Ferrari arranged two technicians for Qin Miao. Although Qin Miao also asked people from the Ferrari Racing Division to help modify the car, which was considered a bit of a friendship, the technicians who helped Qin Miao modify the 488 were mainly responsible for aerodynamics. You asked them to work on it. There is no problem in installing the aerodynamic kit and debugging the car's aerodynamic kit, but they can't handle the debugging of the chassis, tires and engine.
So instead of calling people over to face problems they can't handle, it's better to just let Ferrari arrange for two experienced people.
The place where Qin Miao's race cars are kept is a warehouse-like place. There are not many F3 cars participating in the competition, only ten. Moreover, the original paint on these cars has disappeared, and the exterior has been re-sprayed with Ferrari. It has a classic red paint finish, and there is also Ferrari’s classic prancing horse icon on the nose cone of the car.
After taking the car out of the warehouse, Qiu Meng got into the driver's seat. Qin Miao and Lubos pushed the rear wing behind them, and the three of them worked together to push the car to the P room prepared for Qin Miao.
The car is not heavy either, weighing over 400 kilograms. Even if Qiu Meng is included, it is still less than 500 kilograms. There is no pressure at all when the two of them push it.
At this time, the two technicians arranged by Ferrari for Qin Miao were already waiting in the P room. When they saw Qin Miao, the driver, personally pushing the car, they hurried over to help.
The five of them worked together to park the car in Room P, and then Qin Miao took the initiative to greet the two technicians.
"Hello everyone, I'll be working hard on you in the next two days." Qin Miao's attitude was very low-key, and he took the initiative to greet the two of them.
If nothing else, at least Qin Miao was satisfied in terms of face.
Although the two technicians on the opposite side were not frightened, they still felt very comfortable after seeing Qin Miao's attitude. Although they also got extra bonuses for doing this, they also got a bonus at the same time. A pleasant working environment and a boss who is easy to get along with, why not?
"Hello, Qin Miao, we will do our best to help you adjust your car." The other party gave a serious assurance.
The two parties got to know each other and then started working intensively.
Qin Miao first used a blue man-vehicle skill card on this F3. After using it, there was only one blue card left. Fortunately, Qin Miao still had three purple cards, so there was no need to worry. Inventory issues.
After using it, Qin Miao got on the car and experienced it. His first impression was that he didn't find anything wrong with the car, and he felt that the engine was in good condition.
But just like your body, you feel that there is nothing wrong with your body, but it is not you who has the final say whether there is a problem, it depends on the doctor and the test data.
Therefore, professionals are still needed to conduct a thorough inspection of the car at this time.
However, when the two technicians began to inspect the car, Qin Miao opened the carbon fiber plate behind the front nose and above the brake stroke.
Qin Miao blindly adjusted the position of the brake pedal here. After all, Qin Miao's understanding of this car has reached a great level now, and he can adjust the brake pedal to a position that feels comfortable for his feet.
After more than ten minutes, the inspection was completed and no major problems were found in the car. Some minor and innocuous problems were easily solved during the inspection.
After the work came to an end for the time being, Qin Miao discovered that Qiu Meng had walked in carrying a bag of drinks.
After all, Qin Miao now works for Ferrari, so Qiu Meng didn't buy any Red Bull drinks, but just juice drinks that are common in Italy.
After everyone drank, Qin Miao and the two technicians continued to work on the next stage.
Although I don’t know what the fleet skills displayed by the passive skill [Guide of the Research Department] given by the system mean.
But while Qin Miao was busy debugging the car, he still added this skill to his skill slot.
Qin Miao didn't know the specific use of this thing, and he didn't notice any difference, but he had already entered the working state and didn't use this skill.
After spending about five minutes doing a final check and making sure everything was fine, Qin Miao went to the locker room and changed into his racing suit with peace of mind.
Compared with the racing suits of other players, Qin Miao's clothes are clean. They are the red and yellow colors of Ferrari's youth training uniforms. The only thing on the whole suit is the yellow prancing horse icon on the chest and the name of Boss Zhou's group.
