How did I become an F1 driver?

Leclerc patted Qin Miao's shoulder very hard and said with a smile: "You idiot, how did you run so fast in that lap?"

It can be seen that familiarity comes with it, but Leclerc is still quite unhappy that Qin Miao stole his pole position in the qualifying stage.

Qin Miao spread her hands with an innocent face: "What does this have to do with me? You should blame Perez and Red Bull."

Leclerc said confidently: "You are the only one in front of me now, and the fact is that you are right in front of me. If I don't blame you, who should I blame?"

"There's nothing you can do about it. My brother is too strong. The only one to blame is that you didn't run enough in the first flight lap of Q3."

"What the hell, who can be like you, running so hard on the first flying lap of Q3? If there is an accident, wouldn't the whole race be ruined?"

"Then I don't care. If you have the ability, you have to learn from me."

"Okay, you're awesome." Leclerc could only say that he couldn't learn from Qin Miao.

……

Because Qin Miao had tidied up his appearance in the team's P room in advance, Qin Miao went to be interviewed earlier than Leclerc during the post-race interview.

"Congratulations to you, Qin Miao. Your last flying lap in this qualifying race was amazing, but I believe what is even more curious is the wake that Hamilton pulled for you during that flying lap. Is this something inside the Mercedes team?" Arrangements?”

This question is really inappropriate to ask now, because the post-race interviews basically praise the drivers who won the pole position and the second and third places, and asked them to talk about their feelings about the game.

After all, normal drivers are quite tired after finishing a qualifying session. It is indeed a bit embarrassing for them to use their brains to think about whether the questions they answered are inappropriate.

But this issue is somewhat thorny, and it may affect the harmony within the Mercedes team.

However, after having been in the paddock for so long, Qin Miao may still not have a particularly high emotional intelligence, but he has mastered the art of talking to people and telling ghosts.

Moreover, Qin Miao's terrifying physical fitness did not mean that he felt too tired at the moment.

So Qin Miao thought for a while and said: "I am very grateful to Hamilton for helping me. Without him, I would never have been able to run such a fast flying lap. It can be said that he is half the credit for my being able to run such a flying lap."

What stood out about Qin Miao's answer was that he avoided the important and ignored the question, but the answer was not the question asked by the host, and what he said was from his heart. He was really grateful to Hamilton for helping him pull out the slipstream. .

The host did not dwell too much on this issue, and then asked: "Your last flight lap was just right in terms of the timing of the line and the turn, but you must know that it was your first flight of Q3. lap, if you don’t run that flying lap well, or if you make a mistake and the car is damaged, you will have to start in the tenth position in the race tomorrow.

I don't doubt your offensive ability. After all, you performed a miracle in Monaco last season, but this season Mercedes' car is not satisfactory. You are not afraid that if you make a mistake, you will not be able to compete in this game. Podium? "

When faced with this problem, Qin Miao was silent for a while, and then said: "Actually, I didn't think about this until the last flight circle started. The Q2 flight circle was already my first flight." The speed that can be reached in the race is the limit. At that time, I was thinking about how to get a little more speed from other places, so that I could rank higher in qualifying.

So there is this tactic.

And in the end I didn’t make a mistake, I didn’t let my team and my fans down, and the most important thing is, I’m here now, right? "

"Indeed, that lap was perfect." The host had to nod in agreement.

"Last question, you will start from pole position tomorrow. Have you considered any strategies? Is it possible to give us another excellent defense at Monte Carlo?"

"To be honest... before the start of this race, I never thought that I could actually get the pole position in qualifying, but I believe that the team will be able to arrange a detailed plan for me during this time tonight."

"Okay, thank you for coming to the interview and congratulations on pole position for Monaco Grand Prix qualifying."

"Thank you."

After the interview, Qin Miao waited for Leclerc for a while. After Leclerc's interview, Qin Miao received the Pirelli small tire for his pole position in qualifying for this game.

After these processes were completed, Qin Miao returned to the team.

Although today's game has come to an end, Qin Miao's work today does not end here.

In addition to the post-match meeting, Qin Miao also had an interview with domestic media.

But it's not that formal.

The person who came here to interview Qin Miao this time was the commentator from Five Star Sports: Zhou Haoran.

Obviously, Brother Ran took advantage of his work to come over to watch the race, and by the way, he also conducted interviews with Qin Miao and the drivers or team leaders of other teams in the paddock.

Usually at this time, Qin Miao would leave the paddock after the meeting, but it was different today. After all, he knew Zhou Haoran and had a good chat with him during the game. Now he was at half of his home court, so Qin Miao Miao readily agreed to Zhou Haoran's interview and invited Brother Ran to have a meal with him.

