How did I become an F1 driver?

So far, in the three weeks since returning from the summer break, the team has brought in four upgrades, one of which is a major upgrade to the rear wing, and the other three are some minor optimizations.

Although the upgrade is not huge, with the only obvious one being the rear wing, the aerodynamics of an F1 car is an integral whole, and in many cases the team’s design department actually has a lot of good ideas.

Whether they are designers who come from aerodynamics or old hands who have been immersed in the F1 event for many years, they can tell at a glance which ideas are indeed useful.

Therefore, many of the records in the fleet design department will give people a bright and eye-opening effect at a glance.

But the aerodynamic design of an F1 car is a whole, a systematic project.

It is impossible to pile any good ideas you find on the racing car. Not only will this fail to optimize the aerodynamic efficiency of the car, but it will also result in a result of 1+1＜2.

You have to consider the compatibility between pneumatic accessories and accessories.

There are many questions, such as whether the airflow exhausted by this accessory will disrupt the aerodynamic efficiency of the next accessory, and so on.

This is also the reason why each team does not upgrade their racing cars by coming up with something new every week, but instead takes a long time to come up with an upgrade, and this upgrade may even be a minor upgrade.

After all, the FIA ​​stipulates the wind speed in the team's wind tunnel and also limits the time the team can go to the wind tunnel.

If the F1 team were given the wind tunnel used to build the J20, it is estimated that every F1 car today would be a track car.

Elrog turned the corner as if it were a game.

The basic aerodynamic effect of the rear wing upgrade that Mercedes-Benz has come up with this time may not be that good, and may even be worse than the rear wing before the upgrade.

但是作为W14优化弯道性能的最后一环，这个尾翼的升级可以说是完美契合W14当前的其他部件，可以与其他气动部件达到1+1＞2的效果。

Of course, this is just what Elliott said in the routine meeting before each grand prix weekend.

Qin Miao has reservations about this.

Although Elliott's briefings before almost every grand prix weekend are like today's, some of the upgrades have achieved the effects he said, and some have even achieved better results, but there have also been negative upgrades.

So now Qin Miao’s attitude towards the report from the team’s top management is to question it first, then question it again, and finally continue to question it.

However, before the end of the race, Elliott said: "Because of the team's W14 design concept, the aerodynamic design in its current state is already the most balanced. Any slight modification will easily cause problems. Therefore, we will not bring aerodynamic upgrades for the remaining races this season. The next upgrades will mainly focus on the floor suspension, engine and some minor aerodynamic parts upgrades."

Elliot continued: "Next, let's talk about the other three small upgrades brought by the summer break..."

……

After the meeting, Qin Miao put his hands in his pockets and walked towards his office while listening to music.

However, on the way, Qin Miao heard Toto calling him from behind.

"Qin Miao... come to my office later and we can talk."

Qin Miao turned around and saw that the person who spoke to him was Toto, so he made an OK gesture.

But after making the gesture, Qin Miao noticed that Toto had a plaster cast on his arm.

And the right forearm was hung around the neck with a strap.

Qin Miao then remembered that during the summer break, Toto was riding his bike downhill and fell off because he was going too fast, which eventually resulted in a fracture of his left palm.

But it's not a big problem. It seems that he will recover in the next few days.

At that time, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng both called each other to show their concern.

When meeting Toto again, Qin Miao also asked about the condition of Toto's palm.

Toto even moved his palms and fingers in front of Qin Miao.

After exchanging pleasantries with Toto and preparing to get down to business, Qin Miao was somewhat surprised to find that Toto wanted to talk to him about the same thing that Boss Zhou had discussed with him when they were in China.

It's a question of your bloodiness during the game.

Originally, Qin Miao thought that Toto was going to talk to him about the second half of the season. After all, he was going to Ferrari next season, and Toto was a boss and a purebred capitalist.

At this time, one must try his best to squeeze more benefits out of himself.

Qin Miao really didn't expect things to unfold this way.

Although what Toto said was different from what Boss Zhou and himself said, the general meaning was actually the same, that it was also necessary to be appropriately reckless when on the court.

Sometimes it's not a bad thing to ignore the consequences.

Of course, Toto also said that he could understand Qin Miao. After all, since entering F1, Qin Miao has won two world championships in two years, and Qin Miao won these two world championships in the same racing rhythm that he is familiar with. Everyone is lazy. If a method works well, then people are naturally unwilling to step out of their comfort zone.

