161: Convoy Directive

After arriving at the racetrack, Qin Miao first attended the team meeting in the afternoon, at which Toto summarized some of the mistakes made by the two Mercedes drivers on the track in recent days, and put forward suggestions and methods for improvement.

Both drivers humbly accepted this, and then talked about the tactics that the team had prepared for the two drivers in the race, as well as the team instructions that might be given.

One point is clearly expressed, that is, if Qin Miao is slower than Hamilton in the main race stage, he must give up his position, and there is no room for negotiation.

Qin Miao did not express any objection to this, this morning Qin Miao received a call from Toto when she was training, and the two talked about it on the phone.

Toto's point is obvious, Hamilton is now the No. 1 driver for Mercedes, and if he's faster than you in the race, you'll have to give way to the car after taking the team's instructions.

As for what to do if Qin Miao's speed is faster than Hamilton, Toto didn't say, but it can be seen from the team's attitude towards Hamilton: It's better for you not to blow up the thorns now, and be your No. 2 driver honestly.

And it is still unknown whether Qin Miao's current main competition stage will be faster than Hamilton.

Of course, Toto didn't just call to put pressure on Qin Miao, Qin Miao's performance was good enough, and he was actually very happy, because it proved his own unique vision.

So after talking seriously about the No. 2 driver, Toto still explained to Qin Miao why he did this.

As a team leader, Toto is well aware that most of the irreconcilable conflicts are caused by misunderstandings, and the main reason for misunderstandings is poor communication or unwillingness to communicate.

So Toto asked Qin Miao to maintain his duty as a No. 2 driver, and at the same time explained the reason for his request:

"The team's car this year is not as strong as last year's, and if the drivers are infighting, the team may not be able to win this year's championship, so this year I will wronged you, become the No. 2 driver, and we will not limit the intra-team struggle after the new regulations next year."

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The team meeting also talked a lot about today's track conditions, possible weather changes, vehicle maintenance, etc.

After that, the work of the two riders was not over.

Hamilton went to a media event, and Qin Miao went to be interviewed by "Drive to Survive".

The film crew is going to do an episode of Qin Miao's exclusive "Drive to Survive" episode, that is, all the content in a single episode revolves around Qin Miao alone.

Ordinary drivers don't have this kind of treatment, but Qin Miao's current strength, whether it is F2 or F1, is enough for the film crew of "Drive to Survive" to be interested in Qin Miao.

Qin Miao can actually refuse, but Qin Miao still wants to see herself in the F1 documentary, so after receiving the invitation, she readily agreed.

The interview took place in an ordinary room, with a black curtain hanging in the background, and a bunch of people operating large and small cameras on the opposite side.

Then Qin Miao sat on the stool and answered the questions asked by the other party......

After the interview of "Drive to Survive", Qin Miao came to his lounge to watch the F2 race.

There will be a cushion race before the start of the F1 race, and there will be a cushion race in F2 before the start of this race today, and Qin Miao just has time because he does not need to participate in media activities and other team activities.

Qin Miao wanted to see how Zhou Guanyu could run without himself and Mick.

And the final result also made Qin Miao feel gratified, because Zhou Guanyu won the championship in the main stage of F2 and reached the top podium.

Qin Miao didn't watch it after Zhou Guanyu took the lead in the main race stage, with his own understanding of Zhou Guanyu, he won the championship, so Qin Miao directly put on the mask and hurried to the track from the car home.

Although Qin Miao missed Zhou Guanyu's final line, when Zhou Guanyu drove the car back to the pit lane to celebrate, he saw Qin Miao wearing a Meiben team uniform standing in the crowd, looking at himself with a face full of satisfaction, and applauding himself to celebrate.

The director also gave Qin Miao a close-up.

After all, Qin Miao was also a popular fried chicken figure in F2 back then, and now his performance is still outstanding after F1, and it is not a secret to give a close-up shot at this time, and it is no secret that Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu have a good relationship, many people know it.

