[{"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-737":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},1719179,2195,"Chapter 737 305: Working Up a Sweat, Toto","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-737",737,"\u003Cp>But it was just this little bit of force, the right front wheel of Qin Miao's car locked up directly, giving rise to a cloud of white smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, if Qin Miao had been on a normal racing line, the timing and force of the braking would have been fine, but the key point was that Qin Miao was on the inside line at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slope here is slightly steeper than the outside line, and there are also more debris on the track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In summary, Qin Miao still lost due to lack of experience, but in terms of defense and attack awareness, Qin Miao was evenly matched with his teammate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Qin Miao saw the white smoke, he released the brake to regain traction on his tires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Qin Miao's timely reaction, his exit speed from the corner wasn't pulled away too much by Hamilton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this mistake did have an impact. At T2, Hamilton was ahead of Qin Miao by half a car length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By T3, Hamilton had directly overtaken Qin Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Toto really breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like everyone else, Toto acknowledged Qin Miao's defensive abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But precisely because of this, Toto was worried that Qin Miao might lock Hamilton right behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an outcome would not be good for Qin Miao, Hamilton, or the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Qin Miao made a mistake while defending, ultimately giving Hamilton the chance to chase after Verstappen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as Toto was finally relaxing, the next scene left him breathless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because after exiting T3, there is a straight stretch before T4 where DRS can be activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as fate would have it, Hamilton completed his overtake of Qin Miao just before the DRS detection point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when they reached this stretch of straight, Qin Miao had DRS.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, because Qin Miao reacted promptly, his speed hadn't dropped too much; he was only 0.3 seconds behind Hamilton coming out of the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Toto saw Qin Miao's DRS rear wing open, and Qin Miao began to visibly close the gap between himself and Hamilton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, before the T4 braking point, Qin Miao took the inside line on Hamilton and braked late enough to gain the advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamilton clearly didn't want to give up position, but because of Qin Miao's late braking, Qin Miao had the right of way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being unwilling, after seeing Qin Miao firmly hold the line, Hamilton finally chose to yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after exiting the corner, Qin Miao reclaimed his position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for quite a long stretch thereafter, there weren't any opportunities for overtaking, so Qin Miao's defense was successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the broadcast thoughtfully cut to a close-up of Toto in the Mercedes team's P room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still appeared expressionless, arms crossed, just as when he first saw the looming encounter between Qin Miao and Hamilton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those who knew Toto understood that his inner emotions were far from calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If at this time they brought over the heart rate monitor from the neighboring MotoGP team leader, viewers would see Toto's heart rate was already above 150.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other teams and neutral fans were genuinely excited to witness this, as the duel between these two drivers was quite thrilling to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some fans, the types who enjoy adding fuel to the fire, even wished Qin Miao and Hamilton would replicate the famous intra-team duel and double retirement that Hamilton and Rosberg once had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, the relationship between the two hadn't soured to that extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, fans in China felt a bit conflicted over this, because with Qin Miao, Mercedes has become like the home team in the eyes of Chinese fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chinese fans genuinely liked Hamilton and the other staff at Mercedes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of scene was definitely not what they wanted to witness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the commentators were extremely anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be very, very careful~\" Bing's palms were sweating as he said this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to others, the commentators thought it through more deeply; they knew that if Qin Miao and Hamilton really had a racing incident, causing both to retire,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then the formerly harmonious relationship between the two might be gone forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, despite Qin Miao's wheel lock during this attack and defense, nothing unexpected happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commentators were surprised and delighted that Qin Miao ultimately held onto his position, not letting Hamilton overtake him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After one failed attack, Hamilton adjusted for a while. At the second DRS zone of lap twenty-two, where Qin Miao had previously retaken Hamilton, Hamilton launched another attack on Qin Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Qin Miao's defense again involved holding the inside line and late braking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Hamilton's attack was just a probing one, noticing Qin Miao's strong defensive intent, and the straight wasn't enough for Hamilton to accelerate past Qin Miao, so this attack also failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this attempted attack and using the DRS to get close invisibly added pressure to Qin Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Hamilton used this DRS to get even closer to Qin Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After coming out of T11, Hamilton rapidly approached Qin Miao again, preparing to attack him.\u003C\u002Fp>",846,"2026-06-06T15:23:16.014Z",1,"novelbin.me","0bd992b002da94ab37696282653dee4da8832e628fd7cf46080a7d7d7e7ff96b","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-738","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-736",1086,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-cover.jpg"]