thanked the audience for their cheers.

It seems that today's championship is indeed a bit difficult for Hamilton.

When Hamilton's interview ended and the camera showed the two drivers in the podium preparation area again, the screen was showing the competition between the two Mercedes drivers on the track in the final stage of today's game.

Qin Miao and Verstappen were watching like this, with Qin Miao explaining his offensive line and ideas from time to time.

The atmosphere between the two seemed inexplicably harmonious.

This should be the first time this season.

Hamilton came up soon.

What was shown on the broadcast screen at this time was the collision between Alonso and Stroll.

After seeing Alonso's car almost flying, Verstappen let out a little surprise.

After all, tilting the head of an F1 car is not a stunt. It is really possible for the whole car to fly up and then fall to the ground upside down.

Verstappen was also shocked after seeing this scene.

Qin Miao said curiously: "After all this, Alonso still insists on finishing the race? It seems that the quality of the Alpine car is very good."

Hamilton was obviously in a very good mood today. After hearing Qin Miao's words, Hamilton actually joked: "I think Alonso would rather want his car to be faster than the quality of the car."

"If I were in Alonso's position, I would indeed hope so." Verstappen interjected from the side.

……

After waiting for a while, the United States Grand Prix was about to begin, and the official staff came to remind the three drivers that they were ready to go on stage to receive their awards.

The third, second and first drivers came on stage one after another, then played the British national anthem, then received the US Grand Prix trophy, and finally sprayed champagne. Today's US Grand Prix has come to an end.

After the game, the live broadcast gave the driver's score and ranking after the game:
P1: Hamilton +25
P2: Qin Miao +19 (fastest lap)
P3: Verstappen +15
P4: Leclerc +12
P5: Perez +10
P6: Sainz +8
P7: Norris +6
P8: Alonso +4
P9: Vettel +2
P10: Zhou Guanyu +1
Qin Miao's fastest lap in this race is unquestionable. After all, in the entire race, only Qin Miao has lapped the race using brand-new soft tires, so he got the fastest lap. It is also a matter of course.

In fact, Red Bull originally planned to let Perez return to the pit area to change to a new set of soft tires with two laps to go before the end of the race.

Then he returned to the track and beat Qin Miao's fastest lap.

But at that time, Sainz seemed to have found a solution to Ferrari's tires that were prone to overheating late in the race, and soon approached the dangerous position after Perez's pit stop.

So much so that the window behind Perez did not allow him to stop at all. If he did, he might lose his current position.

One point for the fastest lap and two points for the race ranking are actually very easy to calculate.

From the perspective of the Red Bull Racing team, it is definitely more important to prevent Qin Miao from getting this point.

But considering that Perez's points at this time are only 44 points more than Hamilton.

Judging from Hamilton's recent performance on the track, in the remaining three games of this season, Hamilton is really likely to directly chase Perez for 44 points.

It's okay for Perez to help Verstappen block Hamilton behind him on the track, but if you want Perez to sacrifice his points to help Verstappen, that's impossible.

In the end, under the threat of Ferrari and Perez's own concerns, Perez did not act rashly on the track.

Leclerc returned to his familiar and comfortable fourth position, and remained unchanged in this position.

The most surprising ones are actually Alonso and Vettel.

The two old men encountered many unexpected accidents in today's race. Alonso had a car accident during the race and fell to the back of the team after coming out of the pit area. However, despite this, the leader was still in the 56-lap race. , chasing the eighth position and scoring six points.

On the other side is Vettel. The 16-second pit stop directly ruined Vettel's race today. Even if a driver with a not very good mentality came to Vettel's position, he didn't even have to change. A driver with a bad mentality would put Stroll in Vettel's position. After something like this happened, he would most likely not want to continue running in this race.

Even if he returned to the track, he probably would have given up on himself and not run very seriously in the subsequent runs.

All I can say is that the older generation of drivers still have their own persistence, and their persistence has also been duly rewarded.

It can be regarded as a good lesson for these impetuous young people in the paddock now.

Also because of the outstanding performance of the two old men in today's game, they won the best driver and the second best driver in the audience vote of today's game. The difference in votes between the two was only 2%. . (End of chapter)