Chapter 1047: Chapter 402: Johnny Silverhand at Silverstone (6K, Bonus Update 8/19)_3

Mercedes fans are particularly overjoyed.

The effects of Mercedes’ upgrade this time are so impressive, and the season is not even halfway over yet. The points gap between Qin Miao and Verstappen in the driver standings is only two points. Maybe Mercedes can still provide Qin Miao with a competitive car this season.

Then Qin Miao successfully defends the title and claims two consecutive championships.

However, while Mercedes fans are happily dreaming, the atmosphere within the Mercedes team is joyful yet slightly melancholic.

After all, this season, everyone knows the team has already allocated most of the resources for upgrades to next season’s car. This upgrade in the UK might be the only major upgrade this season.

Subsequent upgrades will focus more on the car’s handling and tuning window, with applications possibly occurring only every two Grand Prix races.

In short, the situation for Mercedes is not very optimistic.

After the final qualifying session, the driver rankings were as follows:

1: Sainz

2: Verstappen

3: Leclerc

4: Perez

5: Hamilton

6: Qin Miao

7: Norris

8: Zhou Guanyu

9: Alonso

10: Albon

Zhou Guanyu has absolute confidence in rain combat ability, and on track, he was in better form than Qin Miao.

During the qualifying session, he secured eighth place, which, although not as good as the last race, is still a satisfactory result for the Alfa Romeo team.

After the qualifying session, Qin Miao was naturally bombarded with questions by journalists in a post-race interview. After all, lacking rain combat ability isn’t an excuse; not performing well in the qualifying session is a fact.

Qin Miao has no choice but to maintain his usual attitude, standing firm while being questioned.

After the race, Qin Miao also attended an event meeting with fans on-site, together with Hamilton.

He gained a thorough understanding of the enthusiasm of the home audience.

Afterwards, when work was finished, Qin Miao went home early to get some sleep.

The next morning, after a brief workout, he returned to the paddock.

Next, Qin Miao not only had work to do but also had to participate in quite a few activities.

But what made Qin Miao happy was that while he was preparing to attend an interview in the paddock, he encountered Keanu Reeves who came to watch the race today.

He didn’t have any assistant with him, just walking alone through the staff passageway at the back of the paddock, preparing to go to the VIP viewing area above the Ferrari team’s P room.

Initially, Qin Miao didn’t notice him, given that the area behind the team’s P rooms was incredibly crowded.

Plus, Qin Miao had been in the paddock for quite some time and had long learned to ignore everyone.

However, to Qin Miao, who got his hands on Cyberpunk 2077 right after its release and played through the game despite its bugs, Keanu Reeves’ hair was just too recognizable.

Moreover, this hairstyle for a man is not very common, so Qin Miao couldn’t help but glance a few times.

He wanted to see who was cosplaying Keanu Reeves in the paddock.

Then with Qin Miao’s sharp eyes, he recognized the person immediately, even though they were wearing sunglasses.

Goodness, cosplaying himself!

"Johnny...Keanu!" Qin Miao couldn’t help but excitedly go over and greet him.

"Oh, Qin Miao, good morning."

Clearly, Qin Miao is quite recognizable in the eyes of these celebrities, especially after he became the world champion.

As soon as Qin Miao approached, Keanu Reeves recognized him.

"Hello, hello, I really like your movies, but my favorite is Johnny Silverhand from Cyberpunk 2077."

"Haha, I heard that. You almost called me Johnny just now," Keanu responded with a smile. "And you might not believe it, but I quite enjoy watching your races too, especially your defense, which can truly be considered art." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Having mingled in the paddock for so long, compliments are what Qin Miao hears most often. After all, who isn’t a talented youngster?

Thus, Qin Miao’s ears are already calloused from continuously hearing compliments, able to handle them calmly, but when faced with praise from Keanu Reeves, he unfamiliarly felt a wave of happiness.

"Haha, you’re too kind. It’s just the car’s performance is somewhat good, and I’m benefiting from the team’s resources."

Keanu seemed quite accustomed to such modesty, showing no signs of surprise.

Just as Qin Miao and Keanu prepared to chat more, Barber next to Qin Miao coughed once and then glanced at his watch.

Qin Miao caught it in his peripheral vision, aware that Barber was reminding him that time was tight, and he had an interview with local British media coming up.

Qin Miao isn’t someone who likes to be late or stand people up. Noticing Barber’s gesture, he can only regretfully tell Keanu Reeves: "Sorry, Keanu, I need to go. As you know, Britain is our team’s home turf, and we’re busier during home races than at other ones. If possible, you could come to the Mercedes team’s P room to watch the race."

Keanu Reeves nodded understandingly but didn’t accept Qin Miao’s invitation, instead declining courteously: "I understand, but going to the Mercedes team to watch the race wouldn’t be possible."