How did I become an F1 driver?

As expected, Qin Miao would take Frankie with him when he went to Ferrari. Even when Qin Miao signed the contract with Ferrari and told Toto, Qin Miao had already said that he would take Frankie with him.

As for Franky's position in Ferrari.

He is still a track engineer. No matter who comes, it will be useless. After all, Qin Miao is now the emperor of Ferrari.

He can really appoint his crew members directly.

After everyone stood on the podium, the award ceremony soon began.

In addition to local officials in Abu Dhabi, the president of FIA, Bin Sulayem, was also responsible for presenting the awards.

The first trophies to be awarded were those of Hamilton, Verstappen and Frank, and finally it was Qin Miao's championship trophy.

After receiving this trophy from Ben Sulayem, which was one size larger than any other trophy and felt heavy in his hand, Qin Miao stared at the trophy for a long time.

This is not only the championship trophy of the last grand prix in 2023, but also a trophy that determines the owner of the world championship this year, and it is very likely to be the last grand prix championship trophy he will win in the Mercedes team.

Looking at the trophy and feeling its heavy weight in his hands, Qin Miao felt a little emotional for a moment. It has been three years without him realizing it.

But Qin Miao quickly collected his thoughts, held the trophy high above his head and celebrated for a while.

Soon, Qin Miao put down the trophy, and the next step was to play the national anthem.

Qin Miao also took off the hat on his head.

This is the advantage of having short hair. Even if you run a race and your hair gets wet with your sweat and sticks to your scalp, take off the sweat-absorbing headgear and wipe the sweat off your head with a towel. After a few minutes, your hairstyle will be back to normal.

So at this time on the track, in addition to paying special attention to his image, Qin Miao's image is the best, except for Hamilton, who basically finds an empty space in the podium area after each race to take care of his image before appearing in the camera.

Verstappen, who was standing next to Qin Miao, had a hairstyle that could no longer be described as a mess.

It's just letting myself go.

Even the aho-mass came out.

But this did not affect Verstappen's appearance on stage to receive the award, and many drivers with better images than him are currently ranked lower than him in the driver's standings.

So in the F1 arena where strength is respected, sometimes appearance is at most a plus. What really makes a person shine is his own strength. For example, Qin Miao was standing on the championship podium, waiting for his country's national anthem with a solemn face.

Soon, the national anthem, which is engraved in the bones of every Chinese, began to play, and Qin Miao and all the domestic fans present at the scene sang together.

This is an instinct in the bones of almost every Chinese. At the same time, the Chinese national anthem can be played in foreign countries, and all foreigners have to stop quietly and listen to the national anthem. Many Chinese students who came to watch the game specially were also in tears.

Soon the melody of the national anthem ended and the German national anthem sounded again.

This is the Mercedes team's anthem.

Although the Mercedes-Benz F1 team, both its headquarters and engine R&D department are located in the UK, after all, this place is one of the birthplaces of racing, and the corresponding supporting measures and staff are the largest in the world. It is not only convenient to work here, but also easy to recruit people.

However, this does not affect the fact that Daimler Group, to which Mercedes belongs, is a German company, and therefore Mercedes is also considered a German racing team.

After the two national anthems were played, it was finally time for celebration.

As the joyful song started playing, the three drivers and a team representative picked up the rose sparkling water in their hands and began to celebrate.

It is worth mentioning that Abu Dhabi is a Muslim country, where alcohol is prohibited.

Although everyone likes fermented grape juice, fermented wheat juice, fermented rice juice and the like behind the scenes, they accept all kinds of things and have also eaten pork.

The highlight is that people eat and drink as they please, but at least on the surface, everyone still puts in enough effort to appear presentable.

In such a public place, it is naturally impossible to drink alcohol during the celebration.

Therefore, after spraying it, Qin Miao also picked up the rose sparkling water in his hand and took a sip.

Well, it tastes good.

Hmm? Why does it smell like alcohol?

……

During the celebration phase, except for Verstappen, the other two people on the track all pointed the rose sparkling water nozzles in their hands at Qin Miao.

