How did I become an F1 driver?

After leaving the T1 chicane, Qin Miao did not leave room for Verstappen, but went straight to the outside line of the track.

Pan Zi still wanted to resist and refused to die.

In fact, it cannot be said that he is lingering, he is just staying on Qin Miao's outside line and is unwilling to give up his position.

But Qin Miao, who has the right of the line, will not tolerate Verstappen. After exiting the corner, he starts to squeeze towards the outside line.

There was even a slight scratch between the two cars.

However, Qin Miao controlled the car very accurately, the scratches were very minor, and neither car was out of control.

Although Verstappen stayed on the outside and didn't let Qin Miao pass, the traction of the RB19 out of the corners was definitely not as strong as that of the W14 using soft tires.

After Qin Miao came out of the corner, he directly pulled away from Verstappen on the driving line.

After seeing this scene, Verstappen couldn't help but curse on the spot. Even after being overtaken by Qin Miao, Verstappen slapped the display screen of his steering wheel hard.

Although he hit it with great force, it was a steering wheel worth more than 50 yuan after all. Even though Verstappen hit it angrily, there was no mark on the display screen and it could still be used normally.

The reason why Verstappen was so angry at this time was even angrier than when he was cheated by the team.

The main reason is that the team's mistakes are force majeure for Verstappen. Verstappen himself did nothing wrong, so he has nothing to say about it and is more helpless.

But this time he let Qin Miao pass. It was purely Verstappen's own mistake. Verstappen's reaction was slow when Qin Miao swayed.

Logically speaking, this situation should not happen to Verstappen. Verstappen himself knows that under normal circumstances, no matter how Qin Miao shakes, he can block Qin Miao's inside route at the critical moment.

But after running for more than an hour under such extreme conditions, Verstappen was a little tired.

There was a moment of distraction, and Qin Miao took advantage of the opportunity when Verstappen was distracted.

This is also why Verstappen is so upset.

After Qin Miao surpassed Verstappen, he belatedly noticed something strange.

But Qin Miao was a little tired at the moment, so he didn't delve into it further, but instead focused his attention on the old man.

In fact, what the old man wanted to see most in this race was the situation on the track just now, where he was leading in the front and Verstappen was in the middle. While he could not do anything to himself, Verstappen could use his DRS to defend Qin Miao, while Qin Miao was trapped in the DRS train.

But now that the situation has been broken, Hamilton has made mental preparations to defend Qin Miao, and there are only 3 laps left until the end of the race.

Qin Miao must have overused the battery power of his car when facing Verstappen just now.

The performance of my car is comparable to Qin Miao's, so if the opponent wants to attack me, relying on DRS alone is not enough. He must rely on ERS to have sufficient offensive capability.

So Qin Miao had to use at least one lap to charge the battery of his racing car.

Strictly speaking, he only needed to defend Qin Miao for two laps to win the championship in this race.

What Qin Miao was thinking at this time was similar to the old man's, but what the old man didn't expect was that Qin Miao didn't use much electricity when he overtook Verstappen.

At that time, Qin Miao's idea was to take the outside line and try to overtake Verstappen, but after Verstappen gave up the inside line, Qin Miao quickly inserted into the inside line. After getting the advantageous position, although he did not reduce the throttle, he turned off the release of ERS.

After all, Qin Miao used soft tires. Even on the inside line, without the battery's acceleration, Qin Miao could still reach the APEX point of T1 in front of Pan Zi by braking late.

At this critical moment, these small details, which may seem insignificant at ordinary times, played an extremely crucial role.

Qin Miao was indeed charging his racing battery just as the old man thought, but the charging was during the first and second periods and the early stage of the third period.

After leaving T16, the battery power of Qin Miao's racing car has reached 60%.

If facing Pan Zi who has DRS, Qin Miao will still be more cautious and wait until the battery level reaches 90% in the next lap before taking action.

But I was facing an old man, and I had DRS, wake swirl, and electricity. If the performance of the cars was the same, my wake swirl and DRS would mean pure speed advantages.

Qin Miao didn't have so many concerns.

Full power!

Hamilton's defense was not as aggressive as Pan Zi's. He just blocked the inside line and did not give Qin Miao the chance to go inside.