However, as the old saying goes, misfortune may turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

Many neutral fans like Qin Miao because of his humble and gentlemanly character on the track, but his tough character at critical moments.

Toto didn't say anything in the first two seasons because the performance of the Mercedes-Benz car was good enough at that time, Qin Miao felt comfortable driving like that and he couldn't find any fault with it, so Toto naturally let it go.

But now, Qin Miao had to be tough.

If he doesn't act tough, he will lose his third world championship.

Qin Miao's world championship is also very important for Mercedes-Benz.

Although he had heard a version with roughly the same meaning from Boss Zhou, Qin Miao still showed no impatience in the face of Toto's teachings and listened to everything he said obediently.

After talking with Toto, Qin Miao went to the simulator department of the team. Although he questioned the upgrade of the team mentioned by Elliot, Qin Miao still hoped that Elliot's so-called upgrade would have the desired effect.

However, no matter what the final result of this upgrade is, at least after Qin Miao returned to the familiar team simulator department and worked on the simulator for more than three hours, he did feel that the upgraded W14 was more predictable than the W14 before the summer break, with a wider range of adjustability, and most importantly, more stable in high-speed corners.

At least so far, Qin Miao has not found any negative upgrade effects from the simulator after this upgrade.

After getting off the simulator and looking at his data, Qin Miao said to the head of the simulator department beside him: "I don't have any more expectations for this car now. I just hope that this Grand Prix weekend, the performance of this car on the track will be 80% of the results obtained by the simulator."

The other party smiled and said, "Believe it first, and then believe it. Although you drivers have made great contributions to the team's development, you should not underestimate the importance of the R&D department's work."

Qin Miao shrugged: "I hope I'm wrong."

After finishing a day's work, Qin Miao returned home.

The work flow for the entire competition week is to go back and forth between home and the factory.

The few days of rest did not cause Qin Miao's competition ability to decline. In two days, Qin Miao regained his form during the competition week.

The team was not surprised by this, after all, Qin Miao had been like this from the beginning to the end.

Time flies, and soon it is Thursday, the time for the pre-race drivers' meeting to begin.

After Qin Miao arrived at the paddock on Thursday, he naturally went to find him first and got together with his good brothers.

What surprised Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu was that the fourth brother did not look very good when he came to the dinner today.

Qin Miao put the fried steak on a plate and handed it to Leclerc, and asked, "Why do you look like someone has abused you, with a face full of reluctance and decadence?"

Zhou Guanyu also felt that Leclerc's expression was not right, but after hearing Qin Miao's complaints, he couldn't help laughing.

Leclerc, who originally just wanted to give Qin Miao a middle finger, used both hands.

Ignoring Leclerc's provocation, Zhou Guanyu happily took the lunch Qin Miao made for him.

"I was infected with the virus and should have come here on Wednesday, but I had a fever so I rested for one more day in Monaco. After the fever subsided, I drove 14 hours here by myself." Leclerc explained, leaning back in his seat a little tiredly.

Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh:
"Pity."

"Yeah, why didn't you poison this bitch to death?"

The corners of Leclerc's mouth twitched, and then he began to look for a weapon that was convenient for him.

"You're all fucking dead!"

After joking, the three of them sat down in Qin Miao’s RV restaurant and started eating.

Strictly speaking, this is not Qin Miao’s RV, but an RV prepared for Qin Miao by the fleet.

It is a container-type RV pulled by a truck head. It can be unfolded. When fully unfolded, the usable area of ​​this RV reaches 80 square meters. Although there are still many inconveniences, it is at least more convenient than living in a hotel.

Because the F1 drivers' RV parking spots are very close to the racetrack, they don't have to worry about being disturbed by fans.

After all, the dishes were made by a famous chef in the enclosure, so there was no need to worry about eating uncooked beans or dishes with peppercorns and chilies. Today's veal steak and side salad were very much to their taste. The three people who had been bickering just now now focused on eating and didn't even bother to talk.

Even if Leclerc suddenly received a call, he just picked up the phone, said "hmm" a few times, and then hung up and continued eating.

After dinner, Leclerc was supposed to wash the dishes, but considering that the poor guy had a fever and drove for 14 hours, it was really tiring, so Zhou Guanyu... called a cleaning lady.

They forced Qin Miao to cook because his food was really delicious. Zhou Guanyu and Leclerc were both envious of Qin Miao's food. However, washing dishes was such a repetitive and boring task that there was no need to do it by yourself if you could pay for it. (End of this chapter)