221: Paul Ricard (6K, 9/19)

After all, when Qin Miao pulled him to run on the track, just like Qin Miao answered when this guest asked Qin Miao, he didn't have any reservations.

In all corners, Qin Miao was running according to the limits of the AMG GT under him.

Even if an F1 driver drives a car that is not too fast compared to an F1 car, it is terrifying to look off the track.

Because Qin Miao is pursuing the limit, many times from his point of view, Qin Miao's driving is like a beast out of control, rushing directly towards the outside of the track, or the protective wall, or the buffer zone.

Then he was stabilized by Qin Miao at the last moment, or pulled back again.

This kind of physical and mental stimulation made Qin Miao's first guest deeply feel the horror and excitement of the sport of racing.

And when he was sitting in the racing car and wandering a little out of the world, Qin Miao took off his helmet and revealed his face.

Seeing that the other party didn't react, Qin Miao took the initiative to reach over and said, "Thank you for your support of the Mercedes Petronas F1 team, and I look forward to you coming to my car next time." ”

That person came back to his senses after hearing Qin Miao's words, and after shaking Qin Miao's hand, he turned around and began to untie the seat belt on his body, although he saw Qin Miao's face when he shook hands with Qin Miao just now, but at this moment he was still indulging in the pleasure of speeding on the track just now, and he didn't find anything abnormal.

Qin Miao was a little surprised, but he wasn't in a hurry, after withdrawing his hand, his hands were folded on the helmet neatly, just to see when he could react.

And the other party had just unbuckled his seat belt and was about to open the door and get out of the car, when he suddenly paused.

Then he turned his head sharply to look at Qin Miao.

And after seeing Qin Miao's face clearly, there was an obvious pause in his whole body, and then he asked with three points of surprise and five points of disbelief: "Are you ...... Qin Miao? ”

It is worth mentioning that those fans in the past, or F1 viewers, generally called Qin Miao after seeing him: Qin.

After all, according to the habit of foreigners, they generally call people by their surnames, and only those who have a particularly good relationship will call them by their names, and unless they introduce a person to others, they will not call out all of a person's surname and first name under normal circumstances.

But as Qin Miao's results in F1 are getting better and better, and her influence is getting higher and higher, when everyone calls Qin Miao, they also start to call Qin Miao's full name according to the name of Qin Miao's hometown, that is, the domestic habit.

It can be seen that many times face is not given by others, but you find a way to earn it with your own strength.

In the face of this VIP's exclamation, Qin Miao smiled and nodded: "If nothing else, this should be my name." ”

“Oh my god!“ The other party saw Qin Miao nodding and directly holding his head with both hands, and the whole person was a little excited: "I can't believe it, it was you who took me to experience the track for the first time, my God." ”

Qin Miao shrugged her shoulders with a smile: "Then I should thank you for not throwing up on the first ride, nor did you vomit on my body." ”

"If I had known in advance that it was you, I might have vomited before I got in the car because I was too nervous." Although the other party was very excited when he saw that the person sitting next to him was Qin Miao, he still didn't forget to make a joke.

"Then I think I'll have to say thank you." Qin Miao also laughed and joked.

"No, no, no." The other party hurriedly waved his hand.

But then he asked a little excitedly, "Qin Miao, can I shake your hand again?" It didn't feel particularly real just now. ”

Qin Miao naturally had no reason to refuse, and after reaching out to shake hands with fans, Qin Miao took a photo with the other party, and also signed his name in Chinese on the chest of his Meiben team uniform.

Then the other party left with some reluctance.

However, before the other party left, Qin Miao still asked him for the right to make a video of the picture just now and release it, after all, Qin Miao still had a propaganda task on him.

The other party readily agreed.

Western countries are not good at this, portrait rights are easy to be infringed at every turn, if you use the other party's appearance without the consent of the person, the other party is really a lawsuit.

But this is just because he is Qin Miao's first guest, so Qin Miao has one more mouth.

The follow-up guest, Qin Miao, didn't ask directly, because the team's media department would take the initiative to ask.

After sending the other party away, Qin Miao put on his helmet again and started business again.

After entertaining three guests in a row, Qin Miao was ready to pick up the last guest and get off work.

And the last one is finally a girl.

The other party looks very young, and considering that foreigners are generally older than they look on the outside, this person should be underage or just an adult.

And those who can spend money to participate in this activity are basically rich people, so Qin Miao thinks that the other party may be a rich lady in Europe.