After watching the F2 race and congratulating Zhou Guanyu on the spot, Qin Miao went to the pre-race press conference.

This was followed by a parade of riders.

In fact, there is another service that VIPs can enjoy before the driver parade, that is, the drivers drive their respective teams' cars and take the VIPs of the team to the track to experience.

However, Qin Miao's contract stipulates that he can not go, and drivers of Lao Han's level rarely go to this kind of activity, so there is only one Bottas busy on the track.

The ensuing parade of riders featured 20 riders standing on a board car, slowly swinging around the track for two laps, waving to the crowds around the track.

At the end of the day, the drivers returned to their respective car homes, with an hour and a half before the start of the F1 race, which was the time for the drivers to adjust.

Qin Miao, a driver who has no media activities in the contract, is so busy before the race, and there is no need to elaborate too much on how busy those drivers with a lot of media activities will be in the main race stage.

Back in the lounge, put on his noise-canceling headphones, blocking Hamilton's singing, Qin Miao lay on the sofa, closed his eyes and listened to Jay Chou's song to relax.

In such a state, Qin Miao fell asleep unconsciously.

To be honest, Qin Miao is actually a little nervous, after all, it will be the first F1 Grand Prix in his life after a while, and his starting position is still so high, if his results in this race are not good, Qin Miao's pressure will be very great.

Because in addition to the public opinion of the outside world, there is also the deadline for the three games stipulated in his contract with Meiben.

Qin Miao's spirit has actually been very tense in the past few days, and it is rare to have an opportunity to calm down and rest like now.

After his spirit relaxed a little, Qin Miao fell asleep unconsciously.

When Qin Miao woke up again, he was woken up by Barber.

After washing his face in the toilet in the lounge, he wiped the water droplets on his face and went to the toilet again, and then Qin Miao went to the track with his equipment.

The game is about to begin......

At this time, the sky in Bahrain is still bright, and the race in Bahrain is very interesting, under the deliberate arrangement of the organizers, the main race in Bahrain starts in the evening and finally runs until the sky is completely dark, and the whole track is illuminated by 495 high-brightness street lights.

This kind of environmental change is really the first time Qin Miao has experienced it in reality.

When I came out of the team's house, there were no spectators in the paddock, at most some reporters were interviewing, and the start of the race was closed to the public.

Through the middle area, Qin Miao came to the P room of the Meiben team.

At this time, Mei Ben's staff had already started to get busy, and they didn't even have time to say hello to him after seeing Qin Miao coming.

Qin Miao didn't care either, and after saying hello to Toto, he found a vacant seat and sat down, waiting for his car to be ready.

After about five minutes, the crew members who had already been prepared and were only doing the final inspection gave Frankie a thumbs up.

After receiving the signal from the team members, Frankie quickly walked to Qin Miao, who was sitting on a chair and holding a thermos cup with the devil's claw logo in one hand to drink water while shaking his legs: "The car is ready, you can make the final preparations before entering the car." ”

And looking at Qin Miao's constantly shaking legs, Frankie frowned slightly, in his memory, Qin Miao either held a mobile phone to watch videos or closed his eyes during the preparation of F2.

I won't shake my legs like I do now.

However, he quickly figured out the reason, which was a performance that Qin Miao would only have when he was nervous.

At this time, Frankie did not comfort Qin Miao, because he knew the reason for Qin Miao's nervousness, and a comforting word could play a very limited role at this time.

The people who can become F1 drivers are basically big hearts, and Frankie chooses to believe in Qin Miao's own adjustment ability, and he feels that instead of bothering himself to comfort Qin Miao, it is better to let him adjust by himself.

After hearing Frankie's words, Qin Miao didn't say anything, her right leg was still shaking, but the thermos cup in her hand had been handed to Barber by Qin Miao.

Get up and gear up.

Just as Qin Miao put on his equipment and turned around to come to his racing car, Hamilton walked in front of Qin Miao.

