Qin Miao's answer was different from Hamilton's, after all, he was a young man, and he didn't have as much experience as Hamilton's, so Qin Miao's answer seemed a little dry: "Whew!" It was a tough game, but the result was satisfactory to everyone, including me, thank you. ”

If you want to say that Qin Miao's words did not carry a little resentment about being defeated by teammate Hamilton, no one would believe it.

However, in any case, after the end of this race, whether it is Qin Miao or Hamilton, or other staff members of the Mercedes team, they will get an extremely generous bonus.

This is the tradition of the Meiben team, after winning the championship every year, everyone will have a bonus, which Qin Miao heard from the guys in the simulator department.

After all, in the team, Qin Miao had the best relationship with those people except for his own team members.

After thinking of this, Qin Miao's uncomfortable feeling in her heart eased a lot.

"Let's congratulate Mercedes Racing for winning the 2021 Constructors' Championship three races ahead of schedule." The three commentators on the Five Star Sports side had already stood up from their positions to applaud Hamilton after he crossed the line.

The three commentators of Five Star Sports also felt relieved by this.

Of course, this emotion mainly stems from the fact that there is a Qin Miao within the Meiben team.

After all, the Chinese driver Qin Miao they were looking forward to was not buried after entering the Meiben team, but emitted a huge light within the team that no one could imagine.

"At the same time, we would also like to congratulate the Chinese driver Qin Miao, although he did not bring back the championship in this race, but in the first season of his career, he helped the team win the constructors' championship, and contributed an indispensable force to the team's championship, which is enough to make the young driver proud!"

"At the same time, we also look forward to Qin Miao in the last three races, in the competition for the drivers' championship, in the wind and rain, forge ahead!"

……

And I don't know when it started, whether it was the three commentators of Five Star Sports or the domestic fans, they all ignored one thing.

From scratch, it only took one year for them to get used to Qin Miao's strong performance.

Even now they think that Qin Miao's victory in the sub-station competition is worth celebrating, and winning the runner-up is average, and they won't even praise Qin Miao a word.

Maybe that's the power of habit.

Regardless, the Constructors' Championship is always something to celebrate.

It is said that emotions between people are contagious, and after Qin Miao parked the car, when he looked at Reyes through the somewhat mottled goggles, he looked at the sincere smile on their faces, and he didn't know why his mood also improved.

Originally, because the regret that the championship could not be kept, it was also swept away.

No matter what to do so much, people have to look forward, cherishing the present and looking forward to the future is what Qin Miao should do at this time.

Hamilton was the first driver to park his car, and after jumping out of the car, Hamilton went crazy and rushed straight into the crowd of Mercedes staff.

It was Hamilton's resounding victory, the Drivers' Championship and the 100th win of Hamilton's career.

On top of that, his 100 wins were won together with the team's eight, and there will be a big celebration at the end of the race.

After Qin Miao got out of the car, he didn't care about putting the steering wheel back on, threw it into his seat and trotted all the way to the staff of the Meiben team.

Then Qin Miao was dragged into the crowd by them......

Frankie laughed while hugging Qin Miao and jumping and jumping, and soon a group of people hugged each other, and after a while, Reyes and they also joined in.

Although Qin Miao was also very happy at this moment, he really couldn't hear much laughter at this moment, because his helmet was slapped by the excited team engineers.

After a little celebration, the two drivers, Qin Miao and Hamilton, were lifted up by the staff of the Meiben team in a look of astonishment, and he was now constantly throwing them into the sky.

Of course, everyone knows that it's just a simple celebration now, and the time to really celebrate is not yet here.

So after simply venting their emotions that were so excited that they had nowhere to vent, they put Qin Miao and Hamilton down and let the two pack up for an interview.

And in the process, everyone has a smile on their faces.

After coming out of the crowd, Hamilton took the initiative to extend his hand to Qin Miao.

Qin Miao's mood was also much better at this time, and she also reached out to shake Hamilton's hand.

After shaking hands, the two hugged lightly, and after hugging, Hamilton patted Qin Miao's back and said, "Thank you, I also have a share of this champion." ”

The corners of Qin Miao's mouth grinned: "You're welcome, and this championship is in your hands, mainly because I really didn't find a suitable tuning in this game, and when the speed is not enough, letting you go is the choice to maximize benefits." ”

After Qin Miao finished speaking, Hamilton reached into his helmet and scratched his nose with some embarrassment.