But Qin Miao no longer needs to go inside at this time.

Qin Miao's rhythm out of the corner was obviously better. Just after crossing the finish line of the track, Qin Miao was side by side with the old man on the outside. After reaching T1, Qin Miao relied on late braking on the outside to directly overtake the old man.

"Let's go fuck ourselves!"

(Let's fucking go!)

To be honest, at the end of the race, most of the drivers had not communicated with the team through the team TR system for a while, and it was particularly quiet inside.

As for the reason...Verstappen, who had just been overtaken, cursed and then hit the steering wheel. Now he has a gap of 3 seconds from the old man in second place.

It was obvious that Pan Zi was slowing down, or maybe his physical strength couldn't keep up.

Qin Miao's somewhat abrupt shout seemed to attract some attention, so Sky Sports quickly muted the sound of Qin Miao's words and released it again.

Everyone laughed a little after hearing this.

It added some color to the slightly dull last two laps after Qin Miao overtook Hamilton.

Today's race was quite exciting, especially the scene where the tire changers from both teams put eye drops on the drivers together.

For Qin Miao's fans, this race was full of ups and downs, and in the end Qin Miao won the championship in this race, so everyone was naturally overjoyed.

In the end, nothing unexpected happened.

Qin Miao crossed the finish line under the checkered flag and won the Qatar Grand Prix championship.

After crossing the finish line, Qin Miao only realized belatedly that he felt extremely tired.

After crossing the line, Qin Miao did not open the team TR to share his joy. Instead, he opened his helmet goggles and wiped the sweat that was about to flow into his eyes with his hands.

"I didn't notice it just now, but now that the race is over, I realized that this car is too hot." The first sentence Qin Miao said after opening the team TR was not to celebrate or thank his colleagues in the team, but to complain.

Franky was somewhat accustomed to this. Qin Miao would sometimes jump like this: "Got it. We have prepared an ice bucket for you. You can enjoy it when you come back." But in fact, it is not so comfortable to stay in water full of ice cubes. You will feel like you are being pricked by needles all over your body. But it is undeniable that this is indeed an effective way to relieve fatigue after the game.

"Thank you."

Qin Miao thanked him, but I don’t know how much genuine gratitude there was in his thank you.

"You're welcome. That's what we should do."

……

Although Qin Miao won the race championship in the end, the old man still took a parade with Qin Miao after the race.

After the parade ended, Qin Miao parked the car on a platform in the champion parking lot.

After getting off the car, Qin Miao, who had recovered a little, did not celebrate in the car. He obediently installed the steering wheel, and then rushed towards the crowd of Mercedes Benz team who were cheering and celebrating wildly.

After celebrating, Qin Miao wanted to immediately take off his helmet and sweat-absorbing hood that were already stained with sweat.

But thinking of the issue of weighing, Qin Miao still endured and completed the weighing. After getting the small note, Qin Miao couldn't wait to take off his helmet and hood.

At this time, Qin Miao's hair was all wet and there were many beads of sweat on his face.

But Qin Miao didn't care about all these. He picked up the electrolyte water on the table where the helmet was placed and took a big sip. Then he wiped the sweat off his face with a towel and quickly unbuttoned the outer fireproof suit, leaving only the wet lining of the racing suit.

After completing all this, Qin Miao finally breathed a sigh of relief and came back to life.

Qin Miao, who had recovered a little, picked up his sweat-absorbing headgear and twisted it. Sweat flowed directly down Qin Miao's hands and onto the ground.

I gave a bitter smile. I've been running in this race for almost three years, but this is the first time I've sweated so much.

After laughing, Qin Miao finally felt like looking at the other two people.

The conditions of these two people are much worse than Qin Miao's.

Because the old man's face was too dark, Qin Miao couldn't see how embarrassed he looked for a moment, but after Verstappen got out of the car, his movements were obviously much slower than after a normal race.

When Qin Miao approached the old man and greeted him, Qin Miao noticed that the old man's face was also covered in sweat. Even after taking off his hood, he was still sweating.

"Aren't you tired?" The old man asked in surprise, looking at Qin Miao, who had sweat on his face and looked a little tired when he greeted him, but was still full of energy.

