[{"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-692":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},1719134,2195,"Chapter 692 291: Red Bull's DRS Train Tactics","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-692",692,"\u003Cp>Soon, the race reached the fifth lap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the DRS had been activated by the race committee, and Qin Miao spent the previous laps recharging his nearly depleted battery after the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the fifth lap, Qin Miao finally closed in to 0.5 seconds behind Russell, with his battery charged up to 70%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next was the hunting moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At turns T16, 17, and 18, Qin Miao stuck closely behind Russell's car, trying not to let him pull away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exiting T18 and passing the DRS detection point, Qin Miao was 0.6 seconds behind Russell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came turn T19.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In T19, Russell was on the defensive line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evident that although there was no point conflict between Russell and Qin Miao, and there was a significant performance gap between their cars, Russell was very keen on defending Qin Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was naturally not hard to guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Russell was already on the defensive line, Qin Miao did not launch an attack recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he took the normal racing line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, after exiting T19, Qin Miao's speed was noticeably faster than Russell's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they approached T20, Russell again took the defensive line but braked early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly an attempt to exit the turn side by side with Qin Miao and use his position to squeeze Qin Miao off the track after exiting the turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were sausage kerbs and grass outside the exit of T20, and if Qin Miao was really squeezed over, his speed would definitely take a big hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could even cause car damage or an error leading to crashing into the wall and retiring from the race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did Qin Miao know so clearly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a driver good at defense, Qin Miao was well aware of what defensive strategies his opponent might employ, how to execute them, and what the preconditions and actions were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The offense and defense in racing followed the principle of learning by analogy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So seeing Russell braking early, Qin Miao pretty much guessed his little schemes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao had enough self-control that despite seeing a large space in front of him, he didn't take advantage. Instead, he broadened his exit angle in T20 and took a dramatically exaggerated crossover line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Qin Miao's maneuver, Russell was already feeling defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's over; with the crossover line, I can't defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although still angry at Qin Miao for taking his driver seat at Mercedes suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Russell had to admit Qin Miao's incredible racing intelligence and sense after this bout of offense and defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defending against Qin Miao was futile, as Russell felt completely outmaneuvered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exiting T20, even without DRS, Qin Miao's car accelerated faster than Russell's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite both using new engines, and both engines being from Mercedes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But given Mercedes is the factory team, it's quite normal for their engine horsepower to be 5 more than customer teams, isn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, Qin Miao took a crossover line, accelerating earlier than Russell with more time to speed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after exiting the turn, there was another DRS zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was no surprise that Qin Miao surpassed Russell before completing the third sector of lap 5.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Russell could still make a desperate move and steer left to block Qin Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, all these maneuvers were futile given the current situation, and watching the distant Mercedes number 66 car, Russell chose to accept reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After overtaking Russell, Qin Miao moved up one position, reaching twelfth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two drivers ahead of him were Alfa Romeo's Giovinazzi and Kimi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Russell's gap with them was within 2 seconds, but due to defending against Qin Miao's attack, by the time Qin Miao caught up, the gap between Qin Miao and Kimi had increased to 3 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this gap wasn't considered long by Qin Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If necessary, Qin Miao could catch up in two laps, but considering tire durability, Qin Miao maintained his pace chasing the drivers ahead without aggressive actions like in qualifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the seventh lap, Qin Miao was 0.6 seconds behind Kimi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Qin Miao completed the overtake in the DRS zone between T11 and T12.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Russell, when Qin Miao approached and overtook Kimi, Kimi didn't make any defensive moves, essentially letting Qin Miao pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After overtaking Kimi, 1.2 seconds ahead was Giovinazzi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the third sector of the eighth lap, Qin Miao overtook Giovinazzi at the same spot he overtook Russell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way Qin Miao overtook Giovinazzi was almost identical to how he overtook Russell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's clear that Giovinazzi also didn't want to lose the precious point, but faced with the absolute performance and driver skill gap, his resistance seemed somewhat futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eighth lap, Qin Miao completed his overtake of Giovinazzi, reaching tenth place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In eight laps, he climbed from seventeenth to tenth, although four positions were gained from the chaos at the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But being able to capitalize on the chaos and climb another four positions is enough to prove Qin Miao's strength.\u003C\u002Fp>",832,"2026-06-06T15:23:15.250Z",1,"novelbin.me","66769ceee8875cb3751c12fe7f078400d5da27a0fbd2fc850fe39eb225ad3be7","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-693","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-691",1086,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-cover.jpg"]