Boss Zhou’s group name is printed on Qin Miao’s back in a rectangle with white characters on a black background. There is a saying that the logo printed in this way does look like that. It doesn’t look obtrusive, and it doesn’t make people feel that Qin Miao is Miao's racing suit looks like a factory uniform.
Today, Qin Miao is wearing the helmet given to him by Zhou Guanyu. It is also red overall, but it has CSGO's AWP graffiti and a cartoon of Zhou Guanyu and Qin Miao sitting in front of the computer playing games together. It can be seen that Zhou Guanyu designed it. This helmet was made with a lot of care.
After putting on his clothes, putting on his helmet, and fixing the Hans system, Qin Miao got into the driving seat of F3.
After fixing the headrest, Qin Miao felt the position of the pedals, inserted the steering wheel into the base, started the vehicle system, and conducted self-inspection of the vehicle. Everything was just right.
From the moment he sat in the driver's seat, Qin Miao clearly felt that his blood began to boil gradually, but the more Qin Miao's blood boiled, the clearer his mind became.
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A technician walked into the maintenance area, looked left and right, and after confirming that there were no cars passing by on both sides, he gave a thumbs up to Qin Miao, who had started the engine, and then gave instructions that he could leave the station.
Unlike F1, which still needs to warm up the engine, starting F3 is much simpler. Just ignite it directly after making sure there is no problem.
After receiving the engineer's instructions, Qin Miao stepped on the accelerator and slowly drove the car out of the P room, and entered the track through the pit channel.
Today, Lubos came over not only as an assistant, but also as Qiu Meng's engineer, the person who communicated with Qin Miao in TR.
But after all, it is not a real competition. The content that the two can communicate with Qin Miao is relatively limited, that is, Qin Miao's lap time and the traffic conditions on the track. At most, it is the current state of the car and the tire wear.
Overall it's relatively simple.
The first day of testing begins now.
Qin Miao's nature tends to seek stability, so Qin Miao's practice rhythm is still to gradually become familiar with the track, and only after he has enough confidence will he start to speed up and do flying laps.
When Qin Miao really started to set lap times, it was when he returned to the pit area for the third time before going out.
At this time, Qin Miao had made three adjustments to the chassis. It happened that only three adjustments allowed Qin Miao to find a tuning that made him feel comfortable driving, which is also commonly known as the tuning sweet spot.
I don’t know if it’s because of the skills of these two technicians or good luck, or maybe it’s Qin Miao’s skills that played a role.
In short, Qin Miao feels that this F3 has reached a state where he feels very comfortable.
After leaving the pit area, Qin Miao did a tire warm-up lap on the track. After confirming the traffic conditions on the track with Lubos, Qin Miao started his first flying lap in the practice session.
There was nothing much to talk about in the first lap. At this time, most of the riders in the same category were looking for their own training window, and Qin Miao was the only one doing the flying lap. In addition, Qin Miao was also there before the start of the race. I have run on this track countless times on the simulator and walked through this track many times. A flying lap with all my strength is naturally easily transformed into a fastest lap record.
After completing the first flying lap, Qin Miao did not slow down. On the one hand, it was because the tire failure of F3 was much slower than that of F1. Qin Miao's tire grip was still online at this time. On the other hand, it was because However, Qin Miao still had some flaws in his first flying lap. If he ran again, Qin Miao felt that he could do better.
The second flying lap was just as Qin Miao expected, and the result was 0.2 seconds faster than the first flying lap. This was because Qin Miao was blocked by a 488GT3 when entering the bend on the straight road.
Without this obstruction, Qin Miao would have started at least 0.4 seconds faster than the first lap.
However, after the second flying circle, Qin Miao did not continue with the third flying circle because it was no longer necessary.
After the second flight lap was completed, many of Qin Miao's inner thoughts were confirmed. It was also the fastest speed he could achieve so far. It was just a training match. There was no need to strive for perfection to pursue a speed of a few tenths of a second. .
After returning to the pit area, Qin Miao changed into a new set of yellow tires.
The purpose of this approach is to test the long-distance performance of Qin Miao and the car under the current training.
