How did I become an F1 driver?

At this stage, Qin Miao naturally couldn't see his boss, as his boss should have already gone off work.

He probably wasn't in the mood to attend the team meeting after the race.

After dealing with quite a few drivers, Zhou Guanyu, who felt a little frustrated in today's race, also came to Qin Miao.

Looking at Qin Miao in front of him, Zhou Guanyu took off his helmet and complained, "I have always hated the DRS train, but I didn't expect that the DRS train would be so disgusting when there is a car in front of you that has a faster speed on the straight than you do with DRS."

"I would rather be defended to death by you in the simulator than get into Albon's DRS train again. It's painful, so fucking painful." When Zhou Guanyu said this, he put on a mask of pain.

This feeling is really frustrating.

Originally, you should be faster per lap than the driver in front of you, but you are faster than him only in the bends. You are not as fast as him on the straights. The consequence is that in many bends, you have to brake and release the accelerator because there is a car blocking the way, even though you could have passed the bend in one go.

You have to know that F1 drivers drive with a rhythm. After practicing some bends on the track for a long time, you will form muscle memory. After forming muscle memory for the corresponding bends, you can even be a little distracted when turning, just like Qin Miao who has entered a state of unity between man and car.

It is very comfortable to drive in this state.

But if there is a car in front of you, you cannot enter this state. You have to be careful not to hit it at all times. You also have to pay attention to the DRS train behind you. If you follow too closely, you may even suffer from thermal decay of the tires and engine overheating due to absorbing too much hot exhaust gas from the car in front, which is a series of troublesome problems.

This was tantamount to torture for Zhou Guanyu.

Qin Miao reached out and patted Zhou Guanyu on the shoulder with a sad face: "Brother, I understand you. This season, I was often trapped in the DRS train. That feeling is really frustrating, frustrating and helpless."

"Hey~"

Just as the two were feeling deeply moved, Leclerc came over and said, "Congratulations, Qin Miao, you finished fourth."

"But to be honest, I thought you would definitely get a podium in this competition. I really didn't expect to see you here."

Qin Miao made a little bear spreading his hands expression: "I'm afraid that after I took Perez's third place, I won't be able to leave Mexico."

When Zhou Guanyu and Leclerc heard Qin Miao's joke, they didn't laugh and agree with him or think Qin Miao was humorous. Instead, they immediately became nervous and looked around. They only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that there were no photographers around.

Thanks to the fact that this race was Perez's home field, after he stepped onto the podium, Perez received particularly high praise for this race, so most of the photographers at the scene gave their lenses to Verstappen and Perez, and the defending champion was directly left out.

"Don't worry." Seeing the two people's nervousness, Qin Miao said: "Look at how nervous you two are. Don't you know that it's inappropriate to make such a joke in this situation? I only made this joke because I saw there were no cameramen around."

Leclerc pointed at Qin Miao with a serious face and said, "It's fine to make such jokes with a few of our close friends in private, but this is in public after all. If you make such jokes, you will definitely ruin your reputation in Mexico, and not just in Mexico."

Qin Miao raised his hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, I won't do it again, I promise."

Zhou Guanyu also complained: "You are about to become a father, how can you not be steady at all? You should know that walls have ears, so you should be more careful."

"Okay, let's stop criticizing here. Let's go weigh the goods first." Seeing that Qin Miao admitted his mistake with a good attitude, Leclerc did not continue to dwell on this matter.

Qin Miao stuffed his sweat-absorbing headgear into his helmet and said, "Is there a possibility... I mean possibility... I am the youngest among the three of us."

秦淼：(*ω)（20岁，2021年F1世界冠军，现在21岁，很大概率卫冕2022赛季F1世界冠军）

Zhou Guanyu: … (23 years old)
Leclerc: … (25 years old)
Qin Miao's words directly broke through Leclerc and Zhou Guanyu's defense.

Yes, Qin Miao is only 21 years old now, he has a world championship, a wife, and is about to have a child.

What about Leclerc?
Where is Zhou Guanyu?

Comparing people will make you die, comparing goods will make you throw them away...

I am still alive, I jumped!

……

"I find that you just like to talk about things that are not mentioned at all." Zhou Guanyu complained.

