257: Dutch Grand Prix (Free 2/5)
At this time, the team standings are as follows:
1: Mercedes: 401
2: Red Bull: 277
3: McLaren: 156
4: Ferrari: 158
5οΌAlpineοΌ66
6: Aston Martin: 60
7: Little Red Bull: 56
8: Williams: 12
9: Alfa Romeo: 1
At the end of the race, Red Bull Racing dropped two places in the standings.
Perhaps in the eyes of some spectators, it is nothing to drop two places in the constructors' championship, after all, there are Williams and Alfa Romeo below Little Red Bull, and there is also a Haas foundation who has not scored points in the middle of the season.
However, it is important to know that the F1 team will have a dividend at the end of the year, and the amount of the bonus is calculated according to the team's points ranking.
Little Red Bull Racing dropped two places in the rankings, which means that Little Red Bull Racing's year-end dividend will be 5 million US dollars less.
So this is news that is a little crazy for everyone at Little Red Bull Racing.
And Qin Miao and Mei Ben are also firmly seated in Diaoyutai, although it is a pity that they did not get on the podium last time after the race, but Qin Miao and his crew also know that this is force majeure, so they are quite open to it.
After Qin Miao's race, after finishing the post-race interview, when she returned to the team's P room to pack her things, Toto, French and others came over to comfort Qin Miao.
In their opinion, Qin Miao will definitely be on the podium in this game, but because of such a rain, Qin Miao and Hamilton are locked in the third and fourth places.
But that's F1.
Although Qin Miao's inner thoughts were the same as everyone in the team, in the face of the comfort of others, Qin Miao would also show a look of enlightenment, and he was awakened by the other party's words.
After all, taking care of the emotions of other people in the team, they will also be more efficient when working, and there are also many hidden benefits for Qin Miao.
After the race, I participated in the post-race interview, and I didn't really start the race today, so the team basically didn't collect much data and analysis, and didn't find any problems to summarize, so the team engineer meeting didn't need to be held later.
After returning to the team to pack up his things, he said hello to his crew again, and after encouraging each other, Qin Miao left the paddock.
The three-week period was a three-game back-to-back match, with one more back-to-back game this season.
No way, because of the epidemic, whether many tracks can really hold races depends on the local situation.
So the schedule is a bit against the sky.
And whether to say it or not, 23 races a year, flying all over the world, it's really tiring.
But it's all about making money, and you have to endure it when you're tired.
Qin Miao did not choose to return to the UK after her work in Belgium ended.
Although there is only a Dover Strait between Belgium and the United Kingdom, you have to take a plane back to the UK, and the next stop of the race will be held in the Netherlands in the north of Belgium, and the straight-line distance between Spa in Belgium and the Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands is about 230 kilometers, and the total mileage is 300 kilometers by car, and it takes four hours to take the car, and the race time is next Friday, Qin Miao has to go to the Netherlands on Thursday.
So instead of wasting time on the passage, Qin Miao preferred to go directly to the Netherlands and wait.
And isn't there a Barber by Qin Miao's side? Although when going to the track, the audience saw that the drivers were generally drivers.
But that's what the sponsors need, and they want the spectators to see their team's drivers driving their own cars to the track.
And if they don't appear in the camera, drivers will usually have their assistants help drive the car.
After all, anyone who has driven a car, or even a long distance, knows that driving is not an easy thing to do.
So after Qin Miao and Barber finished their race in Belgium, they went to Zandvoort Circuit in the Netherlands overnight.
Because there is no Ritz-Carlton near Zandwater, and the nearest one is 15 kilometers, in order to ensure Qin Miao's rest time and reduce his commute time during the rush to the track.
In this game, Qin Miao and the staff of the Meiben team checked in at the HN Hotel by the sea, and they could see the sea when they opened the window, and the scenery was not bad.
However, it was early autumn at this time, and the temperature was only in the midteens, so the wind on the beach was a little cooler.
And the wind is also very strong, and it is somewhat uncomfortable to blow on the face.
So after checking in at the hotel, Qin Miao didn't go out to shop, and honestly stayed in the hotel to study the track.
The next day, Qin Miao wanted to continue to rest in the hotel, but was pulled out by Meiben's media department to shoot a wave of preview videos of the Dutch Grand Prix.
The good news is that Hamilton was also pulled over, and the two filmed together, so Qin Miao would not be too boring.
I won't go into too much detail about the filming process, anyway, it is to let Qin Miao and Hamilton eat traditional Dutch food together, listen to their evaluation of traditional Dutch food, and let the two of them try the special food of the Netherlands similar to the status of the old godmother in China, learn two Dutch common words, and talk about their views on the Netherlands. β
Anyway, it's getting closer to the Dutch audience.
After the recording was over, Qin Miao and Hamilton began to change out of their team uniforms.
After all, the two of them are more or less celebrities, and walking on the street in the iconic team uniform will be 100% recognizable, and it will be a hassle for the two of them at that time.
"The Netherlands doesn't have any restrictions on spectators, right?" After Qin Miao changed her clothes, she asked curiously when Hamilton was tying her dirty braids.
"Why do you suddenly ask this?" Hamilton asked with some curiosity, but still replied: "There is indeed no limit, it seems that you only need to provide a nucleic acid test report within 48 hours to enter." β
Qin Miao nodded: "Then do you think the Dutch audience will have a good face for the two of us?" β
Hamilton paused, thought about his current position with Qin Miao and Verstappen in the standings, and shook his head: "I'm afraid there won't be any good faces, it's good that the Dutch audience doesn't want to sink the two of us into the North Sea." β
"That's right!" Qin Miao spread her hands: "Then why are we wasting time recording this video to please the Dutch audience?" β
Hearing Qin Miao's complaint, Hamilton smiled slightly, after all, he was still young, and said, "Who said that this video of ours is for the Dutch audience?" β
At this time, Hamilton also changed his clothes and reprocessed his hair, so he said to Qin Miao as he walked towards the door: "Let's go, I'll talk to you while walking." β
Hearing this, Qin Miao also put on her backpack, masks, sunglasses, and hats, all of which were equipped before she walked out of a simple studio rented by the media department of Meiben with Hamilton and walked in the direction of the hotel.