How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 659 - 280: Norris-Brand Milk-Added Torpedo
After that, Qin Miao showed off his driving skills again, doing a burnout and spin in place in the rain before heading back onto the track.
Norris wasn't so lucky.
The endplate on his left front wing cracked, and although his left front tire wasn't damaged like Qin Miao's and the suspension seemed fine, the balance of Norris's car was directly compromised.
He spun on the spot.
He stopped facing the rear on the track.
Unlike Qin Miao, who was using intermediate tires and knew that the tire grip would recover once the tire speed dropped, allowing him to spin using a burnout, Norris was on dry tires. To get back on the track, he had to obediently reverse.
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"What?"
"Qin Miao, Qin Miao was hit by Norris!"
The three commentators from Five-Star Sports lamented immediately after seeing the on-track changes: "How could this happen! Qin Miao's podium is gone!"
"Why, even though Norris was running hard at the front, he never made such a mistake from start to finish. Why did it happen now?" Fei's face was full of disbelief and regret.
"The good news is that it looks like Qin Miao's car wasn't severely damaged by this collision and can continue racing, plus Verstappen is still over a minute behind them, so at least there's no worry about Qin Miao's second place being taken by Verstappen." Zhou Haoran reassured the fans watching the Five-Star Sports broadcast after his initial surprise.
Despite missing the win because of Norris's error, it's fortunate that the points gap between Qin Miao and Hamilton won't widen too much after this race.
Meanwhile, on the track, Qin Miao was really stunned when he saw Norris crashing directly towards him during a corner.
It was only after instinctively saving his car that Qin Miao realized what had just happened.
He got torpedoed.
As someone who often plays "iRacing" and "ACC," Qin Miao was no stranger to being torpedoed, especially in "iRacing" when people recognized him during races.
Most of Qin Miao's fans would stop racing just to try and follow behind him.
And those who disliked Qin Miao would typically take the opportunity to retaliate against him in games. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Torpedoing, blocking the track, PIT maneuvers—every tactic aimed at Qin Miao.
Yet in reality, and on an F1 track, this was truly Qin Miao's first time being torpedoed.
After realizing this, Qin Miao immediately checked the time gap between himself and the first place.
And the numbers displayed on the steering wheel seemed so ruthless and cold to Qin Miao.
Hamilton +13.1 seconds
Qin Miao: 0
Norris -4.7 seconds
Seeing this data, Qin Miao's heart truly sank halfway.
"Norris, you moron!!!"
As soon as Qin Miao got back on the track, he promptly sent a heartfelt greeting to Norris via the TR: "Can't drive? Stay home and play those stupid games of yours. How about we revoke that damn Super License of yours?"
Although they were on good terms, Qin Miao wasn't in a good mood as he was unfortunate enough because of Norris's mistake.
However, even though Qin Miao was cursing harshly at that moment, it was mainly due to adrenaline.
Once the race was over and he got out of the car to reflect, Qin Miao wouldn't be so angry.
The overwhelming feeling was helplessness. Why did it happen to him?
Couldn't it have been Hamilton?
Why me?
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[According to a post-race report by McLaren Team engineers on Norris's car, they found traces of a white unknown liquid in Norris's braking system, suspected to be a dairy product originating from Shanghai.] —"Hupu Hot Comments" Author: RexlipNew