There is no way, who asked Qin Miao to win the world championship while winning the race?
The rose sparkling water in his hand, which represented congratulations and good luck, naturally kept greeting Qin Miao.

Qin Miao did not dodge either. After a brief exchange of words with the two men, he poured the champagne in his hand onto the fans below the podium and the Mercedes team staff on the side.

"That's great." After seeing this scene, the soldier from Five Star Sports said,

Brother Fei also nodded and said: "That's right. I believe this scene will be mentioned repeatedly by domestic car fans for many years to come. I also believe that more and more young people will be interested in F1, and more and more racing talents and teams will appear in China."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Brother Fei, from what you said, I feel like I heard that it will be more difficult than expected for Qin Miao to win the championship next season after he goes to Ferrari?"

After hearing this, Brother Fei quickly explained: "No, no, no, I don't mean that."

"I still want to believe that with Qin Miao's ability, even if he goes to a team that is not so good at the moment, he can still bring a steady stream of championships to this team."

"But from a more realistic perspective, with Red Bull in front and Mercedes behind, it is quite difficult for Qin Miao to defend the title again in his first year at Ferrari with so many strong rivals around him."

Brother Bing also said: "Of course, Brother Fei also came to this conclusion after a rational analysis, but I believe that the audience in front of the TV now, like me, hope that even if Qin Miao goes to a new team, he can once again show his dominant performance in Mercedes-Benz."

"Yes, we all hope so."

"Of course, in the end, we would like to congratulate Qin Miao again for winning the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the 2023 Drivers' Championship."

After the celebration on stage, the director gave the rankings and scores of the drivers after the game:
P1: Qin Miao +25
P2: Verstappen +19 (fastest lap)
P3: Hamilton +15
P4: Leclerc +12
P5: Perez +10
P6: Norris +8
P7: Piastri +6
P8: Alonso +4
P9: Yuki Tsunoda +2
P10: Stroll +1
The driver's standings and team standings will not be released here.

After all, there is nothing to see anymore. Qin Miao originally had more points than Verstappen in the driver's standings.

Qin Miao just needs to finish before Leclerc.

But not only did he finish ahead of Leclerc, he also finished as the champion.

This means that Qin Miao has 20 points more than Verstappen in the driver's standings.

After celebrating wildly, Qin Miao had already used up more than half of the bottle of "rose sparkling water" in his hand. According to his habit, after celebrating, he would definitely leave some for other team members to celebrate.

After the competition, Qin Miao stood on the champion's podium and waved to both sides.

Verstappen and Hamilton also stood on the championship podium. At the same time, there was a Frank hanging next to Hamilton.

There were four people standing on the championship podium at this time.

Except for Verstappen whose smile seemed somewhat forced, the other three had happy smiles on their faces that came from the bottom of their hearts.

At this time, if you want Verstappen to use that standard diplomatic smile, he can hardly do it. Of course, this is not Verstappen's fault.

After all, anyone who has raced for a season has only won a few race championships, and has basically gotten no other major awards, so no one would be in a good mood at the moment.

After this photo, which made all Mercedes fans sigh with regret, was taken.

The post-race award ceremony officially ended, and the four people walked down the podium and returned to their respective team P rooms to prepare to start the celebration after the race.

When Qin Miao went downstairs, he breathed a sigh of relief. All the work for this year was finally completed.

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Hamilton, who was walking downstairs with Qin Miao, squeezed Qin Miao's shoulder and asked, "Have you decided where to go during the winter break?"

Qin Miao smiled bitterly: "Before this, I was thinking about how to win the championship. My mind was always spinning with things related to racing. I didn't think about these things at all. During the winter break, I will probably spend a week or two to completely empty my mind and have a good rest before thinking about these things."

Hamilton nodded and said, "Come to my winery again when you have time."

After saying that, Hamilton went about his business.

"it is good."

……

Next, Qin Miao went back to the team's home to tidy himself up, and then went to participate in some necessary interview activities after winning the world championship. About an hour later, Qin Miao reappeared in the Mercedes team's P room.

