How Did I Become an F1 Driver?

Chapter 1339: Chapter 504: Win One and Sleep (6K, Extra 5/14)

After finishing his words, he put down the intercom, and the two of them drove the Ferrari out of the pit area onto the Shanghai circuit.

As Zhou Guanyu drove onto the track, a Tesla caught up behind him, and Qin Miao pulled in behind the Tesla after coming out.

Qin Miao, an F1 racer, didn’t really understand electric cars, only recognizing Tesla, and didn’t have a specific idea of how terrifying its acceleration performance was.

Zhou Guanyu was in the same boat.

At first, the two of them drove normally, sandwiching the Tesla in between.

At that moment, they both planned to overtake this little electric car after completing the warm-up lap.

Then it happened at T10.

After exiting the corner, Zhou Guanyu was immediately blown away by the Tesla on the straight.

You should know, Zhou Guanyu was accelerating at the normal extreme time to warm up the tires after exiting the corner.

After all, encountering an opportunity to contend with an F1 world champion is a rare chance for a mid-field driver, especially since this person is willing to provide guidance, Zhou Guanyu naturally put in 100% focus.

He naturally wanted to get his tires into the best condition.

Then Zhou Guanyu and Qin Miao watched in amazement as the Ferrari 488 was left behind by the Tesla in straight-line acceleration.

"Qin Miao, did you see that? It damn... blew me away..." Zhou Guanyu’s voice carried a hint of disbelief and shock.

Qin Miao also could not believe what he was seeing for a moment, but after a brief pause, he said: "This is how electric cars are, no hassle with shifting, just go straight, it’s normal for the acceleration to be a bit faster... right?"

"Probably..."

Truth be told, the sudden acceleration of this electric car left the two top racing drivers in the world somewhat speechless.

However, their hand movements did not change due to this unexpected event; after normally completing the warm-up lap, they officially began teaching.

Despite having the layer of the warm-up lap, when they reached T1, their tires still weren’t in good condition, understeering into the corner and oversteering out.

Zhou Guanyu was repeatedly adjusting his 488GTB’s steering wheel and ultimately exited T2.T3 in a rather extreme manner before starting to accelerate fully.

Over on Qin Miao’s side, after noticing how slippery the car’s tires were, he didn’t repeatedly adjust like Zhou Guanyu but directly chose to drift out of the corner.

After all, since the 488GTB is a rear-wheel-drive car, drifting isn’t as troublesome as with an all-wheel drive. After experiencing a bit of understeer, a deeper throttle would cause the rear wheels to start slipping.

Because of drifting out of the corner, Qin Miao’s speed was considerably slower than Zhou Guanyu’s.

However, Qin Miao achieved a higher rear tire temperature.

After exiting the corner, Zhou Guanyu applied the throttle progressively and linearly, knowing that his car’s tire temperature hadn’t come up; applying the throttle too aggressively would easily cause the rear wheels to slip.

In contrast, Qin Miao increased the 488GTB’s speed to 30 km/h before flooring the accelerator, not worrying at all about the lack of grip on the rear wheels when turning at T4.

Then Zhou Guanyu saw Qin Miao’s acceleration behind him and complained over the radio: "Damn it, are you driving a circuit race or a rally? Drifting out of corners?"

It’s worth mentioning that as a professional F1 driver, Zhou Guanyu knew that drifting out of a corner could effectively increase the rear tires’ temperature, thus improving grip and allowing for more reckless throttle application out of corners.

But nobody is perfect; even an F1 driver has limitations.

While both drifting and circuit racing have their unique techniques and share certain similarities, Zhou Guanyu wasn’t particularly good at drifting.

It’s not that Zhou Guanyu couldn’t drift, but he couldn’t maintain his speed while drifting out of corners in a car he wasn’t so familiar with, especially in Shanghai’s uniquely challenging corners like T1T2T3T4.

But Qin Miao managed it all with ease and enjoyment.

Being well-acquainted with his friend, Qin Miao laughed after hearing this and replied directly: "This is a classic case of sour grapes because you can’t have them."

"Damn it!" Zhou Guanyu swore, deciding not to let Qin Miao distract him from his driving rhythm, and began taking the most extreme lines.

After passing through the faux corner T5, Zhou Guanyu reached the braking point for T6.

Knowing his 488GTB’s tires hadn’t reached optimal operating temperature, Zhou Guanyu chose a braking point 40 meters earlier than he had calculated for the extreme braking point during the warm-up lap.

He was concerned about driving straight off the track.

Although his F1 achievements didn’t quite match Qin Miao’s insane level, Zhou Guanyu was still a hot candidate for Ferrari’s No. 2 driver.

The Best Rookie Driver as evaluated by FIA in 2022.

One of only two F1 drivers from within the country.

It would be utterly disgraceful if news broke about him crashing a 488GTB.

But Qin Miao had no such concerns; with the support of System Skills, sitting in the car, Qin Miao instantly knew the weight class of this 488GTB.

Therefore, Qin Miao chose a braking point almost 60 meters later than Zhou Guanyu’s.

Yet, Qin Miao didn’t overshoot and very precisely hit the apex of T6.

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