286: Career First Grand Slam (6K, Plus 9/20)

After struggling for a full lap on the track, Vettel finally returned to the pits for semi-wet tyres.

Martin's attempt was indeed bold, but it was clear that the track conditions were a little different from what they had expected.

And because of this pit stop, Vettel dropped to the penultimate place.

Although Vettel's 10th place could only bring back one point to Martin's team, after this failed attempt, Vettel had nothing left.

On the 42nd lap, Qin Miao, who came out and ran for 4 laps, was a little surprised to find that the time gap between himself and Leclerc in front of him had not been shortened too much, and the time gap between the two remained at 5 seconds at this time.

After only chasing 1 second in 4 laps, it was indeed something that Qin Miao didn't expect.

However, the team gave timely reassurance: "Leclerc's tyres should not last until the end of the race, you drove well, keep up." ”

Qin Miao also put away his mind to continue accelerating, and after taking a look at the time gap between himself and Verstappen in the rear, he continued to run his comfortable rhythm.

At the same time, the team's side also asked Hamilton to make a pit stop in the team's TR.

It's just that what everyone didn't expect was that Hamilton chose to refuse.

After all, Hamilton had been behind Pérez for almost 20 laps before he passed him, and after a pit stop, he had to fall behind Pérez, and Hamilton was a little unhappy.

And he felt that if he was blocked by Pérez again, it would be difficult for him to move up the ranking.

However, since Hamilton has already decided, there is no way for the team to force it, after all, the person who controls the car at this time is Hamilton and not the team's strategy group.

So the tire changer of the Mercedes team carried Hamilton's tires back to room P, and the matter was over.

On lap 44, Leclerc's speed began to drop, Qin Miao ran at his own pace, and suddenly saw a red Ferrari appear in front of him.

And this Ferrari is gradually being chased by itself.

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On lap 46, Qin Miao relied on the absolute speed of the car on the big straight to overtake Leclerc, who had slowed down significantly in front of him.

Even when overtaking Leclerc on the straight, Qin Miao deliberately went to the place where there was water outside the lane to cool down his tires.

Although I don't know why Leclerc's speed suddenly slowed down, judging from the speed Leclerc showed at this time, Qin Miao's worry was obviously a little redundant.

Although the speed difference between the new semi-rainy tires and the old semi-rainy tires is not large, the gap is quite considerable when the vehicle performance is blessed.

When overtaking Leclerc, Qin Miao didn't use any skills, purely relying on the stronger grip of the tires, entering and exiting the corner with Leclerc from the outside of the waterlogged side, and directly overtaking Leclerc on the straight with stronger racing performance after exiting the corner.

What stands out is a simple and crisp one.

After Leclerc was overtaken by Qin Miao's speed, he was also a little flustered for a while.

Originally, he and Ferrari were still thinking about defending Qin Miao.

Leclerc even asked the team in the team's TR if they could run the whole race on their own set of tyres.

Judging from Leclerc's attitude, he really wanted to rely on this set of old semi-rain tires to defend Qin Miao and defend until the end of the game.

It's just that people are not as good as heaven, and as soon as Leclerc finished asking, Qin Miao completed surpassing him.

After being overtaken by Qin Miao, Leclerc's side still chose to pit stop.

After all, Verstappen and Hamilton at the rear are not far away from him, and if he is still holding on to the track at this time, it is likely that Leclerc will be overtaken by a few drivers behind him with the performance of the car and tyres.

After coming out of the pits, Leclerc was back in his familiar fourth.

In front of him was Hamilton, and behind him was Pérez, who was only one second away from him.

And it was also because of Leclerc's pit stop that Hamilton moved up eight positions from 11th to third.

The current position is already in line with Hamilton's prediction of his best position in this race, so at this time Hamilton wants to keep his current position until the end of the game.

On lap 50, with eight laps to go, Mercedes asked Hamilton how his tyres were at the moment.

The old man naturally knew what the purpose of the team was asking him such a question, and the team felt that his tires were dying, and wanted to call him back for a pit stop to change tires.

But Hamilton was in front of Qin Miao and Verstappen, and Hamilton definitely wanted to stay on the track.

It was impossible to overtake the previous two, and Hamilton had a slick rear wheel at this point, with no grip at all, but holding his position was a practical solution.

After all, Leclerc behind Hamilton is still 10 seconds away from Hamilton, and even in the face of Leclerc's new tyres, Hamilton is confident that he will not be overtaken by the opponent before the end of the race.

