How did I become an F1 driver?

After waiting for nearly forty minutes, the FIA ​​finally gave the information that the race would be restarted soon.

Qin Miao also stood up from his seat at this time.

Before sitting down, Qin Miao saw Leclerc on the broadcast screen. He was now ready to get up and get back on the car to prepare for the race. Leclerc's video was still playing on the broadcast screen.

That's fine, but some drivers do find it inconvenient to come back after retiring on the track, so they simply stay on the track and wait until the race is over before going back.

But in the broadcast footage at this time, Leclerc was walking with a helmet on his head, and it was obvious that he was trying to find his way back.

The unfortunate fellow had been looking for the way for nearly an hour.

After Qin Miao realized Lao Si's intention, he increased the time he felt sorry for Leclerc from one second to two seconds.

How can a person be so unlucky?

Leclerc: Thank you.

……

After the game restarted, Qin Miao still started from his familiar position.

The only difference is that the position that originally belonged to Leclerc behind him became Hamilton, and the old man's position became Norris.

Of course, these have no effect on Qin Miao.

However, it is worth mentioning that when coming out of the maintenance area, Qin Miao deliberately looked at his starting position.

The dust and other dirt that were originally here have been visibly reduced a lot after starting once.

After all, in addition to Qin Miao, there were also many drivers behind who had driven through this section, and they all took away some dust and other dirt.

In other words, when he started again next time, he no longer had the disadvantage of being on the dirty side of the starting position. His biggest disadvantage compared to Verstappen at the starting stage had been greatly reduced.

This means that as long as your starting rhythm is good enough, it is possible to gain an advantage at the beginning.

As for Pan Zi, Qin Miao just hoped that he would not be ungrateful.

At the same time, although Verstappen did not observe the track as meticulously as Qin Miao, the team staff behind him gave him a lot of support at this moment.

There was another Perez on the dirty side of the track.

Although Master Perez's strength has declined seriously this season and he can't drive the RB19 as easily as Verstappen, Red Bull chose to keep Master Perez not only because Perez is the driver with the best performance in the simulator test, but also because he is willing to be Verstappen's No. 2 driver.

Therefore, after discovering that the track conditions on the dirty side had improved, he immediately told the team.

Red Bull naturally gave feedback to Verstappen.

Therefore, at the start, Verstappen focused his main attention on Qin Miao.

After all, Qin Miao's dirty side is the inside line. If Qin Miao starts particularly well this time, Verstappen cannot guarantee that he will be able to withstand the pressure from Qin Miao.

So when facing Qin Miao, this pervert, Verstappen knew that he could never be too careful.

Soon, the five red lights went out and the race started again.

Qin Miao's start was as good as ever.

It is worth mentioning that some of Qin Miao’s fans have done statistics.

When Qin Miao was still driving F2020 in 2, his average reaction speed at the start was 0.2 seconds, which was very stable.

In the 2021 season, Qin Miao's average reaction speed in the starting stage was 0.19 seconds. The fluctuation was relatively large, with some times being fast and some times being slow.

In the 22nd season, it was improved to 0.14 seconds, and the reaction speed returned to stability.

Although this year's full-year statistics have not been compiled because the competitions this year have not yet been completed, Qin Miao's average starting reaction has been compiled so far.

It's only 0.11 seconds, and basically every time I start, I can achieve a reaction speed around this speed.

It has already approached the limit of human reaction.

This is also why many car fans who like to watch Qin Miao’s live broadcast and like to watch him drive say it’s a pity that Qin Miao did not play CS professionally.

Ahem, that’s too far off topic.

In short, Qin Miao's speed of starting after the red light went out made Verstappen on the outside frown.

Of course, although Verstappen was distracted by Qin Miao's movements on the track, as a top driver, Pan Zi's starting reaction was definitely not slow.

The reaction speed of 0.14 seconds is actually the second fastest among all drivers in this start reaction speed.

And compared to Qin Miao, Pan Zi's outside shooting is cleaner.

Qin Miao's cleanliness in the interior is only relatively speaking.

So after the start, the acceleration of the two people in the first 100 meters is basically the same.

