On lap 11, Verstappen started to attack Leclerc in T3.
With one hand crossing the line, Verstappen even managed to be wheel-to-wheel with Leclerc on the small straight between T3 and T4, and even the front of the car was slightly ahead.
At this moment, all the staff in the P room of the Ferrari team subconsciously tensed up their bodies.
Fortunately, Leclerc firmly guarded the inside line and relied on the T4's advantage of being on the inside to hold his own line, making it impossible for Verstappen to overtake him.
Even when exiting the corner, Leclerc slightly compressed the forward space of Verstappen, who was wheel-to-wheel with him.
Either you will be squeezed by me and your wheels will spin out of focus, or you will just brake and lose speed.
Verstappen chose the latter.
Because if it is squeezed out of the white line, the shoulder on the roadside may damage the chassis of the car.
At that time, the speed loss caused by the damage to the chassis cannot be made up in a few tenths of a second by braking.
Because of Verstappen's braking, he inevitably lost his rhythm and suffered a huge loss of speed when exiting the corner.
When the two cars entered T5 together, the distance between the two cars was directly extended from 0.2 seconds to 0.7 seconds.
Even Vettel, who had been waiting behind Verstappen, seized this golden opportunity and launched an attack directly at Verstappen.
It's a pity that this attack did not achieve much results.
Although Ferrari has a tail speed advantage, Verstappen caught Leclerc's DRS in front when passing the DRS detection zone.
Vettel does not have the bonus of DRS, so on this straight, Verstappen's top speed is faster than Vettel, and Vettel naturally has no way to surpass Verstappen.
But it has to be said that under Vettel's attack, Verstappen also moved inside to prevent Vettel from braking late and forcing himself inside, so Verstappen lost at least 0.2 seconds in this corner. , Vettel's attack helped Leclerc relieve a lot of pressure.
And just when everyone was staring at Ferrari and Red Bull, the two Haas cars quietly retreated, and the director didn't even show them any footage.
On lap 14, Verstappen and Leclerc pitted at the same time.
Originally Leclerc was in front and Verstappen was behind.
But during the tire change process, Qin Miao watched dumbfounded as Ferrari's left front tire changer at the door of the P room got stuck while removing the tire, while Verstappen's tire change was almost perfect.
So when the two cars came out of the pit area, Ferrari and Red Bull came to the pit area wheel-to-wheel.
If such a situation occurs, Ferrari's tire changer will definitely take the blame.
Because Verstappen is positioned close to the right, his front end is even slightly ahead of Leclerc.
After exiting the pit area, there is another right-hand corner. This corner is undoubtedly beneficial to Verstappen.
So after leaving the pit area, Verstappen naturally finished fourth.
The reason why he finished fourth was mainly because Vettel, who had been following the two men, did not pit to change tires.
Qin Miao's blood pressure really rose instantly after seeing this scene.
However, just after leaving the pit area and arriving at T2, Verstappen made a big mistake because the tire temperature had not yet come up.
Leclerc seized this opportunity quickly and regained his position.
If the crew makes a mistake, the driver pays the price.
After that, the two cars were entangled with each other on the track for five laps.
However, Leclerc's defense was airtight and did not give Verstappen any chance to surpass him. The exciting battle between the two cars also attracted most of the shots at the scene.
The attack and defense between the two continued until lap 20, when Giovinazzi, who was ranked ninth, hit the curb at T18, causing the car to lose control and crash into the gravel.
Giovinazzi was trapped directly in the gravel this time, so the tournament decisively dispatched the physical safety car.
Verstappen, who had been following Leclerc, took advantage of the safety car opportunity to pit and change to white tires, preparing to race directly to the end.
As for Ferrari, Leclerc asked the team if he wanted to pit, but the team did not let him pit immediately.
The team strategy team made some calculations and found that Leclerc had already missed the best opportunity to pit when he had to make a pit stop. This caused Leclerc to run a lap with the safety car before pitting.
By the time he came out, he was already behind Verstappen.
The previous twenty laps of defense were all in vain.
Ferrari once again gave Leclerc a knife from behind.