Looking at Hamilton, Qin Miao subconsciously thought that the other party might not be good, because after taking Hamilton's identity, Qin Miao felt that his current self could not face a junior without psychological burden.

However, Qin Miao didn't see other superfluous emotions in Hamilton's eyes, which made Qin Miao a little suspicious.

"Hi, Qin." After Hamilton came to Qin Miao, he greeted Qin Miao first.

Then Hamilton came to Qin Miao's side and said softly: "Listen to me, don't take Toto's words too seriously at today's meeting, if your speed is faster than mine, you don't need to deliberately slow down, you can attack me, and even I can give you the position." ”

Qin Miao looked at Hamilton with some amazement, he didn't understand what Hamilton was talking to him for, and wasn't it bad for him?

Do you want to show yourself as unruly on the field and give Toto the impression of disobedience to the team's discipline?

But although Hamilton lowered his voice when he talked to him, Qin Miao still had his own crew members by his side, and they could also hear it!

So Qin Miao really didn't know what the meaning of Hamilton said this for a while.

"Don't overthink it, I'm literal." Seeing Qin Miao's doubts, Hamilton explained: "On the one hand, I don't want to be in a situation like Rosberg again, and the second point is that you should also feel it, this year's Honda engine is strong enough, and our superior aerodynamics have been cut by the FIA, this year we are not as competitive as before, for the team, but also for us, at this time we should not have internal friction." ”

Looking at Hamilton who was talking eloquently in front of him, Qin Miao blinked, didn't say anything more, just nodded.

Hamilton didn't say anything more, and left after seeing Qin Miao nodding.

Looking at Hamilton who was leaving, Qin Miao smashed his mouth, but he didn't take Hamilton's words too seriously in his heart.

Although Qin Miao's social experience at this time was not very sufficient, he had also seen a lot of people on the surface and behind them during this time.

Although the old man had a high reputation in the paddock at this time, Qin Miao knew more about him because of the reports on TV.

Although the three of them had eaten together under Toto's arrangement, Qin Miao patronized and ate during the meal, and he didn't say much.

Naturally, the understanding of the old man is not particularly deep, so the authenticity of the old man's words has to be seen in the game.

However, if he really encountered Hamilton's speed faster than himself on the track, Qin Miao would still give way to the car.

Qin Miao's character is particularly strong, although he is also eager to win, but he also knows a priority, so if the team really gives Qin Miao team instructions, he will still give up the position to Hamilton.

Seeing Hamilton leave, Qin Miao got into the car, connected the equipment, and started the steering wheel.

After more than ten minutes of preparation, Frankie said in TR that the car was ready, turned his head to look at Toto, and the other party also nodded at Qin Miao.

Then Qin Miao slowly drove the car out of the P room.

In F1, drivers come out of the P-room in their cars, run a lap around the track and then head to the grid for final preparations.

"Good evening friends and audience, welcome to the ...... brought to you by Five Star Sports"

After the three commentators introduced their routine opening remarks, they immediately began to talk about the grand occasion of yesterday's qualifying session.

"Qin Miao's performance on the field was eye-catching enough, and he surprised everyone when everyone thought that his debut in the professional arena would not be too good, and even defeated his teammate seven-time champion Hamilton."

After chatting about Qin Miao's performance, he turned to the F2 race, because Zhou Guanyu had just won the championship in F2.

Although domestic fans now have Qin Miao as the main dish, and Qin Miao can basically get a good result in every race in F2, the domestic audience is more or less used to it.

But this does not prevent Zhou Guanyu from being touted by the three commentators after getting good results in F2, after all, it is difficult to support alone, if there is another Chinese driver in the F1 field, for domestic fans, every Grand Prix in the future is the New Year.

While the three commentators were chatting, Qin Miao had already driven the car to his parking grid.

Qin Miao's left side was still empty at this time, and Verstappen hadn't come over at this time.

Hamilton, who was in the rear left, also followed behind him and parked there.

(End of chapter)