[{"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-658":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},1719100,2195,"Chapter 658 280: Norris-Brand Milky Torpedo","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-658",658,"\u003Cp>\"Does this mean that Qin Miao! Qin Miao has a great chance of winning the championship!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, at this moment, both Mercedes drivers weren't thinking that much; they were thinking whether the increasing rain would give them any advantage or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, the director had already switched the camera to McLaren's Norris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the sudden downpour in the second timing sector, water had already pooled on the track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that the dry tires Norris was insisting on using had completely lost their effectiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Norris entered T4, you could clearly see he was particularly slippery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accelerating out of the turns was difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he reached T5, the spray from the rear of the car could obscure 70% of the following drivers' vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, when Qin Miao and Hamilton arrived at the T5 exit, Qin Miao suddenly noticed that a McLaren appeared in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first sight of that McLaren, Qin Miao thought he was lapping Ricardo who was ninth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon closer inspection of the ranking data on his steering wheel's display, wasn't this Norris?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the current rain and Norris's tires, it's understandable how Qin Miao caught up to Norris by over ten seconds within a single timing sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Awesome! Norris's decision error gave Qin Miao a chance, a very big chance. Now Qin Miao is in a commanding position for the championship, just needing to defend Hamilton's attack to secure it!\" Fei excitedly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, with Qin Miao's defensive skills, defending against Hamilton's attack isn't too difficult, and with the rain eliminating DRS, it's even easier.\" Zhou Haoran also said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the live director no longer had to worry about which shot to cut into the broadcast stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because on the short straight between T5 and T6, Qin Miao, Hamilton, and Norris all appeared within the same frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Norris's speed was incredibly slow, as water pooling was causing his tire temperature to drop rapidly, further weakening the already poor grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Qin Miao and Hamilton passed through T6, arriving at T7, Qin Miao was just 0.3 seconds behind Norris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Qin Miao completely caught up to Norris just by relying on one small straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to Norris's tire problems, his braking point was much earlier than those of Qin Miao and Hamilton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norris, realizing this due to the sudden increase in rain, understood that his original decision not to pit and change tires was wrong. At this point, Norris deeply regretted his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite knowing his speed wasn't as fast as Qin Miao and Hamilton's,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seeing Qin Miao and Hamilton—originally 16 seconds behind—chase up to within a second of him within a single timing sector filled Norris's heart with dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, upon seeing Qin Miao preparing to overtake him at this corner, the unwilling Norris didn't directly let Qin Miao pass, but instead took a defensive inside line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norris didn't have any malicious intent; it was purely an instinctive move from being in a rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Qin Miao naturally relied on his grip advantage with semi-wet tires in wet conditions and prepared to overtake Norris from the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamilton, noticing the outside line blocked by Qin Miao and Norris, had to gamble on the inside line if he didn't want to lose too much speed and miss this hard-won chance to overtake Qin Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite understanding the risk, Hamilton also knew there were only two laps left until the race's end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao is inherently strong defensively, and missing this opportunity meant another chance might not come in this race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, from the aerial view, you could see the two Mercedes and a McLaren entering T7 side by side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when everyone expected a fierce battle upon exit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an incident occurred on track again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norris's tires locked upon braking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With rainwater, a wheel-to-wheel battle with other drivers, and Norris using dry tires, a tire lock was quite normal under these conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But coincidentally, Norris's tire lock happened just as Qin Miao was decelerating into the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a \"bang\" sound was heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the outside line entering the corner, Qin Miao was fiercely hit from the side by Norris's out-of-control car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, because Norris braked earlier and Qin Miao's car was forward, the collision involved Norris's left front wheel striking Qin Miao's car's side pod and underplate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Qin Miao's left front tire broke Norris's left front wing endplate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under inertia, this endplate slid off the track and into the runoff area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Qin Miao's tire didn't blow out from this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the grip of Qin Miao's tire, already in an extreme state, was entirely lost from Norris's hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in this slow-speed corner, despite being initially dazed from the impact, Qin Miao instinctively chose to counter-steer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Qin Miao, with his physical sensation and car control, executed the best possible response, he still nearly crashed into the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, Qin Miao stopped just before hitting the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>",826,"2026-06-06T15:23:15.250Z",1,"novelbin.me","0b35d2a3c431bdda320b3e882caf572227b3512ad82f039254aee319d9e40136","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-659","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-657",1086,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-cover.jpg"]