How did I become an F1 driver?

It is worth mentioning that during the post-race interview, Verstappen learned from the reporter that Qin Miao said the accident was just an ordinary accident.

After knowing Qin Miao's answer, Verstappen was stunned for a moment. When he finally answered the reporter's question about the collision, Verstappen did not give a direct answer, but just said in a very calm tone: "Qin Miao is a great driver."

Everyone knows that Verstappen was primarily responsible for the collision, but the FIA ​​did not impose any penalty. That was the first lap after the start of the race, and the FIA ​​generally would not impose any penalty at this stage unless the accident was particularly serious or malicious.

But after the race you can still curse and be sarcastic, and the FIA ​​won’t care.

However, Qin Miao's approach has indeed won the respect of many drivers and increased his popularity among passers-by.

At least next year when Qin Miao goes to Austria or the Netherlands, the boos from the fans at the scene will definitely be much less.

After enough rest, Qin Miao stepped onto the podium after the race.

It is worth mentioning that the cheers from the audience after Qin Miao came on stage were basically the same as the cheers Hamilton received when he won the Grand Prix.

This shows how many fans Qin Miao has gained with his performance on and off the court.

After the race, the drivers' rankings and scores are as follows:

P1: Hamilton +25
P2: Norris +18
P3: Qin Miao +15
P4: Verstappen +13 (fastest lap)
P5: Alonso +10
P6: Perez +8
P7: Stroll +6
P8: Sainz +4
P9: Gasly +2
P10: Tsunoda +1
There is nothing much to say about Pan Zi's fastest lap. Although the W14 has an advantage in the first and third timing segments, compared with the RB19 with DRS, the advantage is only 0.1 second in each timing segment.

However, Verstappen was 0.3 seconds faster than Qin Miao in one timing segment in the second period.

In addition, when Verstappen just caught up with the DRS zone behind Qin Miao, there was still a 0.9-second window in front of him, which was enough for Verstappen to accelerate.

It is not surprising that Pan Zi set a fastest lap during this period that Qin Miao could not surpass.

Therefore, in the final race of this race, Qin Miao only widened the points gap between himself and Verstappen by two points.

After the race, the overall drivers' standings are as follows:

1. Qin Miao: 442
2. Max Verstappen: 438
3. Hamilton: 338
4. Perez: 185
5. Leclerc: 158
6. Alonso: 146
7. Sainz: 140
8. Norris: 138
9. Piastri: 65
10. Stroll: 53
11. Gasly: ​​48
12. O'Connell: 30
13. Albon: 20
14. Kakuda: 11
15. Zhou Guanyu: 7
16. Ricardo: 6
17. Hulkenberg: 6
18. Bottas: 6
19. Russell: 4
20. Ye Yifei: 3
21. Magnussen: 1
After taking into account the one-point advantage in the sprint race, the points gap between Qin Miao and Verstappen reached 4 points.

To be honest, this 4-point gap is indeed not safe enough. After all, as long as Verstappen wins one race, he can overtake Qin Miao by three points.

But at least it is better than in the middle of the 23rd season, when Qin Miao was left more than 40 points behind Verstappen on the track.

There is not much change in the rankings among other drivers, so I will not go into details here.

The team standings are as follows:
1. Mercedes: 780
2. Red Bull: 623
3. Ferrari: 298
4. Aston Martin: 206
5. McLaren: 206
6. Alpine: 78
7. Williams: 24
8. Lynk & Co: 20
9. Alfa Romeo: 13
10. Haas: 7
As mentioned earlier, after this race, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team won the 2023 Team World Championship.

After the celebration, Qin Miao came down from the podium covered in drinks. At this time, Qin Miao and the old man also wore the team uniforms that the team wore when they won the championship over their racing suits.

In fact, this set of clothes is quite nice, so Qin Miao plans to ask Toto for a box to take back as a souvenir.

It's great whether you keep it for yourself or give it as a gift.

After going down, Qin Miao and the old man rested for a while, cleaned themselves up, and went to attend the post-match press conference.

After the press conference, the two returned to the Mercedes team's P room together. Just like in previous years when the Grand Prix ended, everyone in the team's P room was holding a glass filled with champagne.

