How did I become an F1 driver?

After the interview, Qin Miao went to the small black room, put his arm around Leclerc, who had also finished the post-race interview, and said, "You're great! I thought you were going to get fourth after starting eighth in this race, but I didn't expect you to get on the podium."

Leclerc rolled his eyes and said, "You're teasing me when I'm fourth, and you're surprised when I'm third? This is all about strength, mate!"

Of course he thought so. Leclerc put away his joking thoughts and said seriously: "I think Red Bull gave Perez a chance in this race. There must be something wrong with Perez's car in the late stage. His car lost speed seriously in the late stage of the race."

"No way? Could Red Bull's car have problems in two consecutive races? Tire failure? Not really. I remember Perez and Verstappen both used hard tires. Verstappen was very aggressive in the late stages of the race. I almost couldn't finish first."

Leclerc: ?
To be inferior?

the first?

"I'm not sure if that was the reason, but Perez's car had a problem."

"It seems that you are really not unlucky anymore, congratulations!" Qin Miao patted Leclerc's shoulder with a happy face.

"How can a child cry every day, or a gambler lose every day?"

……

After the race, the drivers' rankings and scores are as follows:
P1: Qin Miao +26 (fastest lap)
P2: Verstappen +18
P3: Leclerc +15
P4: Perez +12
P5: Norris +10
P6: Alonso +8
P7: Russell +6
P8: Piastri +4
P9: Hamilton +2
P10: Tsunoda +1
Qin Miao's performance in today's game needs no further explanation, but Pan Zi was just one step behind.

But to be honest, if Leclerc hadn't helped Qin Miao block that lap on the track, Verstappen would definitely have been the champion of this race.

This shows how important it is to have a qualified second driver. He was really awesome at the critical moment.

Leclerc's performance was particularly good. After all, he started from eighth place and still made it to the podium, which was basically impeccable.

After the race, Leclerc also won the best driver of the race.

After all, he was able to start from eighth place and get on the podium. If Qin Miao didn’t give the best driver title to him, he couldn’t think of who else could get this honor.

The other drivers are all in the positions they are supposed to be in. The most surprising one here might be Lynk & Co’s Tsunoda.

He once again entered the points zone at home and brought a point for Lynk & Co.

For local car fans, this is a consolation for Verstappen after he missed the championship.

But before that, don't forget that Lynk & Co and Ricciardo have an agreement. If Ricciardo does not defeat his teammate Tsunoda in qualifying or the race, Ricciardo's position will be unstable.

Not to mention the qualifying round, Tsunoda even broke through the shackles of the Earth Group and entered the top ten in his home field, while in the race Ricciardo retired directly in the first lap due to a car accident, so there was no direct comparison.

Although it was unlucky to retire in the first lap, you can tell me whether Ricciardo failed to defeat Tsunoda or not? !
Therefore, Lynk & Co decided internally the day after the race to let Ye Yifei replace Ricciardo and participate in the Chinese Grand Prix two weeks later.

Originally this was just internal information, and Lynk & Co was not planning to make it public in the short term.

But for some reason, the news quickly spread within the paddock.

Qin Miao: Don’t look at me! I don’t know!

Although domestic car fans were somewhat surprised by Lynk & Co's approach, they all welcomed it.

After all, they were already very happy to have Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu, and now there is Ye Yifei, it’s triple happiness!
However, foreign fans have a different view on this matter. After all, no matter what, taking down a driver without any warning, this...

what?
Red Bull does this all the time?

But even if Red Bull wants to sign a driver, it is not as quick as Lynk & Co. Red Bull will still give the driver at least five races to get back to his form.

There have only been four races this season, and even in these four races, Ricciardo has never defeated his teammate in either qualifying or the race...

Damn, it seems that there is nothing wrong with Lynk & Co taking over Ricardo...

But even though many people think that there is nothing wrong with Lynk & Co's actions, there are still some people who are dissatisfied.

Of course, Lynk & Co also gave Ricardo a decent exit.

Lynk & Co gave Ricciardo three options. One was to let Ye Yifei run in the Shanghai Grand Prix, and Ricciardo would still run for the rest of the season, but this was Ricciardo's last driver contract at Lynk & Co.

