When Verstappen was blocked by Leclerc on the inside, he could only go to the outside to take the lead. At that time, he could brake late to enter the corner or brake early to grab the crossing line.
And Verstappen felt that Leclerc's corner exit was not so smooth in this lap, and his speed was affected by the poor corner exit.
Verstappen felt that he was very likely to overtake Leclerc in this lap, although he knew that there was Hamilton behind him, and Hamilton was already very close to him.
But Verstappen, who had been fighting with Leclerc for so many laps, was more or less over the top now. Verstappen could no longer care about Hamilton behind him. He was thinking more about overtaking as soon as possible. With Leclerc in front of him, all the pressure from Hamilton behind him after passing Leclerc will naturally be transferred to Leclerc.
We can’t blame Verstappen for being too careless about his head. He obviously has a faster lap time than his opponent, but the feeling of not being able to surpass him is very frustrating. In addition, there is a main competitor behind him, Hamilton, who is constantly approaching. Putting pressure on yourself will make it impossible for anyone else to deal with it calmly and calmly.
At this time, Leclerc was gradually getting used to Verstappen's attacking rhythm behind him, and he also vaguely felt that Qin Miao in front had been driving the car with tire protection, and it seemed that Verstappen had been driving the car several times. During the attack on himself, he helped himself block Verstappen's line.
Of course, these are just Leclerc's guesses, and he doesn't think anyone can be so evil. While defending himself, he can also help him defend Verstappen behind him.
While Leclerc was braking at the T2 braking point, he looked at the rearview mirror on the right, staring at Verstappen's car, estimating the distance between himself and the opponent's car.
Verstappen did the same, estimating the distance between himself and Leclerc in front while carefully controlling the braking of his car.
Entering the corner, Leclerc braked very late. After seeing Leclerc's deceleration rate, Verstappen knew that he would not be able to grab the line by braking late, so he prepared to cross the line.
Leclerc was sure that Verstappen had left the threat zone on his right after entering the corner with him, so he naturally prepared to enter the corner to cut the apex of T3 immediately.
In a hidden corner that the two of them didn't notice, a black Mercedes racing car with a red top and a silver back suddenly forced its way into the inside line of the two racing cars. This car directly rubbed the inside of Leclerc's tire and hit the center of the T2 corner. The position surpassed the two racing cars.
The person who completed this set of operations was naturally Hamilton, who missed the opportunity to compete for the championship due to mistakes.
He had already caught up behind Leclerc and Verstappen in this lap, and he also had the blessing of DRS.
Originally, Hamilton wanted to find an opportunity to take care of these two people slowly, but he did not expect that these two people would give him such a chance, which happened to expose him a small gap in the inside.
If you look at ordinary people, no one would dare to dig in when they see a crack like Hamilton, because if the car is not controlled well, there will be big problems.
If the car veers to the left, the car will be bounced directly by the shoulder of the curve, and anything may happen to the car.
If it veers to the right, the tire will inevitably hit Leclerc's tire. Considering the grip of the F1 tire, it is light enough to take off on the spot. If it flies high enough and falls, the whole car may be damaged. This game might just be gone.
Therefore, drivers with relatively average strength would not dare to dive right in like Hamilton when they see such an opportunity, and may have to miss such an opportunity.
And a seven-time champion is a seven-time champion, and he can seize it whenever he gets the chance.
Qin Miao not only completed the task assigned to him by the team, but also exceeded the task.
After Hamilton passed two cars at once, although the scene was very quiet because there were no spectators, there were no cheers.
But all the commentators and viewers in front of the TV who saw this game were going crazy now.
"Oh my God! Hamilton!"
"Huh? Hamilton is one over two! He found a perfect opportunity!"
"The two Mercedes came to the first and second positions!"
"Oh, Verstappen was careless!"
"How could Hamilton manage to surpass him in such a small position?"
