How Did I Become an F1 Driver?

Chapter 1028 - 396: Train Driver

How Did I Become an F1 Driver?

Chapter 1028 - 396: Train Driver

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This inevitably raises the question of whether Ferrari's speed this season comes at the cost of compromising the lifespan of their car's engine.

By lap 33, Qin Miao had already pulled away from Hamilton by a 3-second gap, while Hamilton was distracted dealing with Gasly behind him.

Just when the audience thought that three retirements of cars using Ferrari engines would be Ferrari's limit for this race.

Haas's Magelsen's car also encountered a failure on the track, slowing down and stopping there.

This marked the fourth Ferrari-powered car to retire from the race.

Like Sainz, Magelsen stopped at the exit of the track and retired due to a car failure rather than an accident, so there were no carbon fiber fragments left on the track, and only a yellow flag appeared.

However, despite such an opportunity, Qin Miao chose not to pit since both Qin Miao and the Mercedes strategy group believed that the pit stop was unnecessary.

The subsequent part of the race was uneventful, except for lap 45, when the live broadcast footage returned to the entrance of the Ferrari team, and all the Ferrari team's equipment had been packed up, with all the team technicians and engineering leaders, including the cars, gone.

Even on the Ferrari team's command platform, only two engineers were left, responsible for collecting data from other teams' cars.

Everyone else had packed up and left.

After this small interlude, no further incidents occurred on the track until the race ended.

Qin Miao somehow, thanks to Ferrari, secured a podium finish.

However, by the end of the race, the gap between Qin Miao and Verstappen ahead extended to a staggering 28 seconds.

Red Bull's car was almost half a minute faster than Qin Miao in completing the race.

In this race, Qin Miao also ran a long stint of 40 laps on hard tires.

Although a yellow flag in the middle reduced Qin Miao's tire wear, the long 40 laps still left many newcomers to F1, who just realized the importance of F1 tire strategies, incredulous.

"Is he Pirelli's favorite?"

Many fans exclaimed such thoughts.

In reality, Pirelli brought back every set of tires Qin Miao used to their headquarters in the UK for analysis.

The final results puzzled Pirelli, as the tires Qin Miao used were identical to those of other drivers.

Red Bull achieved a major victory, while the Mercedes team were also all smiles.

Although Ferrari often engages in antics, the chance to capitalize on their misfortune is rare.

After the race, while the top three drivers were celebrating and preparing for interviews, the live broadcast switched to focus on Hamilton. π•—π•£πžπžπ˜„πžπš‹πš—π—Όπ˜ƒπ—²π—Ή.πšŒπ• πš–

At this time, Hamilton had just parked his car and removed his headrest.

The following scene made all the seasoned fans sigh.

After preparing to exit the car, Hamilton suffered a sharp pain in his back due to frequent "porpoising" during the race.

He couldn't get out immediately.

Struggling in the monocoque for a while, he finally managed to crawl out of the cockpit.

Once out, Hamilton didn't leave the car but sat on the car's side, instinctively holding his sore back with his right hand.

After sitting for a while, Hamilton eventually got off the car.

This might be the melancholy of a hero's twilight.

Meanwhile, after finishing the pre-race interview, Qin Miao happened to pass by Hamilton from behind.

Qin Miao naturally went over to greet Hamilton.

However, seeing Hamilton's somewhat exhausted state, Qin Miao fell silent.

After listening to the Mexican national anthem on the podium, this week's Azerbaijan Grand Prix concluded.

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