"But on the other hand, this can also prove that there is no problem of driver inconsistency in the Mercedes team after changing drivers."
"Originally, there was no driver disagreement in the Mercedes team. It should be said that Toto had a keen eye and realized that Qin Miao was not weaker than Bottas, and there would be no unnecessary conflicts within the team. He also had a very strong personality. Growth driver.
As long as there are no accidents, just one Qin Miao will be enough to last Mercedes for more than five years. "
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After running in the F1 arena for a period of time, Qin Miao now has a basic understanding of his own strength.
Just as I guessed after becoming invincible in F2, I did have the strength of an F1 driver early on, and I was still the strength of a top driver.
But they are not the best among the top drivers, because the old man and Verstappen are faster than Qin Miao. If nothing else, Qin Miao's strength should be on the same level as Perez Bottas , maybe slightly better than Perez, Bottas is hard to say, after all, Qin Miao now has no chance to compete with him.
Therefore, Qin Miao, who knew the gap, did not deliberately block his teammates because it was not necessary, and letting his teammates pass through and lose less than one second was not enough for other drivers to catch up with him, and it would not affect Qin Miao's ranking in this game. So Qin Miao did what came naturally.
On lap 40, Verstappen finally chose to pit, and this time Verstappen put on hard tires. In the last sixteen laps, Verstappen could do his best to chase Hamilton in front without saving tires.
Unfortunately, after Verstappen left the station, another Mercedes appeared in front of him.
After leaving the station, Verstappen looked at the flashing red light at the rear of the car in front, and suddenly felt an ominous premonition in his heart.
Although it only took 1.9 seconds to pit and change the Red Bull tires this time, Verstappen had a hunch that his 1.9-second advantage was a complete joke in front of the Mercedes.
At this time, Qin Miao, who was running a long distance with tires, heard the voice coming from the TR of his team again, but this time it was not Franky, but Toto: "Qin Miao, Verstappen is here. With 1.7 seconds behind you, try to help Hamilton defend him for a few laps as much as possible."
Qin Miao was stunned. Didn't this guy just pass him? Why are you running behind me again?
Although he had doubts in his heart, Qin Miao would not and had no reason to refuse Toto's request, but he still asked: "How many rounds should I guard him specifically?"
This time it was Toto's turn to be stunned. Can you still accurately control the lap speed of your specific defensive opponent?
But Toto didn't think deeply. After Qin Miao asked him, Toto said: "The more, the better. But according to our calculations, you only need to defend Verstappen for three laps. Hamilton's championship in this game is certain." That’s it.”
"Understood."
Qin Miao did not refuse Toto's request. As mentioned earlier, Qin Miao's speed in this game was not as fast as Verstappen and Hamilton, and the other drivers could not cause any trouble to Qin Miao. He is also idle, so he might as well defend Verstappen for fun. Anyway, defending Verstappen will not have much impact on Qin Miao's speed.
After answering, Qin Miao's lap speed dropped slightly. Each lap was about 0.2 seconds slower than Qin Miao's cruising state.
The main reason is that Qin Miao needs to defend Verstappen at this time, and to defend Verstappen, Qin Miao needs to use his ERS system. During the period when Verstappen is chasing him, Qin Miao needs to give him as much power as possible. Charge your own battery.
When the F1 car is charging, the rear taillight will flash. Looking at Qin Miao's flashing rear taillight, Verstappen swallowed and felt a slight pressure on his shoulders.
Verstappen didn't know why. He always felt that the car of the Chinese driver in front was much wider than that of other drivers, and it was particularly difficult to overtake him.
Five Star Sports.
The three commentators also became energetic at this time.
Qin Miao had already brought enough surprises to the three commentators when he defended Verstappen for the first time. Now that they can watch the attack and defense between Qin Miao and Verstappen again, as viewers and commentators, they really feel Very happy.
"Verstappen exited the pit! Although the tire change speed of 1.9 seconds is really fast, and may even be the fastest tire change speed in this race, but by coincidence, Verstappen fell behind after exiting the pit. Behind Qin Miao." Brother Bing said happily.
"Now we have a good show. How many laps can Qin Miao hold on to Verstappen this time?" Fei Ge was also full of expectations at this time.
"I feel that Qin Miao only needs to stop Verstappen for three laps, and Hamilton's championship in this game will be guaranteed." Zhou Haoran still likes to speak with data.
