How did I become an F1 driver?

Although Qin Miao waved his sleeves after downloading the broadcast without taking away a single cloud, his live broadcast on domestic live broadcast platforms quickly became a hot search on various social media platforms.

Although F1 is not very popular in China, as the world's top formula racing sport, F1 is still very well-known in China.

Note here that popularity and popularity are not the same thing.

Young people have heard of F1 and know that F1 is a formula car. Naturally, they also know that there is a Chinese in F1 now, but so far is the limit of what they can understand.

Qin Miao, as the first Chinese in China to become an official F1 driver, is also the Chinese driver who won a race championship in his first season in F1. He has created countless history and records.

This kind of Qin Miao is naturally praised by the central media, and has also been broadcast on the news network, so Qin Miao is not a household name among the people in China, but it can also be said that everyone has heard of it.

Most people have heard Qin Miao's name, have a basic impression of his name, and know what he does.

Therefore, the news that he started the live broadcast could hit the trending searches in the shortest possible time, even in the morning.

Many car fans and Qin Miao's fans who knew the news sighed. However, night owl fans who were lucky enough to know Qin Miao's live broadcast through various channels and saw it were in their respective circles of friends or among their friends. show off.

There were also more astute viewers who discovered Qin Miao's live broadcast room and started recording the screen. Unfortunately, there were no people in the live broadcast room when Qin Miao just started broadcasting, so even the recording and broadcasting was not very complete.

But despite this, many people watched the recordings of Qin Miao's live broadcast.

Because of this, many people have discovered that Qin Miao is not only very talented in racing, but also a master-level player in games.

Of course, the disturbance of this matter is no longer important to Qin Miao, and he has returned to his work and life.

In addition to the daily simulator practice, Qin Miao also helped the team take a lot of promotional videos and photos, and accepted interviews with some media that have a good relationship with the team.

These are all necessary activities for Qin Miao as a public figure.

It is worth mentioning that the team has already begun to consider the concept design of the car for next season.

Many people may think that it is too late to start thinking about the car for next season. After all, 2022 is the time for major changes in the new regulations. It is very troublesome to study the new rules and design a car.

No matter how you think about it in a year, it is impossible to come up with a new car that is competitive and worthy of Mercedes' brilliant record in the past few years.

But in fact, many components and design concepts of W12 can be applied to W13.

Under the rule change, the windbreaker that Qin Miao used to sit on was cut off, and the ground effect floor was introduced. Other things have not changed much.

The team is now internally discussing and judging the concept of sidepods for next season's racing cars, whether to continue to use zero sidepods according to the design of the Mercedes W12, or to redesign the sidepods.

On Tuesday morning, the team's design department and management held a meeting on this matter, in which both Qin Miao and Hamilton were present.

After all, the two of them are the ones driving the car, and their say in car design is sometimes even higher than that of engineers and designers.

It's just that at this time, Hamilton and Qin Miao seemed to be listening to the content of the meeting seriously, but in fact, the two of them deserted like they did when they were in school.

"How have you been practicing in Monaco in the past few days?" This was the first time since the holiday that the two of them sat together and had a good chat.

"It's not bad. The overall lap time has improved. It's 0.4 faster than before. But I haven't driven a car in Monaco. To be honest, I don't know how I will perform after I actually drive on the track."

"I have watched your race in F2, and I found that you have never started a car in the midstream group in either F2 or F1." Hamilton said: "Let me give you some advice:
First of all, it is not easy to start in the mid-stream group, especially on the track of Monaco. You have to be careful and careful when starting. distance between.

Because only in this way, there will be no serious track accidents at the start stage. "

Qin Miao nodded, then quietly took out her mobile phone and started recording.

A good memory is not as good as a bad pen, but in this case, Qin Miao obviously has no conditions to take out a pen and paper to record what Hamilton said, so it is more convenient to directly turn on the recording on the phone.

Hamilton didn't care, and after thinking for a while, he continued: "Be bold and cautious at the beginning, if the rhythm is good, you can try to move forward a few positions, but the main thing is to protect your own car.

Overtaking on this track is very difficult, so the alignment of the three corners of T17.18.19 is crucial.

The performance of these three corners determines whether you can finally overtake the driver in front of you in the not too long DRS zone, you must remember this.

......"

The two chatted for almost 20 minutes, until the team's internal discussion reached a stalemate.

Suddenly, Toto turned his head to look at the two drivers and asked, "What do you think of these two concepts?"

