In Q2, Qin Miao's performance was still stable, with 997 in 1 minute and 10 seconds, advancing seventh.
Just like the rhythm of Q1, a new set of soft tires did not come out after running a flying lap.
Because of Qin Miao's running style, fans gave Qin Miao the nickname "Lazy".
Even if you use the tires that have been run for one lap and run another lap, what will happen? If you work for a little longer, you will die, right?
We can’t blame the fans for their deep resentment. After all, compared to other drivers, Qin Miao was indeed a bit too lazy in the qualifying stage. Except for Q3, Q1 and Q2, as long as there is one result, Qin Miao can safely enter the flying circle of the next stage. Miao will never come out and run the second lap.
As if one more flying lap could kill him.
Q3, this is the part that Qin Miao’s fans are most looking forward to.
Because Qin Miao will only show his full strength in Q3.
However, although Qin Miao successfully entered Q3, many people are still pessimistic about Qin Miao's race tomorrow.
Because on this track in Monaco, a ten-place grid penalty basically eliminates the possibility of a driver getting on the podium.
As far as Qin Miao's offensive ability showed in F2 and F1, no one thought that Qin Miao's offensive ability would be as perfect as his defensive ability, and he could give Verstappen a life of doubt.
Of course, there are also many fans who have unconditional trust in Qin Miao.
The two sides argued endlessly on the Internet about the result of Qin Miao's game.
Regardless of the public opinion on the Internet, Qin Miao did not think about tomorrow at this time, but tried his best to stand his last duty.
In the first lap of Q3, Qin Miao used the old soft tires used in Q1.
The first person to come out in Q3 was Verstappen, and the second one was Qin Miao.
Verstappen used the new soft tires on the first lap. After the first flying lap, the time came to 1 minute, 10 seconds and 505 seconds.
Ranked first for now.
After Qin Miao finished her first flight lap, the time only reached 1 minute, 10 seconds and 900 seconds.
The three sections are all green, but there is no way to compare with Verstappen's speed.
At the same time, the two Ferraris behind him also started to exert their strength. Leclerc, who was racing at home, not only killed Qin Miao but also Verstappen in the first lap of Q3, finishing 0.23 faster than Verstappen. Strongly came to the first position.
Should it be said that this is a home game? On this road that Leclerc must pass to go to school, he showed his absolute strength.
After the first flying lap, Qin Miao returned to the pit area to refuel and change tires.
In the last lap of Q3, Qin Miao needs to change to a new set of soft tires. After using this set of soft tires, Qin Miao will be left with a new set of soft tires, two sets of medium tires, and one set of hard tires in the race. fetal.
With 3 minutes left before the end of the race, Qin Miao was released and started the tire warm-up lap.
The reason why we left so early was mainly because we were worried about encountering traffic problems.
Soon Qin Miao started his last lap.
T1 in Monaco is particularly difficult because you have to turn while braking heavily. The speed at the end of the straight is about 290 kilometers per hour. A little mistake will send you onto the wall, which is very exciting.
Although you brake heavily in T1, you have to control the braking force when you reach the apex of the corner to test the limit of the car's grip before exiting the corner.
There is also a saying about how much shoulder should be taken when exiting a corner. If it takes too much, the car will be ejected. If it takes too little, it will not be enough to limit the speed, and the speed will be very slow.
Countless details are accumulated in the T1 corner. Whether this corner is perfect or not is directly related to the speed of the entire flight circle.
Fortunately, Qin Miao's countless exercises came into play at this moment, and his muscle memory made Qin Miao's T1 perfect.
After exiting T1, stay as close to the outside of the track as possible, and go full throttle when going uphill. There is nothing to say.
T2 is a false corner and there is nothing to elaborate on. However, when cutting T3, you should not cut it too early. Turn a little later. After cutting to the first apex of T3, return to the middle of the track, and then cut the exit corner of T3. Heart.
Step 2 is very important, because after cutting the apex of the corner, you can ensure that the car is always on the left side of the track, and naturally have a wider entry line and speed.
T4 drops to fourth gear because you can't see the apex when exiting the corner, so you have to go a little wider.
Of course, for someone like Qin Miao who can memorize the route of this track, not being able to see the exit route basically has no impact on him.
