How did I become an F1 driver?

After leaving, Qin Miao went to Boss Zhou's side.

At this time, Boss Zhou had already made a reservation at a local Chinese restaurant in Abu Dhabi. After Qin Miao went there, she directly reported her name and went to the box reserved by Boss Zhou.

Of course, with Qin Miao's current influence abroad, even though Qin Miao was wearing a mask, sunglasses and a hat, the person who led Qin Miao to see Boss Zhou still recognized Qin Miao.

"Are you Qin Miao?"

"Ah?" Qin Miao was very surprised: "I'm like this, how can you still recognize me?"

The other party smiled and scratched his head and said: "As long as I have time, I will watch every qualifying match and main match of yours, so I am more familiar with your voice, and then I recognized you..."

Qin Miao raised his eyebrows, you are an old fan!

"Awesome!" Qin Miao thanked: "Thank you for liking me so much, but I hope you can keep it a secret and don't reveal that I am here. It will be very troublesome if I want to go back."

The other person nodded crazily like a chicken pecking at rice, and then said a little shyly: "Can I take a photo with you?"

"No problem at all."

……

When I saw Boss Zhou again, there was no change in his appearance. I don’t even know why, but he seemed much more energetic than before.

"Qin Miao! Hahaha, you kid, you are so awesome!" Although Qin Miao was still wearing a mask and sunglasses at this time, Boss Zhou recognized Qin Miao immediately and did not blame him for leaving in the morning. After losing his own pigeon, he praised and praised Qin Miao as soon as he opened his mouth, and his smile was very sincere and happy.

Qin Miao touched her nose sheepishly and said, "Uncle Zhou is really sorry. I drank some wine yesterday and overslept this morning."

"It's okay, it's okay. As a world champion, there must be a lot of pressure during the competition. It's also good to sleep more and relieve mental fatigue."

After Qin Miao apologized, Boss Zhou had no intention of pursuing the matter further, and the matter basically passed away.

"Hey, he's just a world champion, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning, haha."

Moreover, Qin Miao and Boss Zhou have known each other for a long time, and Qin Miao is still the one who owes him favors, so Qin Miao doesn't feel much psychological pressure when chatting with Boss Zhou, and jokes very casually.

“If your words reach Verstappen’s ears, what do you want him to think?

And if you didn’t add a haha ​​at the end of your sentence, I would think your words were more modest. Now I just feel like you are showing off. "Boss Zhou said with a smile.

"Yeah, I'm just showing off.

And it’s just the two of us here, so it’s impossible to spread the news.

Have you ordered? "

"I ordered, not much, three dishes and one soup, too much to finish and waste," said Boss Zhou.

Qin Miao didn't care. This time was originally a gathering of friends. What was important was the people opposite, not today's food.

"Row."

"Tell me, how does it feel to win the F1 world championship?" After Qin Miao sat down, Boss Zhou asked curiously after pouring Qin Miao a cup of tea.

Qin Miao took the tea cup handed over by Boss Zhou with both hands, took a gentle sip and then said: "Actually, I can't give you an exact answer."

Boss Zhou was curious: "Oh? Why?"

"Right now, I'm still in an over-excited state, and the effects of adrenaline and dopamine haven't worn off yet. Even though I look calm on the surface, I've actually been happy all day long," Qin Miao said.

"So exaggerated?"

Qin Miao nodded: "I won't talk about the situation on the field.

Imagine spending this year training hard through ups and downs. You have to go to bed early and get up early every day, and eat nutritious meals that have no flavor. This kind of life lasts for more than 300 days. In the end, all the hard work, sweat and efforts are gone. Becoming a world champion brings a sudden release of pressure and a huge sense of accomplishment.

I really can't use words to describe to you the feeling I felt standing on the podium yesterday. "

"Would you like to wake up from your dream?"

"It's even more exaggerated than that."

After chatting for a while, the food started to be served.

It’s hard to believe that Qin Miao could see hairy crabs in a Chinese restaurant in Abu Dhabi at the end of December.

