How did I become an F1 driver?

When he saw Qin Miao coming over, a smile appeared on the old man's face.

Gave Qin Miao an affectionate hug.

"Congratulations, Qin Miao. You have reached a level that even I cannot even begin to match."

After Qin Miao hugged the old man, he smiled and shook his head and said, "I am just nowhere near what I have achieved. There is no comparison between me and you. Your seven world championships are something I should be able to match."

The old man smiled and didn't respond to the question. It could even be said that Hamilton was already used to Qin Miao's modesty.

After changing the subject, Hamilton said: "Even if this is your last race for Mercedes-Benz, enjoy the fruits of your victory. Congratulations again on winning the world championship. Congratulations."

"Thank you, Lewis. I hope you can be there when I attend the team's farewell party in Brackley." Qin Miao was filled with emotion after hearing that this was his last race at Mercedes.

"I'll try my best. Okay, the post-match interview is about to begin. Go and clean yourself up first." The old man patted Qin Miao on the shoulder, but the look in his eyes was ambiguous. It was unclear whether he was happy or sad about Qin Miao's departure.

After saying goodbye to Hamilton, Qin Miao came to his racing car, patted the tires hard before taking off his helmet to weigh it.

After completing these post-match procedures and passing all the tests, Qin Miao did not go to the post-match interview area to wait for the post-match interview to begin.

After all, we are still interviewing the somewhat disappointed Verstappen, so it will probably take a while before Qin Miao's turn.

So Qin Miao came to his daughter, hugged the little girl in his arms, and then kissed the little girl hard on the face.

Although Qin Miao rarely sweated during the game, as it was a crucial match for him, Qin Miao would involuntarily feel nervous during the game.

So Qin Miao sweated a lot during this race, and therefore the smell of sweat on his body was a little stronger than normal.

Little Muchu didn't have the slightest dislike for his stinky father. He kept giggling after being kissed by Qin Miao.

Qin Miao was now even more reluctant to put his daughter down.

After playing with his daughter for a while, Hamilton's interview was over and it was Qin Miao's turn.

But when Rosberg was interviewed after the race, he looked to the side and did not see Qin Miao at the normal waiting position. After looking around, he saw Qin Miao at the edge of the guardrail, holding his daughter and smiling proudly.

After saying hello, Qin Miao came over.

Surprisingly, Qin Miao appeared in the camera holding his daughter.

He's the world champion... and this is already the last game of the season. Even if the world champion does something a little out of line, no one will say anything.

So everyone just laughed at Qin Miao's behavior.

Rosberg even greeted little Muchu first.

"Hello, my lovely little one. Did you know that your father won the world championship today? This is the highest honor that many people desire but cannot obtain. Are you happy for him?"

After asking the question, Rosberg handed his microphone to Xiao Muchu.

The little girl probably didn't know how many people were staring at her at this moment, but she probably understood Rosberg's question. When the microphone was handed to her, Little Muchu nodded and hummed, "Yeah!"

After hearing Xiao Muchu's answer, all the audience laughed.

There was a lot of laughter at the scene. After all, the number of people was there, and the laughter in the audience was heard by Qin Miao.

Little Muchu might have just woken up from her dream at this moment. With so many people staring at her, she felt a little shy for a moment. She turned her back to the camera and hugged Qin Miao's neck with her warm little hands.

Qin Miao smiled and patted Xiao Muchu on the back.

For Rosberg who was interviewing Qin Miao and the audience at the scene, they were already surprised that little Muchu could answer the questions. No one blamed the little guy for being shy.

Everyone had a genuine happy smile on their face after seeing something cute.

However, the protagonist of today's game is Qin Miao after all, so Rosberg did not continue to ask Xiao Muchu any questions, but put the microphone back to his mouth and said to Qin Miao: "Although many people may have told you, I still want to say: Congratulations, Qin Miao, you have become the world champion of the 2023 Formula One Grand Prix, and the youngest triple crown winner in F1 history. You are also the first driver in F1 history who has never lost a driver's world championship since entering the F1 paddock."

