202: A perfect start

And after the driver parade, the team has already started to push the car out of the pit lane and transport it towards the track.

After the parade was over, Qin Miao and Hamilton first went to the team house in Meiben to change into racing clothes, and then rushed to the track.

After completing all the pre-race activities and preparations on the track, Qin Miao came to her starting position.

Hit the track, gear up, and get into the car.

Qin Miao started twelfth today, and the starting position was on the outside of the track.

But here's the beauty of the Monte Carlo circuit, which is not like the others, with the inside of the track not having the same grip as the outside.

Because it's a road, there's plenty of grip on the track no matter where it is.

However, there is still something not very good about the start of this position, that is, the line into T1 is basically blocked by the car on the inside line.

If the car on the inside didn't let it, Qin Miao's entry into the corner would be very uncomfortable.

Of course, if Qin Miao's start is good enough, he also has a chance to change his life against the sky.

After making sure that his car was in good condition, Qin Miao buckled his seat belt, fixed the headrest, and started the steering wheel program.

After the steering wheel warmed up, Qin Miao closed his eyes and calmed down some of the agitated emotions in his heart, and then reached out and gently patted the steering wheel of his racing car three times.

The buff is good, Qin Miao has no worries.

And just as Qin Miao closed his eyes and waited for the game to start, a voice suddenly came from the TR.

"Radio test, can Qin Miao hear it?"

"Radio test, the sound is clear." Qin Miao replied.

After making sure that the radio communication was normal, Frankie added: "I have good news for you, Leclerc has withdrawn, and the explanation given by Ferrari is that Leclerc's left rear wheel has a problem with the driveshaft, and the car cannot be driven properly." ”

Qin Miao was naturally happy as soon as she heard the news, after all, this news meant that she had one less opponent on the field, and she had advanced one place in the rankings, but then Qin Miao was a little puzzled, why did Ferrari have a problem with the left rear wheel? Even if it was because of yesterday's crash, wasn't the place where he crashed the suspension of the left front wheel?

So Qin Miao asked a little puzzled: "Why is this happening?" ”

Frankie didn't know the exact reason, but it wasn't so strange to think that the other party was a Ferrari: "It's a Ferrari after all." ”

Qin Miao nodded when he heard this: "Also, there will always be some strange problems in Ferrari. ”

And the TR of the team where Qin Miao chatted with Frankie can also be heard by other teams, but the staff of the team who are specially responsible for listening to the TR of other teams can hear it, such as Binotto and Toto, who can't hear it.

They also learned about the information of other convoys through these people.

And the corners of Ferrari's mouth twitched after hearing Qin Miao and Frankie say this, but they couldn't say anything to refute.

Because that's Ferrari.

Of course, although Leclerc was reimbursed for the race in Monaco, the starting position of the other drivers did not change, but the place that belonged to Leclerc was vacated.

And in addition to making the people of Ferrari a little uncomfortable with this news, there is also a person who even has a conflict of interest with Ferrari who is very uncomfortable after knowing about it.

That man was Toto Wolf.

Because if Qin Miao hadn't been punished, Qin Miao would have been able to start first in this game.

With Qin Miao's defensive ability and tire protection ability, coupled with the track characteristics of the Monaco track, as long as there is no problem with the team's pit stop strategy, he can prevent Verstappen from doubting his life in this race.

Another sub-station championship will also fall on Qin Miao's head because of this.

It's a pity that there is no if.

Soon, the pre-race preparation time was over, and the staff of each team left the field with their belongings, leaving only the staff in charge of tire temperature on the track.

Qin Miao also opened her eyes and adjusted her breathing.

It is worth mentioning that after Qin Miao opened his eyes, he found that a bright five-star red flag hung down from a residential building in front of him on his right.

Although Qin Miao's vision was blocked by the flip-flops of his racing car and he couldn't see the other party's people, Qin Miao knew that although he was thousands of miles apart, there were still people supporting him.

Although I don't know why, after seeing this bright five-star red flag, Qin Miao's confidence and confidence in her heart are obviously more sufficient.

Soon, as time went on, all the crew on site were withdrawn, leaving only 19 cars on the track.

With two green lights lit up on the track, Verstappen's car in front of him started up, followed by Sain Snorris.

