After hearing Qin Miao's answer, Brother Tou said a slang from their hometown. Qin Miao couldn't understand it, but according to Brother Tou's explanation, the meaning of this sentence was roughly the same as in China: "There are talented people from generation to generation. Each has been leading the way for hundreds of years." Almost.
Then the two chatted about some tips on defense.
Qin Miao has a lot of useful information on defense. Listening to Qin Miao's analysis of some situations and proposed solutions, Brother Tou couldn't hide the surprise on his face.
You must know that defense is an experience skill. The more games you experience and the more times you participate in offense and defense, the more you will gain experience and experience, and your ability will naturally increase.
But Brother Tou never imagined that the young driver in front of him, who was less than 20 years old, had such profound knowledge in defense.
It is not even an exaggeration to say that Brother Tou felt that if he drove the Mercedes in Bahrain last week like Qin Miao, he would not be able to defend Verstappen's attack.
An experienced driver, and a young man with great defensive talents, there were quite a lot of topics in this area, and the chatting topics between the two gradually became more and more lively.
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The FIA's pre-match meeting started in a conference room. The layout was a bit like a classroom where everyone had classes when they were studying. There were not many tables and chairs, only twenty sets, so each driver could get one set.
As more and more riders came, Qin Miao and Tou Ge stopped talking and instead turned their attention to the riders who had just arrived.
A minute after about twenty drivers had arrived, FIA Chairman Jean Todt appeared at the door of the conference room.
While bowing slightly to apologize to the drivers, the Frenchman quickly walked to the podium in the classroom and began to preside over the driver meeting.
Before coming, Barber told Qin Miao that if he really wasn't interested in paddock politics, it would be best to pretend to be deaf and dumb during the driver's meeting and not express any opinions or make any inappropriate actions. Just plug up your ears and look like a wooden person.
When voting, it is best to abstain from voting throughout the process and make it clear that you are not prepared to get involved.
Qin Miao naturally did as he was told, and even the seats chosen by Qin Miao and Brother Tou were relatively close to the edge. So after the meeting started, Qin Miao plugged in his earphones, called up a book he had been reading recently, and started listening happily.
Brother Tou saw Qin Miao's operation and shook his head helplessly.
Qin Miao, a young man, is really talented, but whether it is from the rumors in the paddock or from the brief contact with Qin Miao, Brother Tou can feel the laziness and happy-go-lucky nature of Qin Miao.
This kind of terrifying talent paired with Qin Miao's character is really a waste.
Although foreign countries don't have as broad and profound a culture as China, Brother Tou also knows that it's taboo to have a casual conversation, so he just sighed with regret.
Qin Miao, who deliberately lowered the brim of his hat to reduce his sense of presence, naturally didn't notice the look in Brother Tou's eyes when he looked at her.
However, while Qin Miao was fishing, he also discovered another guy in the crowd who was fishing like him.
If Qin Miao still restrained himself from fishing, the headphones he wore were a pair of relatively small in-ear headphones, and Qin Miao only wore one ear.
So this guy is blatantly fishing for money. He is wearing an obvious Sony wireless headset and playing with his mobile phone with his head down.
This ruthless man that Qin Miao admires is the Ice Man, Kimi Raikkonen.
At this time, Kimi seemed to feel the gaze of her colleagues. She withdrew her gaze from her mobile phone and looked towards Qin Miao.
Then the two fishermen exchanged glances with each other, and then continued fishing.
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The driver's meeting ended with Qin Miao and Kimi having a good relationship, and then Qin Miao and Hamilton returned to Mercedes' team home together.
Imola's team home was assembled long before Qin Miao came to Italy. Even the smell has almost dissipated now, so there is no problem at all in settling in.
After putting his belongings in the lounge, Qin Miao started another task of the day with them: walking on the track.
Originally, Qin Miao didn't mind bringing Zhou Guanyu with him if he was going to the track. After all, Zhou Guanyu was still in F2 at this time. Qin Miao definitely hoped that his friend would be stronger. As Zhou Guanyu became stronger, he would have the possibility of entering F1. That's big.