Sometimes you have to sigh that F1 racing is really an extremely complex and precise sport.

Because the difference in the flatness and cleanliness of the track can directly wipe out a speed advantage of about 0.03 seconds.

And if Qin Miao's starting position was the same smoothness and cleanliness as Verstappen's starting position.

Just this 0.03-second starting reaction speed, projected onto the track, means that Qin Miao can extend the front nose one more than Verstappen's car when he reaches the braking point.

With Qin Miao's defensive ability, the advantage of the extra front nose wing is enough for him to take the lead.

Of course, Qin Miao's start was not bad in his current state, and the two cars started running side by side, one in front of the other.

Of course, with Verstappen's personality, it was impossible for him to just watch Qin Miao approach him on the inside at the start.

He knows very well the mid-to-late stage acceleration capabilities of the W14 B car.

So after Verstappen started on the track, he squeezed towards Qin Miao on the inside.

The purpose is naturally to squeeze Qin Miao into a position where it is difficult to brake, and the closer to the inner line of the track, the more dirt such as dust and gravel tire rubber there will be on the track.

No matter how strong Qin Miao's W14's acceleration ability is, it will be difficult to catch up with Verstappen in such a harsh environment.

When faced with Verstappen's pressure, Qin Miao did not confront Verstappen immediately.

He knew that he had a good start, and if he could hold on until T1 and not be squeezed too far back by Verstappen, he would have a chance to overtake Verstappen on the track.

So Qin Miao reluctantly went to the inside of the track.

However, when reaching the white line on the inside of the track, Qin Miao stopped giving in.

Pan Zi also knew his limits. Seeing that Qin Miao had reached the position that he thought was not conducive to braking, he did not continue to squeeze towards the inside.

"Okay, we see Verstappen is very aggressive in squeezing Qin Miao to the inside, how about Qin Miao's start?" After the race started, Bingge's eyes never left Qin Miao's car.

The distance from the starting position to T1 on the Interlagos track is not far.

Therefore, although Qin Miao accelerated with all his strength, when he reached his T1 extreme braking point, he and Verstappen were still only barely sitting side by side.

But the advantage of the inside line is that after the driver of the inside line brakes late, he does not curb the driver in front of him according to the rules, but physically blocks the opponent's entry line into the corner.

So when Qin Miao saw Verstappen, who was driving side by side with him and about to reach the braking point and had no intention of returning to the outside line to enter the corner normally, Qin Miao prepared to brake late.

Verstappen actually guessed Qin Miao's intention to brake late.

After all, in the current situation, if Qin Miao wants to attack him, he can only rely on late braking.

Pan Zi was not panicked about this. He was ready to block Qin Miao's outside line and not give Qin Miao a good angle to enter the corner.

With both drivers having very poor cornering conditions, Verstappen's track conditions on the outside were definitely better than those of other drivers.

So in the end, Qin Miao braked late in a particularly inner area of ​​the track.

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Verstappen, who was well prepared, braked in advance and prepared to take a cross line on the track.

After arriving here, the fight between the two was still undecided.

If there was a very long straight road after T1, there was no doubt that Qin Miao would not be able to catch up with Verstappen who took the cross line and started accelerating early.

But after T1 on the Interlagos track, there is a right turn to T2.

And here, the famous scene of Ocon torpedoing Verstappen and Verstappen angrily pushing Ocon after the race was born.

Although Qin Miao missed the braking point in T1, he would not really let himself rush off the track.

He simply used his car to jam a cornering point that would have been very difficult for Verstappen to enter normally.

But the opposite happened. Qin Miao didn't block Verstappen but Hamilton.
The old man's start to today's race was actually quite average.

His reaction speed is definitely not as fast as the two perverts in front of him.

This is also related to the fact that the old man has been somewhat sluggish this season.

But sometimes, when two people fight, the fisherman benefits.

As the fisherman, the old man started from the driving lane. After starting, the two in front of him ran to the inner lane on the dirty side of the track.

After running to the inside, the two of them started to intrigue against each other. It is hard to imagine that they still had the brains to think about these things when the 2G acceleration was pressing on their bodies.