Qin Miao followed behind Ao Kang.

At the end of the tire warming circle, Qin Miao also encountered a small traffic jam.

The drivers in front of them are slowing down as much as possible to cool down the tires of the car in front of them even more.

Qin Miao also knew this little trick, so he also grinded on the track for a while before entering his starting position, constantly burning tires to overheat his tires.

With the last two Haas in place, the countdown to the Monaco Grand Prix has officially begun.

Five red lights came on one after the other.

Qin Miao's racing steering wheel has a small upgrade in Monaco, that is, the clutch trigger method has been modified.

Changed the pressed hair to loose hair.

That is, after Qin Miao pressed the clutch button, the clutch would not jam the engine's transmission shaft to provide power to the tires, but would not give power until Qin Miao pressed the clutch and then released the clutch button.

Although this starting style is a bit counter-intuitive, it has been tested by the team and is on average about 0.05 seconds faster than the compression.

The only obstacle that needed to be overcome was to get the riders to change their starting habits.

And the last thing F1 drivers lack is perseverance, so this upgrade is not a big problem.

Qin Miao was also familiar with this method of operation in Brackley's factory.

Amid the roar of 19 F1 engines, five red lights come on and go off.

"Five red lights go out! It's game on! ”

Qin Miao didn't know how the group in front started Qin Miao, but he felt that his start was definitely a super level performance, and he could obviously see that Ricardo in front of him was half a beat slower than him, and Aokang in front of him was obviously being chased by himself.

Because it was a rear start, the distance from Qin Miao to T1 was relatively far.

So from the start to the T1, Qin Miao had enough time to try to overtake these two cars.

Ocon started slightly faster than Ricardo, so there was just enough space between the two cars to fit in.

Qin Miao naturally knew that Ao Kang would never give up his position so easily, so after seeing this gap, he directly drilled into it.

Qin Miao naturally knew that Ao Kang would never give up his position so easily, so after seeing this gap, he directly drilled into it.

Fortunately, Ricardo was experienced enough to know that he had a slow start, and Qin Miao got in again.

If he didn't let it, it would inevitably cause a big accident, so after seeing Qin Miao come in, although Ricardo didn't slow down, he still made a little direction to the inside, giving Qin Miao a wider bending space.

And Qin Miao also successfully relied on the start to successfully go up to a position and came to the inside.

Ao Kang found out that Qin Miao had come to the inside line, and his relative speed was faster than his own, so he would definitely not let Qin Miao overtake him so comfortably.

Moreover, the Geo Venaz in front of Qin Miao also started relatively ordinary, and there was no space between him and Ao Kang for Qin Miao to insert in.

So Qin Miao could only reluctantly let go of the throttle, and whether he could surpass Aokang next would depend on the next two drivers' treatment of T1.

If Qin Miao's operation is beautiful enough, then he will be able to start and directly enter the points area in two positions.

Qin Miao kept staring at Ao Kang, and observed Gio Venaz in front of him.

Soon, Aokang and Qin Miao came to the T1 brake area side by side.

Qin Miao adjusted her brake ratio forward by 2% and stared at Ao Kang deadly.

If you want T1 to enter the corner and have the right to the line, then Qin Miao must be in front of Aokang when entering the corner, and if you want to do this, Qin Miao relies on the braking performance of the car in addition to the braking performance of the car, and relies on the brakes that are later than Aokang.

Qin Miao just waited until Aokang started braking before stepping on the brakes.

If it weren't for the fact that this was not a corner with brakes, Qin Miao deliberately adjusted his brake counterweight forward by 2% before braking, and the braking efficiency was greatly improved, and he would have crashed into Giovinaz in front of him when he braked late.

But the fact is that Qin Miao did not hit the Giovinaz in front of him, and also managed to overtake Aokang before entering the corner with a half-front wing advantage and won the right to the line.

If it was another track, the kind with a buffer zone, Qin Miao would definitely not mind directly blocking Aokang's entry line and squeezing him out of the track.

But this is the Monte Carlo circuit, and the buffer zone simply does not exist.

Therefore, Qin Miao still left a certain amount of space for Aokang, but this space was not enough for Aokang to forcibly insert it on the outside, and he could only give oil later when he came out of the corner to ensure that he did not lose his position.

