[{"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-408":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},1718750,2195,"Chapter 408 - 191: Practical Effects of the Golden Skill (6K, Extra Update 7\u002F20)","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-408",408,"\u003Cp>When the camera switched over, Yuki Tsunoda’s little Red Bull car was seen stopped at the intersection of T11 and T12 on the track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, the Japanese media had praised Tsunoda’s performance for earning points in his first race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Qin Miao, who took second in his first race, he was directly overlooked. What kind of car does Qin Miao drive? A Mars Rover! Mercedes-Benz, W12.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what kind of car do I, Tsunoda, drive? A little Red Bull, the earth group’s car, the two are fundamentally incomparable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the difficulty of you earning points higher than mine, Tsunoda-kun?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not that you have great skills; it’s just that your car is good. If Tsunoda were to drive a Mercedes, he might even challenge Hamilton’s status within the Mercedes team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Qin Miao winning the championship in Imola later, or reigning dominant throughout the F2 season, of course, these were directly ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The double standards left the three commentators and many domestic racing fans fuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, after seeing Tsunoda retire, the three commentators sarcastically shouted in the studio, \"Oh dear, Tsunoda, the highly anticipated Japanese driver, and considered a potential future world champion, has retired just like that, haha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subsequent commentators then laughed gleefully, full of meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Tsunoda’s car engine stopped, the car just parked on the outside of the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The race officials spent another half a minute confirming that Tsunoda could not restart his car before deploying the safety car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Mercedes side, after Tsunoda brought out the safety car, they began considering whether to call Qin Miao into the pits. With Qin Miao’s tire-saving skills, perhaps he could finish the whole race with a single set of yellow tires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But doing so comes with risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because during the practice session’s long-distance tests, the yellow tires’ cliff point was about fifty laps, but now there are fifty-seven laps remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning if Qin Miao opts to pit for new tires now, his last seven laps would be extremely struggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toto’s heart was still leaning more towards having Qin Miao continue outside. He had retired from the last race due to a car failure, so taking such a gamble in this race would be too risky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he still asked Qin Miao, \"Qin Miao, the safety car is out, but our plan remains unchanged. We can put you on the yellow tires. What do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To outsiders, Toto’s words might seem unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a member of Mercedes, Qin Miao could understand Toto’s message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toto’s implication was roughly that they were sticking to a one-stop strategy, where they could swap him to yellow tires to finish the rest of the race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why not choose hard tires,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this is mainly because hard tires are too slow, a second slower per lap than yellow tires, and over two seconds slower per lap than soft tires, without any cost-effectiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly receiving Toto’s TR, Qin Miao glanced at Verstappen and Hamilton in front of him, and then at Leclerc behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calculated slightly in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this race follows the team’s original plan, pitting after the soft tire runs to a twenty-four lap window, no matter what, his total race time wouldn’t be less than Hamilton’s, and in high probability, he wouldn’t be able to surpass Verstappen either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So instead of continuing to eat dust behind those two monstrous drivers, why not take a gamble?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if? What if he gets a good result? What if another safety car appears on the track after the pit window opens?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, BOX,\" Qin Miao gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, being young, Qin Miao didn’t overthink these overly risky plans and readily agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao’s sudden agreement, in turn, caused a headache for the Mercedes strategy group who proposed the plan, as they now had to constantly monitor Qin Miao’s tire condition after he pits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spectators and commentators were a bit perplexed to see Qin Miao’s Mercedes directly entering the pit lane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with the team’s staff’s help, he swapped to a set of yellow tires, using a total of 2.1 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the safety car period, the seconds used in tire changes weren’t as significant; what truly perplexed the audience was why Qin Miao would choose to pit for new tires at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after the director switched to the footage of Qin Miao pitting for new tires, they also showed the communication records between the team and Qin Miao just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fei and several commentators just then realized, \"So this was Qin Miao’s own idea?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Haoran analyzed, \"If pitting at this time, Qin Miao should be planning for a two-stop strategy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bing suddenly curiously interjected, \"Do you think there’s a chance he could finish with just a single set of yellow tires?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is that possible?\" Fei was the first to stand up against it, \"There are still fifty-seven laps remaining, yellow tires simply can’t complete the whole race.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Haoran agreed, \"Indeed, it should be two stops; yellow tires can’t finish the whole race.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from Qin Miao during the safety car, Alfa Romeo’s Giovinazzi also chose to pit, followed by Russell and Latifi from Williams on the tenth lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both, like Giovinazzi, switched from soft to yellow tires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exiting the corner, naturally, they fell to the back of the pack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Qin Miao went in just as the safety car emerged, he didn’t drop too far back, conveniently landing in seventh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind O’Kang, in front of Sainz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming his position, Qin Miao adjusted his car settings a bit, began conserving ERS, and changed his lines to be straightforward, only pursuing tire protection.\u003C\u002Fp>",944,"2026-06-06T15:23:01.431Z",1,"novelbin.me","eebeb5804c0dceb9637382f40499c230c42c1c02ff1a8f7957544b53a372ec66","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-409","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-407",1086,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-cover.jpg"]