On lap 51, the team said they wanted Hamilton to make a pit stop in the TR.

It didn't take long for the Russian Grand Prix team to pit Hamilton early for the half-wet tyres in the last race, and it was indeed one of the key factors in Hamilton's victory at the Russian Grand Prix.

In the end, Hamilton chose to trust the team's judgment despite the team's repeated requests.

On lap 51, with seven laps left in the race, a pit stop was chosen.

However, Hamilton was visibly unhappy with the pit stop and kept complaining about the team's TR.

Because he really felt that pit stop to change tires at this time was not a very good choice.

However, by this time Hamilton had already made a pit stop, and Hamilton was powerless to change anything other than complaining.

By the time Hamilton came out of the pits, he was behind Leclerc in fifth.

Hamilton was indeed faster than Leclerc, 0.9 seconds faster than Leclerc in the second lap and 3 seconds faster than Leclerc in the first lap.

It can be seen that Khan Millton still wants to raise his ranking to the forefront.

It's just that within a second of Hamilton coming behind Leclerc, Hamilton's tyres overheated in the laps ahead of Leclerc.

As a result, Hamilton's tires were seriously granulated, coupled with the turbulence caused by the car in front, Hamilton's racing speed actually dropped significantly, and he couldn't catch up with Leclerc in front!

Even during the time he was trapped behind Leclerc, Gasly caught up with him from behind.

Seeing this, Hamilton began to complain frantically in the team TR.

"I told you I wasn't going to pit stop!"

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If Qin Miao is put in the position of the team's strategy group, Qin Miao will definitely not let Hamilton pit for tire changes, even if Hamilton's tires really can't hold up, and the next lap will have a puncture.

Based on Qin Miao's current feeling, Hamilton can also try to change to neutral tires after making a pit stop.

After all, everyone on the track at this time used semi-wet tires that had been ground into slick tires, so it can be seen that the track should barely reach the working conditions of dry tires at this time.

It's a pity that the strategy group of the Meiben team is also composed of people after all, and people will make mistakes.

And they are not like Qin Miao who always run on the track, and they are not as sensitive to changes in the conditions of the track as Qin Miao as a driver.

On the other hand, Vettel recently pitted for neutral tyres and skidding off the track, and no one on the strategy team dared to mention the idea of Hamilton pit for dry tyres.

Calling Hamilton into a pit stop for a tyre change was clearly a major mistake.

On lap 56, Hamilton was not only gradually pulled away by Leclerc, but Gasly behind him was only 1.2 seconds away.

Gasly actually had the conditions to attack Hamilton and began to put pressure on Hamilton.

Of course, there is a difference in performance between Mercedes and Red Bull.

Therefore, Gasly can only get close to Hamilton, and after chasing a position that will be affected by Hamilton's wake, it is obviously impossible for Gasly to go further in a rainy state.

So from Gasly chasing Hamilton until the end of the game, Gasly didn't find a real opportunity to do anything to Hamilton.

On the last lap, Qin Miao finished the race uneventfully.

It is worth mentioning that on the last lap of the line, Qin Miao also refreshed his fastest lap with a score of 1:30.432.

In the end, Qin Miao crossed the line amid the cheers of all the Meiben staff hanging on the parapet wall.

"Well done Qin Miao! P1, we're P1, a clean and nice game, well done! Toto personally sent congratulations to Qin Miao.

"Qin Miao, I'm James, I did a great job today, this is the first Grand Slam of your career, Pole to win, leading the whole race, the fastest lap, you got all of these, it's really great!" The chief technology officer also sent congratulations to Qin Miao.

"Hahaha, Let's go!!" Qin Miao was also very happy, winning one game released all the depression that had been suppressed by his teammates and Verstappen in the last few games.

"Thank you, everyone, the car is in great shape today, thank you for giving me such a great car." Qin Miao also thanked the technicians of the team.

"Roger, you're doing a great job too." Reyes smiled and responded to Qin Miao's thanks in TR, as the chief technician, he does have the right to speak on behalf of the other technicians in the team.

After crossing the line, Qin Miao waved to the audience at the scene and took his car back to the maintenance area.

parked the car in the first position, and even because of excitement, Qin Miao directly knocked down the first brand.

After Qin Miao's car was parked, the two Red Bulls also stopped in their places.

Two white red bulls, one on the left and one on the right, stopped on both sides of the black Mercedes car, guarding Qin Miao's car like two guards.