And Qin Miao also completed a feat of starting to surpass two people.

However, at this time, the director focused all his attention on the competition for the three drivers in the front row, the camera was not aimed at Qin Miao, and the ranking on the left did not come out, except for the audience at the scene, no one knew that Qin Miao had surpassed the two at the start.

After that, the Monte Carlo circuit straightened out all the cars.

Until T8, there were no more cars on the track that were still side by side.

When Verstappen, who was in first place, arrived at T18, the director of the Monaco scene released the driver standings on the left.

The first was Verstappen, followed by Sainz, Norris.

If there are no accidents on the track, the race is over and the top three will definitely be the top three.

This is the Monaco Grand Prix of Formula 1.

And these three are followed by: Gasly, Hamilton, Vettel, PΓ©rez, Giovinaz, Qin Miao, Ocon, Stroll, Kimi, Ricciardo, Alonso, Russell, Latifi, Mick, Mazepin.

Ricciardo's loss from the start clearly cost him more than a spot, and it is believed that he will not have a good time in the McLaren team after this game.

Except for Qin Miao, the rankings of the others have not changed much.

"Huh?! Qin Miao started two rankings! With the emergence of the rankings, the three commentators saw that Qin Miao's ranking had changed drastically.

"Qin Miao, now ninth, has come to the points area!" Brother Bing was also very surprised.

Brother Ran said with some hatred: "What's going on with the director, playback!" How can Monaco not replay such an amazing overtaking at the start? ”

The other two commentators also nodded in agreement.

"yes, this director is too unprofessional."

[Qin Miao! 】

[It has to be you]

[Damn, is this Ferrari's outcast?] 】

[What is the abandoned son of Ferrari, Qin Miao is a Ferrari who took the initiative to leave, it can only be said that Qin Miao has a foresight and jumped out of the quagmire of Ferrari early. 】

[Monaco, I'm really convinced, the lens won't cut, you can't catch overtaking, you can't play the playback, I think you still don't want to be a director, find a factory to make screws as soon as possible]

[The director should pay attention to the timing of entering the factory]

The grumpy old buddies who posted it scolded on the spot after seeing the operation of the director.

And after Qin Miao completed two overtakes and stabilized his position, Frankie's voice also came from the TR: "Well done!" It's fantastic. ”

The staff on the side of Toto and Meiben couldn't help but applaud happily after seeing Qin Miao's overtaking.

And Qin Miao was also relieved, to be honest, these two overtakings were very dangerous, they were all forcibly spelled out by Qin Miao, but if there is a little mistake, it is either a crash and you need to enter the pit stop to change things or retire directly.

But now, Qin Miao got the position he wanted, and there was no car damage.

When the second circle was halfway through, amid the commentary and the audience's scolding, the director finally sent out Qin Miao's first perspective in the initial stage.

After seeing it, the three commentators naturally praised it, after all, Qin Miao's detailed operation and courage at this start were all top-notch.

If you want to change to an ordinary F1 driver, the opportunity is in front of him, and he may not have the courage of Qin Miao to forcibly exploit those gaps.

Even if they really have the courage, their operations may not be as meticulous as Qin Miao's.

However, after Qin Miao's overtaking, the race fell into a dull situation, after all, it is really difficult for this season's car to overtake.

The Wind Breaker that Qin Miao had sat on could indeed provide a lot of downforce to the car, but at the same time, the air flow that was discharged through the Wind Breaker Wing was all turbulence.

To a certain extent, these turbulences will destroy the aerodynamic effect of the rear car, and the downforce of the rear car will be reduced accordingly.

The DRS zone on the Monaco circuit is too short, and unless there is a mistake on the part of the driver in front of you, it is really difficult to overtake.

Qin Miao is now encountering such a problem.

Giovinaz in front of him was really unhappy, and Qin Miao didn't save his tires to run, but he just couldn't catch up with him in a short time.

It wasn't until the fifth lap that Qin Miao found that Giovinaz had made a small mistake after the T19 corner, and the line after the car was not full.

Qin Miao's eyes lit up after seeing this, and the ERS, which had been useless, began to output at full power, and at the same time, DRS was turned on.

(End of chapter)