Compared with the commentators who had to organize their language more or less, netizens' reaction to Hamilton's operation was much simpler and more straightforward:
【ah? 】
【Awesome! 】
【Fuck! 】
【Seven crown champions! 】
【Seven crowns? Cupping! 】
【I am super! Chinese! 】
[Lewis·Taking advantage of every opportunity·Hamilton]
【He is so brave】
[I really let him chase me back]
Hamilton took advantage of every opportunity to reach second place and followed Qin Miao's pace out of T4.
After confirming that there would be no further position changes on the field for a short period of time, the director once again showed Toto the footage of the scene.
At this time, the P room of the Mercedes-Benz Racing Team has become a sea of joy. The staff either raised their hands in the air and cheered or clapped vigorously. Everyone was beaming with joy, even Toto, the team leader of the Mercedes-Benz Racing Team.
At this time, Toto was chatting with Mercedes Chief Technical Officer James Allison next to him with a smile on his face.
Toto, who usually kept his emotions secretive, now had a bright smile on his face.
On the field, Qin Miao was very surprised when she found Hamilton coming behind her. At this time, it was only the fifty-third lap, and there were still ten laps to go before the end of the game.
Why did the old man go from sixth to second in just six laps? Did Toto and the others add anything to Hamilton's car during the red flag? I'm running so fast, why didn't you give me some extra points?
Of course, even though he thought so, Qin Miao immediately started to accelerate after knowing that his mission was completed.
Although he completed the tasks assigned by the team according to the instructions of the team, Qin Miao, the champion who finally got it, did not want to let it go just like that.
But Qin Miao was not very clear. As a person who experienced it firsthand, Hamilton naturally knew why he was able to chase four positions in such a short period of time.
In fact, it is not that complicated to express it in words. The car in front is slower than Hamilton imagined, and because the car in front is slow enough, Hamilton can find some better overtaking opportunities more calmly.
After seeing Qin Miao in front of him, Hamilton finally understood why these cars were so slow.
But Hamilton also couldn't figure out why Qin Miao was able to hold down so many cars with one person without being overtaken, just like Qin Miao couldn't figure out why he could run so fast.
Of course, it is not difficult to solve this doubt. After the game, just go to Qin Miao/Hamilton to ask for the data of this game.
At the same time, Hamilton also decided to talk to Toto after the game. He couldn't let go of such a good prospect like Qin Miao.
The team order issued during the red flag period was really a bit of a bastard. Toto had to give an explanation for this, even if Qin Miao completed the order.
On lap 55, Verstappen finally got rid of Leclerc's entanglement in the T2 position of this lap and reached the third position.
After Leclerc tried his best to defend Verstappen for one lap, it was already his limit. In the T2 position of this lap, Leclerc really had no way to get rid of Verstappen with DRS and let him overtake him on the straightaway. own.
After being overtaken, Leclerc also felt that Verstappen could only follow him and fight back and forth for so many laps. It was not that Verstappen's car was damaged or his condition declined, it was purely Just because there was Qin Miao in front of him, Qin Miao used his terrifying defensive sense to help him defend Verstappen for a long time.
Speaking of this, Leclerc felt from the bottom of his heart that Qin Miao's defensive ability and talent were terrifying.
After overtaking Leclerc, Verstappen was naturally firing on all cylinders, hoping to catch up with the two Mercedes ahead before the end of the race.
But during the period just now, Qin Miao didn't deliberately push the car, and Hamilton also broke free and started to set his own lap time smoothly. At this time, the two Mercedes-Benzes had pulled away from Leclerc. Verstappen broke away from the entanglement for more than 4 seconds.
Although it is not impossible to chase 4 seconds in eight laps, Mercedes' performance is slightly better than Red Bull's. Red Bull's current back-and-forth with Mercedes on the field is entirely because of Vesta Pan, a talented driver, has outstanding personal abilities.
Now that the two Mercedes have no constraints and can lap on the track without any worries, it is a very serious challenge for Verstappen to catch up during this period.
Of course, this is only for the teams and drivers.
