How did I become an F1 driver?

And Zhou Guanyu's qualifying performance indeed gave domestic fans a certain intensity. Before the clock stopped in Q1, Zhou Guanyu was squeezed into the 17th elimination zone.

Just when domestic fans thought that Zhou Guanyu might stop in Q1 in the first qualifying race of his career, after running the last flying lap, Zhou Guanyu's time directly rose to 1 minute 32 seconds 210, directly He rushed to tenth and advanced to Q2 in front of his idol Alonso.

Of course, Zhou Guanyu's results are good, but compared with his teammate Bottas, Zhou Guanyu is indeed a bit inferior, but no one will think that Zhou Guanyu is not good because of this. After all, this is only the first time in his career. A qualifying match.

We can't ask too much from a rookie driver. After all, the F1 race has been held for so long, but only one Qin Miao appeared.

Not everyone is born knowing it.

In the end, the drivers who were eliminated after the clock was stopped in Q1 were Albon, Yuki Tsunoda, Hulkenberg (with his head tilted, Hulk took over), Ricciardo, and Stroll.

After returning to the garage, Qin Miao, who was sitting in the racing car, just watched the on-board video of his fastest lap. After watching it, Qin Miao directly set his sights on Verstappen and the two Ferrari drivers. .

Ferrari's performance in today's race was surprisingly good. All the forbearance and concessions last year paid off this year. In just Q1 of qualifying, Ferrari showed surprising speed. The two drivers directly dominated First and second.

In Q2, the two Mercedes drivers still advanced steadily to Q3 in the mid-range group, while Zhou Guanyu's speed was poor and he was eliminated in Q2 in twelfth place.

At the same time, the drivers eliminated in Q2 are: O'Connell, Zhou Guanyu, Mick Schumacher, Norris, and Russell.

That's right, McLaren has become a third-tier team this season.

Ricciardo, who was poached from Renault by McLaren at a high price, was eliminated in Q3, while McLaren's crown prince Norris lost to first-year freshman Zhou Guanyu in Q2 and was eliminated in th place.

It can only be said that the impact of McLaren's economic crisis on the McLaren team this season has affected the entire McLaren F1 division.

It is possible that McLaren this season will be like Red Bull in 20, with no effective upgrades throughout the year.

"It's a pity. Judging from the speed shown by Bottas, it is possible for Zhou Guanyu to enter Q3 in this game." On the Five Star Sports side, Brother Bing sighed after the game. "

However, today’s commentator, Brother Xia, said something for Zhou Guanyu: “In fact, we can’t ask too much of Zhou Guanyu. After all, this is only the first F1 Grand Prix of Zhou Guanyu’s career, and the performance of the car he drives is not as good as Qin Miao’s. That's great, I have a Mercedes car to drive in the first grand prix of my career."

Although the commentators are a little regretful that they could not make further progress with Zhou Guanyu, at least Zhou Guanyu's current results are quite satisfactory to both the domestic audience and the commentators of Five Star Sports.

……

Soon, Q3 begins.

Qin Miao returned to the track.

Starting from Q3, Mercedes didn't waste any time. The two drivers and the drivers from other teams basically drove out of the pit area one foot at a time. After a warm-up lap, they started their own flying laps.

Qin Miao still has strength, and he has not stopped training on his racing ability during the winter break. The most important thing is that Qin Miao is still young and he still has enough room for growth.

On the track, in the first timing section of Q3's first flight lap, Qin Miao went straight to purple, but his hips were slightly stretched in the second and third timing sections.

After Qin Miao finished running, his result reached fifth.

However, as Hamilton behind him crossed the line, Qin Miao's result dropped to sixth.

The four people in front of the two Mercedes drivers are Leclerc Sainz and Verstappen Perez.

At this point in the race, although many people still have certain illusions about the Mercedes team, some sharp-eyed people have discovered that Qin Miao's lap time is 1 minute 31 seconds 871.

This result is significantly improved compared to Q1 and Q2, but compared to the drivers of Ferrari and Red Bull, Qin Miao's improvement is too little.

Looking at Leclerc's time of 1 minute 30 seconds 771, it seems that the Mercedes team is at the end of its tether.

You know, last season the Ferrari driver could no longer see the taillights of the Mercedes car after 10 laps of the race.

Therefore, this season's qualifying competition started like this, catching everyone off guard.

In Q3 qualifying, Ferrari was a full 1.2 seconds faster than Mercedes.

