How did I become an F1 driver?

Chapter 152 150: F2 Ends
Zhou Guanyu stayed at Qin Miao's house until September 22 before leaving and returning to England.

After the vacation, Qin Miao also resumed her daily rhythm of life.

In a flash, the time came to September 25, Friday, the day when the Russian Grand Prix started.

Qin Miao's performance this week is still strong. After the three-day race, Qin Miao's points have increased by 46 points, and his dominance in F2 is still continuing.

However, with Schumacher's efforts in the second half of the season, Zhou Guanyu's second throne was also replaced by Mick Schumacher.

And at this time, Ma Zeping was also eyeing Zhou Guanyu's third position.

After the competition, Qin Miao also completed the task of being on the podium in a total of ten points races according to the requirements of Meiben's contract, so Qin Miao's liquidated damages owed to Meiben can be regarded as repaid.

And if there are no accidents in the next two Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Qin Miao can rely on this contract to make a small profit.

Not much, only 188 million euros, after tax.

Moreover, the money was not distributed by the system, it was earned by Qin Miao relying on his own strength, so Qin Miao can control the use of the money at will.

After the race, as usual, Qin Miao gave his trophy to Ferrari, while he returned to his home in Vicenza, ready to relax for a while.

The competition during this period was too intensive, and even Qin Miao's physical fitness couldn't stand it.

In fact, the original F2 race schedule is not so intensive. The normal F2 races are held every half a month or once a month. How can there be one race a week or two races like this year.

But it's better now, because of the well-known influence, there will be no F2 races during this period.

The next F2 race is on November 11 with a two-month gap.

But Qin Miao and the others couldn't go out. After all, the risks outside were quite high, so during this period of time, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng stocked up on food at home, and prepared to spend this time here like hamsters in the winter. period of time.

These two months are not difficult. Qin Miao doesn't like to go out. As long as he has a computer, he can stay in his room for a month.

Coupled with the company of Qiu Meng, from time to time, I set up a fishing rack, a pair of earphones, and a cup of tea at the back door, sitting for an entire afternoon.

High-intensity training in the morning, a little car training in the afternoon to maintain a sense of proficiency in racing, and the rest is Qin Miao's indulgent time.

In this extremely comfortable state, Qin Miao has been salting fish for two months.

Tuesday, October 11th.

Qin Miao packed up her things and reported to the motorcade.

After coming to the team, the staff made a comprehensive assessment of Qin Miao's state after two months of rest, and then did a full-body physical examination. After confirming that Qin Miao's physical condition did not have any major problems, the race was completed. All previous preparations.

After that is the daily work, getting familiar with the car, holding meetings and studying the track.

After that, Qin Miao had to think about his own car settings, such as the selection of the brake center of the corner, the distribution of the differential, the car tuning, and the study of other drivers' race videos.

Although it may seem that Qin Miao is quite idle, but in the preparation time before the start of the competition, Qin Miao still has a lot of work.

November 11, the day before the Bahrain Grand Prix.

This is the race where Prema spends the most on transportation.

After all, unlike previous competitions that were only held in Europe, Bahrain is in Asia, and it takes too long to travel by land, and air transportation is too expensive, so in the end Prema chose to travel by sea.

The racing car and equipment dangled on the sea for more than half a month, and then walked a section of land before arriving at the track.

Although the waterway is already the cheapest mode of transportation, the combined shipping cost of the entire team's equipment and racing cars is as high as more than 10 US dollars.

As for the last two games, Qin Miao didn't intend to let it go. After Tuo Tuo pointed Qin Miao, Qin Miao now attaches great importance to the points of the game.

The 46 points in the two games were also scored by Qin Miao in a stable manner.

And with the end of the last sprint race in Bahrain, Qin Miao also created an unprecedented record in F2, and it is unlikely that there will be a winning streak in the future.

Qin Miao completed a terrifying 2-game winning streak in F14. (That counts sprint races.)
You must know that in the entire history of F2, except for Qin Miao, no one can win the main race championship and also win a sprint championship at the same time.