For the audience and broadcasters, the picture at this time is what they want to see. Although they fought all the way to the end of the game, the suspense of this game still has not landed, and the game is still interesting.
On Qin Miao's side, Hamilton also came to the DRS area behind Qin Miao after two laps.
But Hamilton also knew who helped him get his current position, so he didn't take action against Qin Miao. He just slowed down his pace a little, followed Qin Miao while protecting the tires, and prepared to go. Just finish the race with the current ranking.
Qin Miao also obviously felt that Hamilton was faster than him, but Qin Miao would not give up his position no matter what. If Hamilton was going to attack him, Qin Miao wouldn't mind letting him learn what a 100-point defensive ability is. What level.
Although I am the No. 2 driver, I am not a fool. My brother has worked so hard to pull you up, which is already considered the end of my kindness. I cannot give up my No. 1 position to you again.
Toto seemed to have thought of this, so after seeing the situation on the field, he did not issue another team order, but just waited quietly in the garage for the end of the game.
Lap 59, four laps left before the end of the race.
At this time, the gap between Qin Miao and Hamilton was still within 1 second, and Verstappen had already chased him by 2 seconds in four laps. He was only 1 second away from catching up with Qin Miao and Hamilton in front. It's within the DRS zone.
Qin Miao looked at Hamilton behind him with some worry, then adjusted his tire temperature to check, and then estimated the tire wear.
After that, Qin Miao's driving began to become more aggressive, and he stopped using tire protection and ERS.
Although this is not the first time that Qin Miao has been chased from behind by Verstappen, it is different this time. When Qin Miao was chased by Verstappen in the past, Qin Miao knew that he could not guard against Verstappen. , at most, it just delayed him for a while, so Qin Miao's mentality at that time was in a relatively relaxed state, not nervous, and even more excited and excited, because it was the first time for Qin Miao to have the opportunity to interact with Vista Riders like Pan go into close dogfights.
But this time it was different. Qin Miao knew that it was possible for him to guard against Verstappen.
And if he really defends Verstappen, the reward will be the first race championship of his career, and this is only the second F1 Grand Prix that Qin Miao has participated in.
After winning this championship, Qin Miao will definitely break countless records.
The most important thing is that he will become the first driver in Chinese history to win a race in the F1 Grand Prix.
If there was no hope, Qin Miao could still stabilize his mentality, but now that he saw hope, Qin Miao inevitably began to long for it and became nervous involuntarily.
But what Qin Miao didn't expect was that the last few laps of the game had nothing to do with him.
Because after Qin Miao accelerated, Hamilton still maintained his own pace until Verstappen came behind him.
The seven-time champion helped Qin Miao become the second driver in the next race, guarding Verstappen for two laps.
And when he crossed the line after two laps, the old man still maintained his second place.
Although the director of the last two laps gave all the footage to the fight between Hamilton and Verstappen, everyone knows that the real protagonist of this game is actually Qin Miao, who won the championship after participating in the second F1 Grand Prix of his career. young rider.
On the 63rd lap, Qin Miao drove his car through T18 at high speed, with very conservative exit and entry angles. It can be seen that Qin Miao really cares about the results of this game.
After passing T19, when he looked at the checkered flag waving on the podium, Qin Miao felt a surge of emotion surge in his heart.
A week of hard work, countless tests in the factory before the game, countless simulations, and countless meetings.
Walking the track in advance, car debugging, assembly, meetings, interviews, practice, anxiety, irritability, everything was compressed to the limit when Qin Miao saw the checkered flag waving in the distance.
Looking at the team members who had rushed to the track guardrail, hanging on the guardrail and shouting at themselves and waving their fists, Qin Miao could clearly call out all their names and even see their faces clearly. expression.
At this moment, Qin Miao felt that time had slowed down, and a strange electric current surged through his body, as if he had just come out of the bathhouse after taking a bath, and his whole body felt relaxed.
As the Mercedes V6 hybrid engine roared past the finish line, a new king was crowned, and the prelude to a new era slowly began.
(End of chapter)
