Chapter 1534 - 561: Surprise (2)

Chapter 1534: Chapter 561: Surprise (2)

This season is indeed Red Bull’s season. With Newey on board, Red Bull really has a big advantage in aerodynamics.

When it comes to car performance, Qin Miao admits defeat.

As for Hamilton behind Qin Miao...

Old Man is basically ready to just coast through one season and return full force next season.

It’s not that Old Man has a problem, it’s just that the track environment doesn’t allow him to perform.

His current condition is somewhat like Qin Miao’s feeling on the track during a segment of last season.

His lap times are impressive, but on the track, it’s like there’s no village in front and no store behind.

Too slow to catch up with and too fast to keep up with, in a very awkward position.

In the end, after the official race, the drivers’ rankings and scores are as follows:

P1: Verstappen +26 (fastest lap)

P2: Qin Miao +18

P3: Hamilton +15

P4: Alonso +12

P5: Leclerc +10

P6: Sainz +8

P7: Perez +6

P8: Albon +4

P9: O’Kang +2

P10: Stroll +1

There’s nothing much to say about Pan’s result. The car’s performance and the driver’s skill were all on point, plus Verstappen’s quick adaptability on the track during the main race.

In this race, Verstappen was practically flawless, and with such a fast car, it’s no surprise he won this race.

You could say today’s race victory means more to Verstappen’s career than most grand prix championships.

As for Qin Miao.

We can only say Sanshui did his best.

He truly did everything he could on the track, but the gap in car performance was simply too big.

Old Man took it easy in this race, securing the points he deserved without any pressure, clocking out right on time.

Brother Tou and Old Man were in similar states, the only difference might be that he went a few rounds with Qin Miao on track.

At the very least, today Brother Tou found the race less boring than Old Man did.

There’s more to discuss about Leclerc in this race than the few guys before him.

In today’s main race, Si started from the eleventh position.

Managing to ultimately beat his teammate and finish in fifth from such a disadvantageous starting position, Si’s performance was just great today, besides Ferrari’s strategy group didn’t mess up in the main race.

It’s worth noting that after the race, when Qin Miao and Leclerc were chatting in the group, Leclerc was so excited and told Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu: "I never thought that a single correct decision by the team’s strategy group could bring such an advantage! When the strategy group doesn’t mess up, it’s so satisfying."

Looks like this poor kid really hasn’t had any good fortune.

However, even after this race, Ferrari’s strategy group still needs a comprehensive critique.

Although Leclerc’s strategy group used a once yellow-white one-stop to help both Ferrari drivers gain a lot of positions on the track and finish the race in better positions than they ever imagined.

But the reason Leclerc started from such a poor position is all thanks to Ferrari’s outright audacious pit stop strategy in the Q2 stage of the qualifiers.

Your merits don’t cover your flaws, criticism is warranted.

If Qin Miao hadn’t yet switched from being a Mercedes driver, he might have joined in the critique.

After all, he doesn’t want Ferrari’s strategy group to mess him up like it did to Leclerc when he joins them.

As for Perez behind, there isn’t much to say, the grand shuffle countdown has already begun.

The speed of the second hand now depends on Perez’s performance in the recent races.

It’s just a matter of when the Red Bull team sends Perez flying.

Of course, the person most worth mentioning in today’s race is Williams Team’s Albon.

In contrast to his teammate’s retirement, Albon opened up his DRS train on the track, and the group of cars behind him were tortured by Albon’s DRS train, immobilized.

And this train, Albon ran it for the entire race.

Eventually, Albon relied on his exquisite train-driving skills to finish in eighth place in today’s race.

Truly securing a position based on outpacing cars that were actually better than his in terms of performance.

As a result, after the race, Albon was voted by the audience as the best driver of today’s race.

Honestly, if Qin Miao had the chance to vote, he would have cast a vote for Albon too, as Albon’s performance today was indeed noteworthy.

Meanwhile, as Verstappen crossed the finish line, the live bullet chat began to get lively.

"Someone, arrest Bing, Fei, and Brother Ran from Five-Star Sports immediately for execution."

""Qin Miao is likely to win""

""No more difficulties ahead""

"Another well-earned race victory jinxed by these three bastards."

"Such a pity."

"Qin Miao really could have won this race."

"Is Mercedes really no good? Even with an extraordinary driver like Qin Miao, they can’t win a race victory? Your car performance is just too poor, isn’t it?"

"Mercedes may have lost, but Qin Miao didn’t."

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After crossing the finish line, waving to the cheering crowd, Qin Miao parked his car back in the pits.

After parking in second place, Qin Miao had just climbed out of his car when he saw Verstappen sprint and leap right into the Red Bull team’s crowd.

Celebrating today’s victory fiercely.

By this time, Hamilton walked over to Qin Miao’s side.

A brief handshake and hug later, Hamilton followed Qin Miao’s gaze to see Verstappen celebrating in the crowd.

"I know this feeling isn’t pleasant." Old Man wanted to comfort Qin Miao a little.

After all, he watched Qin Miao’s performance from behind the whole time and knew how challenging it was for Qin Miao to fend off Verstappen today.

But Qin Miao said, "Lewis, you’re overthinking it, I’m actually not feeling bad right now."

Hamilton was taken aback, "Then, what are you looking at?"

Qin Miao explained, "I think I see my daughter."

Old Man: ?

And Qin Miao wasn’t wrong; Qimeng, who had just returned home over the weekend last week, was in the crowd with the child again.

However, given the complex crowd environment, Qimeng didn’t venture too close with Muqiu and watched from afar.

Qin Miao waved at them.

Qimeng also took Muqiu’s hand and waved back at Qin Miao.

Qin Miao noticed that his daughter, upon seeing him, gave him a very sweet smile.

Qin Miao really wasn’t sure when his wife arrived in Canada.

Yet, for some reason, at the sight of the little one, all of Qin Miao’s inner frustration and resentment toward the team just vanished.

He went over to embrace Frankie and the others, thanking them for their efforts this grand prix weekend, and exchanged a few words with Toto before Qimeng also approached the wall with the child.

It’s mainly because Mercedes noticed Qimeng’s arrival and cleared a path for Qin Miao’s daughter.

Even though Qin Miao was wearing a fireproof racing suit, after more than an hour of racing he was truly drenched in sweat.

So, Qin Miao simply shook Muqiu’s little hand and then let go.

The little girl, though, seemed reluctant, reaching out for Qin Miao again, seemingly wanting a hug from him.

Yet, Qin Miao couldn’t do much, as he was still technically at work.

Still, Qin Miao was pleasantly surprised because, with him wearing a helmet and only lifting the visor, the little one could actually recognize him.

This truly delighted Qin Miao.

Later, Old Man also came over to greet Muqiu, receiving an enthusiastic "Mm!" from the little one.

As for why Old Man considered Muqiu’s "Mm!" an enthusiastic greeting?

Don’t ask, Old Man just felt it that way.