"Too many, too many. You have set too many records after this game. How does it feel to win this world championship?"

Qin Miao pursed his lips and thought for a moment: "I'm very happy. I didn't disappoint everyone's expectations."

"Of course, the people I want to thank the most are my fans. Without their support, it would be hard for me to get here, so thank you, friends!"

The crowd of Qin Miao fans at the scene suddenly erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

After thanking the fans, Qin Miao looked at his daughter in his arms and said, "Secondly, I would also like to thank my family for their support of my career. After all, we all know that F1 is actually an extremely dangerous sport. I can go this far, and having a stable family and my family who love me are inseparable."

"Of course, the most important thing is the great help from everyone at Mercedes. Without Toto's appreciation of me, I would not have come to such an epic team as Mercedes, and I would not have achieved what I have today."

"I still have a lot of words and people I want to thank, but at this moment, it's all stuck in my throat and I don't know how to express it."

"So thank you, I love you guys."

"You are still a little too modest." After all, all the people Qin Miao thanked were actually external factors. If Qin Miao himself did not have the corresponding strength, Mercedes would never value him, and it would be impossible for him to defeat Verstappen and defend the world championship when the performance gap between the cars was so large.

To win these three world championships, it would have been impossible without some strength.

That's why Rosberg said this after hearing Qin Miao's answer.

However, Qin Miao has been in the paddock for three years, and during these three years, Qin Miao has basically lived under everyone's spotlight, so everyone has long been accustomed to Qin Miao's humility.

At the beginning, some people may feel uncomfortable and think that Qin Miao is hypocritical.

But in the second year, the noise was much quieter, and in the third year, everyone who regularly watched F2 races had gotten used to it.

Sometimes it is like this, a truly strong person is one who makes the environment adapt to him, rather than him adapting to the environment.

……

The subsequent questions are relatively common, so I won’t go into details here.

Qin Miao returned the already agitated little Mu Qiu to Qiu Meng and said, "The little girl is probably going to poop. Take her back and take care of it."

Qiu Meng held the child in her arms and nodded: "It's almost time, and husband, thank you for your hard work. You did a great job today!"

Qin Miao smiled and scratched his head: "Hey, this is just the beginning."

"All right, let's go upstairs and prepare to receive the award." The camera turned and the three of them were already in the small dark room upstairs, watching the replay of the game.

When seeing the offensive and defensive scenes of Qin Miao and Verstappen, Hamilton, who had been cruising throughout the entire race and had basically not encountered any threats or pressure from any drivers during the entire process, shook his head and sighed.

Qin Miao's defensive ability is indeed very delicate.

Basically every move is just right.

Especially that extreme late braking. After seeing it, the old man couldn't help but turn around and ask Qin Miao: "How did you brake this time? The position where you braked completely missed the braking point by nearly 15 meters."

In fact, Rosberg asked Qin Miao a similar question during the post-race interview just now.

But Hamilton happened to be going upstairs at the time and did not hear Qin Miao's answer.

However, this does not affect Qin Miao's desire to express himself.

After all, sometimes you have to choose the right person to show off.

If you try to show off in front of someone who knows nothing at all, no matter how awesome you are, the other person may not understand you, and he may even think you are just pretending.

This is the case of trying to be cool but ending up being an idiot.

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But Hamilton is a very good target, he can understand all your operations on the track.

Not to mention that he also has the status of a seven-time champion. The sense of accomplishment you get from pretending in front of him is much higher than under normal circumstances.

So Qin Miao was happy to answer Hamilton's questions.

As for some of the previous details, Qin Miao did not explain. After all, Hamilton is also an old driver who has been in the paddock for so many years. He naturally knows that Verstappen on the outside has a greater advantage in entering the corner than Qin Miao on the inside.

Hamilton was also curious why Qin Miao was able to brake despite being at such a disadvantage.

So Qin Miao only talked about his specific operation steps.

Verstappen, who was standing by, could not forget Qin Miao's braking move.

It just so happened that he did not hear the answers from Rosberg and Qin Miao in the interview. He was filled with frustration at the time and could not hear anything from the outside.