At this time, the various equipment in the team had not been put away, but most of the Mercedes staff had gathered in the team's P room.

Each person had a small glass of fermented wheat juice.

Obviously, this is to celebrate the end of the 2023 season, and also to celebrate Qin Miao's winning of this year's driver's world championship. Mercedes has returned to its peak this year, winning both the driver's and team's world championships.

After Qin Miao came in, everyone's eyes were on Qin Miao. Everyone found a convenient place, put down the wine glass in their hands, and began to applaud Qin Miao.

Qin Miao also walked into the crowd while smiling and applauding.

Shake hands and hug everyone you meet.

After greeting all the familiar and unfamiliar colleagues, it was time for the post-match photo session.

Qin Miao and Hamilton's crew technicians pushed the Mercedes W14 racing car, which had completed testing, to the door of the team and placed it at an angle.

Then a ladder specially used for taking photos was placed behind the racing car, and people could stand on it.

Everyone stood in their respective positions, and a crowd of more than 100 people lined up directly at the door of the Mercedes team's P room.

Qin Miao and Hamilton put on the Mercedes-Benz racing suits again, holding the helmets that they used most frequently this season, and sat on the tires of their racing cars.

Soon a photo was taken.

This is also the last family photo of Mercedes-Benz in the 2023 season.

Ah, that's not right. With Qiu Meng's appearance, Toto suggested that Qin Miao take another photo while holding her daughter.

So there was the second photo, in which Qin Miao was holding little Muchu, who was wearing the Mercedes team uniform and baby clothes.

This is the last family photo of Mercedes-Benz for the 2023 season.

After the family portrait was taken, the Mercedes team staff began to close and lock the door of the team's P room.

The end of the season does not mean that all the work of the team is completed. After all, there is a post-season test after the end of each season.

On the one hand, this test can test the car components for next season that have been developed in advance, and on the other hand, it can also allow drivers who have just joined the team to familiarize themselves with the new team's work flow and car characteristics.

So after the last race of the 2023 season, it will not be like other Grand Prix weekends where everyone will just pack up and get ready to leave.

But before leaving, Toto found Qin Miao and asked him to go to his office.

When Qin Miao saw Toto coming to him at this time, he probably guessed what Toto was thinking.

But when Qin Miao really went to Toto's office, what Toto talked about with Qin Miao was beyond Qin Miao's expectations.

Qin Miao originally thought that with his ability to interpret and understand racing cars, Toto probably wanted him to help Mercedes-Benz complete the post-season test at the end of 23 years.

After all, Qin Miao is confident in his understanding of racing. As long as he is there, no matter how difficult the car is, he can find out any problems by driving it a few laps.

The feedback given is more timely, richer and more accurate than that of Hamilton.

But when Qin Miao really sat down in Toto's office in the Mercedes-Benz team's home, what Toto put in front of Qin Miao was three copies of the early termination contract, and the termination time was tomorrow.

Looking at Toto with some surprise, Qin Miao asked tentatively: "Boss, what is this?"

"Literally, the normal expiration date of your contract is December 12st at the end of this year, which is more than a month away."

"Although the contract will not automatically expire until then and it will not affect your normal life, I believe that with your love for racing, you will definitely want to go to Ferrari to try driving the SF23 in the post-season test this year."

"But this doesn't affect my contract with Mercedes-Benz. The worst that can happen is that I'll just wear a racing suit without any logo during the test." Qin Miao still couldn't understand Toto's intention of terminating his contract early.

After all, Qin Miao also knew that Toto was a businessman, and businessmen were ultimately profit-driven. Although early termination of the contract could allow Mercedes-Benz to pay him one month less salary.

But as long as I stay in Mercedes-Benz for one month, and if Mercedes-Benz gives me some more benefits, I will definitely not refuse some reasonable requests.

Whether he returns to China to participate in activities or supports the Mercedes team, it will help Mercedes-Benz increase its sales, which is also a lot of money. So Qin Miao really couldn't imagine why Toto would terminate his contract with him in advance. (End of this chapter)