Coupled with Qin Miao's total score of 516 points, it basically cut off the possibility of later surpassing.

And Qin Miao also created a record of victory in a single season that is almost impossible for anyone to break with a record of 20 championships throughout the year.

At the same time, there are 12 races a year, a total of 24 points races, and the highest podiums are all records for Chinese drivers.

In short, Qin Miao is completely unilaterally suppressing all the drivers in F2 this year.

At the same time, Prema Racing has naturally become the team championship of this year's F2.

Now Qin Miao's total personal points have reached a terrifying 516 points.

And the total points of the two drivers of No.2 UNI-Virtuosi Racin is only 315 points. Even if you bring Mick Schumacher, who is ranked second, the points are only 501 points. Qin Miao still has 15 points advantage. Add up the bottom five drivers.

All in all, Qin Miao's performance on the field this season can be described in two words:

Invincible!

After the last race, the F2 standings will be finalized.

F2 2020 season standings:
1ts: Qin Miao 516
2ts: Mick Schumacher 186
3ts: Zhou Guanyu 169
4ts: Ma Zeping 152
5ts: Ilot 146
6ts: Kakuda 142
7ts: Dere Terraz 118
8ts: Longard 111
9ts: Drugovich 103
10ts: Giotto 92
11ts: Tiktum 78
12ts: Daruwala 61
13ts: Aitken 39
14ts: Armstrong 36
15ts: Panasonic 10
16ts: Alessi 8
17ts: Makarov 5
18ts: Alex 4
19ts: Geller 3
20ts: Nice 1
21ts: Piquet 1
The top three drivers received 40 super driver's license points, and naturally obtained the qualification to get a super driver's license.

Unlike Qin Miao, who came up purely by talent, Jiao Tian and Ma Zeping both had capital support behind them.

The people behind them are already gearing up to get them into F1 next season.

So after knowing that there is Qin Miao on the field, and Zhou Guanyu and Mick Schumacher, these ruthless people, the two of them are running F3 while throwing coins in the paddock, stunned enough to get the 40 for the super driver's license. points.

So this year an unprecedented five F2 drivers have obtained a super license.

After the race, everyone in the Prema Racing team celebrated like crazy for a while, and when they went out to dinner at the end of the race, they all got drunk.

The next day, Qin Miao was dragged out to the party again.

But this party is not a team party, but a year-end party prepared by the FIA ​​for the drivers. All the drivers participating in this competition are F2 drivers.

There is nothing to describe the whole process of the party, that is, everyone sat on a long dining table, and in front of them were some steaks, turkeys, lobsters and so on.

Everyone ate and drank, chatted about things in the paddock, and talked about future plans.

In such an environment, Qin Miao was no longer withdrawn as before. Coupled with Qin Miao's dominance in F2, he became the focus of the meal. Many drivers were very curious about Qin Miao.

Qin Miao's attractiveness is not obtained by bragging, nor by money, but by his own strength and performance on the field.

In the face of curious inquiries from colleagues, Qin Miao basically said whatever he had.

Everyone is the same age, and they all come from various countries around the world. They chat about their own countries and interesting things that happened, and don't worry that there will be no topics to talk about.

It was past ten o'clock in the evening after eating.

Before breaking up, 22 F2 drivers got together for a photo.

Everyone lined up on both sides of the long table according to the final year-end rankings. Qin Miao sat on the farthest seat of the long table, with Mick on Qin Miao's left hand and Zhou Guanyu on his right.

The others row down one by one.

Finally, under the flickering of the flash, this photo was frozen at this moment.

It didn't take long to post it on Twitter, and soon returned to China.

Let domestic fans talk about it for a while.

After the affairs of the FIA ​​came to an end, Qin Miao returned to Vicenza.

Without saying goodbye, Qin Miao first asked Sui Wentao and his crew to have a meal together.

After eating, Qin Miao called a moving company and began to pack the things in her room.

During this time, Qin Miao had another meal with Luo Xin.

During the meal, Luo Xin really felt sorry for Qin Miao's departure, but now that it's done, no matter how much he regrets, it will not change the established fact.