So when Verstappen heard Qin Miao was going to explain his offensive and defensive operations to Hamilton, he couldn't help but prick up his ears.

Although he could collect the same data from the FIA ​​after the race, what Qin Miao said himself would definitely be closer to reality and would also help us understand Qin Miao's operating logic at the time.

Although Verstappen may not be able to learn it, at least he can die with understanding.

Qin Miao didn't care about Verstappen who pricked up his ears beside him, and started explaining to himself:
"I adjusted the brake ratio forward immediately after exiting the corner, stepped on the brake pedal hard after reaching the extreme braking point, and then started to lift the brake lever after the speed dropped to 240, lifting it by about 3 bars in half a second. At the same time, I adjusted the brake ratio back to 20%, and continued this operation in the corner until the end of the corner entry point, and I was able to stop the car just right."

"What's the difference between this and gambling? If you make a mistake in operation, the tire will be locked!"

After hearing Qin Miao's explanation and replaying Qin Miao's operations at that time in his mind, Hamilton knew that this was indeed a practical and feasible operation method, but the risk was too great.

As Hamilton said, it's a complete gamble, being a little slower or a little faster won't work.

If he was slower, the tires would have locked and he might have collided with Verstappen.

If you are running fast and cannot brake, the championship will be Verstappen's. It may also cause a car accident or even crash directly into the guardrail at the edge of the track.

Qin Miao said it lightly, but the old man knew how difficult it was to control the brakes precisely in such a short time, adjust the braking ratio with his hands, and at the same time downshift in advance and use the engine to slow down.

So after listening to Qin Miao's explanation, Hamilton smiled bitterly and shook his head, while Verstappen on the side was more thoughtful.

I couldn't help but start thinking whether I could learn Qin Miao's operations.

I also decided to practice this braking method more at home during the winter break. Maybe it will come in handy in the future.

As for whether you can learn...

Verstappen has the confidence that if Qin Miao can do it, then Verstappen can definitely do it too. No matter how much effort he has to put in, he will do it.

But to be honest, after hearing Qin Miao's explanation, Verstappen felt relieved.

There are monsters on the field, how can we compete?
We chatted briefly for a while and watched the exciting overtaking replay of the race.

Time soon came to the post-race podium stage.

The podium at the end of the race at Yas Bay Marina in Abu Dhabi was modified this year.

Originally, the podium was a specially designed podium above the P room area.

But this year the podium area has been moved to a newly built platform above the track.

The style is a bit like the podium at Monza, with the winners taking the podium from a high point on the side of the track after crossing the pit lane.

Of course, after setting up such a podium, the track officials will definitely allow fans to come in and celebrate with the drivers.

So a large group of people had already gathered below at this time.

Of course, the most interesting thing is that, I don’t know if there was any conspiracy or something, but among the Qin Miao fans, who were mainly Mercedes fans, there were many fans wearing Ferrari clothes, and a Ferrari shield-shaped team flag was also unfolded in a corner of the track.

A dozen people were waving Ferrari flags.

If you don’t know, you might think that the Ferrari driver won the championship.

Of course, it's fine if you insist on saying so, after all, Qin Miao will be a Ferrari driver next season. However, when Qin Miao was still a Mercedes driver, such a scene did make people feel a little abstract and unbearable to watch.

As the host called out Qin Miao's name, amid the cheers of the fans, Qin Miao walked through the aisle, greeted the fans in the stands and on the track, and stepped onto his own championship podium.

Following closely behind, Qin Miao’s track engineer Frankie came up to receive the award on behalf of the Mercedes team.

In fact, the person who should have stepped onto the podium at this time should have been Mercedes team leader Toto.

But perhaps Toto noticed that there were Ferrari fans causing trouble at the scene before he came up. In order not to dirty his eyes and make his good mood today worse, Toto chose to let Franky come up.

Qin Miao and Franky have worked together on the track for four years, and this is Mercedes-Benz's final farewell gift to the pair. (End of this chapter)