How did I become an F1 driver?

"Tsk tsk tsk... I have to say, if Mercedes offered me this kind of conditions, I would probably be tempted." Leclerc was shocked, and then he had the same puzzled expression as when he first received the news that Qin Miao would join Ferrari next season: "But there is still something I can't figure out, what are those people at Ferrari thinking? Why can they offer you this kind of conditions?"

Qin Miao shrugged: "Maybe I'm anxious. But to be honest, this is a matter for next season. Actually, there's no need for you to worry about it so much now."

"I don't want to, but this news is still a bit too shocking for me."

Qin Miao smiled and said, "Why? Are you afraid that I will beat you unilaterally on the track next season and expose your true colors that you are not as good as me?"

"Get lost! I don't know who was beaten unilaterally by me on the simulator at Silverstone."

Seeing Leclerc bringing up the past, Qin Miao was unhappy and pointed at Leclerc and said, "How dare you bring this up? Besides, as an F1 driver, what's there to be proud of for beating a passerby on the simulator?"

Leclerc didn't care: "I don't care. It's true that you were a passerby at that time, but now you are a two-time world champion. At least I have won two world championships before, and it was a one-sided victory."

TNND you are shameless, right? Qin Miao was speechless.

Qin Miao tried to regain his face: "Okay, okay, you were awesome back then, but do you have the guts to compete with me now?"

As he spoke, Qin Miao looked at the simulator in Leclerc's home.

"Come on!" Leclerc did not hesitate.

But to be honest, Leclerc was a little worried that his speed was not as fast as Qin Miao, but then he thought that the simulator he used at home was a Ferrari simulator, and its driving characteristics and data analysis characteristics were definitely different from those of Mercedes-Benz.

The driving feedback will definitely be a little different.

This slight difference may not be noticeable to ordinary people, but in the hands of F1 drivers who are always pursuing the limit, the difference is still very obvious.

Moreover, during Qin Miao's two years at Mercedes-Benz, the Ferrari simulator has undergone dozens of upgrades and improvements, large and small. The driving characteristics are definitely different from when Qin Miao was in F2. Leclerc bets that Qin Miao will not be able to adapt to the driving feel of the current Ferrari simulator in a short period of time.

"Let's go to Monte Carlo. We'll have the race here this week. I want to see how you've practiced." Leclerc was very cunning. In order not to give Qin Miao time to adapt, he turned on the simulator and gave his position to Qin Miao, meaning that he let Qin Miao run first.

Qin Miao didn't think too much about it. After sitting on the car, he started to tune the car.

Although the Ferrari simulator has been upgraded, after all, the simulator is a commercial software, not entertainment software, so Ferrari's simulator department has not upgraded the UI of the Ferrari simulator.

At this time, the UI interface of the Ferrari simulator is exactly the same as when Qin Miao used it for the first time three years ago.

Soon, Qin Miao worked out a set of basic training for running on the Monte Carlo track based on his memory.

However, this set of tuning was not used by Qin Miao when he was in Mercedes-Benz, but was developed by Qin Miao when he was in F2.

As for why Mercedes-Benz doesn't use its tuning...

We won’t talk about the issue of leaks here. The main reason is that the aerodynamic design and chassis design of the Mercedes-Benz car are completely different from those of the Ferrari, and Leclerc’s simulator uses a Ferrari car. If Qin Miao really forces the Mercedes-Benz car’s tuning onto the Ferrari car.

Then believe me, you will experience the most authentic steering transition into a turn, understeer out of a turn, front wheel temperature is too high, rear wheel temperature is too low, the same turn on the same track, when you pass two laps before and after, the car has completely different cornering and exiting characteristics, and every component of the car has its own ideas, driving feels like skating.

Your car will seem to have a consciousness of its own and perform magic, giving you different surprises... or even scares, at every moment on the track.

As for why Qin Miao, who is racing in F2, has F1 car tuning, and it is the tuning of Ferrari car...

At that time, we were all young people, and you could play a simulator as long as you wanted. Naturally, you couldn't help but skip a level and try to drive an F1 car in the simulator.

