It is worth mentioning that there have been three Grand Prix races and six point-scoring races in F2 this season, including three main races and three sprint races.
Qin Miao has won five of these races, once as the runner-up, and so far, all F2 race winners have been Chinese drivers.
After parking the car, it was time for weighing, interviews, and the award ceremony—nothing much to say about it.
Carrying the champagne bottle and his trophy down from the podium, Qin Miao handed the champagne over to Frankie and the others, while he carefully put away the cap and trophy.
Qin Miao now has a new hobby, which is collecting trophies from winning various races.
However, these trophies are not directly given to Qin Miao upon return, as due to his identity and contract, every trophy Qin Miao wins is taken by Ferrari to make a replica, which is then placed in the display room of the Ferrari Driver Academy.
Qin Miao doesn’t mind this, as it is a clause in the contract with the Driver Academy.
Moreover, after realizing how easily Qin Miao wins F2 races, just like eating and drinking water, Ferrari arranged for a display room to be built in his study, specifically for his trophies.
The ranking and scores after this race are as follows:
Zhou Guanyu scored three points because he opted for a single pit stop, and in the last few laps, using the advantage of brand new soft tires, he snatched the fastest lap from Qin Miao.
Thanks to these three extra points, Zhou Guanyu climbed to third place in the rankings with a total score of 39 points, one point ahead of Long Jia De.
And as for Qin Miao, he is way ahead on the leaderboard, leading the pack with 123 points.
After the race, Qin Miao planned to go back to the team for a routine meeting and then take a holiday after handling a few things.
However, it was clear that some things wouldn’t go as planned.
After the race, both Qin Miao and Mick were taken away by Ferrari.
Holiday? What holiday! Off to watch races and learn!
Finally, Mercedes took the first and third places in this F1 race, while Ferrari’s Leclerc didn’t even score.
An hour and a half later, Qin Miao finished this somewhat taxing but still uneventful race.
After watching the race, Qin Miao returned to his team.
Since both team drivers were absent, the meeting was postponed.
Once the two returned, the meeting resumed.
The content of these meetings was more or less the same—essentially summarizing the problems and situations discovered by the team during the Grand Prix.
Solutions were proposed during the meeting, and they discussed how to deal with similar situations in the future.
After the meeting, Frankie found Qin Miao and gave him the data he needed.
The data showed that in this sprint race, Qin Miao’s car had overall wear and tear that was less than before, with an average wear that was 10% less than Mick’s.
Through this data, Qin Miao realized that his skills indeed had linkage capabilities.
The implication being that this skill doesn’t need to be removed for the rest of his life...
After the meeting, the Hungary journey was considered over, with a week of rest upcoming, and the next Grand Prix being the British race in two weeks.
However, Qin Miao did not return to Maranello immediately but stayed in Hungary for another day.
Because Qin Miao had promised to treat two people to hot pot. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs ɴovelfire.net
In the afternoon, after returning to the hotel, Qin Miao gave Zhou Guanyu a call.
Considering the drivers had races these days, even though Qimeng had brought over the hot pot that Zhou Guanyu longed for, Qin Miao didn’t reach out to Zhou Guanyu, fearing that discussing these matters during this time might affect his performance.
Now that the race was over, and a long break was imminent, it was time to unlock the hot pot!
"The hot pot is being prepared," Qin Miao said casually.
Zhou Guanyu perked up after hearing it: "Be right there!"
See, that’s a smart guy—great at picking up hints, no need to waste extra words.
After hanging up the phone, Qin Miao turned to see Qimeng placing the ingredients bought from the nearby supermarket on plates, and he quickly called out, "Honey, don’t bother yourself, Zhou Guanyu and Leclerc will be here in a bit, let them handle this stuff."
Qimeng playfully rolled her eyes at Qin Miao with a smile and continued to work.
You can joke around with friends, but you can’t forget how to be a good host...
Then Qin Miao called Leclerc and, after sending over his exact location, the other party said they would come over before dinner.
About fifteen minutes later, Zhou Guanyu arrived at Qin Miao’s hotel room door.
Knowing he would come, Qin Miao didn’t lock the door, and Zhou Guanyu, without knocking, came in grinning widely.
"Hehe, Qin Miao, sister-in-law," Zhou Guanyu greeted them with a smile, arriving empty-handed.
Qin Miao rolled his eyes: "Damn, I invited you for a meal, and you’re just coming alone to eat? Didn’t even bring anything."
Zhou Guanyu shrugged casually: "We’re all buddies, why so formal?"
Qin Miao shook his head in resignation, handing Zhou Guanyu a bottle of mineral water, then said, "Your performance this afternoon was good. I remember you started from tenth? Climbed up two positions and snatched my fastest lap."