Leclerc was more direct. He simply put his arms around Qin Miao's neck and punched Qin Miao's ribs.

Then the three of them went to the weigh-in together, joking and playing. On the way to the weigh-in, Qin Miao and the others also congratulated Perez.

Although this is not the first time that Perez has stepped onto the podium in his home stadium, all drivers who have competed in their home stadium know that as long as they can step onto the podium in their home stadium, it is a great encouragement for themselves and the fans who come to the scene to support them.

After the weigh-in, the drivers on the podium began to accept post-race interviews, while Qin Miao and his team went to a place reserved for them for post-race interviews.

I won’t go into details about the interview process here. Qin Miao successfully completed the team’s task in today’s race without any mistakes. It was an ordinary race.

After the Mexican Grand Prix, the drivers' rankings and scores are as follows:
P1: Verstappen +25
P2: Hamilton +18
P3: Perez +15
P4: Qin Miao +13 (fastest lap)
P5: Sainz +10
P6: Leclerc +8
P7: Ricardo +6
P8: O'Connell +4
P9: Norris +2
P10: Bottas +1
The overall drivers' standings are as follows:

1: Qin Miao.365
2: Verstappen.325
3: Leclerc.249
4: Perez.241
5: Hamilton.215
6: Sainz.177
7: Norris.91
8: O'Connell.76
9: Alonso.43
10: Bottas.39
11: Vettel.28
12: Zhou Guanyu.26
13: Ricardo.26
14: Gasly.21
15: Magnussen.19
16: Tsunoda.9
17: Stroll.7
18: Mick.6
19: Albon.1
20: Russell.1
21: De Vries.1
The team standings are as follows:
1: Mercedes: 625
2: Red Bull: 586
3: Ferrari: 446
4: Alpine: 137
5: McLaren: 121
6: Alfa Romeo: 72
7: Aston Martin: 36
8: Little Red Bull: 30
9: Haas: 25
10: Williams: 3
After the competition was over and all the follow-up work was completed, Qin Miao was actually planning to fly directly back to China.

But Zhou Guanyu made a phone call and kept Qin Miao.

Zhou Guanyu invited Qin Miao to have Mexican barbecue on Sunday night.

Qin Miao saw that Zhou Guanyu was treating them to a famous barbecue restaurant in Mexico. Qin Miao had been there last season and the food was delicious.

Since Zhou Guanyu was treating Qin Miao, there was no reason for him to refuse.

Normally, Zhou Guanyu is not allowed to eat barbecue, but the Mexican Grand Prix will be held two weeks later. After eating barbecue, Zhou Guanyu can still control his weight. The physical trainer of the Arrow team did not stop Zhou Guanyu.

The key point is that if Zhou Guanyu didn't invite Qin Miao to eat barbecue, but to eat ordinary nutritious meals that F1 drivers are allowed to eat, the bastard Qin Miao would definitely not show up.

When Qin Miao saw the nutritious meals he ate every day, he avoided them as if they were dirty.

But to be honest, Zhou Guanyu thought it tasted pretty good.

After all, he is a professional nutritionist who specially prepares the food according to the physical condition of F1 drivers. In a month, he spends more than 10 euros on food alone, so of course he has to take both taste and nutrition into consideration.

However, compared with someone like Qin Miao who has no dietary restrictions, the F1 driver's nutritious meals are naturally not that delicious.

But it is undeniable that these things do have great benefits for the body.

Of course, as Qin Miao gradually gained a deeper understanding of the F1 paddock, Qin Miao discovered that in addition to himself, there was another driver who could eat whatever he wanted without any dietary restrictions.

This guy is Tsunoda. Tsunoda, who is 1 meters tall, weighs only 59 kilograms. This means that the Toro Rosso team must add weight to Tsunoda's car before the race starts. Only in this way can the car not be shown as being below the minimum weight limit during the post-race inspection.

Therefore, Kakuta doesn't have to worry about his weight problem at all.

In short, Zhou Guanyu invited Qin Miao out for a midnight snack.

When Qin Miao went out, he still sat in the bulletproof Maybach prepared for him by the team. The barbecue restaurant that Zhou Guanyu found was also in an area with relatively good security in Mexico. In addition, there were security guards watching at the door, so Qin Miao did not need to worry about his own safety.

