How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 745 - 307: Beaming Mercedes Team Members

However, Hamilton doesn't feel regretful or guilty about it. At most, he only feels a bit awkward when Qin Miao brings it up.

Friends come and go, but the pursuit of the championship remains unchanged.

"Anyway, I still have to say thank you to you."

After the two finished talking, a tall figure in a white shirt emerged from the crowd of the Mercedes team.

With a height close to two meters and the exclusive white shirt of the Mercedes team leadership, it's obvious who this person is.

The owner and shareholder of the Mercedes team, as well as the team manager, Toto Wolff.

At this moment, Toto's face was full of smiles, even wrinkling so much that it all squeezed together, highlighting an extremely cheerful expression.

Qin Miao and Hamilton walked over together, and Toto Wolff hugged Hamilton with his left arm and wrapped Qin Miao with his right, laughing as he embraced both drivers of Mercedes, as if he held the whole world. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

After a brief celebration, Toto reached out to strongly pat the backs of the two, reluctantly letting them go so they could pack up and prepare for interviews.

After all, their celebration had somewhat overrun, and the post-race interview host had already finished with Verstappen and was waiting.

Qin Miao and Hamilton both knew they couldn't delay any longer and quickly tidied themselves up.

However, Qin Miao had it a bit simpler; he didn't carry as much of an idol burden as Hamilton did.

He took off his helmet, wiped the sweat from his face with a towel provided by the local event organizers, then put on a hat prepared by the Mercedes team to cover the hairstyle ruined by the helmet and sweat, ready for the interview.

Meanwhile, Hamilton had to remove his helmet in a place where no one else could see, put on a hat, and then walk back out.

"Qin Miao, today we could clearly notice a big speed difference between you and your teammate in the race. Can you tell us what happened, and how did this gap come about?"

Qin Miao thought for a moment with his hands on his hips, then said somewhat helplessly, "That's right, there was indeed a speed gap between Hamilton and me in this race, but I'm not sure about the specific reason now. I guess the setup wasn't quite right, but the specific answer will have to wait until the data is taken back to the factory for analysis after the race to find out.

But being able to hold onto second place in such an unfavorable situation is enough to satisfy me."

"You've contributed significantly to securing the 2021 Constructors' Championship three races early. Will there be any celebration activities when you return to the team after the race?"

Qin Miao smiled, "Surely there will be, but I'm not really sure about the specifics. I just hope they won't throw me into a pool."

The host chuckled at Qin Miao's response.

"One last question. After this race, the points gap between you and Verstappen has increased from 8 to 11 points, which seems much safer. Do you think you can maintain this position by the end of the season?"

"There's no denying it, both Hamilton and Verstappen are extremely excellent drivers and formidable competitors.

Honestly, I'm not confident enough to say I will ultimately win the championship against them, but I believe that both I and my team members behind me will do our best to make it happen.

There's a saying in my hometown: 'Do your best and leave the rest to fate.' I think this perfectly describes my current state, doing everything I can.

Whether we can achieve a satisfying result will be up to fate."

"Alright, finally, congratulations to the Mercedes team for winning the 2021 Constructors' Championship, and I hope you have a pleasant weekend." The host wrapped up the interview with Qin Miao.

Qin Miao also thanked the host with a smile.

After the interview, Qin Miao left the interview area, and Hamilton was the next to be interviewed.

However, Qin Miao didn't listen to Hamilton's interview. After it ended, he took his helmet and gloves and went upstairs to the preparation room where the drivers stayed before the award ceremony.

Upon entering the preparation room, Qin Miao saw a not very happy Verstappen.

This was understandable, as Verstappen led for four-fifths of the race, but couldn't hold on in the last fifth, allowing Hamilton to pass him.

The most crucial part was that Qin Miao secured second place thanks to his signature long-distance capability.

Red Bull truly endured a devastating loss in this race.

However, upon seeing Qin Miao enter, Verstappen still extended his hand to shake Qin Miao's hand: "Congratulations to you guys."

Qin Miao smiled, "Thank you."

At this moment, Qin Miao didn't feel he should say much, as anything he said might come across as condescending, even if he didn't have that intention, Verstappen might naturally interpret it that way.

Just because Qin Miao didn't want to talk, it didn't mean Verstappen didn't have questions he wanted Qin Miao to help answer.

"How were your tires in those last laps?"

Imagining reviewing the race in his mind, Qin Miao replied to Verstappen's question, "I passed the cliff point; the speed started to drop significantly. I felt there would be a risk of a tire blowout if I ran five more laps."