How did I become an F1 driver?

But Pan Zi doesn't care about you. When passing T2, he still keeps putting pressure on Qin Miao in the inside.

At this time, Qin Miao had basically half of his car on the shoulder of the road. If he ran towards the inside of the track, the right tire of Qin Miao would press on the paint on the inside of T2.

Qin Miao walked on the track before the start of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Although he is familiar with this track, there is only one practice session on this Grand Prix weekend, so Qin Miao naturally needs to learn more about the current status of the track through various channels.

When walking on the track, Qin Miao discovered that the paint formula of the paint area had been changed this season. Although there was grip, it was not very strong and was slightly worse than last season.

If you ride on it, the grip of the left and right tires of the racing car is different, and it is easy to lose control.

So in the face of Verstappen's pressure, Qin Miao did not choose to give in.

Instead, he always rode on the shoulder of the road.

In fact, Pan Zi was also anxious. If he did not consider that Qin Miao behind him was his opponent for the world championship this season, Pan Zi would most likely realize at this time that the next T3 was a long left turn, and he had an absolute track position advantage on the inside.

Coupled with the RB19's advantage in medium and high-speed corners, he only needs this one corner to easily get rid of Qin Miao.

But in the second half of this season, Qin Miao has been closing in on the driver's standings and has even surpassed himself now.

Therefore, Verstappen was somewhat unbalanced at this time.

After all, for F1 drivers, there are not many opportunities to compete for the world championship, and if you miss it, you really miss it.

Just like what Zhang Chi said in Speeding Life 2: [I have tried countless times, and I know that opportunities will only come once or twice].

Verstappen also knew at this time that if he didn't fight harder, he would never have the chance to win the world championship.

Therefore, Verstappen still squeezed towards Qin Miao in the inside.

In Verstappen's mind, when passing this corner, Qin Miao should go directly behind him instead of being side by side with him. He wanted Qin Miao to return to the position where he should be, just like at the start.

"Okay, we can see that Verstappen has taken the crossover line, and Qin Miao has also turned around, and the two are still wheel to wheel."

"Entering T2 together, Verstappen is still squeezing Qin Miao..."

"Oh, be careful, Verstappen! A collision between Verstappen and Qin Miao!"

After the accident, although the three commentators were surprised, their first concern was not the drivers' current condition, but whether Qin Miao and Verstappen's cars could continue to drive.

"How's Qin Miao's car? Can it still run?"

"Qin Miao! Qin Miao is moving. This collision did not cause Qin Miao to retire. He can get back on the track!"

"Verstappen, Verstappen is moving too! Red Bull Racing is fine too."

Of course, when talking about Qin Miao's racing situation, the commentator's voice was full of surprise.

But when talking about Verstappen's car situation, there was a hint of regret in his voice.

It's really both accurate and accurate.

On the track.

After all, when the collision occurred, both vehicles were in a stage where they had just entered T2 and had completed deceleration and were just beginning to prepare for acceleration.

So at this time, the speed of both of them was not too fast.

It was under such circumstances that the two cars collided.

A standard left front wheel hitting right rear wheel.

Even if you are staring at Qin Miao's car screen and have seen the old man's car screen when he had the 51G collision with Verstappen, you will inevitably start to wonder if you have traveled through time.

This scene is indeed familiar.

But the difference is that in this collision, the impact force on the parts of the two racing cars was not that great.

I don't know whether Red Bull strengthened the right rear suspension of its car or something else, but in any case, Mercedes' left front vibranium suspension did not directly kill Verstappen this time.

The collision simply caused the two cars to lose control while they were in the extreme cornering state.

In fact, it stands to reason that Qin Miao, as the person who impacted, had the conditions and ability to control his car after the collision.

But the problem was that Qin Miao was riding on the shoulder of the road, which was a bit bumpy.

After the collision, under the reaction force of the car, Qin Miao's car was hit onto the paint on the right side of the track.

