Today is the day the Imola Grand Prix starts.
However, for Qin Miao, his mood today is as cloudy as the weather.
According to the weather forecast, today in Imola there will be showers, and they will last for a while.
Obviously, the heavens didn’t want Qin Miao’s second Grand Prix to go smoothly, and added some intensity.
He didn’t rush to the track, but completed his daily physical training in the fitness room of his hotel room, though this time Qin Miao cut his training session in half.
After finishing the daily tasks, Qin Miao drove to the circuit.
Today, Qin Miao is driving an AMG GT Black Knight, the same model as the car Toto gave him, but not the one from Toto, that car was left at Bradley’s.
This car was provided by a local Italian sponsor, mainly for promoting their new car.
When drivers go to races, people pay attention to what cars they drive.
After parking his car in the lot planned by the organizers for team staff and drivers, he opened up an AMG black umbrella, and with Qimeng jogged into the paddock.
Under the umbrella, he and Qimeng arrived at the team’s base, changed clothes, and settled her in the team’s hospitality suite, then Qin Miao went to the meeting. Check latest chapters at novelꜰire.net
The rain caught Qin Miao off guard and surprised the team as well. Now they need to quickly assess the current track conditions and decide on the tires and strategy for the race stage.
After arriving at the team’s meeting room on the second floor, Hamilton hadn’t arrived yet, but Toto was already in his attire sitting in the chair.
Although the temperature outside wasn’t very low, the team’s office had the air conditioning on.
After Qin Miao came in, he also took off the upper part of his shirt and wrapped it around his waist.
After sitting down, Toto asked about Qin Miao’s situation.
"Today’s race will have rain, and according to the meteorological department’s report, the rain will not stop. It will continue throughout the race; are you confident?"
Qin Miao looked at Toto and candidly said, "No... I really don’t have much confidence in my own rain combat ability."
Toto puzzled, "I saw you practicing rain combat a lot on the factory’s simulator, about one-third of your training time was on rain combat, why are you not confident?"
Qin Miao candidly said, "Everyone has areas they’re not good at, unfortunately, I really have weaknesses in rain battles."
After Qin Miao finished speaking, the other Mercedes team members looked at Qin Miao with eyes similar to those looking at a martyr.
Dude, you’re really straightforward, huh? Whatever Toto asks, you just answer honestly?
Aren’t you afraid of leaving a bad impression on Toto? This might make you end up like Bottas, pushed out of your position by other drivers.
However, Qin Miao wasn’t concerned about these things; he has already achieved something he once didn’t dare even dream of being an F1 driver, driving F1 cars, and even made it on the F1 podium with a third-place trophy.
Although he still yearns for pole positions and championship trophies, Qin Miao has become much more relaxed when facing other matters.
However, when Toto heard Qin Miao’s words, it wasn’t like what the other Mercedes team members expected, marking Qin Miao down negatively.
After all, in Toto’s view, Qin Miao is really talented, even if his rain combat ability is weak, it can be developed later. Besides, Qin Miao is genuinely hard-working and made significant contributions during the development stage.
In Toto’s mind, Qin Miao’s contributions to the team outweigh the drawbacks of his lesser rain combat skills.
Most importantly, Qin Miao still has room to grow, and there are plenty of highlights that can be explored in him.
"Alright, if you need it, we can allocate more simulator practice time for you at the factory; anyway, your home is close to the factory."
Qin Miao nodded, "Of course, but that needs to be counted as overtime!"