How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 118 - 90: Training_2

Zhou Guanyu: ...

"I now regret calling you two over..." Zhou Guanyu said painfully, "How could I be so foolish?"

Since Zhou Guanyu only had one computer at home that he usually used for gaming, Qin Miao couldn’t find any internet cafes nearby using the map, so his plan to go online was inevitably put on hold.

However, Zhou Guanyu’s racing simulator successfully piqued Qin Miao’s interest.

With nothing else to do in the evenings, Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu took turns running laps to see who could clock faster times on the simulator.

One was a real F2 driver on the racetrack, while the other had the advantage of system hacks. When these two seriously started competing, it was genuinely hard to determine the winner.

Moreover, Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu were both willing to exchange their experiences when encountering problems, so within just one evening, they managed to improve their average lap times at the Silverstone Circuit by at least 0.2 seconds, and Qin Miao’s proficiency at the Silverstone Circuit also reached 20.

Since they had training the next day, they didn’t play too late. When they had one last round, Qin Miao narrowly lost by 0.1 seconds with Zhou Guanyu’s smug expression, and Zhou Guanyu gleefully claimed victory in today’s small competition.

The unpleasant feeling from being fed a mouthful of dog food just vanished.

Nothing happened throughout the night.

The next day, Qin Miao and Qimeng packed up and took Zhou Guanyu’s car to the Silverstone Circuit again.

However, this time, Zhou Guanyu went to report to the team, while Qin Miao went to borrow a car from an F3 team at Silverstone.

Therefore, Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu separated at the parking lot of the Silverstone Circuit. Naturally, as Zhou Guanyu had work, he couldn’t wait around with Qin Miao at the parking lot, so he went to report to the team first.

After parting with Zhou Guanyu, Qin Miao dialed the number Lawson gave him.

After the call connected, Qin Miao respectfully greeted the other party, not expecting them to be quite courteous in return.

Before Qin Miao could actively seek him out, the person named Fini had already proactively found Qin Miao at the parking lot.

After some pleasantries, the three went to Fini’s team warehouse.

Initially, Qin Miao thought that even though they would provide him with a car, the condition of the car wouldn’t be great. The tires would likely be somewhat used, and even if not, the car might have a power-restricted engine like in Shanghai.

But after following Fini to their team’s warehouse, Fini pointed at an F3 race car that was clearly polished and equipped with brand-new, hot-melt tires.

Qin Miao couldn’t determine the car’s current condition just by eye, but from its appearance, the car prepared for him was anything but perfunctory.

Only heard Fini introduce, "This is one of our backup F3 standard race cars, 2.0T V4 engine, maximum output power around 125 kW, top speed approximately 250 km/h, racing weight 455 kg—an absolute track machine."

Although all attributes of F3 fall short of F2 and F1, any regular supercar is like a kid in front of it.

Fini further introduced, "This car has only temporarily stepped up for two races this season. The engine has run just over fifty laps, currently in excellent condition, and other parts have been checked over. I’m sure she’s in her best state to support your training needs for the time ahead.

Of course, during this period, all your adjustment needs will be completed by dedicated staff, but they’re currently having a morning meeting and will be here in about 15 minutes. You can ask them anything then.

They’re good lads, you’ll surely enjoy spending time with them.

That’s all from me; I have work to get back to."

"Okay, thank you." Qin Miao expressed his thanks and watched the other party leave.

"There are many kind people in the world." After the person was out of sight, Qin Miao withdrew his gaze and exclaimed as he examined the F3 race car he was about to drive.

Qimeng didn’t say anything, just followed Qin Miao in curiously inspecting this F3 race car in front of them.

The paint on this F3 race car looked simpler and cleaner compared to F1 and F2.

Naturally, there were fewer sponsors on this car as well.

Additionally, compared to an F1 car, the F3 car was smaller in size, but this did not diminish the imposing aura of this machine built for the track.

Originally, Qin Miao just wanted to drive a car at Silverstone for a few laps, but from Fini’s words, it seemed he could use this car for a long time, until he went to Maranello.

To this, Qin Miao certainly would not be polite.

After the team’s staff finished their usual morning meeting and returned to their posts, Qin Miao had already changed into his racing suit, with helmet and Hans System on, waiting for the staff to help adjust the brake and throttle pedals.

After all, Qin Miao couldn’t possibly complete these settings solo.

These staff members had already received the notice that a driver would come to borrow a car today.

So upon meeting Qin Miao, they weren’t surprised, first greeting him and informing there was a need to conduct pre-race checks, asking Qin Miao to wait a bit.

Quickly after completing inspections, they handed a form-like document to Qin Miao for him to confirm and sign.

Qin Miao glanced over it briefly, mostly noting the racing parts’ inspection status.

Qin Miao needed to confirm it’s correct before signing so he could take the car.

Due to his driving license, Qin Miao had the knowledge to reassess the car’s condition, so with the form in hand, he re-inspected it.

Once sure everything was fine, Qin Miao signed his name on the form.

After Qin Miao confirmed, the staff cheerfully filed the document and indicated Qin Miao could get inside the race car for final adjustments.

However, to everyone’s surprise, Qin Miao didn’t immediately leap into the race car.

Amidst everyone’s gazes, he solemnly approached the F3.

Subsequently, Qin Miao gently tapped the race car’s foot pedal by bringing his right hand’s fingers together at a 45-degree angle upwards.

Seeing Qin Miao’s actions, everyone bore a puzzled look, even Qimeng had a momentary thought—did her husband go mad?

But Qin Miao knew he was using a skill: [Calming the Machine Soul (Blue)]

Effect: Significantly reduces the fault rate of target machinery for the next two hours upon use.

Though it’s certain this is a new car and the engine is in excellent shape.

Still, to avoid mechanical issues during his first F3 race car experience, Qin Miao decided to use his skill.

After calming the Machine Soul, Qin Miao ignored others’ expressions and confidently got into the cockpit.

Seeing Qin Miao merely tapping the car’s foot pedal without further actions, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking Qin Miao’s act was possibly just a pre-race ritual for self-suggestion.

The experience inside this Formula car truly couldn’t be called pleasant.

It feels akin to sitting directly on the ground; the field of view is very low, and the monocoque isn’t spacious due to G-force restraint considerations on the driver’s physical position, feeling quite cramped.

But this feeling vanished completely once Qin Miao adjusted the pedal position, started the engine, and completed the ignition under staff indication.

With the 2.0T V4 engine roaring behind him, Qin Miao’s adrenaline began wildly surging along with the engine’s magnificent music, his heart rate visibly rising. Qin Miao felt that merely hearing this engine sound made his blood boil.

It’s been nearly half a month since he last drove a real car, since those races at Shanghai with an F4 and an AMG GT.

No matter how good the simulator is, no matter how close the simulation software gets to reality, it’s not the real thing.

Qin Miao believed that truly igniting the passion within him requires the genuine machinery.

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