After the meal was over, the moving company also packed up Qin Miao's things and started sending them to the UK.

During this time, Qiu Meng was not in Vicenza, but she was busy in England.

Qin Miao's new home is in Blakely, near the Mercedes-Benz F1 headquarters. It takes 10 minutes to walk there, or 5 minutes to ride a scooter.

After arriving in the UK, Qin Miao first settled down at her home, and then invited Zhou Guanyu to have a meal at home, and then Qin Miao reported to the Mercedes-Benz team.

Although there is still half a month before Qin Miao's contract takes effect, no one will strictly follow the contract rules and regulations on these details.

When Qin Miao was going to visit Meiben's factory, he didn't say hello to Toto in advance, but walked there by himself following the guidance of the map.

Qin Miao's car and scooter in Italy are still in transit. These large items and furniture are not transported together.

But anyway, the house Qin Miao rented was not far from here.

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is just beside the A43 highway, the surrounding infrastructure is complete and the environment is also very good.

This was originally a Honda factory, then it became a Brawn GP, ​​and now it is a Mercedes-Benz site.

Because he didn't say hello, Qin Miao was stopped by the sentry at the door before he entered.

However, after Qin Miao called Toto, the phone rang at the door, and Qin Miao was let in only after Qin Miao was indeed one of his own.

To be honest, from the outside, the headquarters of the Mercedes-Benz team seems to be a bit shabby compared to the headquarters of Ferrari. It is not as direct as Ferrari. Ferrari Prancing Horse Logo.

If you don't know that this is the Mercedes team, you may just think that this is an ordinary industrial area.

Because there is basically no Mercedes logo here, and there is only a factory area that looks normal from the outside.

On the left is the guard room, and the building extending a little further back, Qin Miao can't see anything more from the current angle, but Qin Miao feels that this is a bit like a factory, and the large building on the right looks a bit like a factory or administration buildings and the like.

Before Qin Miao had a good look at the internal environment of the Mercedes team, Toto came out from the building on the right.

At this time, Qin Miao was the only one at the main entrance of the Meiben motorcade, carrying a bag and wearing a mask on his face. In addition, Qin Miao's neck was much thicker than normal, and Toto recognized it at a glance. Qin Miao, and walked over quickly.

After getting close to Qin Miao, Toto smiled and stretched out his hand: "Welcome, I didn't expect you to come here so soon."

Qin Miao also stretched out her hand and held it with Toto, and then both of them pulled each other over and hugged with strength.

"The housing problem has just been dealt with, and there is still some time recently, and the house I rent is not far from here, so I stopped by to have a look." Qin Miao said so while curiously looking at the environment of the Meiben factory. .

After Toto heard Qin Miao's words, he looked at Qin Miao dumbly, and then a happy smile appeared on his face.

You know, under normal circumstances, the drivers will not find a place to live next to the team. F1 drivers have their own luxury houses, and the distance from the team headquarters is hard to say.

If the team needs a driver to come and help, the team can only communicate with the driver in advance, then wait for the driver to come, and then let the driver leave after the work is done.

But Qin Miao is different. If he lives not far from the factory, it will be much more convenient to call him over if there is any problem, and it will also help a lot in the improvement and development of the racing car.

But Toto didn't show his thoughts on his face. After Qin Miao finished speaking, Toto replied: "Then you came at a bad time, because many people have already started vacations and factories have resumed. With normal work and rest, not three shifts, many people have no way to know all at once.”

Qin Miao originally just wanted to come and recognize the door, but when she heard Toto said that she wanted to meet other people, she scratched her forehead in distress.

Knowing Europeans is really a painful thing for Qin Miao, who is mildly socially phobic and has mild cognitive impairment to European faces.

"Anyway, let me show you around where you will work first." Toto patted Qin Miao on the shoulder.

Qin Miao packed up her mood and followed Toto. Originally, he came here this time to recognize the door and visit Mei Ben's factory.

PS. I'm getting ready to start the story of F1. There are a lot of information to check, and today there are only 4K.

(End of this chapter)