When Qin Miao, the old man and Toto came back, everyone put down their glasses and started applauding.

Faced with their colleagues in the team with smiles on their faces, the three of them were quickly infected by the enthusiastic atmosphere in the team's P room and joined the crowd in the celebration.

In the end, Qin Miao couldn't escape the fate of being thrown around like a toy by those animals.

However, the range of the display in the P room was still a bit small, so Qin Miao was carried outside the P room by them before being thrown around for fun.

Of course, at the beginning, the old man and Toto, who were watching the show on the side, shouted to Qin Miao after he was put down. Others also noticed these two guys who were watching the fun and surrounded them.

The only difference compared to when they were in school is that the three of them are, after all, honored team members. It’s okay for their celebration methods to be unique, but some of the actions are indeed inappropriate.

Therefore, the three of them also avoided the tragic situation of being picked up and thrown against the pillar.

After the commotion, the Mercedes team members naturally began to celebrate even more wildly.

Finally, everyone took a group photo of the Mercedes team in front of the team’s P room.

Qin Miao, the old man and Toto were standing in the middle.

Everyone was wearing the same clothes that Mercedes wore after winning the championship.

After the photos were taken, Qin Miao, the old man and Toto were ready to leave this place of trouble.

But just as they got started, a torrent of alcohol poured down on the three of them's heads.

The three of them were soaked again.

The three of them were somewhat helpless about this.

But since his clothes were already wet, others wouldn't have an easy time either.

Picking up the champagne that the team had prepared for celebration, Qin Miao and the other two rushed directly into the crowd and began to splash the wine in their champagne bottles wantonly.

Amid the laughter of everyone in the Mercedes team, the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix came to an end with the Mercedes team winning a great victory.

……

The next race after the Brazilian Grand Prix will be back in the United States.

It's ridiculous to say that this is already the third United States Grand Prix this season.

It can only be said that in the eyes of the FIA ​​now, money is more important than old traditions.

The venue for the race is the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which was added to the F1 Grand Prix calendar this season.

As soon as you hear the name Las Vegas, you know what this place is about.

Macau is a well-known gambling city all over the world, but it is worth mentioning that Macau is actually more famous than Las Vegas in terms of gambling, and Macau's turnover is also higher.

Of course, as one of the few cities in the world famous for gambling, Las Vegas can be considered a business card of the United States.

The extravagant and decadent life here is also what many people yearn for, and Qin Miao is also somewhat curious about this city.

After the three-race series, the drivers had a week's rest before the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

However, Qin Miao did not go to Las Vegas immediately. After all, the Las Vegas Grand Prix is ​​a street race, held on the streets of Las Vegas, so even if Qin Miao went early, he would not be able to walk on the track.

Moreover, this is the first time that Las Vegas is hosting a race. By then, getting familiar with the track, collecting data, and finding racing cars for tuning will probably all have to be done on site.

So after the Brazilian Grand Prix, Qin Miao got a rare week of rest.

However, Qin Miao didn't want to travel, so he didn't return to China, but went to Austin instead.

This is because Brazil is relatively close to the United States, and it is also convenient to go to the United States for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in two weeks.

Moreover, Lao Si has a house here, and he plans to rest in Austin for a while during this Grand Prix weekend. He also has marketing activities to attend in the United States.

It was natural for Qin Miao to move in to Leclerc's house.

At the same time, Qin Miao also plans to clarify with Lao Si the issue of who will be the number one or two drivers after he joins Ferrari next season.

Although he had already discussed this issue with Lao Si, Qin Miao came to his senses and felt that what he had said was somewhat too idealistic.

Brothers should settle accounts clearly. Unclear verbal agreements can easily lead to trouble.

Not to mention anything else, even Qin Miao himself felt that his ability to preserve the fetus was a bit miraculous. It was impossible for him and the fourth brother to run the same stint on the track during the race.

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Under such circumstances, there is no so-called fair competition between him and the fourth brother.

So Qin Miao felt that he needed to have a talk with Lao Si about this issue again. Of course, Qin Miao was preparing to get the position of number one driver.