What is even more surprising is that Red Bull, which had a good momentum last season, also overshadowed Mercedes this season. However, despite this, Red Bull was still stepped on by Ferrari.

No matter what fans of Mercedes and Red Bull think of the start of these two teams, at least in the eyes of the majority of Tiefushi, the performance of the two Ferrari drivers in qualifying undoubtedly gave them all a shot in the arm.

The nest method has been accumulated for a year, a whole year! It’s finally time to accumulate more and more!

And this is indeed the case. In the last lap of Q3, although the two Mercedes drivers Qin Miao and Hamilton showed their full strength on the track without reservation, Qin Miao lost control of the car more than once. Exploring the edge of madness.

But when Qin Miao finally crossed the line, his time was only 1 minute, 31 seconds and 509 seconds. Not to mention catching up with Ferrari and Red Bull, there was even a 0.3 second gap between him and his teammate Hamilton. .

This is Qin Miao's result of running with all his strength without making any mistakes.

It can only be said that Mercedes' car in the 22nd season is really stretched.

In the end, Leclerc won the pole position for this race with a time of 1 minute 30 seconds 558.

Verstappen, the only one who could possibly challenge Leclerc, finally crossed the line with a time of only 1 minute 30 seconds 681.

And when Q3 ended, Ferrari surprised everyone, but it naturally took first place.

The time gap between Leclerc and Verstappen came to 0.123 seconds.

The final qualifying Q3 rankings are as follows:

1: Leclerc

2: Verstappen

3: Sainz

4: Perez

5: Hamilton

6: Qin Miao

7: Bottas

8: Magruson

9: Alonso

10: Gasly

Ferrari got a good start in the opening game of the 2022 season.

Although Sainz was ranked behind Verstappen, Sainz's last lap was actually canceled due to a yellow flag on the track. Sainz's last lap was actually pretty good, with a lot of success. There is a big possibility of surpassing Verstappen.

And without running on the last lap, the time gap between Sainz and Verstappen was only 0.006 seconds.

It can be said that if Sainz can successfully complete the last flying lap, the Ferrari duo will occupy the top spot in this game.

After getting good results, Ferrari was naturally jubilant. Leclerc even shouted his mantra in his team TR: "Come on! let's gooooo!"

Some are happy and some are sad. Unlike the jubilant scene at Ferrari, the Mercedes-Benz TR on the other side is a bit dull.

Qin Miao looked at the sixth place displayed on his steering wheel and the time of 1:31. He sighed slightly and then said in the team TR: "I tried my best."

There is no problem with Qin Miao's words, because in the last flying lap, Qin Miao has indeed explored all his limits. Qin Miao's car was at a limit several times in the corners. The kind that can lead to out-of-control control if the operation is a little too big.

But despite this, after completing the last flying lap, Qin Miao's results were still not that impressive.

"Received, I'm sorry Qin Miao, we failed to give you a competitive enough racing car. Come back now and let us see what else we can do." The person who said this to Qin Miao was not Qin Miao's It was French, the track engineer, but Toto.

This is Toto's apology to Qin Miao on behalf of the Mercedes-Benz Racing Team.

Hamilton on the other side was similar, but compared to Qin Miao's simple "I tried my best", Hamilton's complaints were obviously more.

"The dolphin jump of the car was too serious. My back hurt a little, the car didn't have enough speed, and it was also difficult for the tires to heat up..."

If there is still a group of people who feel uncomfortable seeing the poor performance of Qin Miao and Mercedes-Benz Racing Team on the field, then it is only the domestic fan group.

After seeing Qin Miao's performance on the track, domestic audiences who were new to the sport of F1 actually couldn't accept it.

After all, a large part of Qin Miao's domestic fans are pure championship fans.

They like Qin Miao and pay attention to Qin Miao because they know that Qin Miao can produce impressive results on the court.

Or to put it more bluntly, they like Qin Miao purely because Qin Miao can win in F1 and win races.

However, the champion fans who specially watched this game found that Qin Miao did not seem to be as strong as they thought this season. He was only ranked sixth in qualifying, even behind his teammate Hamilton.

[Is this the world champion? 】

[Is this the so-called world champion? 】

[Didn’t he play against Hamilton last season? Why can’t I beat Hamilton in qualifying this season?]

[Give me some strength, Qin Miao, I’m not here to see you lose the game]

Although many people were a little disappointed after seeing Mercedes' performance, and some even started to ridicule directly.

