How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 485 - 216: Listening in Reverse

Toto and Qin Miao have worked together for a considerable amount of time, and Toto has become somewhat accustomed to the humility ingrained in the bones of the Chinese.

After exchanging pleasantries, Toto began to discuss the important matter.

"According to the race committee’s tip, there will only be two laps left in this race.

Despite this, there is still the possibility of changes in the final rankings, so I hope you stay vigilant and strive to bring the championship home."

Qin Miao nodded earnestly, saying, "I have no reason to let the championship slip away from me."

"Good." Toto glanced at Hamilton’s car, which was separated from Qin Miao by Perez, then turned back to Qin Miao and said, "There’s one more thing I need to tell you: we will not stop Hamilton from attacking you in the next two laps, but of course, we won’t ask you to give up your position to him. I hope you understand our predicament."

Qin Miao naturally nodded. There wasn’t much to say about it. As a second driver, not being given direct orders from the team can already be considered a privilege. Can you still expect the team to put pressure on the first driver for you?

After a couple more words, Toto patted Qin Miao on the shoulder and headed over to Hamilton.

After Toto left, Qin Miao withdrew his gaze from Toto, then lowered his head, turned on his phone, put on his headphones, and started playing games.

Barber looked at Qin Miao’s indifferent appearance, obviously wanting to say something but ultimately kept quiet.

In the following time, everyone was meticulously busy with their work, and the broadcast director was a bit bored, so he started focusing on the drivers’ faces.

In this race, there were quite a few drivers who caught people’s eyes.

But among these drivers, the most talked-about was still Qin Miao.

Not speaking of previous races, but in the two street races of Monaco and Azerbaijan, Qin Miao started from a disadvantageous position and fought his way up aggressively before the race ended, reaching positions unexpected by everyone.

So, in this race, Qin Miao received a lot of audience votes.

And at this moment, the only one able to compete with Qin Miao was Vettel.

Qin Miao started from seventh and has now moved up to first.

Meanwhile, Vettel started from eleventh and is now in fourth.

Qin Miao gained six positions, while Vettel gained seven.

At this point, someone might say, what kind of car does Qin Miao drive? And what car does Vettel drive?

There is simply no comparison between the two.

If Qin Miao were to drive Vettel’s car, he definitely wouldn’t have such good results!

But one must know, Qin Miao’s opponents are different from Vettel’s as well.

Qin Miao is facing Verstappen’s defense, and the two haven’t shied away from intense duels on the track.

However, Vettel overtook more people than Qin Miao.

So at this moment, the audience hesitated, not knowing exactly which driver to vote for.

When the broadcast director was bored, the camera turned to focus on Qin Miao.

Then they saw Qin Miao on the track, akin to a gaming-addicted youth, turning his phone sideways to play a game.

Actually, Qin Miao’s behavior was somewhat inappropriate, given it was still work time, yet Qin Miao openly played a game.

But at this moment, no one would say anything to Qin Miao.

In competitive sports, victory determines all.

Even though Qin Miao’s current first position was only gained by picking up after Verstappen’s mistake.

But why, out of nineteen drivers on the track, was it only Qin Miao who took advantage of Verstappen’s mistake?

Not because Qin Miao’s ability was strong enough.

The camera then shifted to Hamilton.

At that time, Hamilton’s team brought a new front wing, while an FIA official was watching beside them.

As the camera zoomed in, everyone saw that, for an unknown reason, a small hole with a diameter of about 1.7 was punched into the front wing of Hamilton’s car, and there was a long crack running through the top and bottom of the nose wing.

It seemed that Hamilton’s team wanted to apply to the FIA officer for a front wing change.

But soon, the camera switched to other drivers.

Like Norris, Russell, Sainz, and Gasly.

Worth mentioning is that when they rested, most were sitting beside their race cars, waiting for the race to restart, mostly spacing out, or drinking water, immersed in their world. Only Qin Miao was playing games on his phone at such a time.

As the camera gave some replays on the track, the focus shifted to Yuki Tsunoda, currently ranked seventh.

Seeing Tsunoda, the three commentators naturally started talking about him.

"Actually, Tsunoda is considered one of the more talented young drivers," said Fei.

Bing nodded but then shifted the conversation: "If it weren’t for Qin Miao’s presence, then Tsunoda would definitely be the undisputed best rookie of the season.

After all, he beat his experienced teammate Gasly and scored two points in his career’s first race, although he hasn’t added more points since then.

However, this race saw Tsunoda achieve a career-high, moving up to seventh position."

As Bing said, indeed, seventh place in this race was Yuki Tsunoda’s career-best position.

"It’s just a pity that Tsunoda, this Supernova, has encountered a sun," Zhou Haoran chimed in with a laugh.