However, the identity of the other party has little to do with Qin Miao.

After making sure that the other party's seat belt was fastened, Qin Miao started his final lap.

Qin Miao's last customer didn't say much, but she clenched her fists a little nervously the whole time, and clasped her hands tightly on the car where she could fix her body.

I can see that I am really nervous.

However, Qin Miao didn't have the slightest sense of pity and cherishing the jade, where the limit of the car was, he would advance to what extent.

And then......

This girl made Qin Miao vomit.

This is the first time Qin Miao vomited today.

Fortunately, she also has a certain degree of subjective initiative, and when she felt that she was dying, she snatched the garbage bag from the car.

Seeing this, Qin Miao didn't push the subsequent corners too much, and honestly took the car back to the maintenance area.

And although this girl was played by Qin Miao and vomited, after Qin Miao took off her helmet, her eyes were really shining after she saw that the person who took her off the track was Qin Miao.

Although it hurt a little when he was pulled by the other party to ask for dozens of photos and autographs in the end, Qin Miao finally completed all his tasks and retired.

And these recorded materials will be handed over to the people in the Meiben media department to deal with, which has little to do with Qin Miao.

Soon, Qin Miao returned to the team home and changed into a racing suit, ready to participate in the third practice.

However, there is one thing to say, Paul Ricard's track can be ranked in the top three among all the tracks that Qin Miao doesn't like, and the first is naturally Monaco.

The main reason why I don't like Paul Ricard so much is that there are too few references to this track, and the blue and red piles on the track are even misleading.

But after all, he is an F1 driver, and he still has the ability to resist in this regard.

Moreover, after the proficiency of the track reached 1000, Qin Miao could even reverse mirror the outline of the track in his mind.

So although the color of the track has a certain misleading effect, Qin Miao basically didn't run the wrong place during the practice race.

In the third training stage, Qin Miao finally completed all the test tasks of the team.

At the end of the final three exercises, Qin Miao's final ranking ranked third.

I looked at the mat race, and then the race came to the qualifying stage.

However, there was an accident at the beginning of qualifying.

In less than a minute from Q1, Yuki Tsunoda went to the wall, and the first red flag of Q1 was dispatched on the spot.

Fortunately, at this time, neither of the two drivers came out, and there was no loss of tires.

With about half a minute to go before the end of the first practice, Mick Schumacher rushed off the track again, triggering a yellow flag, which then turned into a red flag.

Fortunately, at this time, Qin Miao and Hamilton had already completed a valid result of their Q1, and the only unlucky guy was Stroll, whose last flight lap ended without even running the race.

And Qin Miao also relied on the results of her first flight lap to rank seventh and successfully qualified.

Due to lack of time, Q1 will not restart.

Q2, Qin Miao's race is different from the past, when Q2 came out, Qin Miao did not continue to use soft tires, but changed to a new set of neutral tires like other drivers.

It's not that Qin Miao's ability to protect tires is gone, but the team's strategy team wants Qin Miao to change a set of tactics and run neutral tires to see the effect.

And this week, Pirelli gave the tyre formula at the Paul Ricard circuit for C4-C2, which is the middle three tyres.

When Qin Miao tested, the soft tires were really fast on this track, but the speed of wear was also very fast, which was beyond imagination.

So much so that with Qin Miao's ability to protect tires, he can't use soft tires to stop red and yellow on the Paul Ricard track, and there is a certain feasibility of stopping red and white, but according to calculations, the speed of doing so will not be ideal.

And if she does this, Qin Miao will inevitably encounter this situation of being afraid in the process of the game.

Just like Baku in the last game, he had to slow down to protect his tires in the late run.

If it weren't for Verstappen's mistake, Qin Miao would have been the runner-up in that game.

According to the team's simulation, if Qin Miao starts with yellow tires and then stops for white tires, his lap time may be about two seconds slower than the overall time of the red and yellow stops.

But according to Qin Miao's ability to protect the tire, as well as Qin Miao's offensive and defensive abilities in the last two games, he may have more things to show on the field.

Even if he encounters the same situation as the last Baku again, Qin Miao doesn't have to worry about running out of tires, so he can only slow down and protect his tires.

At least Qin Miao had enough tires for him to rush on the track throughout the race.

Of course, these are just the calculations of the team, and they can be regarded as a set of tactics listed for Qin Miao.

And Qin Miao actually has other tactics to choose, but Qin Miao really doesn't know a lot about tactics, and as a driver, he doesn't receive a lot of information from his perspective on the track, and more often Qin Miao mainly listens to the tactics that the team has arranged for him.

