There is indeed ice cream in the logistics department of the team home, but these items are only prepared for the team’s clerical staff and technicians, and the drivers will not eat these items.
After seeing Toto's eyes, Barber could only helplessly spread his hands. He was just a part-time worker. At the beginning, Qin Miao would listen to him. He would follow what he said about whether he could eat or not. Strictly carry out what you say.
But as time passed, Qin Miao discovered that Barber was not a serious person in daily life and began to let himself go on the spot.
Barber was a little desperate at the time. After all, Qin Miao really ate whatever was taboo at that time. Barber's professional knowledge told him that in the near future, Qin Miao's weight would gain wings and take off completely.
After realizing this, Barber even had the urge to resign.
However, after he got Qin Miao's physical test report for the new month, he was a little dumbfounded to find that the high-calorie junk food Qin Miao had eaten seemed to be unable to be digested and was not converted into energy and fat. Stored in Qin Miao's body.
Just disappeared into thin air.
Another month passed, and after confirming that Qin Miao really did not gain weight no matter what he ate, nor did his body mass increase, and that no matter what he ate, it would not have any negative impact on Qin Miao's body, Barber also began to show off. You You can eat whatever you like, I don't care.
As for why Toto didn't know, Barber didn't know either.
Anyway, he submitted a report to the team, but it was obvious that Toto did not see the report written by Barber.
Thursday passed like this, a night without words.
Friday is the day when first and second practice begins.
In the past, Qin Miao seemed to be busy practicing, but now Qin Miao seems to be uncomplicated. Qin Miao has a clear understanding of when to do what, and is no longer confused.
There is nothing to go into in the first and second practice sessions. They are just driving the car to prepare for Sunday’s race, running data, and getting a feel for driving.
The only thing worth mentioning is that during the second practice, Kimi blocked Qin Miao's qualifying flying circle simulation because he did not avoid it in time.
However, Qin Miao, who saved the car in a thrilling manner, did not show any impatience. He just told the team that the flight circle was blocked and there was no further comment.
But what Qin Miao didn't know was that his words were released.
It's because Qin Miao didn't vent his emotions as a normal person should after being blocked, spitting out fragrance.
Instead, he calmly reported to the team, coupled with Qin Miao's strong performance on the field and the brotherhood displayed by him and Hamilton.
His reputation in the paddock as being only average to below average has been reversed.
At this time, most car fans feel that Qin Miao is a young man who values love and justice and has unfathomable strength. It can be said that Qin Miao's overall reputation is good.
Saturday.
Today we have three practice sessions and qualifying.
As soon as the third practice started, Qin Miao hurriedly ran into the garage from the back door of the P room of the Mercedes-Benz team.
Looking at this anxious young man, many staff members who were older than Qin Miao showed understanding smiles.
Only young people like Qin Miao can have such energy and movements. Looking at such young people, they all feel that they are much younger.
Because Qin Miao also began to participate in various interviews and pre-race activities like other drivers, Qin Miao was inevitably late for team meetings like Hamilton.
And he was in such a hurry now because the interview just took him too much time. If he didn't trot over, he might not be able to catch up with the third practice.
Seeing Qin Miao, who came to the P room and walked to his racing car, started to put on his equipment, jumped on the racing car and drove out quickly, Totu laughed and shook his head.
Alison, who was sitting next to Toto, took advantage of the fact that both cars were out running for the third practice session. The surroundings were quiet a lot. He turned off the microphone of his headset and then opened the corner of the headset and came to Toto's side, using the voice that only the two of them could listen to. The visible voice said: "I still can't figure it out. What was your purpose in giving that order?"
Toto also turned off the microphone of his headset and said while staring at the lap times of the two drivers: "This matter is in the past."
"Come on, hurry up and say it." Alisson obviously didn't like Toto's tactics.
Toto glanced at Allison helplessly. Toto knew that if he could not give a satisfactory explanation to the other party, he would not give up. "When I found Qin Miao, he had just won the F2 championship. , although he is extremely talented and dazzling in F2, but we all know that F2 is not F1 after all.
So at the time I didn't think his performance in F1 would be as brilliant as his performance in F2..."
Allison shrugged: "It seems that you underestimated Qin Miao."
Toto nodded helplessly: "Yes, I underestimated him, not just me, Ferrari, Red Bull, everyone underestimated him.
