When the public opinion in the paddock was arousing, Qin Miao and the other three had prepared a sumptuous lunch. Since Leclerc, a guy who can't eat spicy food, was not involved, he should not be included in the hot pot this time. The color, pure red hot pot soup base shows a Hunanese’s persistence and love for chili.
At this time, bursts of fishy and spicy aroma were emitted as the soup base gradually boiled, causing the salivary glands in the three people's mouths to begin to secrete saliva rapidly.
Next to this hot pot, freshly cut beef louvers, rolls of beef and mutton slices, coriander, enoki mushrooms, chicken blood, beef balls, salmon slices and other dishes were placed in sequence.
In addition to the food, two large bottles of Coke also proved the determination of the two drivers to go all out for this meal.
At this time, the three of them were not in front of the table, but taking out portions of cut food from the kitchen.
After all the dishes were prepared, the table in Qin Miao's house, which could accommodate seven people without looking crowded, could not hold all the dishes, and many dishes were temporarily placed on stools.
After everything was ready, the three of them washed their hands and then sat back at the dining table.
There's no toasting or anything like that.
As the three of them sat down and glanced at each other, everyone stretched out their chopsticks in unison, picked up the food they wanted to eat and put it into the boiling red soup pot of the hot pot.
"Lao Zhou, are you planning to run F2 for another year next year?"
The three of them chatted about their futures while eating.
"It's not that I want to run away, it's mainly because there is really no place in F1 now,"
Zhou Guanyu gets angry when he talks about this. Isn't his ranking in the F2 standings higher than Ma Zeping and Yuki Tsunoda? But this year's F1 paddock can be said to be undergoing a major overhaul.
A quarter of the drivers have left, or have temporarily taken a break from the F1 paddock.
Originally, Zhou Guanyu would be able to find a position in such a big blood change, right? But the fact is that Zhou Guanyu, the third runner-up in F2, achieved nothing, and in the end he could only run F2 for one more year.
In fact, it’s not too surprising that Zhou Guanyu will end up like this, because compared to other F2 rookie drivers, Zhou Guanyu’s background is indeed not that sufficient.
You're like Nikita Mazepin, the son of a Russian oligarch.
From the team livery announced in advance by the Haas team, we can know that this guy's family is rich enough to allow an American team to have the colors of the Russian flag printed on its body.
What stands out is the ability to make money.
And if Mazepin is playing a money offensive, then Mick Schumacher is playing a favor offensive.
His father's influence in the paddock coupled with his reputation in Germany, many people hope that he can take over from his father in the F1 arena, so not surprisingly he also obtained a position in the paddock.
The other one is Yuki Tsunoda.
As a person who came out of Honda's youth training, he was naturally placed in the Red Bull camp. After all, there are only two teams in the entire paddock, Red Bull and Toro Rosso, using Honda engines.
It's not surprising that he can get a place in Toro Rosso.
Qin Miao...
A ruthless person who has single-handedly suppressed F2 for an entire season. If no team is rushing to get such a person, it is not Qin Miao's problem, but the problem of those teams.
Therefore, no one thinks that he has no ability. The only doubt that people have about him now is whether he can adapt to Mercedes' car and show his strength within the three races mentioned by Mercedes.
As for the fact that there are basically no good words in the paddock now, most of them are maliciously speculating on the dark public opinion within Qin Miao and Mercedes-Benz?
The main reason is that Mercedes' behavior of asking Qin Miao to replace Bottas was a bit unbelievable and difficult for everyone to understand.
Reality is not a game.
In the game, you can see that the attribute value of a young driver is higher than that of the old driver in your team, so you can replace the old driver with a young driver without any psychological burden. No one can fault this operation.
However, this is reality. No one knows whether Qin Miao can adapt to the rhythm of F1. Maybe his talent is really incredible, but no one can guarantee that Qin Miao can bring the same effect to Mercedes as Bottas last year.
What really makes Zhou Guanyu angry is that Renault is actually still interested in Zhou Guanyu. After all, he is now a member of Renault's youth training, and then he came here like crazy.
