How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 715 - 298: Overtake! Overtake Them Hard! (6K, Extra 13/20)

At this moment, Qin Miao hadn't even swung out yet, resembling an addict getting high on slipstream to the extreme.

Just before almost crashing into Stroll's rear diffuser, Qin Miao finally swung out on the inside line.

Stroll was initially ready to defend against Qin Miao, even though he knew he couldn't hold him off.

However, upon seeing Qin Miao's closing rate, Stroll wisely abandoned that dangerous thought.

Qin Miao's closing rate was just too high, impossible to defend against.

Watching Qin Miao overtake him from the inside, Stroll was puzzled, wondering how this guy could drive like that. The safety car had just ended, so how could he be so fast?

It's important to note that only two-thirds of the main straight had passed, yet Qin Miao had already completely overtaken Stroll.

After overtaking Stroll, Qin Miao didn't stop there; he returned to the inside line of the track and took a deep slipstream from Norris.

This time, Qin Miao didn't take the slipstream to such an extreme, swinging out on the outside line about a meter from Norris. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

After noticing Qin Miao's move, Norris also began shifting to the inside in an attempt to block Qin Miao's swing.

Qin Miao swinging out so early was a preventative measure, aware that Norris was not one for joking around, especially on the racetrack.

Qin Miao swung out even earlier than he did against Stroll, just to guard against Norris.

So when Norris moved to defend on the inside, Qin Miao followed him along the inside for a bit, but when it was truly time to swing out, Qin Miao returned to the outside.

Although it seemed Qin Miao was outmaneuvered by Norris, with the inside line taken over by Norris.

After all, the upcoming section was a right-angle turn, giving Norris a definite advantage on the inside.

Regrettably, Norris overestimated the acceleration performance of his new engine and underestimated the slipstream Qin Miao had taken.

Since the race had just started, all the cars' fuel tanks were nearly full, so the braking points for the other drivers were about five meters earlier than in the qualifying stage.

Despite this, before even reaching the braking point for T1, Qin Miao completed the overtake on Norris with absolute speed on the outside, fully overtaking the entire car.

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To be fair, Qin Miao took Stroll's slipstream to such an extreme primarily to make overtaking Stroll a bit easier, not even considering he had enough to challenge Norris ahead of Stroll.

It wasn't until he overtook Stroll that Qin Miao realized his speed might allow him to challenge Norris, who was less than 0.5 seconds ahead of Stroll.

And Qin Miao did just that.

The fact is, Qin Miao succeeded.

"Qin Miao! After the corner, Qin Miao's speed is clearly faster than Stroll's! The straight at the Rodriguez Brothers Circuit is very long; can he get a good start by overtaking Stroll at the beginning of the race?" Bing was a bit excited upon seeing Qin Miao's exit speed, though not overly surprised.

After all, in their hearts, overtaking Stroll was just a matter of time for Qin Miao.

Until the commentators saw that addict-like slipstreaming style.

"Oh, be careful! Qin Miao takes this slipstream to the extreme!"

"He almost collided with Stroll's rear diffuser, but fortunately, nothing unexpected happened."

"Anyway, this overtake was indeed beautiful; it appears that the initial startlement of the race didn't affect Qin Miao's mindset!" Seeing Qin Miao complete the overtake, the three commentators from Five-Star Sports were very pleased.

But before they could continue enjoying the moment, they witnessed Qin Miao overtaking Norris.

"Feint move! Qin Miao swerved Norris, moving to the outside; does he have enough speed for the overtake?"

"He does! Qin Miao! He slashed Stroll first on the main straight and then overtook Norris!" Bing stood up to comment in that moment, and the staff in the Five-Star Sports Studio paused their activities, drawn into shock by the broadcast footage.

Qin Miao, riding on the performance of the Mercedes like this, isn't he?

"Hahaha!" After completing the overtake, Qin Miao was also feeling content.

As stated earlier, Qin Miao never thought he could overtake two cars in one move.

Even Qin Miao felt a sense of unexpected joy after completing this overtake.

In fact, aside from taking the corner well, the rich fuel mode, ERS, and the slipstream from the car in front were all key to Qin Miao's successful overtake.

"Well done, Qin Miao, keep up this pace, and surely you can make up the positions you've lost." Frankie timely encouraged Qin Miao but still quickly turned to check the condition of Qin Miao's car.

Qin Miao's overtake was indeed morale-boosting, but as Qin Miao's track engineer, Frankie was more concerned about the car's condition.

Even though the impact with Ricardo seemed minor, the speed at which it happened was not slow at all.

Despite the Mercedes suspension being famously good, even with the "golden right front" reputation.

Yet after a collision, no one can guarantee Qin Miao's car didn't sustain some hidden damage that couldn't be immediately detected.