After being painted, Qin Miao's car's grip naturally declined rapidly, causing the car to go out of control.

Verstappen's situation is even simpler. After the right rear wheel lost grip, the stability of the car was directly destroyed.

The RB19 spun in circles and then ran off the track.

Fortunately, there was a green buffer zone outside T2, and Verstappen's speed was not fast. He stopped on the track after turning two laps.

……

"Help me check if there is any damage to the car. Verstappen is a fool. He never looks at the road when driving!"

After turning around and stopping the car on the track, Qin Miao immediately confirmed the status of his car with the team through the team TR. Of course, he did not forget to curse Verstappen. After all, in Qin Miao's view, he had made a lot of concessions at that time.

I'm already riding on the shoulder of the road, what else do you want me to do?

Even when Qin Miao felt that he could no longer overtake Verstappen, he still did not give up his position. It was simply because Qin Miao wanted to chase Verstappen in a position with a slightly greater advantage.

But even though he had made such a big concession, Verstappen still crashed into him.

Can you not be angry?
Verstappen's state at this time was similar to Qin Miao's: "Has Qin Miao ever read the rules of the race? He hit me directly like a torpedo."

At the first moment of the accident, the staff of Mercedes and Red Bull Racing who were responsible for communicating with the race stewards were like sprinters who heard the starting gun.

He catapulted from his position and rushed to the race stewards' room, ready to communicate with them about the accident on the track.

At this point, both parties have the same demands, which is to do their best to put pressure on the race stewards and let them punish the drivers of the other team.

But the race stewards simply took a quick look at the replay and concluded that this was just an ordinary track accident and they would not penalize any driver.

After all, this is only the first lap of the race, and the stewards will give lighter penalties for accidents occurring at this stage.

Moreover, Qin Miao had indeed made a great deal of concessions at that time. He even rode on the shoulder of the road and was almost about to go out of the white line with all four wheels.

And Verstappen really didn't leave any room when he merged into the lane.

So both sides are wrong.

There was a brief yellow flag on the track following the accident.

However, because there was no further damage to the two drivers' cars and there was no car debris on the track, no safety car appeared.

The yellow flag was also cancelled after the two drivers left their positions. When the two drivers returned to the track, they had fallen to the last two, in 16th and 17th place respectively.

After Qin Miao and Verstappen collided on the track, naturally some were happy and some were worried.

This also includes Hamilton. After all, he has taken the lead. If he finishes the race safely and honestly, this lead can be directly converted into a race championship.

But if you want to say who are the happiest people after their accident, it is actually Stroll and Alonso.

The two Aston Martin cars inexplicably came in second and third.

Even when the young master started for the second time, his rhythm was not very good.

I can only say that luck has come and nothing can stop it.

Among the two drivers competing for the championship, Qin Miao was luckier.

After all, when the accident happened, Qin Miao was more mentally prepared than Verstappen.

And he only made one turn on the inside of the track.

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After the car stopped, Qin Miao immediately returned to the track and continued the race.

Verstappen turned one more lap on the track than Qin Miao, so Verstappen's pace of returning to the track was naturally slower than Qin Miao's.

But at least neither of them retired from the race because of the collision.

And they also knew what the most important thing was at this moment, so after cursing for a while to vent their depressed emotions, the two continued to devote all their energy to the track.

In fact, when Qin Miao collided with Verstappen and returned to the track to find that Verstappen started slower than him, he knew that he still had a chance in this race.

As long as his overtaking efficiency on the track is higher than Verstappen, he may be able to defeat Verstappen in this race.

Although there is a high probability that he will miss the championship of the race, at least as long as he beats Verstappen, he can continue to build an advantage in the driver's standings.

At this time, after being hit by Qin Miao, Verstappen deeply understood a Chinese idiom, "heart as dead as despair".

But for some reason, Verstappen felt a sense of relief in his heart.

At least after the accident with Qin Miao, it is unlikely that Qin Miao will win the race after returning to the track.