At this time, young people who dream of entering F1 will always find a suitable F1 car to train themselves in the simulator. After all, everyone has the time and interest at that time.

It's not just Qin Miao. I believe all F2 drivers who are racing in F2 and have access to the team simulator will do the same.

After seeing Qin Miao's training settings, Leclerc was also thoughtful, but he did not interrupt. Instead, he stood behind Qin Miao's chair and watched Qin Miao's next operations.

In the following time, Qin Miao familiarized himself with the simulator for two laps, and then used this set of training to run a time of 1:13.124.

Qin Miao's result was not very good, but Leclerc was amazed that he could achieve such a result without the help of a professional team to tune the car and without being fully familiar with the car.

Put yourself in Qin Miao's shoes. If Leclerc were suddenly asked to run a Mercedes-Benz racing simulator, he would not have the confidence to do better than Qin Miao.

Of course, although he was amazed, Leclerc smiled from the bottom of his heart after seeing Qin Miao's result.

Because Qin Miao's result was 3 seconds slower than the fastest lap he could run on the simulator.

So after Leclerc and Qin Miao left the racing simulator, they sat in the racing seat of the simulator very confidently.

Then Qin Miao suddenly said: "My training settings are very moderate, with no obvious advantages, but also no obvious disadvantages.

So to be fair, you should get used to the car for a few laps and then run with this setup."

Qin Miao sneered in his heart, can't I see what the hell you are thinking?

Want to take advantage of me? No way!

Leclerc's body stiffened after hearing Qin Miao's words, but Leclerc did not cheat. He was not unable to afford to lose. Moreover, with the same car tuning, he was more familiar with the equipment and understood the characteristics of the Ferrari car than Qin Miao. He did not believe that his speed would be slower than Qin Miao's.

"Okay, just wait and see, I'll kill you in seconds."

As a top F1 driver, Leclerc certainly has his own pride.

He noticed that Qin Miao only ran two practice laps and then flew one flying lap, so when it was his turn this time, he did not take advantage of Qin Miao. He actually only ran two practice laps on the track and then ran one flying lap.

Leclerc was full of confidence at this time. In the fastest two laps just now, he had already achieved a time of 1:13.0, and he had held back a little bit of strength at that time. Now Qin Miao came behind him to watch the race. Leclerc felt that if he did not make any mistakes, his single lap speed should be able to reach less than 1 minute and 12 seconds.

Soon, Leclerc began flying laps.

In fact, Qin Miao originally wanted to make trouble when Leclerc was running the flying lap and disrupt his rhythm.

But thinking that he would be teammates with Leclerc next season, Qin Miao felt that with his tire-keeping ability, driving skills and understanding of the car, there was little chance that Leclerc would beat him on the track next season, unless he made a mistake on his own initiative. So Qin Miao did not make trouble.

Just win, at least make this kid happy. Maybe Leclerc won’t be happy after the start of next season.

Qin Miao thought so while leaning against Leclerc's racing bucket seat with his arms folded across his chest.

More than a minute later, as Leclerc crossed the finish line of Monaco in the simulator, the result in the upper right corner was fixed at 1:11.901, not only entering the 12-second range but also breaking through, reaching directly 11 seconds.

After Leclerc achieved this result, he took his hands off the steering wheel, raised his hands high and cheered: "It's already 11 seconds! Hahaha!"

Qin Miao also applauded Leclerc from behind: "This lap was indeed good. Many of his cornering techniques are of reference value to me."

Qin Miao's words were originally just a compliment to pave the way for him to beat Leclerc on the track next season.

But Leclerc rolled his eyes internally.

The Monte Carlo circuit is indeed difficult, but it is also very simple.

The difficulty is mainly because the track is too narrow and the buffer zone is very small, leaving drivers with basically no room for mistakes.

It's simple because the track is too narrow, and therefore the route of the track is basically fixed. Over the years, everyone has figured out the best driving route for this track. You just need to copy the standard answer to fully bring out the performance of the car.