It's a pity that the San Marino Imola Circuit is not included in the F2 schedule.
Moreover, Zhou Guanyu also had his own work to complete, so Qin Miao was alone on the track this time, along with his crew members, boss Zhou and his wife Qiu Meng.
The number of people was not too large, just ten people.
Although Qin Miao is about to reach 1500 proficiency on this track on the team's simulator, this track has never really appeared on the F2 schedule after all, and it is also Qin Miao's first time here. , so Qin Miao spent an extra hour walking around. The notebook he brought with him was almost filled with seven or eight pages, and there were many more photos in his mobile phone.
These things were all materials that Qin Miao studied and debugged after returning to the garage.
The Imola circuit is located in northern Italy, within Italy.
Because F1 in principle does not hold two races in the same country within a year, this F1 race uses the name of a very small principality not far from the track, namely San Marino.
Unfortunately, this track took away the lives of a three-time world champion and an old racing driver who was about to retire in 1994. He was the Brazilian car god Elton Senna, who is admired by future generations.
And that veteran is named Larsen Berg.
But F1 is a dangerous sport. Although no one said it clearly, all racing drivers were mentally prepared to never get out of their racing cockpits after sitting in the cockpit of their racing cars. Qin Miao was also among them. one of them.
The Imola track is a counter-clockwise track. The tire formula for this Grand Prix is the softest C2-C4. The total track length is 4.909 kilometers. The main race requires 63 laps. The entire race is 309.049 kilometers. The track has a maximum speed of 334 kilometers per hour, the height difference of the track is 34.4 meters, including 19 corners, 9 right turns, 10 left turns, and a DRS area. The current fastest lap in the race is 1 minute and 15 seconds set by Hamilton last year. 484.
After looking at the asphalt condition of the track, Qin Miao even touched it himself to confirm that the track was made of old asphalt. The more angular asphalt on the driving line had long been passed by countless racing tires. It was smoothed out after that, so this track is relatively friendly to tires. According to Qin Miao's expertise in tire protection, he can finish the race directly after stopping at red and yellow, and even make a certain profit.
Qin Miao didn't do anything else after returning to the lounge. He ran outside and started communicating with his track engineer Franky.
Understand the current upgrade status of the Mercedes car in the second race, what the test data of the new front wing and rear wing are, and what work you need to complete in the next three practice sessions.
In short, as Qin Miao gradually became accustomed to the rhythm of the F1 Grand Prix, Qin Miao began to become more comfortable with his work, and he also knew what he should do during this time, and he had a clear goal.
After being busy until about 4:30 in the afternoon, Qin Miao went to the media center to be interviewed again.
At 5:30 p.m., clock out on time.
I had a meal with Toto and Hamilton in the evening. The meal was a bit like a private gathering of several friends. They didn't even talk about work. During the dinner, they just talked about their families and lives, as well as their prospects for the future.
However, this kind of private gathering can really bring people closer to each other.
Friday, today is the day when the first and second practice begins.
After getting up from bed in the morning, Qin Miao heard a system prompt in his head.
The system task has arrived as promised. I won’t go into details about the task content. The main requirement is to finish the game among the top three. The reward is a random blue skill. The higher the position, the higher the skill level. If you win the championship, you will directly win. Just give me a golden skill.
But to be honest, Qin Miao really doesn't have the confidence to chop melons and vegetables at will during the competition like he did in F2, and he won the championship with a soft hand.
The F1 drivers are really strong. It is not easy for Qin Miao to defeat them, not to mention that there is Hamilton on his head.
After knowing that this task was relatively difficult, Qin Miao didn't pay attention deliberately.
I got up early and came to the paddock. There were basically no tourists in the paddock on Friday. Like Bahrain, the only people I could see were mostly staff.
However, when Qin Miao punched in from the staff entrance gate and entered the team staff area behind the pit area, many people holding cameras and wearing official FIA photographer vests surrounded Qin Miao, holding hands The camera kept clicking at Qin Miao.
And this is just the basic treatment a star driver receives after entering the paddock.
