As soon as he entered the entertainment area, Qin Miao felt the atmosphere.
Whether it’s the decorations of the F1 team on the surrounding people, such as team uniforms, team hats, or driver’s badges, or promotional posters and F1 elements that can be seen everywhere.
It fully demonstrates the British racing heritage and the excitement of the F1 British Grand Prix.
After all, it was the British Grand Prix, and most of the tourists at the scene were locals. There were also spectators like Qin Miao and others who came from abroad to watch the Grand Prix, but they were in the minority after all.
Therefore, compared to other teams, the Mercedes team obviously has the most fans, and spectators wearing the black Mercedes uniforms can be seen everywhere.
The reason why there are so many fans is simple, because the Mercedes team has a five-time champion Hamilton.
Mercedes' momentum continues unabated this year. If nothing goes wrong, Hamilton will achieve his sixth championship at Mercedes. It is foreseeable that Mercedes' dominance will continue until there are major changes in the rules of F1.
Therefore, for the local British audience, being able to come to their home stadium to watch Hamilton ascend to the podium or even win the championship is undoubtedly a mental and physical enjoyment.
However, Qin Miao was extremely fond of Ferrari. Both he and Qiu Meng were wearing Ferrari team hats. When they were on the sightseeing bus just now, there were genuine Ferrari hats available on every seat.
Entering the entertainment area, the first thing that caught their eyes was a McLaren F1 car placed on a booth. Qin Miao observed it carefully and found that this seemed to be this year's McLaren F1 car: MCL34.
However, judging from the situation where everyone can sit in the car and take photos, this should be a model car with only appearance. After all, no F1 team will put out the car that is about to compete in the competition.
But despite this, Qin Miao still queued for a while to get on the McLaren MCL34.
Even if it's a model car, Qin Miao doesn't want to miss the opportunity to sit in an F1 car.
One thing to say, when sitting on the F4 without the Halo system, Qin Miao's entire field of view is very spacious. Although the viewing angle is relatively low, at least there is no obstruction.
But after getting into an F1 car with a Halo system, the Halo system in front of you blocks the entire field of vision ahead. When driving, you have to tilt your head slightly to see the road in front of you clearly.
Fortunately, the Halo system does not block the field of view too much. It can only have a certain impact, and it will get better after getting used to it over time.
Qin Miao couldn't stay alone in this place for too long, so after Qiu Meng took two photos, Qin Miao got out of the car. He didn't have time to feel what it would be like to sit in the cockpit of an F1 racing car. What doesn't fit in.
After bidding farewell to McLaren's MCL34, the two visited the Pirelli tire display store, where you can become a tire changer for the F1 team in a short time.
There is even a machine to help you time when you change a tire.
Because Qin Miao and Qiu Meng were VIPs, they didn't have to wait in line, so they went straight to try. There was also a Chinese guy with them.
Qin Miao was responsible for picking the tires, Qiu Meng was responsible for removing the nuts with an air gun, and the last Chinese guy was responsible for installing the tires.
Watching the tire changers on TV who were quick with their hands and feet, the slowest tire change during the competition only took three and a few seconds, so before the experience started, Qin Miao thought the tire was easy to change.
But it was only after Qin Miao got started with the tires that he discovered that the tires were not light at all. Each tire weighed at least 20 pounds. It was not easy at all to change the tires as quickly and without mistakes as the F1 team staff did for the first time.
The three of them tried it three times together, and their best results were all around seven seconds.
Qin Miao was okay. After all, he had exercised intensively during this period and his core strength was enough for him to lift the tire easily. Qiu Meng used to just lean on Qin Miao when sleeping, but now he has to let go of his hand every day when sleeping. Looking at Qin Miao's chest muscles, we can see Qin Miao's physical fitness at this time.
But the other Asian guy didn't have that much physical strength. The first two times he gritted his teeth and was able to forcefully pick up the tire and buckle it onto the drive shaft, but the third time he almost couldn't pick up the tire.
But after all, this is just an entertainment project for visitors to the paddock, and there are no rewards.
Qin Miao and Qiu Meng didn't have high expectations for the speed of tire changing.
After a brief experience, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng looked at other projects.
