Zhou Guanyu is still a little confused. Just this little thing has forced you, Qin Miao, to change your temperament?
But he soon remembered that Qin Miao had already signed a contract with Ferrari. Strictly speaking, he would become Ferrari's official F1 driver next season.
With Qin Miao as a formal driver candidate, Ferrari began to contact Sainz again.
Putting himself in Qin Miao's place, Zhou Guanyu found that it was not difficult to understand that Qin Miao would behave like this.
Although he could understand it, in Zhou Guanyu's view, Qin Miao's behavior was completely unlike him, so Zhou Guanyu comforted him: "Look at it more clearly, although there are no rumors in the paddock, the current rumors are just saying that Ferrari is It's just contact with McLaren, and there is no definite intention from both parties at the moment."
Qin Miao didn't want to talk in depth on this topic, so he shook his head and said: "Let's not talk about these unhappy things. Whether you come or not, I have to practice my rain combat skills. .”
Faced with Qin Miao who changed the subject, Zhou Guanyu stopped mentioning the matter and shrugged: "I naturally wish to have Qin Miao, who currently leads the F2 standings, as my sparring partner. But I have something to say, buddy, wait a minute. Don't be so defensive, sometimes I really can't get past you, and I almost lose the game experience because of your defense."
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In the morning, the two practiced offense and defense in rain battles at home, and in the afternoon they went to the track together.
After all, Zhou Guanyu is a local snake. He often comes to Silverstone to practice when he is not competing, so his understanding of this track is not much worse than Qin Miao.
The two walked around twice in one afternoon, and then rented a Fit and drove around twice.
The main reason why he rented a Fit was to familiarize Qin Miao with the feeling of driving on this track.
It also allows Qin Miao to more clearly feel the bumps and height differences of the track. The most important thing is to become familiar with the feeling of the wheels pressing on the road shoulder in advance.
The whole day on Thursday passed like this. In the evening, Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu also spent time in the simulator uncharacteristically.
Qin Miao was stimulated, and Zhou Guanyu was driven by Qin Miao to work hard because of Qin Miao's determination.
During this period, Qin Miao also tried Renault's simulator. If it were the previous Qin Miao, he might not be able to tell the difference between Renault's simulator and Ferrari's simulator.
But now Qin Miao has also run 6 points races, and the total driving mileage in F2 exceeds 500 kilometers.
I also have my own understanding and feelings about driving a racing car.
After comparing the two, Qin Miao could easily tell that Ferrari's simulator simulated the engine to a higher degree, whether it was the accuracy of acceleration, the different accelerator strengths, the different feelings of engine output, or The simulation of engine response is also closer to reality.
Renault's simulator simulates the suspension and tire grip during cornering more realistically. The suspension changes during cornering and the feedback from driving after tire wear is better than Ferrari's.
It can be said that each has its own merits.
There was no talking all night. The next day, the two got up early, washed up and went to the track.
Qin Miao still remembers the scene when he came to Silverstone last year. It was really loud with gongs and drums, firecrackers blasting, huge crowds of people, crowded with people, and the scene of all things competing and full of vitality was still before his eyes.
But now, the entire paddock is empty. You can't meet anyone after walking on the road for a long time. Even if you meet someone, it's Matthew, team staff, FIA staff, etc. There is no spectator.
When the two passed by a worker who was installing a signal repeater, Qin Miao also heard a voice coming from the worker's walkie-talkie: "Move the repeater 50 meters southeast!"
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After the two arrived at the parking area of the motorcade, they separated and prepared to go.
During the car inspection before the start of the practice session on Friday morning, Qin Miao performed a "perfunctory" car inspection as a routine.
In the eyes of outsiders, Qin Miao first took the form sent by Sui Wentao when inspecting the car. Then Qin Miao directly touched the flip-flops of his racing car with his hand, then turned around and signed the form.
Qin Miao's method of inspecting cars cannot be said to be bold and careful, but it can also be said to be serious and responsible.
This refers to when Qin Miao signed.
Therefore, in the view of Sui Wentao and others, Qin Miao especially likes to be lazy during the car inspection. Basically, just touching the car is considered to be the completion of the car inspection.