Now Qin Miao has proven his strength in Bahrain last week and is worthy of Toto's respect. The paddock has also given Qin Miao the treatment that a driver of his level should have.
After all, the photos taken by these people don't know where they will appear in the future, so facing the staff who were taking pictures of him, Qin Miao's originally expressionless face also had a slight smile.
This smile will make Qin Miao's face look much softer overall. In addition, Qin Miao's Asian face looks childish to Europeans, so Qin Miao's overall aggression will appear to be very low.
This is actually what the image management department of Mercedes-Benz Racing Team taught Qin Miao.
After all, Qin Miao is one of the 20 people who are best at driving F1 cars in the world, and he ranks relatively high among these 20 people. Regarding his external image and the first impression he gives to the audience, Mercedes-Benz Racing Team Still quite concerned.
Keeping the expression on his face amidst the clicking of cameras, he arrived at the door of the team's P room. He nodded to the photographers who were following him, and then entered the team's P room.
After the annoying shutter sound finally disappeared from his ears, Qin Miao went straight to the vehicle preparation area.
At this time, Qin Miao's car was almost ready, and the technicians also imported the tuning settings Qin Miao used on the simulator into the car.
Mercedes' car has several small upgrades in this race. The first thing you can see is that the front wing and rear wing have been replaced with medium and high downforce rear wings. These can be seen.
Unseen upgrades include the internal strengthening of the front and rear suspensions to a certain extent, and the enlarged internal radiator, which enhances the cooling effect of the racing engine and therefore improves engine stability again.
After checking and accepting his car, Qin Miao was fully involved in the development of these parts. Qin Miao was very familiar with the appearance of the parts, so he didn't need to check them carefully. He took a quick look to make sure there were no problems and then went to participate. Went to the team meeting.
The team meeting is still the same process, so I won’t go into details here.
After the meeting, Qin Miao closed his eyes and meditated for a while in his lounge until the first practice was about to begin.
After changing into their racing suits in the lounge, wearing helmets and Hans systems, Qin Miao and Hamilton came out of Mercedes' car home one after another.
The two entered Mercedes' P room amidst the sound of camera lenses and shutters.
After inspecting his car, Qin Miao got into his car.
After adjusting the strength of the seat belt in the car and confirming the condition of the car, Qin Miao received his first set of hard tires.
The mission was simple: long-distance testing.
Run ten laps in the most comfortable way for Qin Miao under a heavy load of fuel. During this period, the team will collect information on Qin Miao's tire failure and fuel usage. Of course, it will also evaluate Qin Miao's speed.
And use these data to ultimately formulate the tactics Qin Miao will use in the main game.
During this period, Qin Miao also needs to find a training that is relatively comfortable for him to use. However, Qin Miao needs to communicate with the team's engineers and Franky on this matter.
After confirming his mission, Yi Lian also officially started.
Qin Miao, who was already ready, naturally got up and drove his car out.
The old man encountered a problem because of a system, and the technicians continued to inspect the car.
After a warm-up lap, Qin Miao started running his own long-distance test.
Although he encountered a lot of traffic problems on the road and was blocked by slow cars once or twice, Qin Miao's results on this track were within the requirements of the team, and the data was very stable. Even if there were fluctuations, there were reasons for them. .
After ten laps, the data that the team wanted was achieved. Qin Miao drove the car back to test the tire usage. It was as good as ever. At the same time, Qin Miao also adjusted the rigidity of the front suspension and increased the stiffness of the front wheel. Camber.
Although the tuning used by Qin Miao is biased toward understeer, this is because Qin Miao likes to push the car to the limit when driving and also likes to slide more through corners.
However, this set of tuning settings moved from the simulator is a bit too understeer, and some work needs to be done in the tuning aspect.
PS. Warm congratulations to Xiao Zhou for ending qualifying with a career best result of P5 on the Budapest circuit.
The dog author decided to add two more updates under the encouragement of his friends, but he was unable to repay it in a short period of time, so he wrote it down.
Currently, the number of updates due has increased from Chapter 27 to Chapter 29... (End of this chapter)