Qin Miao discovered that in addition to the entertainment items of tire changing, there were many things for sale in the booth.
Such as the tire rubber that fell off the tire, a scaled-down tire model, and a 1:1 replica of the small tire in the pole position.
Qin Miao bought such a small tire.
Just like the small tires that drivers who take pole position will get, the F1 and Pirelli logos, track maps and some text descriptions are also printed on them.
After all, they are all products produced by Pirelli, so the degree of restoration is naturally very high.
After coming out of Pirelli's tire store carrying the box containing the tires, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng went to watch the live stage performance.
The person on the stage should be a very famous singer in the UK. Many local car fans in the audience were excited after seeing her. Unfortunately, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng didn't know the star on the stage at all.
But there was a saying that his singing was really good. Qin Miao decided to go back to the hotel and look for this song on domestic music software.
After briefly listening to a song, the two went to the next location.
The next area is a display area for supercars and racing cars. You can see Lamborghini, Porsche, and Audi everywhere, and these cars are on open-air display.
Some cars even allow tourists to sit in them directly, but they are not too expensive super sports cars.
In addition, there are many places selling clothes, food, drinks and small souvenirs in the paddock.
The two were also infected by the atmosphere at the scene and bought a lot of souvenirs, such as scaled-down models of F1 racing cars, scaled-down helmets of drivers, and signed photos of drivers.
The two of them were completely alone before entering the paddock entertainment area. Apart from a little money, they only had the Ferrari hats they were wearing and a bag.
But after the two of them walked out for half an hour, both Qin Miao and Qiu Meng had a lot of things in their hands.
It should be said that it is a grand prix competition that has already formed a large scale. They always have a way to easily arouse tourists' desire to buy.
However, after visiting a large circle of shops, the two of them had reached the end of the entertainment area and were about to walk out.
But just before they went out, a simulator experience area appeared in front of them, and many children were walking through it.
When Qin Miao saw this place, he immediately felt no longer sleepy.
This kind of place can easily arouse the interest of young people like Qin Miao.
Qin Miao walked into the simulation experience area with excitement and curiosity on her face. She was already ready to start a ruthless massacre of British children.
However, the pictures inside were a bit disappointing to Qin Miao, because Qin Miao only saw three or four professional racing simulator devices, and the others were arcade racing games that can be played in game arcades.
There are still people on the few racing simulators, and there are also many people queuing behind them.
After seeing this scene, Qin Miao's interest was mostly lost. After all, as a man determined to dominate GT3, he basically had no interest in arcade racing games.
And there were so many people next to the professional racing simulator, and Qin Miao didn't want to use his privileges to jump in line.
But just when Qin Miao was about to turn around and leave, Qiu Meng noticed something like an introduction board next to the group of people queuing up.
"Qin Miao, Qin Miao, look at the words on it." Qiu Meng patted Qin Miao.
Qin Miao looked in the direction Qiu Meng pointed.
[Entertainment Challenge: If you defeat the defending driver, you will receive a mysterious gift. Note: Each person only has one chance to challenge. 】
After carefully analyzing the words written on the sign, Qin Miao roughly knew what the group of people were trying to do here.
Although Qin Miao is not a person who can't afford to go early without profit, his interest that had dissipated after seeing the explanation on the sign came back.
In Qin Miao's view, this is just an entertainment competition at best. The drivers that can be invited are probably professional, but they will definitely not be too strong.
Otherwise, tourists coming here would be embarrassed. They were just here to have fun, but they didn't expect to be severely beaten on the simulator.
Although Qin Miao is not so confident that he thinks he is invincible in the country, Qin Miao feels that based on his current strength, he belongs to the ranks of those who have two skills.
In fact, Qin Miao at this time is a bit like a person who has just returned from learning martial arts in the mountains. He knows that he may have some strength, but he has no idea of how much strength he has, so he urgently needs to find someone to fight hard now. Give a lesson or be taught a lesson.
Qin Miao's original plan was to wait for his GT3 car to be compared with the drivers in the team, and then let the team's engineers see where he still needs to improve.
But now there happens to be someone who is obviously a professional driver who can compete with each other. It is a rare opportunity.
Qin Miao, who had nothing to say, also lined up.