Qin Miao shrugged and smiled: "I'm tired, but I can still accept it. I sweated a little."

The old man's mouth twitched. You call this sweating? You're not even breathing now!
And me and Verstappen... Hey? Where's Pan Zi?

Turning around, Pan Zijian simply greeted the team staff, forced himself to complete the weighing, and then sat on the ground behind Qin Miao's car behind the LED display screen that was playing Qin Miao's picks to rest.

Even Verstappen's helmet was not put away properly, it was just casually placed at his feet.

It can be seen that this race was very tiring for Verstappen.

He even consumed more physical energy than the old man.

After all, the old man doesn't have to compete for the world championship, and there is no Qin Miao behind him putting crazy pressure on you.

When the two saw Verstappen's embarrassed look at this time, they did not take the initiative to greet him, which was considered to be giving Pan Zi enough respect.

After all, we are all F1 drivers, and there are times when the training intensity is high.

During the rest time after you have just been trained like a dog, what you hate most is definitely someone coming up to you to say hello or try to get close to you, because at that time you really don't want to say a word and just want to lie down for a while and catch your breath.

After a brief chat with Hamilton, time came to the post-race interview stage.

After finishing the post-match interview, go upstairs.

After enjoying the air-conditioning in the lounge, Qin Miao and the old man both hummed in comfort.

In the award ceremony after the game, Qin Miao returned to the championship position after a long absence.

It is also worth mentioning that the top five in the sprint race of the Qatar Grand Prix are exactly the same as the top five in the main race.

After the award ceremony, the director also gave the final rankings and scores of the drivers in this race:
P1: Qin Miao +26 (fastest lap)
P2: Hamilton +18
P3: Verstappen +15
P4: Piastri +12
P5: Norris +10
P6: Leclerc +8
P7: Alonso +6
P8: O'Connell +4
P9: Bottas +2
P10: Zhou Guanyu +1
There is actually nothing much to say about Qin Miao's point for the fastest lap in this race.

Two sets of brand new soft tires. The most important thing is that Qin Miao used the soft tires in the last stint. There was no reason for him not to get the points for the fastest lap.

At the same time, it is not difficult to see from this race that with the passage of time, the upgrade of the McLaren team has been very effective. The performance of Piastri and Norris has gone from being terrible in the early part of the season to now being able to touch the edge of the podium.

It can be said to be rapid progress.

Of course, the most surprising thing was that the two drivers of the Arrow team could barely get points in the first and middle stages of the season, and were at the bottom in the middle. Just when everyone thought they would return to the position that belonged to them, they unexpectedly scored points again in this race.

It is worth mentioning that the two drivers at the top and bottom of the points zone are both Chinese drivers.

It can be said that the two Chinese drivers surrounded the drivers in other points zones.

Moreover, after the race, many drivers left the track to rest directly after completing the weigh-in, and several drivers also showed symptoms of dehydration after the race.

After the race, Stroll didn't even go to weigh himself and was taken directly to the emergency center for examination.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with Stroll's approach. He didn't get any points in this race anyway, and it doesn't matter if his results are disqualified for not weighing in after the race.

However, another attempt by the FIA ​​and Pirelli to target Qin Miao's ability to protect the tire also completely failed after today's race.

Because limiting the number of times tires can be used will force all drivers to drive at their best on the track.

It’s okay for tracks with low load and low temperature, as the drivers’ physical fitness can still withstand it. However, for tracks with relatively high ambient temperature, drivers with poor physical fitness may really die on the track after running a lap.

So the plan was scrapped.

At the same time, after the race, the overall driver standings are as follows:

1. Max Verstappen: 375
2. Qin Miao: 362
3. Hamilton: 287
4. Perez: 160
5. Alonso: 136
6. Leclerc: 135
7. Sainz: 111
8. Norris: 88
9. Piastri: 61
10. Stroll: 41
11. Gasly: ​​37
12. O'Connell: 30
13. Albon: 18
14. Zhou Guanyu: 7
15. Hulkenberg: 6
16. Bottas: 6
17. Kakuda: 3
18. Ye Yifei: 3
19. Magnussen: 1 (end of this chapter)