How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 141 - 101: Racecar

Mr. Lawson first asked about Qin Miao’s well-being before getting to the main topic.

"Qin Miao, you know I have high hopes for your talent. I think you’ll definitely become an F1 driver in the future, so I know what you need right now." Mr. Lawson’s expression was very serious, fully demonstrating his appreciation of Qin Miao’s talent. "You need an opportunity to showcase your talent, to let more people know you and see your abilities."

"Undeniably, with your current skills, you can definitely drive an F2 car. But I’m sorry to tell you, even if you have the skills to drive an F2 car at the moment, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll secure an F2 seat after this season ends. Even if a position opens up, it might not work out. Do you know what the problem is?"

Qin Miao nodded helplessly and replied, "Rain race."

Lawson nodded, "Exactly!

Undeniably, under dry conditions, your performance has exceeded my expectations and surprised everyone, but on the simulator’s wet track, your performance is not as satisfactory. You need to understand that rain racing is also a very important part of racing. If you have weaknesses in this area, it will be very difficult to stand out in the internal competition at Ferrari, and I can’t even confidently secure you a seat as an F3 driver."

Mr. Lawson paused here, then changed his tone, saying: "But if you can remedy this weakness before the end of this season, I am confident I can secure you a driver’s seat. Of course, whether it’s F2 or F3, F4 will depend on your performance at the end of the season..."

Qin Miao nodded seriously, "I understand, Mr. Lawson. I will work hard to make up for this weakness."

Mr. Lawson nodded with satisfaction, "You have a saying in China: ’To sharpen iron, one must be strong oneself.’ For a driver, the circuit is a place where only the strong survive. To establish oneself here, you cannot have any weaknesses and need to have a special skill."

"Your defensive skills are indeed impressive, but it’s best not to become complacent. You need to continue studying diligently and practicing a lot. I hope to see your progress in next month’s assessment report."

"When your performance and capabilities improve, I won’t feel any pressure in adding your name to next season’s driver lineup."

Qin Miao nodded obediently.

"Train well during this time. Lubos is a good young man with strong professional skills. I hope you two can work well together. Also, you need to find an agent to help you handle things beyond racing."

Qin Miao continued to nod.

"If there’s nothing else, go home and rest. After training, you must be tired and you’ve listened to me ramble for so long. Hurry home and spend some time with your girlfriend."

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Leaving Mr. Lawson’s office, it would be false to say that Qin Miao wasn’t motivated by his words. Through this conversation, Qin Miao understood his main direction for the efforts in the coming period. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

But Qin Miao didn’t forget his original intention. He joined Ferrari’s youth training just to drive and compete with those drivers. As for the driver’s salary, the attention of others, and the flowers and applause from others, these were just embellishments on Qin Miao’s journey to pursue his dreams or hobbies.

Therefore, although Mr. Lawson’s promises had some effect, they weren’t quite ideal.

Back home, it was just after two in the afternoon. Since Qin Miao’s racing suit hadn’t been delivered and Ferrari hadn’t arranged for practical training,

although the request for Qin Miao’s exclusive simulator had been approved, the transportation and installation of the equipment took time. So for almost a week, Qin Miao could only go to Ferrari’s F1 factory and use their simulator for practice.

However, that equipment is mostly used to test the effects of the newly developed parts of the Ferrari F1 team on the car, so the available time for Qin Miao’s training wasn’t very long.

Qin Miao wasn’t scheduled for today or tomorrow, and his next opportunity to use it was the afternoon after tomorrow, with a total of two hours of training time.

Qin Miao hadn’t yet experienced what an F1 team’s simulator felt like, and he was quite curious about how the F1 team’s simulator compares to the actual driving experience.

Back home, Qin Miao didn’t see that familiar figure in the living room, but he didn’t mind. Could a grown person get lost?

After changing his shoes, Qin Miao went directly to wash his hands, preparing to spend the afternoon playing games.

The dorm provided by Ferrari to Qin Miao was set up as a 2-bedroom, 1-living room, and 1-bathroom. Originally, there were two bedrooms, but since the two of them weren’t sleeping separately, the other bedroom was left unused for now, just right for Qin Miao to convert into a room dedicated to playing computer games.

The computer prepared by Zhou Guanyu for Qin Miao had also arrived. This time, Zhou Guanyu bought a pre-assembled one instead of having Qin Miao assemble it himself.

Since the room had enough space, Qimeng often brought books in here to study.

As Qin Miao passed by his bedroom, he was slightly puzzled about why Qimeng had closed the bedroom door in the middle of the day, but he didn’t think much of it and opened the door to the entertainment room.

Just as Qin Miao was about to turn and enter the entertainment room to dominate in FPL and give a little shooting shock to both random players and professional players,