After entering the store and finding Zhou Guanyu, Qin Miao sat down in front of Zhou Guanyu without asking what Zhou Guanyu ordered. After sitting down, Qin Miao stretched and lay down on the stool without any image: "Oh, I'm so tired."

"Have you ordered yet?"

Zhou Guanyu looked up at Qin Miao, nodded and said, "Yes."

Qin Miao scratched his belly: "That's fine..."

Then Qin Miao started pouring water for himself, then lowered his head to play with his mobile phone, waiting for the food to be served.

Seeing that Qin Miao only said one sentence after arriving here, Zhou Guanyu became a little anxious: "Aren't you curious about why I invited you to dinner?"

Qin Miao didn't care: "You will definitely not be able to help but say it first."

Zhou Guanyu clicked his tongue.

"At the start of the race today, I gave up the track for you, don't you remember?" Zhou Guanyu thought about it and took the initiative to say.

Qin Miao did not say that he did not appreciate Zhou Guanyu's kindness. He nodded and said, "This is undeniable. You did block Ricardo directly for me. I will find an opportunity to help you block someone on the track. I promise to make him suffer. Of course, I have to wait until I finish laps..."

"But I'm still a little curious, how did you manage to finish 14th with such a good starting position?"

Zhou Guanyu was instantly reminded of unpleasant memories when Qin Miao said this, but Zhou Guanyu did not forget the original intention of coming to Qin Miao this time, and naturally he was not led astray by Qin Miao's words: "Don't ask about this matter, it is an internal matter of our team. And this matter is indeed a bit disgusting, I don't want to talk about it."

Although Zhou Guanyu's words may seem a bit understated when expressed in words, from Qin Miao's first-person perspective, Zhou Guanyu literally gritted his teeth when he said this.

"I helped you block the car, right? There's no need to return the favor on the track. It's too troublesome and risky for you." Zhou Guanyu said, "I don't have any other requests. Just one thing, let me be the godfather after your child is born!"

Qin Miao was speechless. Damn it, are you all sick? My child hasn't even been born yet, and you're already thinking about me.

Is he the reincarnation of Tang Monk? Why are you so concerned about him?

There is no such custom in our country...

Oh, Leclerc is from Monaco, and Zhou Guanyu has lived in the UK since he was very young, so in their eyes, maybe adopting a friend’s child as a godson or godson is a very honorable thing?

Qin Miao didn't understand, but he wasn't going to show respect either: "My child hasn't even been born yet, he hasn't even come out of his mother's womb yet, why are you so anxious?"

Zhou Guanyu waved his hands and said, "I don't care. Anyway, you owe me a favor. When the time comes, I will definitely give your child to... Wait! You? You? And that insect wants to snatch my godson from me?!"

Qin Miao was speechless. Where did this damn jealousy of yours come from?

However, seeing Zhou Guanyu and Leclerc's determination to play rogue, Qin Miao came up with an idea. Otherwise, let the snipe and the clam fight each other... Not to mention whether he would benefit from it, at least these two bastards would not bother him because of the child's issue.

"Let's not talk about whether Qiu Meng agrees to this or not. After Leclerc found out that I have a child, he also plans to be my child's godfather. A godfather and a godfather, it sounds like there is some conflict of responsibilities, right? You should go talk to Leclerc first. After you two have reached a final conclusion, go to Qiu Meng. I will have no objection if she agrees."

Many people who have worked in the society know Qin Miao's trick, which is a traditional skill of some functional departments, passing the buck.

However, Zhou Guanyu had been abroad for such a long time and his family was rich, so he basically had not had to deal with the trivial matters of life by himself, and naturally had not experienced the beatings caused by such things.

He actually believed it.

"Damn Leclerc, this guy is actually competing with me! I'm going to fight him at the Brazilian Grand Prix!"

"By the way, how many months pregnant is Qiu Meng now? Are you sure it's a boy or a girl? When is the due date?"

Qin Miao thought about it and realized that he and Qiu Meng seemed to have hit it at once, but when Qiu Meng reacted, he was in the competition and didn't know that she was pregnant. After he was free, the girl forgot that she was pregnant... Qiu Meng was indeed a little careless. (End of this chapter)