[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver":3,"chapter-how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-1046":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How Did I Become an F1 Driver?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1719424,2195,"Chapter 1046 - 402: Johnny Silverhand at Silverstone","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-1046",1046,"\u003Cp>Of course, Qin Miao is the youngest world champion in history, and even if it rains, his skill level is still higher than most F1 drivers in the paddock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that compared to his terrifying innate talent, it seems a bit weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the rain during today’s qualifying isn’t too heavy, so all the drivers are using intermediate tires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao still came out of the pit lane ahead of Hamilton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first flying lap, Qin Miao drove conservatively and didn’t clock in a very fast lap time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Mercedes team, hoping for a good result, understands that Qin Miao drives more conservatively in the rain, so they were understanding when Qin Miao merely clocked in a valid lap time on his first flying lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Qin Miao, who ran a 1:43.219 in his first flying lap, Hamilton immediately clocked a 1:42.627.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, for the drivers, the first flying lap in Q1 is usually a safety lap, much like practice times without any reference value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the intermediate tires are quite durable, drivers don’t head back to the pit for rest immediately after the first flying lap. Instead, they do a cool-down lap on the track, then a flying lap, followed by another cool-down, and then another flying lap, repeating the cycle until the tire durability is completely exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Qin Miao’s second lap, everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1:40.159.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, after getting a good time, Qin Miao wouldn’t bother with the remaining laps of Q1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But racing in the rain is different from normal conditions. As drivers keep driving, the track conditions improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the strategy in a wet qualifying is to stay on track and keep pushing for personal best lap times as long as the tires have enough grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Q1 ended, Hamilton and Qin Miao were positioned second and third, advancing to the next round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drivers eliminated in Q1 were: Russell, Magelsen, Vettel, Mick, Stroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short break, the race proceeded to Q2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao and Hamilton maintained the same strategy, staying on track for extended periods to clock in lap times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both advanced rather comfortably to Q3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eliminated in Q2 were: Gasly, Bottas, Tsunoda, Ricardo, O’Kang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right, Zhou Guanyu once again outperformed his teammate Bottas in qualifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be fair, in the past two years, Mercedes drivers haven’t been very competitive in the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bottas is one, and the same goes for Qin Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Q3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this time, the rain on the track had stopped, but there was still some standing water, although some elevated areas were already clear of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao was still doing regular flying laps at the start of Q3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao’s first flying lap clocked in at 1:42.111.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, some might wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t it not raining in Q3? Why then was Qin Miao’s speed not faster than during the rainy Q1?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This involves a misconception about car grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it rains, the track is completely wet, meaning that while drivers are cautious about accelerating out of corners and braking too early or too late due to the rain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the predictability of how the car will behave remains consistent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter which corner you’re in, the car’s grip is the same, and drivers know how to handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, during the period after the rain just stopped, some parts of the track are dry while others remain wet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This results in unpredictable grip for the drivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes when exiting a corner, you might hit a section that’s dry on one side and wet on the other. On the dry section, you can accelerate fully out of a corner, but after about 5 meters, you encounter a small puddle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you hit it at full throttle, the rear wheels will undoubtedly skid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, if the track before the braking point of a corner is dry, you can brake effectively, but once in the corner’s apex, if it’s wet, at that speed, you’ll definitely spin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this unpredictability under such track conditions prevents drivers from achieving faster lap times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Qin Miao just happens to be the least comfortable in these track conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So compared to Leclerc, Hamilton, and Verstappen, Qin Miao’s first flying lap in Q3 wasn’t impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the subsequent race process, Qin Miao’s speed wasn’t very fast. In the end, when Q3 concluded, Qin Miao only secured sixth place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamilton, meanwhile, was in fifth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, despite Qin Miao and Hamilton’s qualifying positions being similar to Mercedes’ recent races, making it seem as if the upgrades Mercedes brought to this race had no effect,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in actuality, the time gap between Hamilton and the driver ahead of him, Perez, was only 0.09 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao’s full potential wasn’t displayed due to the rain at Silverstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Qin Miao’s performance this season, he would have certainly been able to surpass Perez in this qualifying, and even challenge Leclerc for third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But alas, the weather didn’t favor them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao could only start from sixth place with resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, experienced fans and industry professionals could easily see the effect of Mercedes’ upgrades in this race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least in terms of single-lap speed, Mercedes’ gap with Red Bull and Ferrari has become very small.\u003C\u002Fp>",869,"2026-06-06T15:23:23.845Z",1,"novelbin.me","b62a98ad8c52b87bc1423d1c56add5444ff5a30346b99922cf4d7f3c137ca23a","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-1047","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-1045",1086,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-cover.jpg"]