Seeing that Qin Miao was a little confused by the hairy crabs, Boss Zhou explained: "It's airlifted from China. Although it's not big, it tastes good to be able to eat it in a foreign country, and I'm satisfied."

Qin Miao asked curiously: "How much does one cost?"

"It's not expensive, just over 300 US dollars each."

Qin Miao's mouth twitched.

More than 2000 hairy crabs weighing less than a pound...

Is this the life of the rich?

Qin Miao finally figured out that today's meal was indeed not much, but it was definitely not cheap.

Of course, with Qin Miao's current financial resources, eating such a meal would not cause any psychological pressure at all.

The two of them chatted while eating. Qin Miao had completed a year of F1 racing and had good results. At the same time, he was well versed in gossip and gossip inside and outside the paddock. Boss Zhou was very fond of racing, so naturally he also liked to inquire about this information. Otherwise, he would not have invested so much money for Qin Miao without asking for anything in return.

Although his company's advertisement on Qin Miao's helmet gave his company a lot of popularity among domestic car fans, his business is heavy industry, and the popularity of the audience and car fans really doesn't matter to Boss Zhou. use.

Back to the topic, because Boss Zhou is particularly interested in all kinds of gossip in the paddock, Qin Miao has been chatting with Boss Zhou about gossip inside and outside the paddock during the meal.

It was more than an hour before the two of them finished what was in front of them.

To be honest, the taste is really good. Based on Qin Miao's current cooking skills, Qin Miao can give an 8-point evaluation.

After all, this is Abu Dhabi, a place where rich people gather, so in order to allow these Middle Easterners to eat authentic Chinese flavors, many dishes are flown directly from China, and the seasonings are all sourced from China.

Because of this, the ingredients for this meal missed their best consumption time a little bit, but the flaws are not concealed. Just like Boss Zhou said, it is satisfying enough to have such a meal thousands of miles away from home.

After dinner, Qin Miao actually had things to deal with. There was a party at the Mercedes-Benz Racing Team in the evening, which was regarded as an after-dinner entertainment show. Several shareholders of the Mercedes-Benz Racing Team would be present, so Qin Miao needed to attend.

If it weren't for the system that knocked Qin Miao out, Qin Miao would actually be showing off fried chicken at that dinner party at this time.

"By the way, this is for you." The meal was almost finished. Boss Zhou wiped his hands with a napkin, then took out a box of plastic-wrapped keys from his bag and threw it to Qin Miao. Qin Miao took it unexpectedly and asked curiously: "What is it?"

After taking the bunch of keys, Qin Miao weighed them in his hands. Not to mention they were quite heavy.

"Didn't I say I would prepare a surprise for you?" Boss Zhou pointed at the bunch of keys in front of Qin Miao and said, "This is a surprise."

Qin Miao was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her mouth twitched: "Isn't this the key to a house?"

Boss Zhou raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "How did you know?"

"Not only do I know that this is the key to a house, but if I guess correctly, this should be a house in Shanghai."

Boss Zhou was completely surprised this time: "Huh?"

Qin Miao spread his hands: "That's all I know."

Boss Zhou nodded helplessly: "I wanted to give you a surprise, but I didn't expect you already knew about it.

Yes, this is a suite, given to you. "

"You're the one who gave me both a house and a car. I'm already starting to doubt your motives." Qin Miao complained, but she didn't refuse and put the key directly into her pocket.

"Go away, I have a family." Boss Zhou cursed angrily.

"Also, you just accept it like this? Why don't you give in and thank you?"

Qin Miao waved his hand calmly: "Which of us is following whom? There's no need to be polite to you, right?"

Boss Zhou smiled and nodded: "Yes."

However, Boss Zhou still asked curiously: "I'm very curious, how did you guess that the suite I gave you was a suite? And you also knew that this suite was a house in Shanghai."

"The first thing is to look at the keys. These keys are usually house keys, and the packaging that contains the keys is also the packaging used for new house doors.

On the other hand, with your thoughtful personality, even if you give me a house, you will give me a set that I can use. "

"Based on this, and considering my career and daily life rhythm, a house in Shanghai is more suitable."