Can you believe it? You recruited a young driver and planned to let him grow for a few years before entrusting him with important tasks. However, he showed great strength in the first race and was able to compete with one of the championship candidates. You have to come and go without falling behind. "
"Isn't this a good thing?" Allison was puzzled.
Toto held his forehead: "Maybe for other teams, but for us..."
Allison instantly thought of Hamilton, then Rosberg, then Verstappen and Ricciardo. Thinking of these people and the stupid things these people had done, he clicked his tongue: "Yeah, for us It’s really not a good thing.”
"Once a talented and talented driver like Qin Miao fully adapts to the rhythm of F1 and starts to show his fangs, he will definitely compete with Hamilton for points, and this year it is Hamilton who is aiming for the eighth championship. In a critical period that surpasses Michael Schumacher's historical status, internal fighting is okay at any time, but not now." Toto said frankly.
Alisson was stunned: "Because of this, you asked Qin Miao, who had a chance to win the championship, to sacrifice for Hamilton?
But if you do this, it will not avoid internal fighting between the two drivers, and it may even intensify this conflict. "
But Toto just smiled at his chief technology officer and said, "But the final result is not bad, is it? And Qin Miao didn't lose anything."
Allison was stunned and recalled the current brotherly relationship between Hamilton and Qin Miao, plus the fact that Qin Miao also won the championship in that game.
He looked at Toto with some suspicion: "Did you plan all this?"
Toto waved his hands calmly: "Don't talk nonsense. I don't have such strong calculation and layout capabilities. I just had a twitch in my mind and issued a wrong team order. By the time I wanted to take it back, it was too late, and I And I paid a price for it.”
Although the truth is likely to be what Toto said, Alisson still suspects that things are not as simple as Toto said.
But he has no evidence.
After three practice sessions, Qin Miao was the first to return to the maintenance area.
After getting off the car, Qin Miao hurriedly went to the toilet.
After returning from using the toilet, Qin Miao hurriedly adjusted the settings of his racing car during the break.
What Qin Miao didn't notice was that Toto and Allison were silently observing him from a distance.
…
It is 3 pm local time in Spain and 9 pm domestic time, which is an extremely comfortable time period for both Spanish and domestic audiences.
Qualifying is about to begin.
Qin Miao got ready in his car early.
Although the gearbox broke after using his skills in the race last week, Qin Miao still gave his car a buff before the start of the game. After all, this set of actions is not just a system skill for Qin Miao's car. Being buffed is still a small habit and psychological comfort that Qin Miao has before every game.
After getting this buff, Qin Miao will have less worries and worries in his heart.
After finishing their pre-race preparations, the team put a set of soft tires on Qin Miao.
In fact, with Qin Miao's ability, he could stably enter Q2 with the old medium tires in Q1. However, considering the possible traffic conditions in Q1, the team finally chose to give Qin Miao a new set of soft tires. .
Because you run with soft tires, even if you encounter any unexpected situations on the track, you can rely on the advantages of soft tires to regain the lost speed in time.
While Qin Miao was preparing, there were already drivers waiting at the exit of the pit area.
The camera cuts to see Mazepin, Mick and Latifi.
That's okay, these guys really need to make effective laps in advance.
Qin Miao went out with 13 minutes left before the clock stopped in Q1.
Qin Miao's track engineer Frankie found a suitable flying lap window for Qin Miao.
After dodging several cars during the warm-up lap, Qin Miao started his first flying lap in the Catalunya Circuit qualifying session.
In the first lap, Qin Miao felt that he was in good condition. He went straight to purple in the first timing period, and his rhythm in the second timing period was also very good. He did not make the mistakes he often made in practice matches.
"Qin Miao also started flying here. The first segment was directly purple, a little two seconds faster than Norris in second place. It seems that he is in good condition." Brother Bing also noticed that Qin Miao started his own flying circle.
Fei Ge said with great relief: "When Qin Miao retired from the last race in Portugal, I was worried that Qin Miao's condition would be affected by his retirement. After all, many talented drivers will be dissatisfied after their first retirement. Drop some.
But whether it is the three practice sessions this week or Qin Miao's current performance in qualifying, it has proved to us that Qin Miao is in good condition. "
Zhou Haoran said: "Qin Miao's mentality is indeed very good, and his ability to adjust is also very strong. He was still so strong in the next game after his only retirement in F2. From that time on, Qin Miao's ability to adjust and his mentality stability have improved." It’s already starting to take shape.”