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Watching a favorite movie, playing games, hanging out with your significant other, doing these interesting things, time will always fly by unconsciously, and the sky will be bright the next second, I was immersed in work, and the next second, things changed and it was already time to get off work.
Qin Miao felt this way at this time. In the process of continuously collecting data and becoming familiar with this racing car, Qin Miao gained the purest driving pleasure and happiness.
By the time he came back to his senses from work, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and the track had to be closed for maintenance to prepare for tomorrow's race.
Qin Miao could only leave the track and go back to rest.
It is worth mentioning that Qin Miao’s flying lap result in the morning has not been broken by other drivers who also drive F3 cars.
But after all, it was just a practice match, and no Ferrari executives were present. No one even paid attention to Qin Miao's results. Even Qin Miao and the others didn't take this result too seriously...
After all, just like other drivers don't know what Qin Miao's results are, Qin Miao and the others don't know what other people's results are. Without comparison, they naturally don't know what their own results are.
Just when Qin Miao was about to go home with Qiu Meng, put all the pressure of work and competition behind, and play games to make up for the game progress lost during these days of crazy training.
Qiu Meng suddenly asked Lubos: "Lubos, who usually gives the key to our P room for safekeeping?"
Lubos didn't understand why Qiu Meng would ask him such a question for a while, but after all, Lubos had a certain understanding of Qiu Meng after getting along with her for so long.
This girl who looks to be about the same age as Qin Miao has a calmness and sophistication that her age should not have. At the same time, she also grabs Qin Miao's heart. If her idea is not too outrageous, Qin Miao will usually follow her. , the key point is that this girl is very sensible and will not put forward any opinions that make Qin Miao feel uncomfortable. Even Lubos, a non-marriage person, is a little envious of the relationship between the two.
Therefore, when faced with Qiu Meng's question, Lubos did not dare to neglect it. After recalling it carefully for a while, he answered: "It is usually kept by the security of the track. At the same time, the logistics department will also have a backup of the key, and Feo The Llano Circuit is our private track, and no outsiders will enter under normal circumstances, so the P room usually just pulls down the rolling shutter and does not lock the door..."
At this point, Lubos, who had seen the ugliness of human nature, gradually understood what Qiu Meng meant. Qiu Meng was worried that someone would come to destroy Qin Miao's car, or maliciously tamper with the tuning of Qin Miao's car.
But the Orano track is not open to the public, and there are cameras in the P room area. No one would be bold enough to disgust others, right?
Facing Lubos's hesitant eyes, Qiu Meng said calmly: "Ever since Qin Miao embarked on the road of racing driver, I have always speculated on Qin Miao's competitors with the greatest malice.
There is an old saying in our country, be careful and sail the ship for thousands of years..."
Lubos nodded: "Then when I leave later, I will go to the guard room to get the key to Room P and lock the door.
It's a bit troublesome, but I think your concerns are correct. "
Qiu Meng nodded after hearing this. Lubos was trustworthy to her. After all, his contract and Qin Miao's contract were basically bound, and the relationship with Qin Miao was one of mutual prosperity and loss.
After returning home in the evening, Qin Miao turned on the computer for the first time in a long time and looked at the friends list on Faceit. Unfortunately, Zhou Guanyu was not online, otherwise the two of them would have caused a bloody storm in the Faceit ladder.
But it's not that Qin Miao can't play alone, it's just that there is less fun in teasing each other than when playing with friends.
In the evening, Qin Miao played a total of three games and won all three games. This was also a good sign. Qin Miao stopped when he felt good. After winning three games, Qin Miao went to bed decisively. There was still a game waiting for him tomorrow.
After a speechless night, Qin Miao got up early the next day, went to the gym to warm up briefly, and then went to the track.
After all, there is a game today. In order to have more physical fitness during the game, Qin Miao's training intensity today is not high, and it can only be regarded as a simple warm-up.
However, Qin Miao did not go to the P room to prepare for the first time. Instead, Lawson called him to the conference room on the track for a meeting. This meeting talked about the specific process of today's game and the rewards after the game. .
It also explained that within a week after the end of the game, it will be announced one after another who has won the driver's seat for next year.
(End of chapter)