"It shouldn't last that long. After all, Qin Miao's set of hard tires has been used for 22 laps now. At this time, Qin Miao's tire wear is already quite high." Although he is looking forward to the next attack and defense, Brother Bing still So said.
Zhou Haoran retorted: "But when I watched the F2 race last year, Qin Miao's tire protection ability was almost unique in F2. Qin Miao's tires should be in pretty good condition, right?"
"Do you think it's possible that Qin Miao is going to run the entire race directly on this white tire?"
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In fact, just as Zhou Haoran guessed, Qin Miao's tire wear was only 29% at this time, and he had not passed the cliff point. He still had enough grip and could last the entire race under normal conditions.
However, Qin Miao's tire consumption will inevitably increase if he defends Verstappen, so at this time, Mercedes' strategy team has begun to calculate the possibility of Qin Miao using a two-stop tactic.
At the same time, it took Verstappen a lap and a half to catch up behind Qin Miao, and with the help of DRS, he got another opportunity to attack Qin Miao on the straightaway.
On lap 42, Verstappen had a long memory at this time. During the five-lap battle with Qin Miao, he already knew that Qin Miao was very difficult to fight in close combat, so he wanted to overtake him. Qin Miao must be like the last time he surpassed Qin Miao, relying on absolute speed to surpass Qin Miao in DRS in one go.
In order to be able to complete his achievements in one battle, this time Verstappen chose to drain all the remaining 40% of the power of his car after launching the T14.
Having experienced Qin Miao's defensive package, he knows how terrifying Qin Miao's defensive ability is, so in order not to be trapped by Qin Miao for too long, Verstappen chose to bet everything he had this time.
DRS, big windward, wake, ERS, all the advantages are added together again.
As soon as Qin Miao saw the closing rate of the car behind him, he knew that he could not rely on his skills to defend the opponent in the corners, but when Verstappen overtook him, he still slightly squeezed the opponent's driving lane.
Then Verstappen completed the overtake two-thirds of the way down the straight.
Verstappen was not affected by Qin Miao's squeeze.
This time Verstappen still passed the DRS detection point in front of T1 faster than Qin Miao, but the first time Verstappen was only about 0.09 seconds faster than Qin Miao, and this time Verstappen was directly faster than Qin Miao. Qin Miao was 0.15 seconds faster.
Maybe 0.15 seconds doesn't sound like a long time, but on the field, it's more than a car body distance.
Just as Verstappen was preparing to enter the corner normally, he suddenly saw the front wing of Qin Miao's car appearing in his rearview mirror again.
When he looked over, he realized that Qin Miao's approach rate at this time was ridiculously fast.
And at the node position of his turn, he was side by side with himself. At this time, Verstappen really couldn't understand how this Mercedes braked so late and hard so that the front wheel did not lock.
Although his mind was filled with random thoughts for a moment, Verstappen still understood Qin Miao's intention: to prepare to block his entry line by braking late at the limit.
But by doing this, Qin Miao would inevitably give up a crossing line for Verstappen to walk, but at this time, Verstappen was not very happy because Qin Miao gave up the crossing line for him, because Qin Miao With DRS, even if you overtake Qin Miao in T1, Qin Miao will be able to overtake him again in the second DRS zone...
But despite this, Verstappen still passed Qin Miao by crossing the line.
Just as Verstappen thought, after exiting T3, Qin Miao relied on double acceleration of ERS and DRS and late braking to surpass himself in T4.
Even defending Qin Miao this time was not as clean as before. The angle of T4 entering the corner is relatively large. Verstappen took the outside line, and Qin Miao relied on himself to enter the T4 corner first. After exiting the corner, Qin Miao directly There was no room left for Verstappen on the outside, and Verstappen was directly squeezed out of the track.
In fact, Verstappen doesn't have to worry about being squeezed out as long as he relaxes the accelerator, but they are all F1 drivers, and at this time, Verstappen still has the opportunity to challenge Hamilton. Everything can be discussed, but it is impossible here. Release the throttle when planting.
So in the end, as expected, Verstappen was forced off the track by Qin Miao.
After being squeezed out, Verstappen complained in TR as expected: "F**k! He squeezed me out, how could he do this?"
After seeing this scene, Red Bull just shook their heads helplessly. What could they say? Qin Miao has priority in entering the corner first, so there is no problem with his operation?
Definitely not. So does the driver’s mentality matter?