On lap 24, the safety car withdrew from the track and the race restarted.
Then there was a period of relative calm.
On lap 28, Gasly, who was in front of Verstappen, received instructions from the team and gave up the fourth position to his teammate, while he defended Leclerc, who was sixth.
On lap 36, Leclerc, who had been chasing Gasly for eight laps, finally found an opportunity in T3 of this lap and forced his way to the outside when entering the corner.
Relying on the advantage of tail speed, he kept taking the outside line to block Gasly's route when exiting the corner, and the two wheels entered T4 together.
And T4 is a right-hand corner, which is an advantageous corner for Leclerc who takes the outside line in T3.
In the end, Leclerc completed a clean and extremely beautiful overtaking in T4.
Not long after, the director's main camera showed Vettel in third and Verstappen in fourth.
Because these two cars are about to start fighting.
At this time, three hosts in a certain live broadcast room were happily explaining the game.
Due to the initial period of the race, Leclerc and Verstappen were in front of each other in attack and defense.
So the host Fei Ge said: "This round of offense and defense must be as exciting as Leclerc, otherwise it will be too disappointing."
The other two commentators also laughed and agreed.
Then before they finished speaking, in T15 on lap 38, Verstappen relied on DRS and wake to overtake Vettel on the outside before entering T15, the kind that relied on speed.
Then a certain famous poisonous person said: "Vettel has to fight back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Vettel, who was following Verstappen, locked his front wheel after the braking point, causing a burst of white smoke to break out.
As the tires locked up and lost grip, Vettel's deceleration efficiency also dropped significantly, directly sending Verstappen flying in front of him.
For a moment, the commentators from all over the world on the track, in the P room, and in the studio had faces full of astonishment.
Later, due to different positions, everyone's performance was also different.
Some were gloating over the misfortune, some were holding their heads and finding it difficult to accept, and some were beating the table and cursing, just to name a few.
Qin Miao now has more or less a sense of identification with Ferrari due to identity issues, so after seeing the scene of Vettel plowing away Verstappen, he held his head in his hands with a look of astonishment on his face.
"This is Vettel's counterattack!"
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Although the field was in a mess at this time, Vettel's torpedo behavior also caused the spectators around the track to scream in surprise.
But the good news is that although both cars crashed into the sand and gravel, neither of them got stuck in the sand and gravel. After a while, they were able to drive onto the track and continue the race, so the competition did not dispatch any safety measures. car.
But Vettel's collision directly caused a chain reaction.
He and Verstappen's third or fourth place positions are no longer guaranteed, and it is inevitable that they will be surpassed by Leclerc and Gasly behind them.
And even if Vettel returned his position to Verstappen, he still received a ten-second penalty from the competition.
This kind of punishment is considered the most severe punishment in the game.
However, due to the front wheel locking up, Vettel knocked the tires out of flat, and the front nose was damaged, so he went directly back to the pit area to replace the front nose, and when he came out, it was already a lapped car.
Therefore, the 10-second penalty time imposed on him by the game seems somewhat insignificant.
There were no major highlights in the subsequent races, except that on lap 49 Leclerc asked in TR: "Where is Hamilton?" which caused a lot of laughter.
The reason for this problem is that Leclerc found a Mercedes car appearing 5.6 seconds in front of him, but he only saw a Mercedes car.
So he thought there might be something wrong with Hamilton that caused him to lose his position, so he asked.
Then the team responded ruthlessly: "Hamilton is 26 seconds ahead of you."
It seems a bit heartless.
Of course, this can only be regarded as a small episode. In the second half of the race, except for Vettel's torpedo, nothing major happened.
In the end, the British Grand Prix ended with the withdrawal of all Haas personnel and one car from Arrow, for a total of three cars to retire and 17 cars to finish.
It was Hamilton who won the race at home amid the cheers of the audience. This was also his sixth consecutive British Grand Prix title in the UK.
The most outrageous thing is that he also used a white tire that had run 32 laps to set the fastest lap of the entire race on the last lap and scored a point.