Boss Zhou's eyes when he looked at Qin Miao were full of surprise and surprise: "Your EQ is ridiculously low, but your brain is really good. No wonder you can still stay awake in the extreme conditions and environment of F1." Use your brain to compete with other drivers."

"Are you praising me or scolding me?" Qin Miao touched her nose.

How could he guess so carefully? It was entirely because he knew that the system had sent him such a thing and deduced the result.

"It depends on how you understand it." Boss Zhou smiled and said: "Okay, I have already sent the house address to Qiu Meng. Before returning for the New Year, you ask Qiu Meng to go to Shanghai to handle the transfer procedures for the house."

"Also, I wrote Qiu Meng's name on the house." Boss Zhou stood up and looked at Qin Miao and said.

Qin Miao nodded: "My house in Monaco seems to have Qiu Meng's name written on it."

Boss Zhou's mouth cracked.

The two stopped chatting after that and left the hotel after taking their belongings.

After saying goodbye to Boss Zhou, Qin Miao returned to the hotel and changed into a set of clothes. Then she handed the key to Qiu Meng and hurried off to socialize.

The next day, Qin Miao still did not leave Abu Dhabi and even returned to the paddock.

In the next two days, Qin Miao needs to conduct tire testing for Pirelli next season at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

At this time, Qin Miao is still using this season's tire size, but the tire tread has been replaced with next season's 18-inch tire tread.

If you only change the tread without changing the tire size, it will definitely run differently from the real driving environment of the car next season.

But what Pirelli needs now is just a lot of data on the track running of the tires. It doesn't matter to Pirelli whether they are suitable or not.

Because it is a tire test, apart from some people from the team's publicity department, there will only be team staff in the entire paddock during this period.

So the paddock seemed a little deserted at this time.

However, because this is a test where there is no conflict of interest between the teams, the atmosphere in the paddock was surprisingly relieved at this time.

Everyone is no longer in a hurry like they would during a normal game.

The overall pace slowed down in and out of the paddock.

Anyway, Pirelli only requires the team to cover a total mileage of 600 kilometers in two days.

It is worth mentioning that Hamilton's 300 kilometers were completely completed by Bottas, and Hamilton did not come to the paddock during the tire test.

After all, Bottas will go to Arrow next season, and Toto, as Bottas' agent, killed Bottas in advance without any notice. This originally made Toto feel a little sorry. .

Now that Bottas is about to leave, Toto has given Bottas a chance to get familiar with the car, so that when he goes to Arrow next season, he will not feel uncomfortable because he has not touched the car for too long. Hand raw.

And it is worth mentioning that Bottas' hostility towards Qin Miao has completely dissipated after Qin Miao won the world championship in the 2021 season.

After all, Qin Miao won this season. With such results, even if Bottas was demoted, later people would not think that Bottas' strength has declined, but that Toto saw it in Qin Miao. More talent than Bottas.

Facts have also proved that Toto's view is correct. Not only is Qin Miao capable of taking Bottas's place, he can even defeat Hamilton on the field.

Another aspect worth mentioning is that Arrow's 300-kilometer test was directly handed over to the two drivers for next season. On the one hand, Zhou Guanyu only scraped together enough points to obtain a super driver's license at this time, and he did not Get enough F1 driving miles.

Therefore, letting Zhou Guanyu run the tire test can allow him to get the F1 driving mileage required to obtain a super driver's license with the FIA, and also allow Zhou Guanyu to become familiar with Arrow's car in advance.

The other car was driven by Bottas.

That's right, Bottas ran a total of 600 kilometers of testing in the past two days.

Arrow is also worried that Bottas, who has not run a race in a season, will not be able to adapt to the F1 competition.

It's just that when Bottas ran 1 kilometers in May on the first day and then went to Arrow to run, Bottas's results were directly faster than the average single lap of Kimi and Giovinazzi in the race. 300 seconds.

Although this may also be due to the new tires, it may also be because Bottas understands the characteristics of the Yas Marina circuit better and is more comfortable driving the car.

But in any case, Bottas's results at least reassured Arrow's senior management and Arrow's team leader Vassell. At least Bottas' immediate combat effectiveness still exists. (End of chapter)