[{"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-779":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},1718988,2195,"Chapter 779 316: Unexpected Yellow Flag","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-779",779,"\u003Cp>Next up, there were no position changes between the leading drivers, even with the DRS open, Qin Miao could only hover 1.4 seconds behind Hamilton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost the same for Verstappen, as he could only stay behind Qin Miao, also failing to enter Qin Miao's DRS zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, Qin Miao felt that Hamilton was relying on the fact that this track was difficult to overtake on, holding back both him and Verstappen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Leclerc, who was in fourth place by the fifth lap and 3 seconds behind Verstappen in front of him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could only be said that the Mercedes and Red Bull cars were too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the 9th lap, the time gap between the top three drivers remained unchanged, with the time gap between Leclerc and Verstappen having reached 5 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Qin Miao was already considering whether he should pit later and switch to a set of soft tires after pitting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though this track made it difficult to heat up the tires in the later stages of the race, and soft tires had a higher working temperature compared to medium and hard tires, which was troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qin Miao was confident in getting the soft tires up to an optimal working temperature within two laps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he started pondering, the race entered the 10th lap and shortly after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A yellow flag appeared on the track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao's thoughts turned into wishful thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This yellow flag appeared in the second sector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the broadcast camera cut over, it showed a Haas embedded in the guardrail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rear wheel was crooked, the rear wing entirely broken, and even the engine cover was knocked off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, with the changes in the ranking on the left side, everyone reacted and realized that the driver involved in the incident was Mick Schumacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon confirming that Mick had an accident and that the guardrail had been damaged, requiring repair, the Safety Car was deployed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter was now handed over to Mercedes and Red Bull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should they pit during this Safety Car? And what tires should they change to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team discussed quickly, and shortly after, Qin Miao received a TR from Frankie: \"BOX! BOX!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, Qin Miao was somewhat reluctant to pit, considering it was only the 10th lap of the race, and there might be another Safety Car later on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, his medium tires could last at least ten more laps, so pitting now seemed unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after thinking it over, Qin Miao ultimately gave up on suggesting alternatives, slowed down honestly, and then followed Hamilton into the pits to change to hard tires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the Safety Car, and since Qin Miao and Hamilton had already created a sufficient gap with the cars behind before pitting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also because Leclerc and Perez both opted to pit as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after pitting, they positioned themselves behind Verstappen, who hadn't pitted, without losing too many positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao was in third, Hamilton in second, and Verstappen in first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Qin Miao was O'Kang, who like Verstappen, hadn't pitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as all the cars prepared to resume racing after the Safety Car ended, the Safety Car led for three laps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matthew, the trackside marshal, looked at the bent guardrail and helplessly took out his walkie-talkie to inform the stewards: \"The guardrail repair will take at least 5 minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then on the 13th lap, the stewards issued a red flag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao, Hamilton, and all the drivers who chose to pit for a tire change during the Safety Car, upon seeing the red flag, had a big question mark pop up in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were going to issue a red flag, why the hell did you let the Safety Car lead for three laps?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao even swore in his helmet without using the team's TR: \"Massi, WCNMLGJB!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Hamilton's team TR, they directly sent out a signal: \"Beep beep beep beep~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, because Hamilton's message was rather too polite, FOM didn't broadcast that part of the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>",672,"2026-06-06T15:23:16.179Z",1,"novelbin.me","ec47d93757814c74e8f9a4bfe323f93024c56e398537cc866effc5095ad0dc0c","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-618","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-617",1086,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-cover.jpg"]