But it's not in the paddock. After all, the team's P room is still a bit crowded, and the paddock of the Monte Carlo track is not big. Although there is a place to eat, the taste is pretty good, but as Qin Miao, appearing in those There will be big trouble somewhere.

This is irresponsible to myself and even more to the local staff in Monaco.

So Qin Miao completed the interview with Zhou Haoran at the Mexican-style restaurant downstairs of his home.

The questions asked by Zhou Haoran in this interview have nothing to do with the paddock, and are more mainly about life. After all, due to Qin Miao's work, the time he appears in the public eye is either racing on a racing car or in the live broadcast room. While playing games, everyone is curious about what Qin Miao likes to do in daily life.

Therefore, this interview did not require Qin Miao to use his brains to think about whether his answer would be inappropriate. The atmosphere of the interview was very relaxed, and the two of them were talking and laughing.

After the interview, Qin Miao even took Zhou Haoran around his home twice.

He introduced (showed off) the trophy wall in his home to Zhou Haoran.

After Zhou Haoran's interview ended, Qin Miao drove him back to the hotel.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, Sunday, was the start of the Monaco race.

The only thing worth mentioning during the pre-match parade is that Hamilton, who is usually alone at this time, has Qin Miao beside him today.

The two of them were chatting about something while greeting the fans at the scene. It seemed that the conversation was quite intense.

Sometimes Qin Miao would even gesture at certain locations on the edge of the track.

If you get closer to the two of them, you can hear that they are communicating about how to negotiate some corners in the qualifying stage.

For example, when the cars cruising past T4 before the race, Qin Miao pointed to the billboard at the center of T4 and said to Hamilton: "I passed by here yesterday mainly because I deliberately touched that billboard when I was walking on the track on Thursday. I know that there is at least about two centimeters of margin inside, so I can enter the corner a little earlier at this point, and even if it is rubbed, it will not have any impact on the balance of the car.”

"Where is the corner entry position? Where is the braking point."

"This..." Qin Miao scratched his head, thought carefully for a while and then said helplessly: "I don't know."

But facing Qin Miao's perfunctory answer, Hamilton nodded.

After chatting with Qin Miao all the way, Hamilton finally realized that Qin Miao is a complete stream of consciousness player. When and where to brake when entering a corner depends entirely on the feeling at the time.

But don't mention it, Qin Miao's feelings are so outrageous sometimes.

Because his feelings are always right, and he is often the right choice.

……

Qin Miao was in a good mood today. After all, the weather forecast said that the possibility of rain today was very low, and he started from pole position.

With the characteristics of the Monte Carlo track, it is not difficult for me to get everyone to drive a train behind me honestly.

After the pre-race driver parade, Qin Miao returned to the team and completed all preparations before the start of the race.

Originally, everything was in order, even until Qin Miao changed his equipment, came to the track and got into his car, everything was so orderly.

But after Qin Miao waited in the racing car for about two minutes, dark clouds suddenly began to appear in the originally sunny sky, and a drop of rain fell on the goggles of his helmet without Qin Miao's preparation.

Qin Miao was stunned for a moment, and then an ominous premonition suddenly appeared in his heart.

I looked around and saw that the sunshine had begun to gradually decrease, but there was no notice from Frankie or any other news from the team's TR.

Qin Miao asked in the team TR with a try mentality: "Is it going to rain?"

Franky's voice sounded quickly, and the music in Qin Miao's ears automatically became much quieter after Franky's voice sounded.

"Well, there is no warning in the weather forecast..." After saying this, Franky's voice suddenly stopped. He should have been answering Qin Miao's question while looking at the weather cloud map, but it was obvious that he saw Why did he stop mid-sentence?

After a pause, Franky's voice rang out again in Qin Miao's TR: "Qin Miao, a piece of bad news. There is now a rain cloud forming on the beach and it is drifting towards the track. It is expected that in the next 15 The rain will gradually increase in the next few minutes, but it should leave soon."

Qin Miao felt a little irritable inexplicably. Why did it rain when he had such a good chance to win the championship?

Because as time went by, the rain became heavier and heavier, so many team technicians began to transport semi-wet tires or full rain tires from the team's P room to the track and put them on the cars.

Just as Qin Miao watched with some annoyance, the technicians of all the teams were in a mess, running around holding the tires.

Franky's voice came over again: "Qin Miao, let me tell you some good news that is not too good. The FIA ​​has informed that the start of the train will be delayed by 16 minutes. The rain may stop by then. Apart from that, what else? I will tell you the news as soon as possible."