Qin Miao didn't find a suitable tuning in this game, in fact, he also has a certain relationship with Hamilton, and in the last few games, Hamilton has not shared tuning settings and data with Qin Miao.

However, Hamilton didn't feel regret and guilt for this, at most, he was a little embarrassed when he saw Qin Miao mention this matter.

Friends come and go, but the pursuit of the championship never changes.

"But anyway, I have to say thank you."

After the two finished talking, a tall figure in a white shirt emerged from the crowd of the Meiben convoy.

With a height of nearly two meters and a white shirt exclusive to the leadership of the Mercedes team, you don't have to think about it to know who this person is.

The owner and shareholder of Mercedes Racing and also the team manager, Toto Wolf, Toilet Wolf.

At this time, Toto's face was also full of smiles, and even the wrinkles were all squeezed together because of the smile, and what stood out was a happy smile.

Qin Miao and Hamilton walked over together, Toto Wolf hugged Hamilton with his left hand, and Qin Miao with his right hand, holding the two drivers of Meiben in his arms and smiling, as if hugging the whole world.

After a brief celebration, Toto reached out and patted the two of them on the back vigorously, and then let go of the two of them with some reluctance and asked them to pack up their things for an interview.

After all, their celebration had already run out of time, and the host of the post-match interview had waited a while after interviewing Verstappen.

Qin Miao and Hamilton also knew that they couldn't delay any longer, so they quickly cleaned up themselves.

However, Qin Miao is much simpler after all, he does not have the burden of an idol as Hamilton.

After taking off his helmet, he wiped the sweat on his face with a towel prepared by the local race organizer, and then put on the hat prepared for him by the Mercedes team to cover his hairstyle that was destroyed by the helmet and sweat before going to the interview.

Hamilton had to take off his helmet, put on his hat and walk back in a place where no one else could see it.

"Qin Miao, in today's game, we can clearly find that the speed gap between you and your teammates is a bit big, can you tell me what happened? Where did this gap come about? ”

Qin Miao crossed her hands on her hips and thought for a while, and then said a little helplessly: "That's right, there is indeed a speed gap between me and Hamilton in this game, but I don't know what the specific reason is, I guess it should be that the tuning is not good, but whether this is the case or not, we have to wait for the game to end, and take the data back to the factory for analysis before we can get the results."

However, being able to hold on to second place in such an unfavourable situation is enough to satisfy me. ”

"You won the 2021 Constructors' Championship three races in advance, so what is there to celebrate when you come back to the team after the race?"

Qin Miao smiled: "There will definitely be, but I don't know exactly what the content is, I just hope they won't pick me up and throw me into the pool." ”

The host also smiled after hearing Qin Miao's answer.

'The last question is, the gap between you and Verstappen has increased from eight to 11 points after this game, which looks a lot safer, do you think you can stay in that position at the end of the season?

"There's no denying that both Hamilton and Verstappen are very good drivers and very strong opponents.

To be honest, I wasn't confident that I would win the championship with either of them, but I was confident that the crew, whether it was me or the crew behind me, would do their best to help me achieve it.

There is a saying in my hometown: do your best to obey the destiny of God, and I think this sentence can just describe my current state, doing everything I can do well.

In the end, whether we can get a satisfactory result depends on the will of God. ”

"Okay, finally congratulations to Mercedes on their 2021 Constructors' Championship and have a great weekend." The host finally said his closing remarks to Qin Miao.

Qin Miao also smiled and thanked the host.

After the interview, Qin Miao left the interview seat, and it was Hamilton who was interviewed next.

However, Qin Miao did not listen to Hamilton's interview, and after the interview, he took his helmet and gloves and went upstairs to the preparation room where the drivers stayed before the awards.

After entering the preparation room, Qin Miao saw Verstappen, who was not in a very good mood.

It's not hard to understand, after all, Verstappen led the four-fifths of the race, but the final fifth didn't hold up, allowing Hamilton to overtake.

The most important thing is that Qin Miao finally relied on his signature long-distance ability to get second.

The Red Bull in this game was a complete defeat.

