How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 744 - 307: The Beaming Mercedes Team

Qin Miao's response differed from Hamilton's; after all, he's young and doesn't have Hamilton's experience in motivating others, making Qin Miao's reply somewhat abrupt: "Whew! A tough race, but fortunately, the final result satisfied everyone, including myself. Thank you, everyone."

No one would believe that Qin Miao's words didn't carry a hint of frustration from being defeated by his teammate Hamilton.

However, regardless of who it is—Qin Miao, Hamilton, or other members of the Mercedes team—everyone will receive a substantial bonus after this race.

It's a tradition for the Mercedes team; after winning the championship each year, everyone receives a bonus. Qin Miao heard this from the guys in the simulator department.

After all, within the team, besides his own crew members, Qin Miao's closest relationships are with those guys.

Thinking about this, Qin Miao's inner discomfort eased somewhat.

"Let's congratulate the Mercedes team for winning the 2021 season team championship three races ahead," announced the three Five-Star Sports commentators, standing up and applauding when Hamilton crossed the finish line.

The three commentators on Five-Star Sports felt gratified by this too.

Of course, this emotion mainly stemmed from having Qin Miao within the Mercedes team.

After all, they had hoped that the Chinese racer Qin Miao wouldn't be overlooked after joining the Mercedes team, and now he is shining within the team in a way no one imagined.

"Similarly, congratulations to the Chinese racer Qin Miao. Although he didn't bring home the championship in this race, just achieving the team championship in his first professional season and significantly contributing to the team's victory is enough for this young racer to feel proud!"

"We're also looking forward to Qin Miao's last three races, facing stormy weather and pushing forward in the battle for the driver's championship!"

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However, at some point, whether the commentators at Five-Star Sports or fans in the country, they overlooked one thing.

In just one year's time, they've become accustomed to Qin Miao's strong performance.

Now, they regard Qin Miao's race victories as worthy of celebration, while a second-place finish is considered just ordinary, and they wouldn't even specifically praise him for it.

This might be the power of habit.

Nonetheless, winning the team championship is always worth celebrating.

It's said that emotions are contagious, as Qin Miao parked his car and looked through the somewhat speckled visor at Reyes and the others' genuinely smiling faces, his mood inexplicably lifted.

The earlier regrets about not maintaining the championship vanished.

Why worry so much? One should look forward; valuing the present and anticipating the future is what Qin Miao should do right now.

Hamilton was the first to park his car. Jumping out, he dashed like mad into the crowd of Mercedes staff.

This race was a complete victory for Hamilton, not only winning the driver's championship, but it also marked his 100th career win.

What's most important is that his 100th win coincides with the team's eighth championship, surely leading to a grand celebration for Mercedes after the race.

After Qin Miao got out of the car, he didn't bother placing the steering wheel back, tossed it onto his seat, and jogged up to the Mercedes staff.

Then Qin Miao was pulled into the crowd...

Frankie laughed while hugging and jumping with Qin Miao, soon forming a group hug, and Reyes quickly joined in.

Although Qin Miao was very happy, he couldn't hear much laughter as his helmet was pounding from the enthusiastic pats by the team engineers.

After a bit of celebration, Qin Miao and Hamilton, looking bewildered, were lifted up by the Mercedes staff and tossed into the air.

Of course, everyone knew that this was just a simple celebration; the real celebration was yet to come.

So, after releasing their overwhelming emotions somewhat, they laid Qin Miao and Hamilton down, letting them tidy up for interviews.

During this process, everyone wore smiles.

After emerging from the crowd, Hamilton proactively extended his hand to Qin Miao.

Qin Miao, feeling much better, also reached out to shake hands with Hamilton.

After shaking hands, they gave a light hug, and afterward, Hamilton patted Qin Miao's back, saying, "Thanks, this championship is partly yours too."

Qin Miao grinned, "Don't mention it, and besides, this championship went to you, mainly because I really couldn't find the right setup in this race. Given the lack of speed, letting you pass was the best choice for maximizing interests."

After Qin Miao's words, Hamilton awkwardly reached inside his helmet to scratch his nose.

The fact that Qin Miao didn't find the right setup in this race does have a relation to Hamilton, who hadn't been sharing setup settings and data with Qin Miao in recent races.