Winning P2 was Bottas, also driving a Mercedes.
Bottas made no mistakes in this battle, and his defense against Hamilton at the beginning of the game could be said to be airtight.
Perhaps Dai Ying's thoughts came into play. After he pitted for a tire change, the safety car appeared without hesitation.
This is arguably the main reason why he lost the possibility of competing for the British Grand Prix title with Hamilton.
The one who won P3 was Leclerc, who was cheated twice by the team.
To be honest, after watching this Grand Prix, Qin Miao felt that it would be unfair to pull out and shoot everyone in the Ferrari strategy team.
Spread a lot of rice on the podium, and chickens can formulate strategies better than them.
In any case, despite some twists and turns, Leclerc still relied on his excellent skills and a certain amount of luck to get the P3 position.
Hamilton then completed a very slow lap at home, while the other two cars had already returned to the podium ahead of him.
It's interesting to say.
Qin Miao's friend Zhou Guanyu in F2 finished third here after the race.
Leclerc, who Qin Miao and Qin Miao knew each other well in F1, also finished third in the race.
When his thoughts drifted here, Qin Miao touched his nose. Isn't this the fault of him?
During the post-race interview, Qin Miao did not take Qiu Meng to join in the fun. After all, compared to the F2 podium stage, there were too many people surrounding the F1 podium stage.
Instead of joining in the fun as an audience, Qin Miao wanted to be the one surrounded by stars to congratulate her.
Qin Miao has a feeling that sooner or later, he will be one of the people standing on the podium.
The awards process is still the same as before. Once the awards are over, the video broadcast ends.
But in fact, the F1 race is indeed the main course of the British Grand Prix. However, in a large banquet, it is impossible to have no other dishes besides the main course. There will still be desserts, drinks and fruits.
Qin Miao and Qiu Meng originally didn't want to go, but after the race, the Ferrari team used a sightseeing car to drag all the VIP customers of their team to participate in the event.
For example, after the race, the more than 20 accompanying VIPs were first taken to their large RV by Ferrari to watch the post-race summary by Ferrari staff.
Although Leclerc finally finished the race in P3, the person in charge of the post-race summary did not have a good look on his employees.
Then I watched the driver interviews, and then got autographs from the two drivers and a series of small gifts. Crucially, Ferrari thoughtfully helped wrap these small gifts in a bag.
Then there was a dinner at the hotel where the VIPs stayed, during which Ferrari's team manager Mr. Bi and the two drivers attended the banquet.
Of course, this banquet is not like a traditional high-end European party. This banquet is very down-to-earth. There are no pianists playing, and there are no well-dressed waiters in suits. It is more like a banquet than a banquet. It is a gathering among a group of friends. Everyone sits together, eats, drinks, and chats freely.
After the dinner, there was actually a concert prepared by Ferrari for the VIPs.
But this thing was too elegant. Neither Qin Miao nor Qiu Meng was interested, so they went directly back to the hotel where they were staying.
In the elevator, Qiu Meng leaned against Qin Miao tiredly.
"They also said that we would return to China after the Grand Prix, but we never expected that we would have to go to Italy." Qin Miao sighed helplessly.
Qiu Meng, who rested her head on Qin Miao's shoulder, raised her head: "Dear."
Qin Miao lowered his head: "Huh?"
"I just checked and found out that our visa is a tourist visa and there is no way to go directly to Maranello."
"It seems to be the same..." Qin Miao scratched his head: "What should we do?"
Qiu Meng said: "It seems that I need to apply for something called a Schengen visa. After applying for this visa, I can go to most EU countries, but it seems that after applying, I have to wait a week for the visa to be processed.
When we get up tomorrow, we will check out the hotel and go to the city to book a new hotel. Then we can apply again. I have already checked out the process, so just leave it to me then. "
Qin Miao sighed with emotion: "I feel now that without you by my side, I am like a waste and can't do anything."
Qiu Meng just smiled and said nothing.
I just have to raise you to be a loser who only knows how to drive and play, but not anything else. Then you won’t be able to leave me, right?
Hey hey hey...
(End of chapter)