In fact, Qin Miao was blatantly lazy here by relying on the effect of his skill of integrating man and car.
As long as Qin Miao touches his car, Qin Miao will feel the state of the entire car just like a person feels the state of his own body.
Therefore, it was very convenient for Qin Miao to inspect the car, and it also gave the crew members of the Prema team a feeling that Qin Miao's inspection was perfunctory.
The previous car inspections were fine, but this time Qin Miao felt that there was a problem with the right front wheel of his car.
This feeling is a bit like you feel some discomfort inside your right hand. Although you can move it, something feels wrong.
Qin Miao guessed at that time that there might be something wrong with his right front wheel.
So before the practice session started, Qin Miao carefully checked his right front wheel.
The inspection method is also very simple, just touch each component with your hands.
Touch the tires first, then the brakes, then the suspension, and you can always find the problem.
Then it was discovered that there was a problem with the brake pads of the car.
In fact, after every race, Qin Miao's crew will help Qin Miao replace a new set of brake pads.
After all, it is a racing car. Apart from the four wheels that are in contact with the ground, the most severely worn parts are the brake pads, and then the engine and gearbox that provide power.
I don’t know if Sui Wentao and the others were careless when replacing Qin Miao’s brake pads or something else. The other three tires were replaced with new brake pads normally, but only this tire still used the old brake pads.
At this time, Qin Miao did not realize the seriousness of this matter. What he thought was: since the problem has been discovered, then just solve the problem. After all, the vehicle inspection before the game is used to eliminate problems on the vehicle. .
So Qin Miao stood up and said to Sui Wentao: "Old Sui, there is a problem with the brake pad of the right front wheel. Please help me replace it with a new one."
Sui Wentao was still confused when he heard Qin Miao's request. The car must be inspected before starting and before going on the track. There is no possibility of problems at all.
Moreover, the brake pad is a part that needs to be replaced frequently, so there is no possibility of problems...
Although he was very confused and felt that there could be no problem with the brake pads, it was his job after all. If Qin Miao asked, he had to go and check it.
But when he removed the right front wheel of Qin Miao's racing car full of doubts and saw the brake pad of the right front wheel, cold sweat broke out on his back.
Because he could clearly see that there were obvious signs of wear on the brake pad of Qin Miao's right front wheel.
Anyone with some professional racing knowledge knows that these are traces left after long-term use.
The right front wheel of Qin Miao's racing car turned out to be a used brake pad.
This situation occurred partly because the technician was not careful when working, but also because he, the chief technician of Qin Miao's crew, did not pay attention during the review.
If this kind of problem occurs, he also needs to take responsibility.
Because this kind of mistake is related to the outcome of a game at a small level, and is related to the life safety of the driver at a large level.
So after Luo Xin found out about this, everyone in the team immediately stopped working and all came to Qin Miao's car for a meeting.
After some investigation, it was determined that the man responsible for this mistake was the right rear tire man: Alvin.
After identifying the person responsible, the team imposed the maximum penalty on Alvin: he worked for nothing for a month. Fortunately, he did not cause any substantial losses, so Alvin kept his job.
Sui Wentao, chief engineer of the Qinmiao crew, also received a verbal warning and a fine of 1,000 euros.
Although it seems that Alvin, the main person responsible for all this, only lost a month's salary, Sui Wentao, a person with no responsibility, was implicated in misfortune.
However, Alvin's mistake will be recorded in his personal file, and because of this mistake, he basically lost the way to rise.
You know, a considerable number of F1 team technicians were promoted from F2 teams.
F2 is not only the best way for drivers to enter F1, it is also the best way for technicians and team leaders to enter F1.
Although Sui Wentao was fined 1,000 euros, he only received a verbal warning and his future was not affected.
After this incident, everyone dispersed and continued preparations before the start of the practice match.
As for Qin Miao's crew, everyone's morale was very low after what happened.
Faced with this situation, Qin Miao wanted to comfort everyone, but his emotional intelligence was not very high and he didn't know what to say at this time.