But most champion fans don't think he will take the initiative to follow F1. Even if they see Qin Miao not running well in this race, they will not deliberately come over and say anything, and they will just leave silently.

However, old fans who often watch F1 races are much calmer than these people.

Although they are also sorry to see that Mercedes has completely lost its former competitiveness under the new technical rules.

But they know this is F1, a very cyclical sport.

It is impossible for any team to dominate the paddock all the time, not to mention that the ground effect rules introduced by the FIA ​​are not intended to target the Mercedes team.

After all, everyone knows that Mercedes dominates the paddock not by his car design capabilities, but by his engine. After entering the ground effect era, if you want to achieve results on the track, you must rely on excellent aerodynamic design.

In short, even though old car fans don't want to see such a scene happen, after seeing such a scene, they can accept the result calmly.

Therefore, they did not cynicize on major media platforms, but silently looked forward to the Mercedes team being able to gradually regain its speed in the subsequent upgrades.

Not to mention being able to turn the tide, from being at a disadvantage at the beginning of the season to directly participating in the competition for the team and driver championships at the end of the season, your Mercedes should at least not be left behind by one second by its opponents in just one qualifying session.

After all, Qin Miao and Hamilton were still beating Verstappen on the head last season. It doesn't matter if Verstappen's taillights can no longer be seen in a few months.

On the other side, the three commentators from Five Star Sports were also a little silent after seeing Mercedes' results.

After all, the three commentators of Five-Star Sports have always been on Qin Miao's side, whether openly or in their true thoughts and positions.

Not to mention, Qin Miao left a very deep impression on Brother Bing and the others during their meeting in the last game.

Naturally, he liked Qin Miao more.

But after seeing the performance of Qin Miao and the Mercedes team this season, all the three commentators can do is to enlighten the audience watching the game in their own way during the live broadcast.

……

On the playing field.

After parking his car under the podium at the entrance to the pit area, Leclerc stood up from his car. Then, under the eager eyes of all the Iron Buddha Temples, Leclerc installed his steering wheel. After getting out of the car, I tactically adjusted the trajectory.

During this process, Leclerc simply raised his fist in celebration and did not show too much excitement.

Leclerc then calmly walked to the weigh-in position.

At this time, Qin Miao just parked his car and put on his helmet to prepare for the weighing.

If Qin Miao wants to weigh in, he must pass by the stage where Leclerc weighs in.

To be honest, Qin Miao really doesn't want to meet Leclerc at this time, but there is no way you have to go through that side if you go to weigh in.

So Qin Miao came to Leclerc's side. After seeing Leclerc, Qin Miao said without hesitation: "Congratulations."

After seeing Qin Miao coming over, Leclerc, who was still holding back his excitement and smile, could no longer hold back: "Hahahaha, Qin Miao! Am I awesome? Just one lap. One second faster than you!"

Speaking, Leclerc smiled and gave Qin Miao a big hug.

Qin Miao also reached out and hugged Leclerc. After patting Leclerc on the back, Qin Miao said with a bit of sourness: "You are also lucky. Ferrari has exploded this year. How did you develop it?" Racing?"

"Hahahaha, luck is also a part of strength, isn't it?" Seeing Qin Miao's appearance, Leclerc smiled even more happily.

You are the only one who is the world champion, right? Just wait, I will also win a world championship this year.

"unlucky."

After scolding, Qin Miao bumped fists with Verstappen who came over to weigh in, and then went to weigh in.

Only Leclerc, who was full of joy, was left enjoying his victory.

During the post-match interview, Qin Miao looked at the reporter in front of him, whom he had met several times, but not too often. Qin Miao smiled bitterly and said: "I remember we made an agreement last season that the fewer times we meet, the better."

The other party also shrugged helplessly: "Actually, I don't want to see you here, but obviously Ferrari and Red Bull don't think so. It seems that we will meet many times this season."

After joking with each other, the interview began.

"It can be seen that the speed of Mercedes' two cars in today's race is not very ideal, and the time gap between Mercedes and Ferrari is even a bit too large. What happened?"

Qin Miao spread his hands and said: "Obviously, the car has encountered a lot of problems. As for what happened, we don't know very well, but the main reason must be because of the dolphin jump. Now the team is working on solving this problem. I believe it will be solved soon. There can be results.”