Also because Qin Miao is unable to compete for the championship in the race, the points gap between Verstappen and Qin Miao after the race will not be as big as the 1-point gap between the first and second place.

I still have a chance in the rest of the season.

As for Mercedes-Benz's order to Hamilton to give up the Grand Prix championship to Qin Miao...

This is indeed what Verstappen does not want to see, but Verstappen also knows that such a scene will not appear on the field.

You really don't take the seven-time champion seriously, do you?
Even if Mercedes wants Qin Miao to win this world championship, they will not help Qin Miao win his third world championship at the expense of Hamilton's interests.

After all, no matter what, Qin Miao will not be a member of Mercedes-Benz next season, and Hamilton will still stay in Mercedes-Benz next season.

Any ordinary person with a normal mind would not issue such a convoy order at this time.

What's more, in addition to being the team leader, Toto's biggest labels are investor and team owner.

Such a smart person can't be so stupid.

After the track returned to the way it should be, Qin Miao caught up with Ricardo in front of him on the 6th lap.

The reason why he caught up with Ricciardo so quickly was because Ricciardo and Piastri started from the pit lane.

Their speed is generally slower than that of the drivers in the group ahead.

Lynk & Co did not give Ricardo any instructions to give way to Qin Miao.

Although Lynk & Co and Qin Miao have the same nationality, Lynk & Co has a strong liking for Qin Miao. In fact, Lynk & Co joined F1 because Qin Miao made a name for himself in the F1 arena.

But these are things outside the stadium and have nothing to do with the stadium.

Not to mention that Lynk & Co and Red Bull have a particularly good relationship.

So it is best for Lynk & Co to do nothing at this time.

But Ricciardo had no desire to defend Qin Miao and Verstappen. This is how the F1 arena is. Sometimes the gap in strength is too big and you don’t even have the thought of resisting.

Although DRS was not turned on at this time, the Mercedes-Benz car's terrifying straight-line acceleration ability and the end of the third timing section which was completely composed of false bends before the starting straight of the Interlagos circuit.

The W14 ran at a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour without DRS and only with the tailstream of Ricciardo's car.

In the end, Qin Miao naturally surpassed Ricardo easily.

However, Qin Miao was also delayed for some time behind Ricardo.

Because there was no overtaking point in the second period, and Qin Miao caught up with Ricardo at the end of the first period, so Qin Miao was delayed by at least 0.5 seconds behind Ricardo.

When Qin Miao surpassed Ricciardo, the original 4-second time gap between him and Verstappen was shortened to 3.4 seconds.

After overtaking Ricardo, the driver in front of Qin Miao became Piastri.

At this time, Piastri was 2.1 seconds away from Qin Miao.

This is actually good news for Qin Miao, as he can run a few more laps on the track to recharge his racing car.

Try to restore the battery to a relatively high level by the time you catch up with Piastri.

By then it will be relatively easy to surpass Piastri.

At this time, Verstappen was trying his best to chase Qin Miao at the back of the track.

Making one extra lap on the track wasted Verstappen's time. Now that Verstappen has regained his composure, he actually wants to slap himself in the face for what he did half a minute ago.

After calming down a little, Verstappen realized that he was a little anxious just now.

It was clearly such an advantageous start, but it was ruined by a collision with Qin Miao.

No matter how you think about it, it shouldn't be like that.

But now that things have come to this, all Verstappen can do is to adjust his mentality, try his best to run every next lap, and try to reduce the losses caused by this mistake.

That's right, Verstappen has basically accepted his failure in today's race.

If he takes the lead at the start, Verstappen is confident that he can leave Qin Miao behind at Interlagos. Even if his ability to protect the tires is strong, Verstappen is absolutely confident that he can win the race on this track that is not suitable for the W14.

But what can he do? Qin Miao is now in front of him, and there are so many cars in front of him.

It is too difficult to surpass Qin Miao. Unless there is a safety car or red flag on the track, Verstappen will have a chance. (End of this chapter)