Qin Miao and Hamilton, who were chatting away, were stunned for a moment, and then they looked at each other.

After all, Qin Miao was still young, so he had nothing to fear, and he didn't know what serious consequences would be caused if he said the wrong thing. Now that Tuo Tuo asked, Qin Miao said what he had wanted to say for a long time: "I think there is something wrong. A side box would be better."

Hamilton looked at Qin Miao as if he was insane. How dare you say that.

Although there is a culture of non-blame prevailing in Mercedes, it means that after making a mistake, no specific person will be found to hold him accountable for the failure of the team, but the period of follow-up accountability will be fully used for repairs and compensation. loophole.

But that being said, in fact, after this incident happened, everyone will remember in their hearts who made this opinion, and who is the main person responsible for this mistake.

Although Hamilton didn't know: "Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes." This sentence.

But he knew this truth, but he didn't expect Qin Miao to be so stubborn.

In fact, there are only a few people within Mercedes-Benz who support the design of sidepods. Most people want to follow Mercedes-Benz's original design concept.

After all, the two cars W11 and W12 have proved the excellence of the zero-side box concept on the field.

Toto also asked curiously: "May I know why you chose the side box design?"

Qin Miao thought for a moment before replying: "The main reason is that when I looked at the on-board camera, I found that the carbon fiber on the front nose of our racing car would be pressed down by the air at high speed. Although these are deliberately designed to reduce drag, I just thought that a material as hard as carbon fiber would be blown out of shape when the speed reaches two to three hundred kilometers per hour.

In order to reduce weight, our baseboard cannot be too thick, and next season we will use a ground effect baseboard. Under the influence of atmospheric pressure, I feel that if there are zero side boxes, our baseboard support will not be enough, and it is very likely that Severe deformation occurs under the action of wind pressure and air pressure.

At that time, the consistency and stability of the car may be greatly affected. "

Qin Miao's words are well-founded and there is nothing wrong with them.

Toto nodded, and after Qin Miao finished answering, Toto looked at Hamilton.

Hamilton thought for a moment and said: "I think we can go ahead with our zero sidepod concept.

After all, all our previous technology accumulation in the side box is zero side box. In this regard, our investment in research and development does not need to be reinvented. Naturally, the resources and manpower invested are less, and the risk is lower. "

This is what Hamilton considered from another angle.

However, there is another layer of hidden meaning in Hamilton's words, which means that most of Mercedes' attention and resources will be put on this year's car research and development upgrades. First, let Hamilton win the eighth championship before thinking about next season. things.

Undoubtedly, compared with Qin Miao's ideas, Hamilton's ideas are more recognized by the Mercedes staff.

On the one hand, there are a majority of people who support the maintenance of zero side pods, and on the other hand, because Hamilton himself has a high status in the Mercedes team, his words still have certain authority.

However, Toto did not make a clear statement, but brought the topic to the next content.

In one morning plus two hours in the afternoon, Mercedes finalized the direction of car development for next season, and then the people in the design department began to design the car for next season.

But none of this has much to do with Qin Miao.

After all, the car for next season is still in the PPT stage.

On Wednesday, Qin Miao flew to Monaco with Qiu Meng.

The main reason for bringing my own wife is because Monaco is open, and the audience is allowed to attend the scene.

Qiu Meng has been staying at home for a while and hasn't been out much, and she has never been to Monaco.

Qin Miao treated her here as a trip.

This time, Qin Miao didn't have to fly with the rich woman, so she honestly booked the flight herself.

The booking is naturally first class, and the expenses for these trips are all paid by the fleet, so Qin Miao has no reason to treat herself badly.

After the plane landed, the hotel that cooperates with Mercedes sent someone to pick it up.

However, after Qin Miao returned to the hotel and put away her things, she did not immediately end her day's work. Afterwards, Qin Miao had to face a reporter for an interview, attend an event, and participate in a group of advertising shoots for a watch company that sponsored the team. .

In short, even on Wednesday, Qin Miao was very busy.

On Thursday, Qin Miao was out of work in the morning, but she didn't let go of her training. In the afternoon, she changed into the Mercedes team uniform and went to the pre-match press conference. In addition to answering the host's questions, she would also Answer video questions recorded by viewers on the web.

This kind of press conference is generally held by two drivers at the same time, usually from different teams, and they are randomly paired.