"Will the loss at the beginning of the season have any impact on your mentality? After all, you are the defending champion, but it is obvious that Mercedes this season does not seem to be able to provide you with a competitive enough car. You Do you feel depressed about it?”

"Although this is only the second season of my career, I also know that F2 teams will always have their ups and downs just like some dynasties in history.

I feel that my mentality is quite stable and I will not have any negative emotions due to the loss of one or two games. Moreover, I believe in the team that we are only encountering difficulties temporarily and there will always be a way to solve them. "

“Okay, last question, maybe not relevant on the track.

How does it feel to see your good friend Leclerc's Ferrari become competitive again this year? "

Hearing this question, Qin Miao smiled: "Although I really think he is unlucky when I see him acting like this, it is undeniable that I am really happy.

I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to have a real battle with Leclerc on the track this season. "

[G, I don’t understand Mercedes’ racing this season]

[This time gap is too big. I can’t figure out why the time gap between Mercedes and Ferrari can be as small as one second]

[At least Qin Miao doesn’t seem to be affected by the poor performance of the team’s car]

[Transfer, I think Red Bull is good, give Pan Zi some strength]

After the interview, Qin Miao returned to the team home.

Now it is just the qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix that is over. It does not mean that the entire Bahrain Grand Prix is ​​over. Qin Miao still has work to deal with next.

So after returning to the team home, Qin Miao put away the negative emotions in his heart, changed a set of clothes to adjust his condition, and then started to work again.

……

"Hey, hello, Director Jay!"

In the reception room of the Mercedes-Benz team, Qin Miao accurately found Jay Chou as soon as he entered the door. In the distance, he could also see Jay Chou's assistant Dani.

"Qin Miao, good afternoon. In fact, I have watched your competition during the F2 period. I didn't miss your competition last year unless I was busy."

Because there are many celebrities and other public figures in the paddock, Qin Miao also has this kind of entertainment.

Moreover, meeting Jay Chou cannot be regarded as a social event. Strictly speaking, it is actually a pursuit of stars at public expense. After all, Qin Miao has always liked Jay Chou since he was a child. It can be said that Qin Miao has heard the song "Blue and White Porcelain" since he was a child.

Not to mention Jay Chou's other songs, each one is more classic than the last.

"Well, I think my performance last season did not disappoint the fans, but today's game may not be so comfortable to watch, right?"

"No, actually I'm quite worried about you. After all, I heard that the Mercedes-Benz team's car is not good this season, which is why you and Hamilton are unable to exert their full strength."

Qin Miao waved his hand: "Mercedes is just a strong team, not a saint. There will always be mistakes, and this situation is inevitable.

Okay, let’s not talk about these unpleasant topics. By the way, Jay Chou, why don’t you sign your name for me? In fact, I have always liked your songs. "

"Of course, no problem." Jay Chou naturally agreed.

Then Jay Chou saw Barber handing Qin Miao a helmet.

Qin Miao nervously handed the helmet to Jay Chou and said, "Chou will just sign this helmet."

Looking at this helmet with obvious signs of use, which could even be said to be a little dirty, Jay Chou looked at Qin Miao with some surprise: "Is this helmet used?"

Qin Miao nodded: "Yes, I just used this helmet on the track. It's okay. Just sign it. I still have a lot of spare helmets."

Jay Chou looked at the helmet Qin Miao handed him with some pity.

To be honest, what Jay Chou actually wants is for Qin Miao to sign the helmet and then give the helmet to himself. In that case, the collection value of the helmet will be too high.

But since Qin Miao had already handed the helmet to him, Jay Chou couldn't refuse, so he simply picked up the marker pen handed over by Barber and signed his name on it.

Well, after Jay Chou wrote this signature, Qin Miao will probably keep this helmet in his home collection room for the rest of his life.

After getting Jay Chou's signature with satisfaction, Qin Miao started chatting with Jay Chou.

But strictly speaking, Qin Miao is the owner here, and he is responsible for entertaining Jay Chou.

So during this process, most of the time, Jay Chou was asking Qin Miao about racing, and Qin Miao answered Jay Chou's questions.

What does it feel like to sit in a racing car and feel the dolphin jump?

Does your back hurt?

Are racing brakes really that difficult to apply?

Is it possible for him to go up and experience an F1 car or something like that?

"Hey, don't tell me, if you really want to give it a try, I really have a way for you to sit in an F1 car and run a few laps." Qin Miao said.

"Ah? Is that true?" Jay Chou was also a little surprised. (End of chapter)