However, Qin Miao also vaguely guessed the main reason for this situation, that is, his usual car inspections were a bit too "perfunctory". He just reached out and touched the car and then signed to make sure that the car was fine.
Qin Miao's approach can easily make other people subconsciously relax their level of care when inspecting the car. After all, Qin Miao, the owner of the car, doesn't pay much attention to the car. Naturally, the people below will not be so careful when inspecting the car. .
Therefore, Qin Miao is also jointly and severally responsible for this situation.
After analyzing this point, Qin Miao wrote down in the newly installed notebook: In the future, even if the vehicle inspection is just a show, every key part must be inspected before signing...
After this episode, Qin Miao finally successfully accepted his car, completed the warm-up, and pushed the car onto the track with the crew members.
There was nothing much to say in the practice session, and it was uneventful throughout.
Everyone runs at their own pace and gets their own data.
Qin Miao made two hasty flying laps during the practice session, and spent the rest of the time looking for a comfortable training setting. Unfortunately, the final effect was not very satisfactory.
When the practice clock stopped, Qin Miao's ranking happened to be fifteenth.
There was a short break at noon, followed by qualifying in the afternoon.
At the beginning of qualifying, the broadcaster usually has three hosts sitting together to analyze the situation on the field and warm up the game.
Since the first sprint race of this season, Qin Miao has basically become a topic that the hosts can never get around.
This time is no exception.
The perspective comes to the arena.
Because it didn't rain, Qin Miao did not line up at the exit of the pit area as early as he did in the previous qualifying race.
The director first put the camera on the line of cars waiting in line at the exit of the maintenance area.
After staying in this scene for about three seconds, the director switched the camera to Qin Miao.
Because of Qin Miao's outstanding performance in F2, Qin Miao received treatment that other F2 drivers did not have.
That is, the director specially arranged for a photographer to follow Qin Miao. This photographer was only responsible for photographing Qin Miao, so that the director could capture Qin Miao's perspective during the period before the start of the game.
At this time, qualifying has begun, and there are already drivers on the track. The director is still showing Qin Miao's profile in the broadcast.
The key is the profile of Qin Miao wearing a helmet. Only Qin Miao's eyes and eyelashes can be seen.
But surprisingly, most viewers were not disgusted by this.
After almost another minute, Qin Miao took out his water bottle from under his helmet.
After handing the kettle to Sui Wentao, Qin Miao drove out.
It is worth mentioning that after Qin Miao drove his car out, Zhou Guanyu followed him in his own car.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhou Guanyu is probably trying to get into the wake of Qin Miao's car.
This is actually what Qin Miao agreed to.
At that time, Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu were walking the track together.
While walking on the track, Zhou Guanyu joked that he would ask Qin Miao to create a wake for him on this track.
Zhou Guanyu's original intention was really just a joke, at most it was just a little bit more testing.
But what he didn't expect was that Qin Miao said nothing and just said that he was casual.
However, Qin Miao still said that she would not deliberately wait for Zhou Guanyu. If she wanted to catch up with Zhou Guanyu, she would have to know the right time.
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Half an hour later, Qin Miao leisurely drove his car into the maintenance area and parked it directly at the door of his team.
Luo Xin looked at Qin Miao with a complicated face.
If the bones in this kid's body weigh fifty kilograms, then there are at least 49 kilograms of bone in the fifty kilograms of bones.
After all, this is a driver who would rather create a tailwind for the driver of the enemy team than help his teammate.
But Luo Xin, who looked complicated, could not say much about this.
What does this say to Qin Miao?
Are you doing this to the detriment of the team? The points this person currently earns are the total points earned by the two drivers of the second-place team UNI.
Even adding Qin Miao's points to the points of the six drivers from the bottom three teams, there is still room left.
This argument is completely untrue.
Undermining internal unity? Qin Miao and Mick don't deal with it. This is a tradition that has been passed down since he was still in the Ferrari youth training. How can they destroy it if they are not united to begin with?
At this time, Luo Xin could only look at it with a complicated face.
It's really happy to be happy, and it's really uncomfortable to be uncomfortable.
(End of chapter)