The driver interviewed with Qin Miao this time is Norris
From the outside, Norris is a young man about the same age as Qin Miao. He looks like he loves to smile. He should be the type of sunny and cheerful boy, but after getting acquainted with him, you will know that Norris Actually a very proud man.

Of course, with his talent, he is naturally proud.

But after seeing Qin Miao, anyone with a keen eye could clearly feel that he has a certain hostility towards Qin Miao.

This kind of hostility was not caused by Qin Miao offending Norris. You can understand it as a genius's dissatisfaction after seeing another genius who is better than himself.

But what Norris didn't expect was that while waiting for the interview to start, Qin Miao basically dragged him to chat about games and live broadcasts.

"Lando, I remember you had a live broadcast, right?"

Norris nodded: "Yes, I have a lot of fans on YouTube."

"Then what games do you usually play?" Qin Miao was curious.

Norris spread his hands: "What other games can we play, I play iRacing most of the time when I broadcast, of course, sometimes I also play other games."

After hearing the last sentence, Qin Miao breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he has never seen other F1 drivers like playing games before. If the F1 drivers play games live and have disputes with the team because of portrait rights, it will be fucked.

"Listen to you, you also want to start a live broadcast?" This time it was Norris' turn to be curious.

Qin Miao shrugged: "Actually, I started live streaming all night on Sunday, and the effect was unexpectedly good. I gained more than 1 subscriptions in one night."

"Wow, more than 1 subscriptions in one night is already a lot." Norris was a little surprised.

After all, in YouTube, this is really not a small amount.

But Qin Miao thought of Douyu's anchor who has tens of millions of followers at every turn, and his attention is not even three melons and two dates in front of them, so he said indifferently: "Actually, it's not too much."

"Then what were you playing when you were streaming?" Norris asked again.

Recently, Norris and Leclerc played COD16 together when they had nothing to do. If Qin Miao also played, the three of them would be able to play together in COD.

"CSGO, there haven't been any interesting AAA games recently, so I'm playing this. I remember what I told you, right?"

"That's right, I'm tired of playing COD recently, and I want to try a new game, if you have time, call me, let's play CSGO together."

Qin Miao nodded, but began to think in his mind. If Norris also played, there would be basically no possibility of him playing the big game. With the level of the passerby kings and professional brothers, it is no exaggeration to say that they can really give Norris shits himself.

However, it seems that Qiu Meng hasn't played games for a while. It should be no problem to take that girl's account over and play with it, and she can also go fish frying for fun.

Also because of the chat between the two before the start of the game, the relationship between the two has improved a lot. After all, the two have a common hobby in games.

Because of this, Norris' original inexplicable hostility towards Qin Miao disappeared.

"Tell me which 3A games you have played." The two had already chatted from standing to sitting on a stool in the backstage of the press conference.

Qin Miao thought for a while and said while breaking her fingers: "The Witcher 3", "Neil: Automata", "Dark Soul"..."

"Of these games, I have only played "The Witcher 3"..."

……

Soon, the on-site director informed the two that it will be your turn soon.

At this time, Qin Miao and Norris have already talked about the upcoming masterpieces this year and when B will release "The Elder Scrolls 6"

After some conversation, Norris also had a basic understanding of Qin Miao.

His personality is the same as that of most Chinese people he knows, modest and polite, but Norris can feel that Qin Miao has a lion hidden in his heart just like himself.

It's just that Qin Miao may not have noticed it.

After the event was over, Qin Miao and Norris parted ways, but they made an appointment to go to the track together after they finished their work.

It is worth mentioning that Monaco is different from other tracks on the calendar. This is a street race, and the track is an ordinary road in daily conditions.

Although there is not much traffic on the track during working hours on Thursdays, it is a driving lane after all. When walking on the track, you cannot directly walk up and touch the asphalt to feel the track like you can on regular tracks. wear condition.

And there are pedestrians around the track too.

Everyone in Monaco knows that Ferrari has Leclerc, and of course they also know the specific drivers of F1. If Qin Miao and Norris walk on the track together, they will definitely be recognized by pedestrians on the road.

If there are too many onlookers, problems may arise.

Fortunately, this is not the first time for Norris to walk on the track, and he has a lot of experience at this time.

After returning from the press conference, Norris sent Qin Miao a message on WhatsApp, suggesting that Qin Miao should not wear the team uniform, just find an ordinary hat and mask to wear, and wear sunglasses if possible. Other team members Just don't bring it.

