How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 613 - 266: Dutch Grand Prix Champion

Lap 68, second sector DRS zone.

Hamilton used the DRS advantage to overtake Verstappen in the DRS zone between T10 and T11.

Perhaps without DRS, Verstappen could still use his newly learned defensive tactics to hold off Hamilton behind him.

But once the DRS was opened, Verstappen, whose car was already damaged, really had no way to deal with Hamilton.

So, amidst the boos from the live audience, Hamilton completed his overtake of Verstappen.

At this point, there were only 5 laps left in the race.

And Qin Miao was 5.9 seconds behind Hamilton at this time.

Thanks to Verstappen's hold-up and the battle between the two, Qin Miao was able to quickly widen the gap between himself and Hamilton behind him.

Although Verstappen collided with Qin Miao, he truly repaid evil with good in this race, forcibly securing nearly a 6-second gap for Qin Miao on the track.

However, Verstappen was still furious, after all, what he should have had in hand was a championship, not a third place.

The most crucial thing is that this is his home track.

What?

With the car damaged, could Verstappen not defend against Gasly's attack?

He might not even hold onto third place?

That's impossible, not to mention the relationship between Toro Rosso and Red Bull.

Gasly behind Verstappen is already having a hard time with tire degradation issues and can't even think about overtaking Verstappen ahead of him.

Moreover, Gasly also needs to deal with Leclerc's attack from behind.

So, the focus of this race now falls entirely on Qin Miao and Hamilton.

"Qin Miao! Come on! Faster, and faster!" The commentators, who were originally not supposed to show any emotion in their commentary, now showed their clear stance.

Somehow, they had already clenched their fists tightly.

After breaking free from Verstappen's shackles, Hamilton naturally began to push all out, earning his reputation as Liu Yiquan.

On lap 69, Hamilton closed the gap to 5.3 seconds behind Qin Miao, cutting 0.6 seconds off the gap in just one lap.

Car damage could become the key factor for Qin Miao losing the championship in this race.

Qin Miao naturally knew from Frankie what had happened behind, Verstappen lost his position, and Hamilton was now eyeing him fiercely.

At this moment, Qin Miao could do very little; all he could do was accelerate with all his might and ensure he wouldn't be overtaken by Hamilton.

At this moment, Qin Miao really felt a sense of being toyed with, but he just had no way out.

Because at this moment, Qin Miao had already pushed his car to the limit, virtually driving each lap with the speed and attitude of a qualifying lap. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Qin Miao had already performed to the utmost.

If at this time Qin Miao's car wasn't damaged, the people at Mercedes would find that Qin Miao's speed was actually faster than Hamilton's.

But unfortunately, on the track, there are no ifs.

And despite Qin Miao's all-out effort, Hamilton wasn't shaken off and was slowly eating into the gap between himself and Qin Miao bit by bit.

Lap 70, the gap between the two was 4.8 seconds.

This lap, Hamilton only cut down the gap with Qin Miao by 0.5 seconds, smaller than the previous lap, but it was enough to seal the suspense of this race.

Bing and others sighed on the Five-Star Sports broadcast while watching the gap between Qin Miao and Hamilton drop below five seconds.

Of course, not only them, domestic fans also sighed in regret.

What a great opportunity, and it was gone just like that...

And soon, Qin Miao received another piece of bad news.

And this bad news was transmitted to all the fans intensely watching this race via the director's maneuvers.

"Qin Miao, the tires are starting to overheat."

"Alright, alright, I see..." Qin Miao also knew that the championship he fought for the entire race was about to slip away, and his mindset was somewhat anxious, so he responded to Frankie with much impatience.

Fans could also discern the unrest in Qin Miao's heart from his voice.

Lap 71, the time gap between the two was 4.6 seconds.

Although the gap only narrowed by 0.2 seconds, this cumulative 0.4 second advantage was enough to make Qin Miao utterly despair.

With the race going to here, Qin Miao was already ready to give up.

Forget it, let it be destroyed, quickly.

Qin Miao's fans also sighed, powerlessly leaning back on their sofas or chairs.

"Sigh, what a pity. If there wasn't car damage, Qin Miao might really have had a chance to win on Verstappen's home track," Bing said with great regret.

"Yes, it's really a pity, just a little bit more. If Verstappen could block Hamilton for just one more lap, Qin Miao would have won this race," Fei said, full of disappointment.

"In the struggle of the snipe and the clam, it is the fisherman who benefits," Zhou Haoran said, "In this race, Qin Miao and Verstappen pretty much paved the way for Hamilton."

"But it's okay, after all, knowing this is only Qin Miao's first season in his professional career, to have such performance, we are more than satisfied. I believe with the team led by Qin Miao and his talent, he will win many more championships in the future."

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Five-Star Sports was ready to start comforting the fans watching the live broadcast on Five-Star Sports.

And on the track.