While waiting at the rear, Qin Miao also paid attention to the competition items.
The person guarding the ring was a man wearing a Ferrari short-sleeved top and gray trousers, but for some reason, he wore a white racing helmet on his head, which made Qin Miao unable to see his face clearly.
There are two types of competition events.
The first is that the challenger runs for five seconds first, and the person guarding the ring chases behind him. If he is caught up and surpassed within five laps, it will be considered that the challenger has failed, and the next person will come up and continue.
The second is for both sides to do flying circles without interference. The challenger can do 5 flying circles, but the defender can only do one flying circle. Finally, the final results of both sides are compared.
The map of the race is naturally Silverstone, where the Grand Prix is held today.
After waiting for almost 20 minutes, it was Qin Miao's turn.
For the sake of efficiency, there are a total of four people in a race including the defending driver, three challengers and one defending driver.
Qin Miao happened to be sitting next to the driver.
When the defending driver saw Qin Miao wearing a Ferrari team hat and the Ferrari team logo on his VIP bracelet, he extended his hand to Qin Miao: "Welcome."
Qin Miao didn't notice anything strange and shook hands with him.
When the other party shook hands with Qin Miao, they found that the face of this Ferrari VIP customer was full of confidence and fighting spirit.
Smiling nonchalantly, he turned his attention to the simulator.
After Qin Miao sat down, he simply adjusted the positions of the pedals and steering wheel.
After everything was almost ready, he signaled to the staff on the side that he was ready.
The other party nodded after receiving the signal. After the other two challengers were ready, he asked the three of them: "Which challenge method do you want to choose?"
In fact, Qin Miao had already decided which challenge method to choose while waiting in line.
After all, the two methods were clearly exposed, so Qin Miao had no reason to choose the option that was not good for him.
"I choose the first one." Qin Miao said to the referee.
The other two people chose the same choice as Qin Miao, which was the first option.
The referee nodded and then looked at the driver guarding the ring. Seeing that the other driver also nodded to confirm that there was no problem, he began to prepare for the game.
It’s not difficult to guess why Qin Miao chose the first option. After all, if he wanted to win the first option, the opponent would not only have to chase Qin Miao for five seconds, but also have to surpass Qin Miao on the track.
Qin Miao's 79-point defensive ability is no joke. He has enough confidence to defend this man's offense before the five laps of the track are completed.
As for the reason why he did not choose the flying lap, it is relatively simple. Qin Miao’s proficiency in Silverstone is not very high. After getting the system, he had not had time to improve his proficiency in Silverstone. He is not familiar with this race. Dao’s understanding is more based on several previous e-sports competitions on this track.
Therefore, Qin Miao can only say that he knows the street of Silverstone relatively well, but it is naturally incomparable with tracks such as Spa, Red Bull Ring, and the last race where his proficiency has reached 100.
The referee quickly adjusted the computer and four people entered the game at the same time.
The game for this competition is "F1 2019". Qin Miao is relatively familiar with this game. After all, it is the only officially certified F1 game on the market.
But this is just an entertainment game after all, and there is no need for the official to deliberately develop any functions for such a small game.
Therefore, this competition is relatively simple. It is just a one-on-one competition room for two people.
It is worth mentioning that the DRS in this race is turned on directly, and it does not require two laps to turn it on like in the main race.
The Silverstone track is considered a difficult high-speed track. In reality, it is Turn 9, the corner with the highest G force in F1.
Some Mars rovers can even corner on full throttle in this place, and the G force can reach a terrifying 5.1G at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour.
When it came to choosing a car, Qin Miao chose this year’s Ferrari F1 car, the SF90.
Speaking of Ferrari's racing cars, we have to mention the way they name their cars.
Because unlike other teams that at least have rules when naming their cars for the new season, Ferrari names its cars as if they were rolled out of a dice. There is no rule to follow and no idea of how to force it. How many obsessive-compulsive Ferrari fans have died.
The defending driver and Qin Miao both used Ferrari cars, and both of them even used Leclerc's No. 16 car.
The other two guys who looked like they were British locals were driving Mercedes and Hamilton's No. 44 car.
ps. Sorry, I forgot to set automatic updates...
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