[{"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-641":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},1719029,2195,"Chapter 641 274: Abstract Art Showcase (6K, Bonus 2\u002F20)_4","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-641",641,"\u003Cp>So compared to crashing during the main race, Mercedes is more worried about Qin Miao crashing while pushing limits in the practice sessions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Qin Miao's stability reassures everyone in the Mercedes team, it's still that saying, \"better to avoid trouble than face it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So by the end of Friday's first practice session, Qin Miao's ranking wasn't very good, only placing seventh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, by the second practice session, when the team allowed Qin Miao to use a new set of soft tires in the last five minutes for a qualifying simulation, Qin Miao's performance turned out to be quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the final flying lap of the second practice session, Qin Miao clocked 1:33.789, placing behind his teammate Hamilton, which means second place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Friday's work ended after the second practice session stopped, and after finishing a round of post-race tasks, Qin Miao left the paddock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao left the paddock in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although practice session results aren't significant, Qin Miao still had a bit more to give in the final flying lap of the second practice, and it's possible to be 0.15 seconds faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, he might have been able to snatch a pole position from Hamilton again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? You ask how about Red Bull?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As mentioned earlier, this track is traditionally strong for Mercedes, and barring unexpected events, Red Bull poses little threat to Mercedes in Sochi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without any unexpected events, an unexpected event happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao had just returned to the hotel when he received some not-so-good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the meteorological department's final determination, it's likely to rain in Sochi tomorrow and the day after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as time truly arrived on Saturday, the meteorological prediction came true as heavy rain poured from Saturday's sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Sochi being Russia's warmest city, autumn had arrived, and after the rain, Sochi became very cold, especially since the Sochi Autodrom is by the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rain was accompanied by strong winds and rapid temperature drops on the track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Qin Miao, who's not good in wet conditions, rain seldom brings any good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it's not all bad news; due to the rain, the sensation of cold is almost single-digit in degrees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao doesn't have to endure the sauna-like experiences needed during summer races anymore, where he'd steam in a sauna while practicing driving on a simulator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That feeling truly was intense, being all soaked, hot, stifling, and still needing to focus on racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each training session had to last at least two hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coming out each time, Qin Miao often felt he was being cooked alive in that sauna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, that's no longer necessary; with the cold weather, just wearing a regular racing suit is enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when he braved the cold wind arriving at the paddock on Saturday, Qin Miao saw O'Kang wearing Alpine's winter down jacket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silently musing to himself that O'Kang was a bit frail, Qin Miao shifted most of his attention to the team's weather radar map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the third practice session started, Qin Miao had already changed into his racing suit but hadn't entered the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the wind on the track was pretty strong, from the broadcast footage, you could even see McLaren's car being blown away by the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that happened when the car was on the trailer used by the team for transporting cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the wind was still strong, the kind that would blow away umbrellas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for about half an hour, the organizers eventually canceled the third practice session, as it couldn't continue under the current track conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind was too strong; insisting on continuing could very likely lead to accidents on the track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, nobody managed to complete Q3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as time passed, conditions on the track gradually improved, and the wind lessened, with the rain stopping too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the qualifying session first began, the ground was still slick with drizzle, and the wind had only lessened; it hadn't completely stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>",665,"2026-06-06T15:23:14.645Z",1,"novelbin.me","5c4158b502888abba0675f76bf69773f806c6f9a48ed417aa29c2a17ecaef22d","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-797","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-796",1086,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-cover.jpg"]