After parking the car, Qin Miao couldn't wait to get out of the car, and after installing the steering wheel back on the car, Qin Miao trotted to his car and helped the Diyi brand up, and then Qin Miao rushed into the crowd of Reyes while laughing.

The back, the helmet, and even the butt, the Meiben technician is so excited that he doesn't care what he hits, he can shoot whatever he can anyway, isn't it like this when celebrating.

After a while, Qin Miao was put down by them, and then Qin Miao went to Hamilton's car group, after all, they were all a team.

Regardless of the internal competition, if Qin Miao wins, they will all get bonuses.

So everyone was very happy at this time.

After shaking hands with them all and celebrating, it was finally up to Chief Technology Officer James Allison.

When hugging each other, James Allison said on the edge of Qin Miao's helmet: "Toto actually wants to come over, but there was some accident on Hamilton's side in this game, and Toto went to Hamilton to communicate."

But let me give you a word about the race, it was a great run, he was satisfied, keep going. ”

Qin Miao smiled and nodded: "Definitely!" ”

After a brief celebration, Qin Miao turned around to finish the weighing, then took off his helmet and gloves and let out a sigh of relief.

Finally, after working hard for so long, I got a pretty good result.

At this time, Qin Miao also heard many viewers calling their names and cheering for themselves, many of whom were foreigners.

Even Qin Miao saw a lot of foreigners waving their country's flag to cheer for themselves.

Unconsciously, Qin Miao also gained a large number of fans abroad.

Smiled and waved to them, and also waved to the audience who poked their heads out from above the P room to look below, Qin Miao went to the interview area and put down his helmet and gloves.

In the process, Qin Miao also met Hamilton and Leclerc who were passing by.

Hamilton was obviously not in a good mood at this time, so Qin Miao didn't say anything to Hamilton, the two just shook hands and nodded.

But after arriving at Leclerc, Leclerc gave Qin Miao a big hug.

"Well done, Qin Miao! I'm starting to look forward to the Drivers' Championship at the end of the season. Leclerc laughed and joked.

Qin Miao rolled her eyes angrily: "Kill, right?" You're so ruthless! ”

"Hahaha, let's go~ Enjoy everything that belongs to you."

"Thank you."

Qin Miao nodded, and then found Verstappen and Pérez.

Although the two Red Bull drivers are in competition with Qin Miao, they don't see anyone looking up, and Qin Miao has no enmity with them outside the field, so Qin Miao can always chat when he sees the two of them.

After congratulating each other, Qin Miao went to prepare for an interview.

This process is also relatively simple, bring the hat printed with the Meiben LOGO and Qin Miao's national flag prepared by the team for Qin Miao, even if it is alive, the man is not so complicated to be interviewed, and the hairstyle is not messy.

After Qin Miao stood still, the host said with a smile: "Qin Miao, dominant-level performance, once again Pole to win, congratulations!" ”

After the host finished speaking, the audience at the scene burst into applause, cheers and whistles in due course.

Qin Miao smiled and waved at the audience who were cheering for him, before turning around to answer the host's question: "Thank you, it feels good to win the championship again." ”

"You led the race today, and for the first time in your career, how does it feel to break the record again?"

Qin Miao stretched out her hand to adjust the position of her hat, it was also a short time to think, and after organizing the language, Qin Miao spoke: "To be honest, I'm a little numb to recording now, because no matter what I do in the paddock now, I will always break some strange records, and it will be dulled after a long time, but it's always good to make progress, and I thank the fans and the team for their support." ”

After Qin Miao finished speaking, applause rang out at the scene.

"Were the track conditions tough for you in today's race? Tire wear, rain and the like. ”

"Yes, it was very difficult, I was under pressure at the beginning of the race, and it was even more stressful when there was a lane on the track later on, and the slightest mistake could have caused the car to lose control, and I had to keep looking for water to cool the tires, but the result was satisfactory." Qin Miao didn't think about this question for too long, and gave a very decisive answer.

"Thank you for your time, congratulations on winning the Turkish Grand Prix, and have a great weekend." After the three questions were asked, the moderator made a closing remark.

Qin Miao smiled and nodded: "Thank you." ”

Before leaving, Qin Miao also waved his hand to the audience.

These are all things that Hamilton taught Qin Miao in private, and in any case, fans are the cornerstone of the sport of Formula 1.

Only by managing the relationship between yourself and your fans can fans give you the respect you deserve and lift you to a higher position.