Zhou Guanyu's idol Alonso is back after winning Le Mans outside the paddock.
Renault, which has been renamed Alpine F1, has a choice between rookie Zhou Guanyu and two-time F1 world champion and one-time Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race winner. It is already obvious what they will choose.
Naturally, there is no room for Zhou Guanyu in the paddock, and he can only drive F2 for another year.
If his position was taken away by another driver, Zhou Guanyu would not be so angry. When he is angry, he is angry because it is his idol who takes his position.
"Calm down, calm down."
Qin Miao raised his own Coke and touched it with the Coke Zhou Guanyu put on the table. Qin Miao also knew what Zhou Guanyu had been through in the paddock these days and comforted him.
Zhou Guanyu shook his head in annoyance, then picked up the cup and took a sip of Coke before saying:
"If nothing else happens, I will run F2 for another year this year, and next year... let's see next year."
Qin Miao joked:
"Dude, this year's car should be pretty good. Then I'll see if I can find a few unlucky guys on the field, break their hearts and make room for you."
Hearing Qin Miao's shameless words, Zhou Guanyu didn't care either:
"You didn't drink either today? Eat more food to suppress the alcohol. You look drunk."
"Tsk, are you looking down on people?"
"Eat vegetables, eat vegetables."
Seeing that Zhou Guanyu didn't want to talk in depth on this topic, the three of them quickly changed the topic to another topic.
These three are all Internet-addicted teenagers. In addition to their respective jobs, the topics they usually talk about are games.
After chatting about the game and other drivers, and talking about interesting things they knew about the team, the meal was coming to an end.
After eating, Qin Miao tidied up the room and washed the bowls, while Zhou Guanyu was responsible for cleaning.
After everything was taken care of, the two of them did not go to play on the computer immediately today.
During the recent holiday, the two of them got a little tired of playing computer games, and the night fishing equipment Qin Miao bought online also arrived.
Tonight I happened to drive to a nearby fishing place for an exciting night fishing.
After all, both of them are drivers, and their physical fitness is very good. Even if the temperature outside is in single digits at this time, wearing thicker clothes will be fine.
…
【Ding! 】
[Task: Two-level jump (completed)]
[Double jump: After the first season of F2, you will be directly promoted to become an official driver of the F1 team. 】
[Basic reward: all attributes +2, golden lottery *1]
[Task completion: 3 stars, additional reward: golden lottery *3]
[1 star: Enter the F1 team as a paid driver]
[2 stars: Relying on strength to attract the attention of the F1 team, and entering the F1 team through normal procedures. Completion reward: Golden lottery*2]
[3 stars: Entering F1 for the first time and joining one of the three major teams. Completion reward: Golden lottery*3]
[Rewards are being distributed...]
[Reward distribution is complete, please check. 】
[It is detected that the host successfully enters F1, and the system starts to automatically upgrade...]
[Estimated upgrade time: 80 days]
[Note: During the upgrade period, only the items in the backpack can be used, other functions are temporarily suspended...]
…
Qin Miao was still fishing when the system prompt sounded in his mind.
Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu were about ten meters apart at this time, and they had been sitting here for more than two hours.
Although the cold wind was constantly taking away the temperature from Qin Miao's body, Qin Miao had two warm babies in her arms that Qiu Meng had given them before going out, so Qin Miao did not feel cold.
The two of them were at an artificial lake near their home, and Qin Miao's car was parked on the grass on the side of the road.
Fishing is an addictive activity, especially if you have friends to share the joy of catching a fish, and there is a girl at home who can make the fish you catch delicious.
Maybe it was the first time for the two of them to come here, so with the protection of novices, the fishing harvest was very good.
Since they could catch fish all the time, the two of them didn't expect to go back in a short time. As fish continued to take the bait, the time passed twelve o'clock in the morning unknowingly, and it came to January 1, 2021. day.
"Old Zhou!"
Qin Miao called Zhou Guanyu.
"ah?"
On the other side, Zhou Guanyu, who was staring at his fishing rod in trance and not knowing what he was thinking, turned his head in confusion.
"Happy New Year."
"ah?"