"Ok."

After saying that, the raindrops were getting bigger and bigger, and Reyes slipped an umbrella into Qin Miao's hand.

The sudden rain not only caught Qin Miao off guard, but also made Reyes and other technicians a little confused.

At this time, there was no time for them to go to the P room of the team to get a rainproof shed to put on Qin Miao's car, so they could only give Qin Miao an umbrella and let him hold it by himself to prevent water from entering the cockpit. Qin Miao was not a hypocritical person. After taking the umbrella, he opened it and placed it between his steering wheel and the monocoque.

The only good news for Qin Miao now is that after the rain, the originally hot environment on the track became cooler, but a little humid.

However, Qin Miao was still a little worried and asked Franky in the team TR about the weather conditions for the next period of time.

Franky naturally tried his best to answer Qin Miao's doubts.

At the same time, Reyes and the others also moved the full wet tires from the team's P room.

Because if you start on a rainy day, it is mandatory for all racing cars to start on full rain tires.

After waiting for another two minutes, Barber hurriedly came to Qin Miao holding a brand new helmet.

As we all know, there is a film on the helmet and goggles of F1 drivers. The main function of this film is that after the F1 driver's goggles become dirty, they do not need to be wiped with hands. After tearing off a layer of film, the clear vision in front of them can be restored.

However, the goggle film on sunny days has completely different functions, light transmittance and hydrophobicity than the goggle film on rainy days.

At this point in time, it may be less than 10 minutes before the start of the race. With such a short time and the rainy environment, naturally it is not enough for Qin Miao to change a layer of film, so the team will simply change it for Qin Miao. Got a new helmet with a rain film attached.

In the end, the good news Qin Miao expected did not come. 16 minutes later, the race was about to start, but it was still raining on the track.

Now for Qin Miao, the only good news is that the distance from the starting position of the Monte Carlo track to T1 is not very long. As long as his start is not particularly bad, he can stick to the inside line before entering T1 and exit the corner. If you are tougher, there is a great possibility to keep your starting position.

Even on rainy days, it will be easier to defend the car behind you by yourself.

The only doubt now is that Qin Miao knows that his lap speed on rainy days is not as fast as on dry roads, and the possibility of being undercut by the car behind him on the track is extremely high.

This start was conducted under the safety car.

But the safety car wasn't just for one lap, because as the rain got heavier, the conditions on the track got worse.

Therefore, the FIA ​​decided to let the safety car take the remaining 20 cars to use full wet tires to run out as much of the driving line on the track as possible, and to drain as much water as possible before starting the race.

After all, the drainage capacity of full rain tires is extremely powerful, and because this season is the era of ground effect, after the high-speed airflow from the Venturi channel blows out from the rear diffuser, the overall airflow is in an upward trend.

Therefore, the water mist raised by the racing cars in the ground effect era is larger than that of the racing cars in the hybrid era.

After all, the car not only has tires, but also the ground effect floor also raises water mist.

The good news is that in the first rain battle in the ground effect era, Qin Miao does not need to follow the car in front to eat exhaust fumes.

The water mist raised by the car in front will not affect Qin Miao's race.

As for Leclerc behind Qin Miao... After Qin Miao's speed reached 70 kilometers per hour, everything in front of him was completely white and he couldn't see anything.

After the safety car was used for three laps, the rain on the track still did not stop. Even the FIA ​​found that the rain not only did not stop, but also became heavier and heavier.

After three laps, the 21 cars did not leave many traces on the track's lane, so the FIA ​​directly raised a red flag.

The game is suspended.

Therefore, Qin Miao could only follow the safety car back to the P room in the pit area.

Because Qin Miao started from pole position, he lined up at the front and parked at the exit of the pit area.

After Qin Miao parked the car, he did not stay in the car and wait for the team staff to come and deliver umbrellas. After all, the P room of the Mercedes team was at the entrance of the maintenance area, and his car was parked at the exit of the maintenance area.

Because the maintenance area of ​​the Monte Carlo track is not very long, the section from Qin Miao's position to the P room of the Mercedes team is not long, but at this time, almost all the team's technicians are walking around in the maintenance area channel. , carrying things, and busy with the maintenance equipment of the racing car.

So Qin Miao doesn't think he can wait for his crew members in a short time.

He simply climbed out of the car and prepared to find a place to hide from the rain.

After Qin Miao got out of the car, he saw Leclerc getting out of the car behind him, but the two just nodded and said hello to each other and did not talk about anything together.

