How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 680 - 287: F1 Struggling to Adapt

"This is completely a case of the team being a bit too concerned and therefore committing errors." After all, not being directly involved, Qin Miao could observe the situation from a relatively objective standpoint.

"The team thought that if there was no pit stop, Hamilton would be overtaken by Perez and Leclerc because of tire degradation, or perhaps even by Gasly, or worse, there might be a blowout." Qin Miao analyzed, "So rather than losing so many positions at that time, it's better to give up two positions and secure Hamilton in fifth place. This way, Hamilton still has a brand new set of intermediate tires to push with, and with Hamilton's skills, he might catch up."

However, things did not go as expected; under the conditions of the track at that time, the intermediate tires overheated too easily.

But we can't say the strategy team was wrong in its thinking, just that the timing was off."

Barber said, "But it's obvious Hamilton doesn't agree with this. He thinks he could have gotten a better position in this race if it wasn't for the pit stop."

Qin Miao crossed his arms. "Who knows? The event has already happened, everyone has their reasoning, now it depends on how Toto handles this."

"So Qin Miao, what do you think?"

"Me? I'm watching from my couch."

...

Soon, the result of the handling of this issue was announced, deemed as the responsibility of the Mercedes strategy team.

However, because Mercedes has a no-blame policy internally, even if the blame is assigned, there will be no punishment for the strategy team from Mercedes.

But at least it gave an explanation to the irate Hamilton.

After resting for a while, Qin Miao attended the post-race press conference with Verstappen and Perez to look ahead at the United States Grand Prix.

After work, Toto happened to be returning to the UK, so Qin Miao naturally didn't feel burdened to hitch a ride on Toto's plane.

Flying on the boss's plane to do your own thing is indeed quite enjoyable.

Moreover, Toto isn't the type of boss who maintains an authoritative demeanor in front of subordinates, or at least when facing Qin Miao, he presents himself as a pleasant and kind character.

This gives Qin Miao a feeling that everything can be discussed.

So, Qin Miao remains quite relaxed in front of Toto.

But Barber doesn't think the same, feeling very tense the entire way back to the UK.

There's no helping it; Qin Miao truly is capable, and the boss likes him, so he can be a bit more relaxed in front of the boss.

The boss wouldn't feel any dissatisfaction with this; instead, he might even believe that geniuses should be like this.

As for Barber, he's just a guy with technical skills, without any great abilities other than his relationship with Qin Miao.

In Toto's eyes, Barber is someone who can be replaced at any time, so he doesn't dare to overstep in any way in front of Toto.

After returning to the UK, Qin Miao declined Toto's offer to drive him back to Brackley, knowing Toto wasn't actually going the same way. After the race, both Toto and Qin Miao surely wanted to return home and reunite with their families as soon as possible.

And Qin Miao also had someone to pick him up, so there was no need to trouble Toto.

Saying goodbye to Toto and Barber at the airport, a masked Qin Miao left the airport in a very low profile.

After exiting the station, he found the person he had been yearning for in the parking lot.

"You're back?" The girl was all smiles like a blooming flower as she looked at the boy standing in front of her, her eyes full of longing and love for him.

Even though Qin Miao was wearing a mask, one could clearly see from his eyes that he was smiling too.

"Yes, I'm back."

"Let's go home then. I've already prepared the ingredients, I'm making your favorite braised beef and spicy chicken gizzards today. These ingredients weren't easy to find," Qimeng said as she reached to take the two suitcases from Qin Miao's hands.

One of the suitcases contained Qin Miao's clothes and computer, while the other held the winner's trophy from the Turkish Grand Prix.

However, Qin Miao didn't let Qimeng take them; instead, he lifted them himself and placed them in the trunk of the AMG GT.

Although the AMG GT is a sports car, the trunk space is still considerable, enough to fit two large suitcases; otherwise, Qimeng wouldn't have driven over with it.

While packing the luggage, Qin Miao asked with a surprised tone, "Really? Then let's hurry back, I'll drive!"

"Don't rush, I'm only prepared with the ingredients; I haven't started cooking yet."

"Then let's still hurry back."

Once home, Qin Miao was completely relaxed.

Qin Miao went to take a shower while Qimeng put on an apron and went to cook.

During dinner, Qin Miao and Qimeng inevitably talked about buying a house in Monaco.

With the prize money from winning this race, plus the system task bonus and the bonuses from previous races, Qin Miao now had a more ample budget for buying and decorating a house.

He could choose a bigger place with a better location.

However, Qimeng still thought that the current house was sufficient, as refurbishing and furnishing would also be a significant expense, and you need to have a deposit of 500,000 euros locally in Monaco as well.

Qin Miao was just giving an opinion, and since Qimeng had her thoughts on it, he didn't say much more.

As they continued talking, Qimeng brought up the issue with the landlord again to Qin Miao.