This contract sounds extremely tempting, but for a driver like Ricciardo who once stood at the top of the mountain, this contract is actually full of humiliation.

After all, no matter what, Ricciardo was a driver for Red Bull. Although he never won the world championship, in 14, Ricciardo also won the third place in the driver's championship and many grand prix championships.

How do others view a driver like this who once had the ability to compete for the world championship and gave up his position to a newcomer?

The other option is that Ricciardo will give up his position directly, and Lynk & Co will still pay Ricciardo's salary according to his contract, but he will no longer receive the prize money for the race. He will become a reserve driver to develop the car for the team and run in the simulator until the end of the 24th season.

The advantage of this choice is that if Ye Yifei's performance in Lynk & Co is not as good as Ricardo's and he crashes frequently, Ricardo has a chance to become an official driver of Lynk & Co again.

The last option is like when Ricciardo left McLaren, Lynk & Co will pay off the remaining salary for this year in one lump sum, and Ricciardo can leave the team on the spot and go to Red Bull to receive a salary.

There is nothing much to say about this choice. For both Lynk & Co and Ricardo, it is a once-and-for-all choice.

Ricardo's final choice was beyond the expectations of everyone at Lynk & Co.

He chose the first one.

In the Shanghai station, he let Ye Yifei play as a substitute, while he ran the rest of the season.

After some internal discussions, Lynk & Co and Ricardo reached a consensus: After the accident at the Japanese Grand Prix, although no problems were found in Ricardo's body at the first time, a slight fracture in his palm was found during a follow-up examination after the race. Therefore, Ricardo will miss the Shanghai race, and Ye Yifei will replace him in the Shanghai race.

Foreign fans who had originally thought that Ye Yifei would completely replace Ricardo breathed a sigh of relief, while domestic fans felt a little sorry about this but were willing to accept this result.

After all, you can always see Ye Yifei at Shanghai Station, right?

Three Chinese drivers will participate in the F1 Chinese Grand Prix at the same time. Just thinking about it makes me tremble with excitement.

After the race, the overall points standings for this race are as follows:

1. Qin Miao: 96
2. Max Verstappen: 62
3. Leclerc: 57
4. Perez: 52
5. Norris: 33
6. Piastri: 30
7. Alonso: 22
8. Russell: 20
9. Hamilton: 16
10. Stroll: 9
11. Kakuda: 7
12. Hulkenberg: 3
13. Magnussen: 1
The team standings are as follows: 1. Ferrari: 153
2. Red Bull: 114
3. McLaren: 63
4. Mercedes: 36
5. Aston Martin: 31
6. Lynk & Co: 7
7. Haas: 4
8. Williams: 0
9. Alfa Romeo: 0
10.Alpine: 0
After the race, Qin Miao attended the post-race press conference in Japan and did not attend the team meeting. He packed up and flew back to China on the same day.

Although the Shanghai Grand Prix will start two weeks after the Japanese Grand Prix, Qin Miao's influence in the country is too great. In addition, this is Qin Miao's first home Grand Prix after entering F1, so Qin Miao has no choice but to take it seriously.

Not to mention that Qin Miao has been looking forward to this game for a long time.

Therefore, Qin Miao will not miss any pre-match marketing activities.

Qin Miao doesn't even do this to make money. He does this purely to thank his fans for their support. It's a disguised way of giving back to his fans.

After returning to China, Qin Miao went back to his home in Shanghai as soon as possible.

At this time, Qin Miao's family were all at home. Although the house provided by the system was not big, it had enough rooms to accommodate Qin Miao's family.

After opening the door, he saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law standing on both sides of the living room with their arms outstretched, and little Muchu was standing tremblingly between them.

But after standing for a while, he fell down because his leg muscles were not fully developed and he lacked strength.

The hands that had been prepared long ago quickly protected the little girl.

But despite this, the two old men still laughed heartily.

After all, it is rare for a child less than one year old to be able to take a few steps without being held by an adult.

The sound of Qin Miao opening the door also attracted the attention of the family, and they all looked towards the door in confusion.