"And Qin Miao's strength is really very happy for us Chinese car fans."
"Yes, after watching F1 for so many years, I just dreamed of seeing our Chinese driver on the podium of F1 one day, but even if it was a fantasy, I just wanted to be like Qin Miao in his first race. Finish third that way.”
Brother Bing joked: "Even in my dreams and fantasies, I never thought that a Chinese driver would become the F1 race champion, right?"
The other two commentators also laughed and agreed.
In the end, Brother Fei put an end to this topic with one sentence: "I just hope Qin Miao can maintain this mentality."
…
While the three commentators were chatting, Qin Miao's second time period also ended.
The second timing period was still purple, and Qin Miao's rhythm was also very good in the third timing period. Although there were other cars on the track, they did not block Qin Miao.
By the time Qin Miao crossed the line, the time was 1 minute 17 seconds 555.
Go directly to the first place in Q1.
Naturally, Qin Miao also saw his results. The three segments of purple displayed on the steering wheel also let Qin Miao know that he had temporarily reached the first position.
"The results are very good. Our results can safely enter Q1. We don't need to run the next flying lap." French said in the TR after Qin Miao finished this lap.
"Okay." Qin Miao also had this intention.
After returning to the garage after the first lap of Q1, Qin Miao did not come out again.
Seeing this, fans who knew what Qin Miao was thinking yelled: Lazy dog Qin Laoer!
In the end, Qin Miao unexpectedly entered Q2 in the first position.
Qin Miao's thrilling promotion in the qualifying stage was gone, and the audience who were used to Qin Miao not exerting his strength until Q3 were a little uncomfortable for a while.
Of course, that familiar feeling soon returned to the audience.
Q2.
Qin Miao's first flying lap used the soft tires that he had lapped in Q1. After another lap of charging on the track, Qin Miao began to speed around the track again.
Then after the first flight lap of Q2, Qin Miao's time came to 1 minute 17 seconds 566.
Although this result was 0.011 seconds slower than his first flying lap, don't forget to consider Qin Miao's tire wear problem. Qin Miao's overall speed was faster in this lap.
It is worth mentioning that this result is still a result that can safely enter Q3, because the cut-off line for Q3 is 1 minute and 18 seconds.
Although Qin Miao was only 0.4 seconds faster than the closing line, these 0.4 seconds is a huge gap in the racing industry, and it cannot be crossed by just talking.
"I think it's enough for me to complete this lap in Q2."
Qin Miao also knew this, so he said something in the TR, and then prepared to leave work early like Q1.
But at this moment, Toto's voice directly inserted into Qin Miao and Franky's TR: "Qin, I think this lap is a bit slow. Please run another lap."
The veins on Toto's temples bulged slightly. The FIA driver's tire reserve showed that Hamilton's spare tire reserve was normal, and it was every driver's normal reserve for the weekend.
And what about Qin Miao?
One set of hard tires, two sets of medium tires, and soft tires. If Qin Miao stops running after Q2, Qin Miao will still have four sets of soft tires left by Q3.
Even if he used two sets of soft tires and one set of soft tires in Q3, Qin Miao can still have one set of hard tires, two sets of medium tires and one set of soft tires during the weekend race.
how?
Do you think you can take these tires home to breed after the race or something?
Qin Miao: "...Oh."
After returning to the maintenance area, Qin Miao and the car were pushed back to the P room. Then, while the engineers charged the car's battery, they put on a new set of soft tires and wrapped a tire warming blanket on the soft tires. .
During this period, all Qin Miao could do was check the results of other drivers and the live broadcasts through the two screens in front of his flip-flops.
There were still four minutes left before Q2 stopped the clock. Qin Miao was released again. However, in this lap, Qin Miao made a mistake in the second timing section and gave the gas when passing the combined turns No. 7 and No. 8. A little deeper, and the car's rear wheel skidded slightly.
Although he was rescued, his performance in this lap was ruined.
However, Qin Miao still relied on his first flying lap in Q2 to enter Q3 in seventh place.
Seeing Qin Miao's ranking in Q2, Qin Miao's fans exclaimed: The familiar feeling of cerebral infarction is back.
(End of chapter)