As for the reference significance of Qin Miao here, Leclerc knew that Qin Miao was bragging as soon as he heard it. Qin Miao's line can be said to be the most extreme and standard among all drivers.

After the Monaco Grand Prix last season, Leclerc studied the video of Qin Miao's qualifying car for nearly a week, just to find out why Qin Miao was so fast.

Of course, after complaining in his heart, Leclerc rolled his eyes and began to look serious:

"Really? Then you can't learn it in vain. Don't leave in a hurry tonight. Let's have a midnight snack at home before leaving. You cook! My girlfriend hasn't eaten the food you cooked yet. She keeps talking about it. She really wants to know how good the cooking skills of the youngest two-time world champion in F1 history are. Is it really as delicious as the rumors say."

Qin Miao rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, "Damn it, you're waiting for me here."

Why was I so blind as to reveal the fact that I can cook?

But Qin Miao did not refuse. Anyway, even if he left Leclerc's house, he would return to the Monaco Palace.

Although no one came to the room where Qin Miao lived to disturb him during the time he lived in the palace, Qin Miao would always be subconsciously tense when living there, and he was not as comfortable as he was with Leclerc.

"Okay, okay, I'll go to the kitchen and see what dishes you have at home and think about making something for a midnight snack."

……

Qin Miao didn't come out of Leclerc's house until almost eleven o'clock in the evening.

In the following period of time, more and more people will come to Monaco for local tourism. As the Monaco Grand Prix approaches, the Monte Carlo circuit has been completely closed, and the construction speed of all buildings during the Grand Prix is ​​also accelerating.

It is worth mentioning that this year's Grand Prix also found some good news for car fans, that is, the broadcaster of this week's race has finally changed.

In the past, the broadcasting of Monaco was handled by a local company. People who often watch the races can clearly feel that when watching the Monaco races, the live director often fails to catch some highlights on the track.

Wonderful overtaking or wonderful attack and defense are often missed.

Occasionally, some shots of unclear meaning will be given.

However, starting from this Grand Prix weekend, the broadcast of the Monaco race will be handled by FOM staff.

It is the Liberty Media Group that is normally responsible for broadcasting other Grand Prix.

Qin Miao hardly went out in the next few days and was training in the royal palace of Monaco.

Humans are highly adaptable creatures. As time went by, Qin Miao gradually discovered that he had actually gotten used to life in the Monaco Palace...

The time soon came to Thursday.

Although the layout of the Monaco track has not changed, in Monaco, the ancestral rules are truly immutable. Except for the fact that the Monte Carlo track is a public road and the asphalt is basically repaved every year, the layout of all the tracks is basically the same as last year.

Of course, there is no room for improvement on this track. After all, the place is so small. If you still want to change the track, you have to demolish the houses on the roadside.

However, the necessary procedures for walking on the track must still be followed.

So after Qin Miao went to the paddock on Sunday, he was still prepared to walk the track.

However, as soon as Qin Miao arrived at the gate of Monaco's paddock, he was surrounded by media reporters who had been waiting at the entrance of the paddock for a long time. Cameras and cameras were pointed at Qin Miao's face, and flash lights kept flashing.

"Qin Miao, when did you decide to go to Ferrari?"

"Qin Miao, do you think your decision will affect your treatment at Mercedes for the rest of this season? Will Mercedes focus its resources on Hamilton?"

"Qin Miao, do you feel that if you leave Mercedes-Benz behind, you will disappoint Toto's appreciation and expectations of you?"

"Will you feel guilty about leaving Mercedes, the company that helped you rise to prominence?"

"Qin Miao, what made you want to leave Mercedes-Benz and join Ferrari?"

……

It can be said that as soon as Qin Miao entered the entrance of the paddock, he was surrounded by all kinds of questions from reporters. No matter where he looked, there were reporters holding microphones to Qin Miao's face.

Even Barber on the side couldn't stop him for a moment.

PS. Dads, it’s the end of the month, please give me some monthly tickets... (End of this chapter)