It is worth mentioning that there is another detail on this track that Qin Miao discovered only after he visited the site. That is, there is a small bump on the left side of the T4 track. After exiting the turn, you need to go to the right side to hide from this bump. If you don't avoid the bulge, the car will pass over a small bulge, and the rear wheel will lose a certain amount of traction.
The next few turns are where the handle is in trouble.
The difficulty of these corners is even worse than T1.
Because it is downhill, you have to brake vigorously, but because the inside of this corner is relatively low, the braking center of gravity of the front two tires is different.
So if you apply the brakes too hard, the two front tires are particularly likely to lock up due to unbalanced pressure.
If the brakes are applied lightly and the braking force is insufficient, a lot of time will be lost, and you may even end up directly on the guardrail.
These corners need to be experienced and comprehended by the drivers themselves. There are so many things that need to be understood and paid attention to when passing this corner.
The average driver may just follow the script here to familiarize himself with this corner and understand the cornering skills.
But the really top drivers don't have that much trouble when passing here, they just rely on their own feeling of the car.
Depress the brakes as deeply as you feel is appropriate.
Give oil whenever you feel you can give it.
The world is like this, one percent of talent is more useful than 99% of ordinary people's sweat.
This was what Qin Miao was doing when he passed this corner.
Qin Miao didn't even remember the braking points at these corners. He just relied on his own car feel to find the braking points and cornering routes.
But the annoying thing is that Qin Miao handled these corners much better than his teammate Hamilton, and was only a little worse than Leclerc who competed at home.
I won’t go into too much detail about these corners here, mainly because there are too many details, but Qin Miao relies on his own feeling when cornering.
T8, the way to go through this corner is different. Normally for a right-angle corner like this, you usually brake later and then cut the apex to get a better exit speed.
However, the T8 position can cut the apex at a small angle, because the grip of this apex is sufficient, so there is no need to worry about losing time if the speed is too fast.
Although such a cornering angle will be a bit large, and the accelerator can be applied later after exiting the corner, the time saved entering and exiting the corner is more than the time advantage gained in the long tunnel straight after braking late.
It may look like on the broadcast screen that the environment and visibility in the tunnel are actually pretty good.
But the view from inside the car is not very good, and there is almost nothing visible in the tunnel.
But fortunately, the environment in the tunnel is not complicated. With Qin Miao's current understanding of the track and his own car, it is no exaggeration to say that he can really finish this section of the tunnel with his eyes closed.
After coming out of the tunnel, you can't see the braking point because the driver's perspective is very low. After exiting the tunnel, it's downhill again. Qin Miao's braking point happens to be downhill.
It is also difficult to brake at this place, because the downhill slope is the braking point. If the brakes are applied too hard, the center of gravity of the car will shift to the front wheels, and the load on the two rear tires will also be reduced.
If the load on the rear wheel becomes smaller, if the braking force is a little heavier, it will be easy to directly lock the rear wheel. After all, a small load on the rear wheel means that the inertia of the rear wheel is small.
The terrifying efficiency of F1's brakes can really crush your rear wheel.
The consequences of rear wheel locking at this position are very serious, and Rosberg knows this very well.
After arriving here, Qin Miao decisively adjusted the braking center of gravity of his car forward. After reaching the braking point, he stepped on the brakes and lowered the car to two gears.
Turn into the corner early and maintain speed. You can enter the corner a little deeper. The exit position after passing the apex of Turn 10 is the slowest place on this track.
After passing this place, start to slowly apply oil to the steering and adjust the body to exit the corner.
Then it gets more interesting. When exiting a corner, you can't cut the guardrail on the left like you would the apex of the bend. Instead, you have to go in a straight line, because only in this way can you get the best traction out of the corner and the fastest acceleration.
After it is about to hit the guardrail in front, pull the car back and align it with the track. This way there will basically be no loss of traction and speed.
Next, T12 enters the corner in sixth gear, and the apex drops to fifth gear. You have to be extra careful when exiting this corner, because there are guardrails on both sides and there is no buffer zone, so there is naturally no room for mistakes.
But this corner is the gentlest among the corners on the Monaco circuit, because compared to other corners, the cornering of this corner is very conventional, and many circuits have this type of curve.