So in the face of Verstappen's complaints, Red Bull could only say comfortingly: "OK, MAX, we will report it."
This voice was also played to the director. After hearing Verstappen's complaint, Feige commented: "There is no problem with Qin Miao's defense. This kind of defensive action is within the scope allowed by FIA rules, and Verstappen often uses this trick when defending, so anyone can say Qin Miao’s defense is dirty, but only you Verstappen can’t.”
The happiest person at this time was Mercedes. Seeing Qin Miao forcefully squeezing Verstappen out, the technicians in the Mercedes team who were looking at the monitors attentively cheered and asked. Toya smiled with satisfaction.
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On the track, fortunately, the outside shoulder after T4 exits the corner is not high, and the area is flat, so although Verstappen was squeezed out of the track, his speed did not drop too much.
However, after making the mistake, Verstappen still lost some rhythm, so Verstappen didn't find a good overtaking opportunity in the second half.
It wasn't until the 43rd lap that Verstappen in the DRS area after T10 found another opportunity to attack.
This time it was Qin Miao's own problem. He put on the gas a little slower after exiting the corner, resulting in a much slower exit speed than Verstappen. In addition, Verstapan had the bonus of DRS.
Halfway through the straight, Verstappen had already tapped Qin Miao's outside line, and was parallel to Qin Miao before entering the corner.
At this corner, Qin Miao couldn't force Verstappen's line like he did last time. Because of the chain reaction caused by that small mistake, the opponent didn't brake late or anything, and just relied on DRS just before entering the corner. More than one front wing of Qin Miao.
Now the track priority was in Verstappen's hands, and Qin Miao could not continue to defend strongly.
But Qin Miao did not give up his position. The two cars entered the corner side by side. After entering the corner, due to the Mercedes-Benz car's advantage in cornering performance, Verstappen could not get rid of Qin Miao. The trolley passed T11 and T12 wheel-to-wheel, all the way to T13.
After the two cars came to T13 side by side, Qin Miao's position changed to the outside line. At this time, Verstappen wanted to copy Qin Miao's operation just now and squeeze Qin Miao out of the race by relying on his own line rights. road.
But Qin Miao anticipated Verstappen's thoughts and instead of joking with you, he braked early to exit the intersection.
Looking at Qin Miao, who did not appear on the left side of his car, but braked early to corner and then started to accelerate, Verstappen felt his scalp numb for a moment.
Because Qin Miao was like a roundworm in his stomach, always able to predict his thoughts and next operation.
But despite this, the advantages of the Honda engine on the straights and the grip of Verstappen's new hard tires still showed their advantages at this time, so Qin Miao was still side by side with Verstappen when exiting the corner. , the two cars continued wheel-to-wheel like this, neither letting the other go all the way to T14.
Qin Miao deliberately turned off the ERS mode that he had always turned on before entering the DRS detection point of T14. Therefore, before the two cars passed the DRS detection point before T14, Verstappen was slightly faster than Qin Miao. First pass by the DRS monitoring point before T14.
Because he entered the corner later and was still on the outside line, Qin Miao did not compete with Verstappen this time and let Verstapan go in front while he took a wider route.
Verstappen took a defensive route because he didn't know exactly how Qin Miao would attack him.
But just because Verstappen is on the defensive line, his cornering speed is actually not as fast as Qin Miao's. And now Qin Miao has both DRS and an extremely effective wake, and the ERS still has half of the battery. .
Qin Miao's relative speed is 10 kilometers per hour faster than Verstappen.
Just after crossing the starting line on the main straight, Qin Miao took the lead on the inside of Verstappen.
Verstappen immediately moved inside to defend, and Qin Miao naturally turned to the outside.
Verstappen also followed up, but at this time Qin Miao had already tapped the inside. Verstappen could only leave a certain amount of space for Qin Miao, and tried to use his own turbulence to disrupt the aerodynamic effects of Qin Miao's car. .
But these bells and whistles are useless because Qin Miao's relative speed is too fast.
Therefore, he only reached four-fifths of the way on the start straight, and Qin Miao had already completed his overtaking of Verstappen.
At this point, Qin Miao has defended Verstappen for three laps.
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"What's the gap between Hamilton and me now?"
"24 seconds, well done Qin Miao, there is no way Verstappen can catch up with Hamilton."
"receive."
ps. It’s a bit laggy today, it’s only 4K…
(End of chapter)