But for Hamilton, after these two plague gods went to the inside, the road ahead was smooth. Except for the fact that there was no slipstream to suck him in, all the track conditions were just right.

Plus the muscle car characteristics of the W14.

Hamilton, who accelerated on the outside, soon matched the acceleration of the two drivers in front of him, and before long he caught up with them.

As a result, almost all the advantages they brought at the beginning were wiped out.

When they finally reached the T1 braking point, the old man's front nose had already caught up with Verstappen's sidepod.

Compared with the two on the inside, Hamilton's tire temperature was slightly higher by seven or eight degrees, and the old Hamilton track on the outside was cleaner, so the braking distance he needed was shorter.

The old man can naturally choose a later braking point and enter the corner at a more comfortable angle.

Originally, everything was going well for the old man. Hamilton even hoped that the two players in the interior would fight more fiercely, and it would be best if they would directly collide with each other.

(Note: this will be tested.)
In order to prepare for this, Hamilton even turned his head to look at the two men while stepping on the brakes after reaching the braking point.

However, the old man didn't expect that Sanshui would brake too late, and Panzi would cross the line.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this operation.

It's a normal offensive and defensive action. If Hamilton were put in that position, he would probably do the same.

But the problem is that Qin Miaowan in front braked and failed to stop Verstappen, but blocked Hamilton instead.

When the old man saw the Mercedes racing car in front of him, he really wanted to curse.

But the old man had no choice but to step on the brakes and try to bypass Qin Miao's car from the outside.

At this time, Qin Miao's main attention was actually on Verstappen. He did not see Hamilton behind him on the right because of the obstruction of Verstappen's car.

If he knew that Hamilton was behind him on the right, given Qin Miao's meticulous defense, he would not have chosen to brake late, but would have chosen his own braking time according to Verstappen's braking point.

This will to some extent block Verstappen's cornering angle and create a good cornering opportunity for Hamilton.

The reason why Qin Miao chose to give Hamilton a chance at this stage is because he knew that at the Interlagos circuit, the W14 did not have an advantage over the RB19. In terms of long-distance rhythm, the W14's single lap might be as slow as 0.1~0.2.

For Qin Miao, letting Hamilton run in front, at least he can block Verstappen in front, so that Verstappen will not run further and further away after getting first place, making it impossible for him to catch up.

It's a pity that Verstappen accidentally succeeded in defusing a situation that was very dangerous for him.

Putting aside Hamilton's condition on the track at this time, Qin Miao controlled the direction of his car's turn in the middle of the track.

At this time, Verstappen had already let Qin Miao pass and started to return to the right direction.

Verstappen and Qin Miao started refueling one after another.

At this time, Qin Miao had already returned to the driving line of the track. When the grip was not so bad, the advantage of W14 in straight-line acceleration was reflected a little.

Therefore, when they arrived at T2, Qin Miao was still side by side with Verstappen, but at this time Verstappen had surpassed Qin Miao by half a car body.

After seeing this, Brother Bing actually felt gloomy inside.

Although the other two commentators were still explaining the situation on the field, they had already sighed in their hearts. Qin Miao still failed to defeat Verstappen at the start.

But Qin Miao still didn't give up.

He followed closely behind Verstappen.

Verstappen had already gained the position on the track at this time. Given his personality, it was obvious that he would not leave any space for Qin Miao to exit the corner when passing T2. After all, he now had the right to the track line in front of Qin Miao.

It was already the crucial moment in the championship race. Even if Qin Miao instinctively wanted to drive the gentleman's car, he knew to give the lead to Verstappen. Unless Verstappen encountered some accident on the track in today's race, he would definitely be second again.

In this way, the advantage that he had worked so hard to build up in the standings would be wiped out.

Therefore, Qin Miao did not completely give up his position on the track to Verstappen.

Faced with Verstappen's closing, Qin Miao just chose to give in moderately, but Qin Miao's concession was to take the initiative to ride on the shoulder of T2, instead of choosing to brake and give the position back to Verstappen. (End of this chapter)