T13 and T14 are two false corners. After exiting T12, the car can rely on its own strong downforce to corner at full throttle.
The prerequisite is to master the angle, but it is not difficult for professional drivers.
Then there is another very difficult corner.
T15, there is no good reference for this corner. Qin Miao usually chooses tracking braking to slow down the car. The road shoulder at the center of T15 is basically the same as none, so when cornering, he can be infinitely close to the guardrail at the center of the corner, but he cannot Hit the guardrail at the center of the bend.
In terms of the speed and kinetic energy of entering the corner, if the angle is not well controlled and the right front suspension of the car is lightly touched, it will basically be wiped out.
However, Qin Miao made this turn perfectly. From a visual point of view, he passed by the parapet completely.
After exiting the corner, stop braking and start accelerating between the T15 apex and T16 apex.
The curved road shoulder of T16 is hard to eat, but it has to be eaten.
The bending apex here is a little too much, and when the left front wheel of the car bounces up, the rear wheel will also bounce up.
If both tires are bounced, the car will lose grip for at least 0.1 seconds. This 0.1 seconds may not sound like a long time, but in motor sports it is enough to determine the outcome of a race.
The consequence of being airborne for 0.1 seconds is that the car will directly hit the guard wall in front.
And if the road shoulder is too small, the angle of exiting the corner will not be enough, and the speed will not be enough if the angle is not enough, then your flying lap in qualifying will be in vain.
As powerful as Verstappen, he was pushed up against the wall by the shoulder of the road here.
Then the three combinations of T17, T18, and T19 bent.
This combination corner has many corners and lateral steering, so braking control is crucial here.
Not to mention T17, T18 has two apexes. You can miss the first apex, but you must cut the second apex. You can take as much apex as you can.
After exiting the bend, quickly stick to the left side of the guardrail.
The exit of T19 is very important, because after exiting the corner is the straightaway, which is also the corner where Qin Miao practices the most before the race.
Because only if the exit from this corner is good enough, he can get enough opportunities to overtake on the following straightaway.
Qin Miao did not cut the apex of this corner, but took a wider entry route.
After exiting the corner, go full throttle and cross the line.
"Okay, Qin Miao is here." Fei Ge said excitedly as the No. 66 Mercedes driven by Qin Miao passed T19.
The reason why the commentator was so excited was because Qin Miao painted green in the first timing period, and directly painted purple in the second timing period, which was 0.2 seconds faster than Leclerc who was playing at home, and overall 0.1 seconds faster than Leclerc. If this is the final If Qin Miao's speed is fast enough in a timing segment, then Qin Miao will have the first pole position in his career.
Although as commentators and spectators, they still like Leclerc. After all, he is a handsome and capable guy, and he has not achieved results at Monaco's home court in so many years. Who doesn't want Leclerc to realize his dream at his hometown home court? ?
But if you have your own compatriots beside you to compare, it is self-evident that you are close and distant.
Both the three commentators and the domestic fans who are watching this game hope that Qin Miao can achieve good enough results.
What was a pity for the three commentators was that as Qin Miao finally crossed the line, Qin Miao's last timing segment was only displayed in green.
The final score was 1 minute 10 seconds 350.
Qin Miao's result was only 0.04 seconds slower than Leclerc's.
But it was this 0.04 seconds that made Qin Miao unfortunately lose the first pole position of his career.
The three commentators also sighed after seeing this result.
If you say that Qin Miao is 0.1 or 0.2 seconds slower than Leclerc, then the commentators can accept it, but it is only four thousandths of a second slower, which is really a pity in the eyes of several commentators.
But before they could say more, a yellow flag suddenly appeared on the track. When the camera cut away, they saw a Ferrari stuck on the guardrail at the exit of T16, with its front nose directly broken off. .
This is the road shoulder just mentioned. If the road shoulder is underloaded, the speed of exiting the bend is slow. If it is overloaded, it is easy to be bounced up and end up on the wall.
But this time Leclerc did not suffer a loss on this road shoulder, but he cut too much when cutting into the T15 corner. The right front suspension directly hit the guardrail and broke on the spot.
To be honest, they should really learn from Mercedes-Benz and see how vibranium suspension is made.
Soon, the race gave the name of the Ferrari driver.
Driver No. 16 Leclerc. (End of chapter)