Passers-by will definitely recognize you when they see you making such a big move.

According to Norris' request, Qin Miao changed into her own casual clothes, although what Norris said meant that it was best for Qin Miao not to wear it alone.

But Qin Miao still took Qiu Meng with her.

Walking on the track may be boring, but walking the streets of Monaco with your lover and appreciating the exotic culture and customs is not boring.

Qiu Meng also knew that there was a long way to go, and she also knew that although they tried their best to hide, they would inevitably be squatted by people, so they deliberately put on makeup and dressed a little more deliberately.

Then the two waited for Norris at the hotel. After a brief introduction and getting to know each other, the three of them walked around the track twice.

The asphalt of the Monaco circuit is very smooth, which does not consume much tires.

According to the tradition of previous years, Pirelli will bring the softest three sets of tires.

Speaking of which, Qin Miao was going to bring her electric scooter to this competition, but Qiu Meng angrily taught her a lesson after learning about it: "Monaco is a street, and you walk on the street when you walk on the track.

Not to mention that Monaco’s traffic regulations do not allow you to use a mobility scooter on the main road.

You have to know that there is nothing wrong with playing a scooter on the track. After all, the track is so wide that even if you fall, it is impossible for anything serious to happen.

But the traffic situation on the street is so complicated, what should you do if something happens to your convoy?What about the game? "

After being reminded by Qiu Meng, Qin Miao became honest and chose to walk honestly.

After all, they walked around the track for two laps. Although many tourists followed Qin Miao's route, the characteristics of drivers like Qin Miao and Norris were quite obvious.

So even though the two of them were heavily armed, they were still recognized by passers-by. However, these people did not bother Qin Miao and the others. At most, they were recording videos on their mobile phones from a distance.

Of course, in addition to the pedestrians on the road, there are also many photographers here who specialize in photographing drivers walking on the track.

For this reason, they even found a suitable location in the houses around the track, and pointed the cameras in their hands at the only way to go on the track.

Naturally, these people took a lot of pictures of Qin Miao.

After all, it is rare to see two drivers walking the track together, and Qiu Meng was also photographed.

But these pictures are just for car fans and friends to satisfy their greed before the official start of the game.

After walking the track, Qin Miao's day's work was over, and she returned to the team's P room for half an hour, contacted the staff of her own car crew, and was comforted by them, after which Qin Miao returned to the hotel .

In the evening, Qin Miao did not continue to crash the Monaco circuit on the simulator. During this period of time, Qin Miao basically lived on the simulator and practiced without stopping.

But in the final analysis, the simulator is just a simulator, and the simulator can do likeness, but it can't do it.

Qin Miao, who has never really competed in Monaco, feels that instead of practicing the things on the simulator into his own habits, it is better to take advantage of the next three practice games and get familiar with and understand himself as much as possible in the three practice games. The performance of this car on this track in Monaco.

One night without words, the next day, Friday.

Qin Miao went to the paddock.

Monaco is different from other Grands Prix because it is a street race and there is not so much open space for events, so there are not many pre-race activities.

The track has officially entered a closed state starting today, and the closed time will continue until the end of the race.

Before the game, Qin Miao went through several interviews and an interesting question and answer.

After the end, Qin Miao went to the FIA ​​office to attend the driver meeting before the race.

Driver meetings at other tracks usually talk about what changes the track has undergone this year, where the penalties are light and where the penalties are strict.

These items are generally communicated to the drivers at the driver meeting before the race.

But the track in Monaco is different. The track itself is only so big. There is basically no buffer zone in the corners.

Therefore, the driver meeting at the Monaco circuit every year is more of a re-reading of the track rules that have been formulated and there is not much room for modification.

As a rookie, Qin Miao has never heard of the rules. Other veteran drivers can lower their heads and play with their phones with peace of mind, but he has to honestly look up at the FIA ​​officials on the stage and read the script according to the script.

The driver meeting is not long, 10 minutes, and the rest of the time is for Russell, as the driver representative, to discuss with the FIA ​​some things that are beneficial to the driver.

Qin Miao also listened very carefully. After all, these things are also good for Qin Miao.

Among them, Russell pointed out that too many activities before the driver's race may affect the drivers' mental concentration on the track, so it is recommended that the FIA ​​simplify the pre-race activity process as much as possible and save the driver's energy, or transfer the activity time... …

After the driver meeting, everyone left, leaving Qin Miao alone. (end of this chapter)