"Oh, it's twelve o'clock."
"Happy New Year……"
Qin Miao raised his eyebrows:
"Why are you so blind? Can't you show some expression after I say Happy New Year? I don't ask for much. I can accept even 100,000 to 80,000 yuan."
"roll!"
…
After New Year's Day, although this period is free time, the two often go for a run at the Silverstone Circuit together in order to maintain their touch.
During this period, Qin Miao really felt the changes after becoming an F1 driver.
The most obvious point is that anyone related to racing will be surprised or pleasantly surprised after seeing me. Then they will come to me and ask for an autograph, or they will take out their mobile phones and start filming themselves.
Qin Miao actually didn't do anything, but just because Mercedes announced that he had become the team's second driver, he had an impression in the minds of all the fans.
However, Qin Miao had only scratched the surface of the effects of the F1 driver's influence at this time. He had not really felt the changes after becoming an F1 driver. After all, it was not an open day when he went to Silverstone. Coupled with the current epidemic situation, people who see him will also show some restraint, and most of these people are staff on the track.
Whenever Qin Miao goes to a place with a large number of car fans, as soon as he shows up, he will be surrounded by car fans asking for autographs.
After New Year's Day comes the Spring Festival. Zhou Guanyu also spent the Spring Festival here with Qin Miao. The Spring Festival was also a hot pot meal, but this time Qin Miao and the others had many more neighbors.
They are all locals from Brackley, England. They live across the street from Qin Miao or nearby. They say hello and send small gifts back and forth, and they become familiar with each other.
In addition, Britain is the birthplace of racing culture. The British have feelings for F1, and the Mercedes F1 team is stationed in Brackley, which makes the locals pay more attention to F1 events.
There is an F1 driver living next to their home, so they naturally don't mind coming to meet Qin Miao, learn about the culture of Qin Miao's hometown, and have a meal.
After the Spring Festival, Zhou Guanyu, who had lived in Qin Miao's house for almost two months, finally packed up and left.
Foreign countries are different from those at home, and their rest time is different from that at home. Therefore, celebrating the Spring Festival abroad will seem a bit hurried, and you have to start working right after the festival.
After the Spring Festival, Qin Miao will start pre-match preparations before the new season. Although Zhou Guanyu does not start work as early as Qin Miao, he also knows that he should not continue to disturb Qin Miao and his wife at this time.
On February 15, Qin Miao officially started his first day of work at Mercedes-Benz.
The first is experience. The team needs to know Qin Miao's current physical condition. If there are any problems, they need to make adjustments before the race officially starts.
After all, no one can guarantee that they can control their mouth during holidays. In addition, Qin Miao was revealed to often eat fried food and carbonated drinks during F2, so the team is very strict about Qin Miao's physical examination. Seriously, this inspection is a top priority.
However, to the surprise of the team staff, Qin Miao's physical condition was surprisingly good. He did not look like the physical condition of an athlete who had just had a long vacation.
Now that his physical condition is okay, Qin Miao has begun to work normally.
First, with the help of the team, it took a week to customize a racing seat and steering wheel for Qin Miao.
These two items are the equipment that drivers have the most frequent contact with the car. The driver's comfort in using them is very important, so the team spends the most time and money in this area.
Then there is the simulator training. Get familiar with this year's Mercedes W12 car on the simulator, and then put forward your own ideas and try to find suitable tuning on the simulator.
On the one hand, this is training Qin Miao, and on the other hand, it is testing Qin Miao's ability.
After all, Mercedes' previous understanding of Qin Miao was mainly through Qin Miao's F2 game videos and Qin Miao's data during Prema.
This time is just a good time to observe Qin Miao's adaptability to the Mercedes car on the simulator.
At the same time, the team will also prepare Qin Miao's steering wheel and racing seat, and then go to shoot the video of the Mercedes-Benz new car launch conference.
After recording the video, Qin Miao continued training on the team's simulator.
Of course, in addition to simulator training, Qin Miao also needs to learn some courses on the control of steering wheel buttons and the characteristics of racing cars.
But the main thing is simulator training. (End of chapter)