However, after seeing Qin Miao come in, Verstappen still took the initiative to reach out and shake Qin Miao's hand: "Congratulations." ”

Qin Miao smiled: "Thank you." ”

At this time, Qin Miao didn't feel that he should say anything more, because no matter what Qin Miao said, there would be a feeling of being on top, even if Qin Miao didn't have this idea, Verstappen would naturally associate it in this direction.

It's just that Qin Miao didn't have the idea of speaking, but Verstappen had a lot of questions that he wanted Qin Miao to help him answer.

"How were your tyres in shape for the last few laps?"

Qin Miao, who was reviewing the race in his mind, replied after hearing Verstappen's question: "After crossing the cliff point, the speed began to drop significantly, and I feel that if I run five more laps, there will be a risk of a puncture." ”

Hearing this, Verstappen said regretfully: "If I had known this, I would have left a little more leeway for both sides when Hamilton and I were fighting." ”

Qin Miao was also a little curious: "Why didn't you attack me in the last two laps?" It's all in the DRS area behind me. ”

Verstappen shrugged helplessly: "I was in the same condition as yours at the time, I was slipping all the time out of the corner, and the tires didn't give me enough grip when I got out of the corner. ”

Qin Miao understood when he heard this.

The start of the Interlagos circuit in Brazil was actually very early in the grid.

If the downforce is strong enough, the drivers will generally start to accelerate at full throttle after passing the T12.

But because of the wear and tear of the tires, Verstappen's tires will slip after the T12, and he can't speed up at all, so naturally he can't pose any threat to Qin Miao.

Speaking of this, Verstappen said with some emotion: "Your ability to protect the fetus ...... How the hell did you do it? ”

I don't know how many times Qin Miao has heard others ask him such a question.

But Qin Miao had no way to explain this matter in detail at all, he could only say as he had explained to other people who had doubts about it before: "It's like you can't explain to other drivers why you enter the corner so accurately, and why the cornering line is so smooth and natural."

I can't explain to you why I've done all this.

It's like eating and drinking for me, it's a normal thing.

I guess you can understand that, right? ”

After Verstappen heard Qin Miao's words, he took off his hat and grabbed his hair: "Yes, it's like instinct......"

When the two were chatting about this, Hamilton also walked in beamingly.

After Hamilton came in, Verstappen didn't speak anymore, but Qin Miao and Hamilton chatted.

However, the two didn't say a word, and the staff in the lounge informed them that they were going to go out to receive the prize.

In order, the first rider to go out was naturally Verstappen, who finished third, followed by Qin Miao, and finally Hamilton, the winner of this race.

At the same time, because Mercedes won the constructors' championship, the team staff who took the stage to accept the award unanimously selected the team's technical director, Mike Elliott.

After that, everyone in the audience listened to the British national anthem.

Next is the award ceremony.

Because the Brazilian Grand Prix is named after Heineken, the trophy after the game is also the same as the red star of Heineken.

The winners are naturally given to the drivers by local officials or influential figures, after all, such a link is also a good opportunity for them to show their faces and brush up on their achievements.

During the time when the drivers on the stage received their awards, the staff of the logistics department of Mercedes also got more than a dozen bottles of beer from the team's home, and distributed them to the team's technicians and staff one by one, and Toto stuffed one bottle in his hand.

Qiu Meng, who was looking at Qin Miao with admiration on her face in the audience, also had a bottle of beer in her hand.

Soon, as the award ceremony ended, that familiar song sounded.

Qin Miao, Hamilton, and Verstappen all began to shake champagne in celebration......

The picture after that is not difficult to guess, as the representative of the team, Mike Elliott, who has a good relationship with Qin Miao and Hamilton, was doused with champagne, and his white shirt was completely attached to his body.

However, he was not embarrassed at all, and he also smiled and cheered and interacted with the technicians of the Mercedes team who were also drinking beer in the audience.

After the celebration of the drivers, Qin Miao, Hamilton and Elliott raised the champagne in their hands and toasted to the staff of the Mercedes team under the podium.

Soon, the festivities were over.

However, because the Mercedes team won the drivers' championship, the organizers allowed the mechanics of the Mercedes team to celebrate on the track for a while longer, while Qin Miao, Verstappen and Elliott left the podium with their trophies and laughing.

Then there was a huge celebration on the side of the Mercedes team.

It's just that none of this will appear in the broadcast screen.

