How Did I Become an F1 Driver?

Chapter 1160 - 439: Qin Miao’s Disciple

But he really wanted to see how many cars Qin Miao could overtake in this race.After all, with a brand new engine and gearbox, and a track that makes overtaking easier, plus Qin Miao starting from the back of the grid, everything was set for Qin Miao to make a show on the track today.

At least from the South Celestial Gate all the way to East Penglai Road without any problem, Qin Miao probably wouldn’t even blink an eye.

Qin Miao was also interested: "Then make sure to record it, such good opportunities are not often encountered."

"Received, we are all ready." This was not said by Frankie, but by Toto.

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After the pre-race bickering ended, Qin Miao got his emotions in check, and the time was just right for the race to start.

Reyes and his team mounted the medium tires wrapped in thermal blankets onto Qin Miao’s car.

And after removing the warm blankets, they covered the tire surface to ensure the tire temperature wouldn’t drop too quickly during the final waiting period.

Soon, with a cue from the race stewards, the race was about to start.

All the teams’ staff withdrew to the sides of the track.

Once everyone had left, the warm-up lap began.

Because for today’s race, Qin Miao started from the back, so he deliberately kept a large gap from the cars in front, Hamilton and Sainz.

Even though it might seem a bit unsportsmanlike, to keep his medium tires from too much battling at the start, Qin Miao kept a considerable distance.

Thus, when Hamilton had been stopped in his position for over three seconds, Qin Miao slowly brought his car to the 19th starting position.

Although doing so was somewhat unethical, at least in the initial phase, the tire temperatures on Qin Miao’s car were 2~3 degrees higher than those of his teammate and Sainz.

The effect might not be very noticeable, but it would have some impact.

Soon, when Tsunoda lined up behind Qin Miao, the Aston Martin medical chase car was in place, and the race was about to begin.

"Five red lights on... five red lights out!"

"The race begins! Let’s see how the back-row starter Qin Miao performs at the start, very quick! We notice Qin Miao’s start is very fast, he directly overtakes his teammate Hamilton and inserts into Sainz’s inside line on the track!"

Sainz’s start clearly wasn’t good, not only was he overtaken by Qin Miao, but Hamilton also took Sainz’s inside line!

Can Qin Miao hold his current position?

Alright, coming to T1, Qin Miao holds on! Well done!" Now, the three commentators from Five-Star Sports at every Grand Prix start no longer focus on potential winners or the few drivers starting from the front row.

Instead, they pay more attention to Qin Miao because Qin Miao’s starts always, like in today’s race, surprise the commentators and audience on site.

Even if Qin Miao doesn’t overtake the car ahead, he still poses a significant threat to the drivers in front, enhancing the viewing experience.

And today, Qin Miao’s start rhythm is naturally excellent, his starting speed is noticeably faster than his teammate Hamilton, and naturally faster than Sainz, whose start rhythm isn’t very good.

Before reaching T1, Qin Miao had already overtaken Hamilton, squeezing into Sainz’s inside line.

If Hamilton’s rhythm hadn’t been affected by Qin Miao at the start, Hamilton would have been the one on the inside line by now.

However, Hamilton didn’t lose any more positions because Sainz’s start wasn’t good, so before the braking point of T1, Hamilton entered the turn side by side with Sainz.

Plus, Hamilton was on the inside line, so Hamilton easily held his position.

The continuous corner design at Monza T1T2 quickly sorted the starting pack after the start.

No major incidents occurred on track during the start phase.

Now Qin Miao had moved up to 17th.

But just as Qin Miao was preparing for an ultimate sprint.

Sainz, whose start wasn’t very fast, took the 18th position from Hamilton in the second lap.

You Mercedes replaced the engine and gearbox for this race, true, but my Ferrari is here for the same reason, a new engine and gearbox.

Moreover, Ferrari clearly has a more substantial data reserve for the Monza circuit, and Ferrari’s engine performance this season is extraordinarily strong.

Even though the Ferrari car might be slightly lacking in stability, with a new engine and gearbox, no problems should arise, right?

So as the race just started, Sainz, who had a starting error, showed strong pursuit speed.

Even Hamilton behind Qin Miao didn’t hold off Sainz for long before he was easily overtaken.

This was purely a speed crush, nothing more to say.

And now, the person in front of Qin Miao wasn’t Mick as originally supposed to be in front of Sainz, but Perez.

Perez’s start wasn’t exactly bad, just average, but after T1, entering T2, Perez was pushed to the outside of the track.

This directly led to Perez exiting the corner much later than the drivers around him.

So when Perez exited T2, he fell to this position.

Now, it’s Qin Miao facing some headaches. Overtaking Perez isn’t particularly difficult for Qin Miao; as long as the DRS is open, overtaking someone on a high-speed track like Monza isn’t too difficult.