So in the first flight lap of Q2, Qin Miao used neutral tires.

And it's not just Qin Miao, almost all the drivers have changed to neutral tires on the first flight lap of Q2.

Qin Miao's first flight lap was very good, and after the run, he came behind Hamilton, and the lap time was only 0.11 seconds slower than his teammates.

After having this result, Qin Miao didn't go out again for the purpose of protecting tires, and with Qin Miao's result, it was almost half a second above the cut-off line of Q3, which was basically a steady entry into Q3.

With Qin Miao's laziness, he would definitely not run anymore.

In the end, Qin Miao ranked fifth after the stop in Q2 and advanced.

Q3。

Because of the special situation in the practice stage of this Grand Prix, Qin Miao used a lot less tires in the practice stage, and even if Qin Miao drove two new sets of tires in the Q3 stage, he still had a new set of soft tires to use in the main race stage.

So Qin Miao and his crew members were the only ones in the paddock who didn't have tire anxiety.

After a short break, Qin Miao began his Q3 flight circle.

However, Qin Miao was not the first to fly in Q3, the first driver to take to the track to start the flight lap was Verstappen, and then Pérez.

Qin Miao is behind the two Red Bull drivers, and behind him is Hamilton.

The four drivers of the two teams started their own flying laps almost one after the other.

And after Hamilton crossed the line at the end, the results of the four drivers that the audience was most concerned about came out.

Verstappen was first, Hamilton was second, Qin Miao was third, and Pérez was fourth.

After a little rest in the middle, Qin Miao was released to run the second flight lap when there were still three minutes before the end of the race.

In the end, Qin Miao's flying lap results were in line with the expectations of the team and most people for Qin Miao's speed.

Three green dans, the final score is 1:30.3.

Normally, this result is very good, but there is a pervert in today's qualifying, Verstappen doesn't know how to run, the second and third time periods of Q3 are purple, and the final result directly breaks through 1 minute 30 seconds to a terrifying 1:29.9.

And Hamilton and Qin Miao could only succumb to Verstappen in the end.

After the final qualifying session, Verstappen was first, Hamilton was second, Qin Miao was third, and Pérez was fourth.

As you can see from this ranking, Verstappen will have to face the pressure of the two Mercedes cars from the start of the race.

And his team-mate Sergio Pérez couldn't provide him with any support at this time.

After the qualifying session, the director gave the camera to the P room of the Mercedes team.

Toto in the team's P room didn't see the two drivers starting the front row that he would like to see the most, but the two drivers started in two or three rows, which was what he expected.

So after seeing this picture, Toto also heartily applauded his two favorite generals.

On the other side, the Red Bull Racing P room is happier.

From a fairy tale point of view, Mercedes is the dragon, and Red Bull is the brave man who challenges the dragon.

So after defeating an opponent who was stronger than him, everyone in the P room of Red Bull Racing was jubilant.

The audience also gave Verstappen a round of applause as he parked his car in the parking position and got out of the car to wave to them.

After a while, Qin Miao and Hamilton also brought their cars back to the grid position of the track.

After Qin Miao got out of the car, the scene suddenly rang out with the cheers of Verstappen when he waved his hand just now, and when he turned his head, he saw that the audience was shouting and applauding at him.

Qin Miao also smiled and waved at them.

It is worth mentioning that although there were not many spectators in this game, Qin Miao still saw domestic fans holding the national flag at the scene.

As the saying goes, domestic audiences are like street walkers, and they can be seen anywhere in the world.

After seeing them, Qin Miao naturally smiled and waved at them, no matter what, it was love to be able to come to the scene to support him, and he had to show an attitude.

After the post-race interview, the host asked Qin Miao: After running so many races and winning the championship twice, when will Qin Miao get the first pole position in his career?

Faced with this problem, Qin Miao was also very helpless, he was really working hard, but Verstappen and Hamilton's ability in qualifying was a bit against the sky.

Qin Miao's ranking ability of 91 points can only barely keep up with their rhythm, if you want to surpass it, you have to work your ranking ability for a period of time, and then you can surpass these two people.

So at this stage, if I want to grab a pole position from them, in addition to strengthening my lap speed, I also need to wait for an opportunity for these two to make a mistake.

However, for Qin Miao, a rookie and the identity of the No. 2 driver of Meiben, Qin Miao's results and performance at this stage are absolutely perfect.