Although he will not let Leclerc be his number two driver, he can still say to the outside world that Ferrari has two number one drivers.

But if necessary, Leclerc should try his best to help himself by blocking the driver behind him on the track, or letting him get off the car.

As for the exchange, Qin Miao has also thought about it.

Wednesday.

After a busy day, Leclerc drove Ferrari's SUV, which had not yet been launched, back home.

Oh, by the way, Ferrari does not define the Purosangue as an SUV. After all, Ferrari has clearly stated publicly that the company will never build an SUV.

But seeing that Porsche's SUVs were selling well in the market, Aston Martin and Lamborghini also followed suit and made huge profits.

Ferrari was somewhat jealous, so it launched the Purosangue.

But the old Italians still have the pride of the three-color chess, so even though everyone calls the Purosangue an SUV, even Leclerc and Qin Miao call it an SUV, Ferrari still insists that its car is a FUV.

After arriving home, Leclerc ignored Qin Miao and his brother who were sitting in the living room with their legs crossed watching TV, and started searching around as soon as he entered the door.

Then he saw Xiao Muqiu lying in his girlfriend's arms, drinking from a bottle.

After washing his hands in the kitchen, Leclerc came to his girlfriend impatiently.

At this time, little Muchu had just finished drinking his milk. After seeing Leclerc's actions, Leclerc's girlfriend guessed what he was going to do. She wiped little Muchu's mouth and then put little Muchu down from her arms.

Leclerc stretched out his hands to Little Muchu: "Come, come to the Godfather."

Little Muchu seemed to understand what the fourth brother said. He staggered to his feet and then staggered towards Leclerc.

To be honest, Qin Miao had never seen such a charming smile on Leclerc's face.

Europeans' skin is naturally looser than that of Asians. When Leclerc smiled, the wrinkles on his face made him look like an old man in his sixties or seventies.

Leclerc was completely unaware of this.

With Leclerc's arms protecting him, little Muchu staggered into Leclerc's arms.

The smile on the fourth brother's face became even more radiant. He picked up little Muchu and placed her in his arms: "Little Muchu is awesome. I'll call you my godfather."

As he said this, the fourth brother put his old face in front of little Muchu.

Little Muchu was a little confused, but he still lowered his head and pressed his mouth against Leclerc's face.

This series of small tricks completely hooked Leclerc into a black carp. He turned around and winked at Qin Miao with a very proud smile on his face.

There is a saying that goes, the cutest child is always your friend's child.

Leclerc played with little Muchu for quite a while, and after little Muchu pulled the child away, he reluctantly handed the child to Qiu Meng.

In fact, Leclerc also volunteered to change diapers for his goddaughter.

But it was rejected by everyone.

Leclerc returned to the sofa with some reluctance and sat directly next to Qin Miao.

After lying down on the sofa, Leclerc sighed: "I am so tired. I really envy you, you bastard. You have money to earn but don't have to participate in such business activities."

Qin Miao glanced at Leclerc and said, "Are you jealous? He won three world championships for teams and two world championships for drivers."

Fourth child:......

Although the fourth brother wanted to say something, facing Qin Miao's words, Leclerc couldn't think of any good rebuttal for a while.

Finally, he could only say angrily: "You are definitely jealous of me. You must have seen Xiao Mu Qiu kissing me just now, right? You are just jealous!"

Qin Miao was amused by Leclerc's words.

But he didn't make any excuses. He put away his crossed legs, stood up from the sofa and said, "Come to the backyard, I want to talk to you about something."

Leclerc scratched his head. Although he didn't know what Qin Miao wanted to do, he still stood up and followed him.

After arriving at the backyard, Leclerc's dog Leo rushed to Qin Miao's feet with his ears fluttering and began to climb up Qin Miao's trouser legs.

Qin Miao grabbed the dog into his arms, dodged its tongue that wanted to lick his face, and stroked the dog's head while saying to Leclerc beside him, "I want to talk to you about Ferrari next season."

Leclerc nodded: "What to talk about?"

"You will be my number two driver for two seasons." (End of this chapter)