"Sanshui? What a kid you are. Why didn't you tell me you were coming back? I'll let Xiaomeng pick you up." When the mother-in-law saw Qin Miao at the door, a smile appeared on her face. Although her words were full of reproach, it was not difficult to hear the other party's concern from her words.

As she spoke, the mother-in-law picked up little Muchu and walked towards Qin Miao.

Qin Miao quickly put down the suitcase he was holding, took his daughter in his hands, and then placed her in his arms.

"It's okay, Mom. I'm not someone who doesn't know the way. I can come back by myself so Xiao Meng doesn't have to make an extra trip."

After chatting with his mother-in-law and greeting his father-in-law, Qin Miao turned his gaze to Xiao Muchu: "Daughter, do you still recognize me? Call me daddy."

"Dad." Little Muchu stared at Qin Miao's face and called out in a babbling voice.

"Hey, my dear girl, you are getting more and more adept at calling daddy now!" After hearing little Muchu call him daddy, Qin Miao felt that all his fatigue was swept away. All the exhaustion he had experienced during the Japanese Grand Prix disappeared completely. He couldn't help but kiss little Muchu's chubby little face.

"During the time when you were away, Xiao Meng had nothing to do so I taught her how to call dad. Now she can call mom and dad very skillfully." said the mother-in-law with a smile.

"Really?" Qin Miao's eyes lit up, and he kissed the little guy again, and then said to his father-in-law and mother-in-law: "Mom and Dad, thank you for taking care of the children."

"What's the big deal? If we don't take care of our own granddaughter, who will?" The father-in-law pretended to be unhappy and looked at Qin Miao, then put on a smile on his face again: "The Japanese race this time was good. I remember when I watched the broadcast, the fans at the scene were very excited when Verstappen just appeared. After you won that game, all the Japanese fans at the scene were depressed, hahaha!"

Qin Miao also smiled and asked, "Where's Xiao Meng?"

My mother-in-law said, "She's working in the study. This girl has been busy recently. Isn't the next competition in Shanghai? So she has to consider all the invitations to domestic activities. She is still dealing with these things now."

"Okay, I'll go see her." Qin Miao nodded and prepared to turn around to get his luggage.

"Oh, just put it down, let us do it." Mother-in-law pushed Qin Miao away.

It was really hard to reject the kindness of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, so after thanking them, Qin Miao carried his daughter to the study.

Gently pushing open the door, little Muchu seemed to have guessed his father's thoughts and said nothing the whole time. He curiously peeked into the study.

Qin Miao held his daughter in his arms and gave her a look, then the two of them tiptoed to Qiu Meng's side.

Soft music was playing in the room. Qiu Meng, wearing a pair of micro-framed anti-blue light glasses, stared at the screen in front of her. The glasses added a touch of intellectual beauty to Qiu Meng, who was originally cute.

Qin Miao was stunned for a moment.

It was only after Xiao Muchu reached out and patted Qin Miao's arm that Qin Miao finally reacted and tiptoed behind Qiu Meng with his daughter.

Qin Miao then lifted Xiao Muchu over Qiu Meng's head and inserted Xiao Muchu between Qiu Meng and the computer screen.

Qin Muchu:?

Am I the tool for you two to say hello? ! !

Qiu Meng was looking at the additional conditions of Qin Miao's endorsement contract when she suddenly saw a pair of chubby little feet with a pink diaper on them.

As a mother, Qiu Meng's instinct was to realize that the little thing in front of her was her daughter.

He subconsciously reached out and took the little thing, and then Qiu Meng turned back belatedly.

After seeing Qin Miao, the eyes behind the plain lenses were full of surprise: "Brother! You are back!"

Qin Miao smiled and bent down to hug his wife and daughter, and said with a smile: "I'm back."

……

After returning home, Qin Miao originally wanted to take a day off and then start various activities before the Shanghai Grand Prix the next day.

But no, I can’t take a day off.

On the day he returned home, someone took a picture of Qin Miao leaving the airport wearing a mask and a hat.

Then the news of Qin Miao's return to China spread like wildfire.

To be honest, Qin Miao was completely stunned when he found out that he was recognized because of a photo.

I have a complete mask and hat, how did you recognize me? (End of this chapter)