Although both of them were walking towards the team's P room, it was during the competition after all, and it was not appropriate for the two of them to communicate at this time.

But when Qin Miao walked to the P room of the team, he happened to see Hamilton and Angela, who was helping Hamilton hold an umbrella.

Qin Miao also didn't bother them, but after taking two steps, he found that the rain was getting heavier again, so Qin Miao simply didn't leave, so he just stayed at the door of the P room of Martin's motorcade and waited for Barber and the others to come over.

Aston Martin Racing is somewhat related to Mercedes and Qin Miao.

After all, Mercedes owns shares in Aston Martin, as does Geely, and the Martin team still uses engines from the Mercedes team. Although the Martin team is also a manufacturer team, it doesn't matter if you jokingly call Martin the Mercedes-Benz second team. People will contradict you.

Because of this, Qin Miao stayed here, and no one from the Martin Racing Team came to drive him away or anything. A staff member even came over and asked Qin Miao if he needed a stool.

However, Qin Miao rejected his kindness, because after a while, Barber ran and found Qin Miao holding an umbrella.

Then the two returned to the P room of the Mercedes team together.

There was no telling when the rain would stop, so Qin Miao took off most of his equipment after returning to the P room of the team.

Even the racing suit was taken off.

After taking off his racing suit, even though the lining of Qin Miao's racing suit was black, it could still be clearly seen that except for the lower part of the helmet, the rest of Qin Miao's racing suit had been completely soaked by the rain.

This is inevitable, after all, the driver's racing suit is only fireproof, not waterproof.

What's more, it's raining so heavily in Monaco today.

Qin Miao walked back for a long time despite the rain.

Of course, Qin Miao didn't feel any discomfort with the feeling of wearing wet clothes. After all, the lining on the driver's body had not been dry during the competition.

Either it rains and gets wet, or the fireproof lining gets wet due to sweating during a high-temperature race. Even if it is not a high-temperature race, sometimes drivers sweat due to excessive nervousness, causing the fireproof lining to get wet. .

Not only Qin Miao, but other drivers are also used to the fact that his clothes are wet during the race.

Moreover, during the competition, everyone was fully focused, and no one cared whether their clothes were wet or not.

But the good news is that these clothes are made of quick-drying fabrics. After returning to the team's P room and taking off the racing suit outside, it only took five or six minutes for the water stains on Qin Miao's body to begin to dry up. .

From the time the game was suspended to the start of the game, Qin Miao waited in the team's P room for half an hour.

At this time, Qin Miao's clothes were completely dry, and the rain on the track began to gradually lighten up. After seeing this, Qin Miao knew that the game was about to start again.

Therefore, Qin Miao packed up his equipment and returned to his car after making sure it was correct.

Although the rain had stopped at this time, there were still water stains on the track from the previous rain, and there were even puddles in many places.

It will definitely affect the drivers' starts and lap times later.

Although the rain has stopped now, when the race is about to start, all drivers are still using full wet tires.

This time the start was still led by the safety car.

However, after this start, the number of laps led by the safety car will be counted as the number of laps completed in the race.

Next, all drivers ran two laps under the safety car.

Before the end of the second lap, the safety car roof light went off, indicating that he was ready to pit after this lap.

The game will also officially start at this time.

After 2 laps, although there was no obvious driving lane on the track, the drivers clearly had to do a lot of work on the driving lane to compete elsewhere.

At least there were no more obvious puddles.

Because it was a rolling start, Qin Miao felt a lot less pressure. During the period before coming to T18, Qin Miao had been trying his best to grind the tires and heat them up.

Then Qin Miao started to accelerate out of the corner after exiting T19.

The rolling start is not about the driver's own reaction ability, but the reaction ability of the driver behind him.

Leclerc's reaction at the start this time was pretty good, not much slower than Qin Miao.

Although Leclerc tried to use the advantage of the car's engine to catch up with Qin Miao on the straight after the start, the starting straight of the Monte Carlo circuit was too short.

All Leclerc could do was tap Qin Miao's outside line, and the front nose probably reached a position parallel to Qin Miao's right rear wheel.

This was the limit of what Leclerc could do. After that, he was naturally stuck on the inside line by Qin Miao. Leclerc, who tried to get stuck on the left rear of Qin Miao and entered the corner with Qin Miao, was almost squeezed by Qin Miao. Go to the wall.

So after exiting T1, Leclerc became honest and followed Qin Miao, waiting for the track to dry, for DRS to turn on, and for Qin Miao to make a mistake. (End of chapter)