After Qin Miao's celebration ended, the director gave the drivers' rankings and scores after the end of this race:

1: Hamilton +25

2: Qin Miao +18

3: Verstappen +15

4: Pérez +13 (fastest lap)

5: Leclerc +10

6: Sainz +8

7: Gasly +6

8: Ocon +4

9: Alonso +2

10: Norris +1

11: Sebastian Vettel

12：Kimi

13: Russell

14: Giovinaz

15: Yuki Tsunoda

16: Latifi

17: Ma Zeping

18: Mick

19: Ricardo (retired)

20: Stroll (retired)

Leaving aside the drivers of the two teams, Mercedes and Red Bull, Ferrari did a good job in this race.

Both drivers pushed the limits of the Ferrari car.

It also confirmed Ferrari's position in the constructors' championship in this race.

The overall drivers' standings are as follows:

1: Qin Miao 333

2: Verstappen 322 (+8→+11)

3: Hamilton 320 (+20→+13)

4: Pérez 164

5: Leclerc 153

6: Norris 129

7: Sainz 115

8: Ricardo 91

9: Gasly 78

10: Alonso 53

11: Vettel 49

12: Ocon 40

13: Stroll 20

14: Tsunoda 14

15: Russell 10

16： Kimi 7

17: Latifi 3

Compared with Verstappen and Hamilton, Qin Miao was able to come to this position purely because compared to these two drivers, Qin Miao was more stable and did not make so many mistakes in the field.

And if you are careful, it is not difficult to find that as the game continues to progress, the time gap between Qin Miao and Hamilton is narrowing at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.

The specific reason is naturally because of Qin Miao's growth this season.

But it is still an objective fact that Verstappen and Hamilton's strength is stronger than Qin Miao.

The current Qin Miao's speed is not so fast, in addition to the personal ability of the driver, it is more about the gap in the car group.

Hamilton's crew has been helping Hamilton tune his car ever since he moved into Mercedes.

After so many years of running-in, everyone is basically in a state of knowing the roots.

Without even having to remind others what to do when faced with two tunings and different stats, Hamilton's crew members themselves can use what they know about Hamilton to help Hamilton make the most comfortable choice to drive or use.

Not to mention Hamilton's track engineers.

The two have also worked together for a long time, and the run-in is quite good, and the chemistry between the two is also very strong.

On Qin Miao's side, although the work efficiency of the crew members is indeed much better than that of McLaren, Alpine, and Aston Martin.

But it doesn't make sense to compare Meiben's staff with those teams, and it is also to compare with Qin Miao's teammate Hamilton.

Compared with Hamilton, Qin Miao's crew members are not efficient enough, and their subjective initiative is not strong enough.

This is mainly because they don't know Qin Miao well enough.

Although Frankie is a track engineer who Qin Miao has worked with Qin Miao since he was in F2, he is the same as Qin Miao, and this is also his first year in F1.

He was also in a hurry after moving from F2 to F1.

In the five races before the start of this season, even Qin Miao's car was tuned by Reyes, and Frankie was just helping Qin Miao watch the weather and analyze the threat of other drivers to Qin Miao.

It was only in the sixth race, that is, in Azerbaijan, that Frankie began to help Qin Miao debug the car as a whole, but at that time, Qin Miao's car group still had the help of Hamilton's car group data, so the problem of poor subjective initiative and low efficiency was not exposed.

But now after losing Hamilton's data support, Qin Miao has obvious problems with car tuning.

This game is also a testament to this.

Of course, even if they knew what the problem was, Qin Miao and Qin Miao's crew couldn't solve it immediately, which already involved a problem of experience and background.

If he wants to improve his ability in this area, Qin Miao can only look forward to Reyes next season.

Meanwhile, after the race, the overall standings of the constructors' standings are as follows:

1: Mercedes: 653

2: Red Bull: 486

3: Ferrari: 268

4: McLaren: 220

5：Alpine：95

6: Little Red Bull: 92

7: Aston Martin: 69

8: Williams: 13

9: Alfa Romeo: 7

10: Haas: 0

Because there are three games left in this season, and even if all the points are taken in these three games, only 132 points will be obtained in the end.

And even if all these 132 points are scored by Red Bull, and the Mercedes team does not score a point in the next three race weekends, then the Red Bull team's total points can only stay at 618 points, and there is no way to catch up with the current Mercedes team.

(End of chapter)