Although Qin Miao didn't know what the specific roles of fans were in a short period of time, it didn't hurt to believe a little bit of what the old-timers taught.

The rest of the interview came to Verstappen.

In the process of the interview, Verstappen also mentioned Qin Miao.

"Qin Miao was a little faster than me today, and the protection of the tires was as strong as ever, I tried to chase him, but it was obvious that my attempts failed.

Yes, it was a bit of a shame today, but I'm happy to finish second in so many unfavourable conditions. ”

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After the interview, amid the joyful commentary of the three commentators, the award ceremony after the game began.

Pérez, Verstappen, and Qin Miao appeared in turn.

And the person who accepted the award in place of the Mercedes team today is Qin Miao's track engineer Frankie.

This old guy recently heard that he was losing weight, but from the outside, he didn't look like he was going to lose weight.

However, this does not affect the support he brought to Qin Miao in the arena.

After Qin Miao appeared, he began to play Qin Miao's national anthem.

When the song ended, everyone applauded the winner.

Qin Miao also brought back her own championship hat.

After that, it was time to receive the award, and after the award ceremony, it was a happy champagne spraying session.

Qin Miao took the champagne and aimed it at Frankie for the first time, and Frankie also aimed at Qin Miao for the first time.

Verstappen and Pérez sprayed each other with champagne.

For a while, it seemed that there was a barrier between the four of them that could not be seen or touched, but it did exist.

But soon, as Qin Miao turned his gun to Verstappen, this sense of immediacy disappeared.

When the quarrel was over, the four of them clinked glasses to each other and enjoyed the wine that belonged to the victor.

After that, the celebration was over, and Qin Miao needed to go back to change her clothes and prepare for the next post-game activities she needed to participate in.

After Qin Miao and Verstappen left the podium, the director also gave the final driver rankings and points of the race.

1: Qin Miao +26 (fastest lap)

2: Verstappen +18

3: Pérez +15

4: Leclerc +12

5: Hamilton +10

6: Gasly +8

7: Norris +6

8: Sainz +4

9: Stroll +2

10: Ocon +1

Counting the points for this race, the drivers' standings look like this:

1: Qin Miao 292

2: Hamilton 259 (+33)

3: Verstappen 256 (+36)

4: Norris 124

5: Leclerc 123

6: Pérez 121

7: Sainz 95

8: Ricardo 83

9: Gasly 62

10: Alonso 50

11: Vettel 44

12: Ocon 36

13: Stroll 20

14: Tsunoda 12

15: Russell 10

16: Kimi5

17: Latifi 3

After this race, there was not much change in the drivers' standings, but Hamilton narrowly won the championship in the last race to open up the gap with Verstappen, and was caught up again after this race.

Moreover, the point gap between Qin Miao and Hamilton Verstappen has been widened again, and I believe that after this race, these two drivers will definitely retract their gaze on each other, and then look at Qin Miao.

At the end of the race, the Constructors' standings are as follows:

1: Mercedes: 551

2: Red Bull: 377

3: Ferrari: 218

4: McLaren: 207

5: Alpine: 86

6: Little Red Bull: 74

7: Aston Martin: 64

8: Williams: 13

9: Alfa Romeo: 5

10: Haas: 0

As in the Drivers' Championship, there was no change in the Constructors' Championship after the race.

However, with Mercedes scoring more and more points, it is likely that the next two Grand Prix races will lead to the constructors' championship for this season.

Qin Miao simply took a shower, changed her clothes, and when she returned to her lounge to wait, Barber brought Qin Miao a gossip message.

"Do you know why Hamilton hasn't even returned to the team house for a meeting now?"

While eating dark chocolate to replenish energy, Qin Miao asked curiously, "Why?" ”

Barber approached Qin Miao and said cautiously: "I heard that Hamilton was arguing with James Vincent, the director of strategy, and asked why the other party called him to pit for tire change at that time. ”

Qin Miao was also a little surprised, after all, in Qin Miao's impression, Hamilton was a relatively rational person, why did he behave irrationally at this time.

After chatting deeply with Barber again, Qin Miao also knew the reason why Hamilton, who had chased third, fell to fifth.

That was when the team felt that Hamilton's tyres would not hold up to the end of the race, so they recalled Hamilton to the pits.

But Hamilton didn't get the pace the team had planned for after coming out of the pits.

After that, he was stuck in the fifth position and couldn't move.

He was even attacked by Gasly from behind at one point.

For the seven-time champion, the scene was somewhat embarrassing. (End of chapter)