How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 823 - 332: 2021 Formula One World Champion (2)

Moreover, this season, Mercedes won the team championship, and after the season ends, everyone on the team will receive an extremely generous bonus.

Being able to take a holiday and receive a bonus from the team, why not enjoy it?

As for the honor of the eighth championship…

The attainment of this honor is indeed closely linked to the team members, but when people look back later, aside from knowing that Hamilton, a black driver, achieved the unprecedented feat of eight championships, they won't remember who specifically was in Hamilton's team or what those people did for him. They will only remember that Hamilton was the first in F1 history.

Since the honor isn't related to them and they've gained ample benefits, they naturally start to enjoy themselves.

After Qin Miao crossed the finish line, the atmosphere within the Mercedes team was surprisingly good. Everyone started celebrating wildly, giving enthusiastic hugs to familiar faces.

Upon seeing Qin Miao cross the finish line, Toto smiled with relief. He then gently removed his headphones and happily celebrated with the other team staff members.

After the cameras briefly focused on Toto, the shot turned to Qimeng and Qin Miao's mother.

After all, Qin Miao and Qimeng have been together for so long already, and there will always be spectators interested in the personal lives of drivers.

Qimeng has not deliberately hidden herself, so many people are quite familiar with Qin Miao's family situation.

At this moment, both Qimeng and Qin Miao's mother had tears in their eyes, yet they were smiling.

Their hands were tightly clasped as they spoke softly to each other.

Even so, it could be seen that both of them were very happy, just like the other staff members of the Mercedes team.

Very soon, Toto also entered the frame, smiling brilliantly, even his wrinkles seemed to relax.

Toto hugged Qimeng with a smile, and then shook hands with Qin Miao's mother and said something.

After chatting with Qin Miao's family members for a while, Toto led the team staff towards the podium, congratulating each other along the way.

Meanwhile, Qin Miao, after the cheers, was filled with joy and satisfaction.

But Qin Miao did not immediately return to the pit area. Instead, he drove his car around the track for two laps, waving to the fans in the stands who were waving flags and cheering for him, before finally returning to his car park area.

Hamilton parked his car behind the number one marker, then sat in his car for a while before finally sighing and getting out of the car.

In fact, Hamilton had foreseen this outcome. Although Qin Miao starting from twelfth in this race gave him hope of reclaiming the overall driver championship, over the course of the season, Hamilton had ample time to understand Qin Miao.

His teammate's most prominent strength, displayed externally, is tire management, but to Hamilton and the other drivers, Qin Miao's most incredible ability is actually his stability. He is so stable that whenever there's an opportunity, Qin Miao seizes it, and he doesn't seem like a rookie at all.

So, in the end, although this outcome was hard to accept, Hamilton chose to accept it.

At least this race proved that his speed was still faster than Qin Miao's.

He lost to Qin Miao this season not because of personal ability, just bad luck...

It is worth mentioning that after getting out of the car, Hamilton did not take off his helmet for a long time, nor did he open his visor.

When numerous domestic spectators reviewed the race afterward, they unanimously believed Hamilton was crying at that time.

But as to whether that was truly the case, opinions vary widely.

As for Qin Miao, since he took an extra victory lap, he was the last to enter the parking area. Of course, because FIA regulations require drivers to park their cars immediately after the race, Qin Miao's actions would likely incur a penalty, but it didn't matter; Mercedes was happy to cover this fine for Qin Miao.

Just as Qin Miao parked his car behind his second-place marker, a group of reporters and photographers who had been eagerly waiting at Qin Miao's parking spot immediately surrounded him.

The guy who was obviously the official photographer even squeezed the camera lens through the gap in the Halo system and started shooting at Qin Miao's head.

Qin Miao didn't mind—as an F1 driver, he had spent 200 of 365 days a year living under the camera, so he was long desensitized to it.

Opening his helmet visor, which had become speckled with dust after the film ran out, Qin Miao leaned his head against the headrest of his car and let out a long breath.

At this angle, Qin Miao looked up just in time to see the brilliant fireworks blooming in the nighttime sky of the Yas Marina circuit.

"Truly beautiful."

With a heartfelt sigh, Qin Miao got out of the car.

Standing on top of the car, Qin Miao opened his arms towards the audience, welcoming the cheers from the fans on site. Looking at the red flags waving in the stands, his eyes were full of joy.