After smiling and conveying his meaning, Qin Miao's interview session ended.

After the interview was over, Qin Miao returned to the team and cleaned up and started fan activities.

Although only 30% of the spectators were brought in on Friday, even though the number of spectators was small, it was also a spectator, which is the basis of the meal of the commercial league of F1, so if there is no urgency, you still have to interact with the fans after the game.

However, for facing fans, Qin Miao has gone from being embarrassed and overwhelmed at the beginning to now being at ease and retracting freely.

Now going to meet and interact with fans will not consume too much energy for Qin Miao.

Saturday is the end of work faster than Thursday and Friday, after all, tomorrow is the main competition, and if you are too late today, it will have a serious impact on the player's competitive state on the second day.

Qin Miao returned to the hotel at seven o'clock in the evening.

At Bobble's urging, he ate a supper that was quite full of color and flavor, and then went to sleep.

When it comes to eating, Qin Miao has a talent that makes Hamilton envious of the separation of the quality wall.

That is, Qin Miao never had to worry about being overweight.

F1 drivers keep their weight under tight control before each Grand Prix, not putting themselves below the FIA's requirements or exceeding the team's requirements.

And this value is generally kept within one kilogram.

Therefore, many riders will spend time on weight loss or weight gain before the start of the race.

And Qin Miao has never had any troubles in this regard, he is basically not very fat, and his weight is also falling very slowly, and he usually eats whatever he wants.

Hamilton was also by chance, when he was about to talk to Qin Miao about the plan for the media event in the team's lounge, Hamilton pushed open the door and saw Qin Miao eating violently.

Then Hamilton knew that Qin Miao would not get fat if he wanted to eat whatever he wanted, and Hamilton's eyes turned red on the spot.

……

The next day is the main race.

Qin Miao came to the track very early, after all, there were still pre-race activities before the start of the race.

For example, a parade of drivers and a number of meet-and-greets with the team's VIPs.

After all, there are spectators entering today, and F1 has implemented the business philosophy that the spectators are God throughout its own event.

Therefore, although the audience who came to the scene today was only half of that of previous years, all the processes were not missing.

After all these miscellaneous things were completed, Qin Miao went to the P room of the team to start the pre-race preparations.

Today, Tsunoda started in the pit lane during the race, so there were only 19 cars on the track.

However, Tsunoda was able to finish the pre-race preparations on the track.

After that, the staff of Qin Miao and Mei Ben were familiar with the road.

Soon, all the staff withdrew, and the warm-up circle began.

It is worth mentioning that because two cars withdrew from the race in Azerbaijan due to punctures, and because the business of Beless Endurance in the Netherlands was devastating because of Verstappen's kick, Pirelli increased the tire pressure on the rear tires of all the drivers.

Because the tire pressure is high, the tire is hard, the contact area with the ground is small, and the corresponding grip and wear will be reduced, and it is unlikely that there will be a puncture in the car like the last race.

After the warm-up lap came back, the five red lights came on one by one and the race began.

Qin Miao and Hamilton both started very well, but neither of them was faster than the other, and Verstappen's start was also good.

So after the start, the distance between the three was not narrowed, nor was it pulled away.

Red Bull's Pérez, on the other hand, was slow to get off the start, at least for the top three riders, and even Sainz behind him finished a wheel-to-wheel ride with him after the start.

But after all, Wofa gave up on the development of the car early this season, and like Haas, he invested most of his resources in the development of the car after the new regulations were implemented next season.

So Pérez finally secured his position.

Just when everyone thought that the start of the race was about to end here, Verstappen, who started from pole position, had an accident.

He came out of the T1 corner with some inexplicable pushes and sprinted off the track at Turn 1.

Hamilton naturally couldn't give up this sky-high wealth, and directly took the leading position in his hands.

And Qin Miao also wanted to pick up a bargain after discovering it, but Qin Miao was still a little far away from Verstappen after all, and Qin Miao's exit speed was not as fast as Hamilton's exit speed due to turbulence, so it was naturally more difficult to catch up with Verstappen.

When Qin Miao was about to overtake, Verstappen was accidentally stuck in front of Qin Miao.

However, it is as strong as Verstappen, and it still takes a little time to rush out of the track and return to the track and find his normal driving rhythm on the track, so Qin Miao continued to tap on the follow-up track, and finally completed the overtaking of Verstappen on the straight between T7 and T8.

So far, Meiben has a dream start of two cars, and the starting order of the second and third has come to one or two.

(End of chapter)