How Did I Become an F1 Driver?

Chapter 1341: Chapter 504: Win One and Sleep (6K, Extra 5/14)

After Qin Miao managed to overtake Zhou Guanyu on the curve, he let out a long sigh of relief, because the brakes on his Ferrari 488GTB were also showing signs of heat fade due to prolonged driving.

In another five or six laps, the brake efficiency would plummet.

At this point, some people might be curious: why is it that a sports car like the 488GTB, which is supposed to be track-ready, would have brake problems after just a dozen laps?

Doesn’t Ferrari’s craftsmanship and workmanship account for this?

This is where you misunderstand Ferrari.

The brakes and tires of the 488GTB are actually quite suitable for the track; in fact, you could say the 488GTB was designed and crafted specifically for the track.

But the thing is, even the people at Ferrari never expected someone to take a 488GTB out on a Formula 1 grade track like Shanghai, let alone have it driven by two world-class F1 drivers who’d be pushing it to the limit and battling it out the entire time.

This was entirely about pushing the brakes and tires of this car to the max.

Under such extreme conditions, it could handle 13 laps, and the brakes and tires would still work, just subject to further heat fade if continuing to race.

This performance is worthy of Ferrari’s brand reputation.

It’s 70 kilometers of extreme driving after all.

After the run, Qin Miao began to slow down and picked up the intercom, asking, "How do you feel?"

Zhou Guanyu was silent for a moment before his voice came through: "While I was driving, I didn’t feel much else, just that the pressure was fucking enormous. You were like a monster following me this whole time. But coming back to my senses now, dammit, what the hell do you people eat to drive like this? My confidence is a bit shaken."

Hearing Zhou Guanyu’s doubts, Qin Miao chuckled wryly.

Zhou Guanyu wasn’t the first to ask Qin Miao this kind of question, and he definitely wouldn’t be the last.

Qin Miao could only respond helplessly, "I really can’t explain that to you, as for shaking your confidence? I believe you’ll bounce back pretty quickly."

"Alright, alright, shall we take a break and continue?"

"Sure, let’s take it easy this time and check our lap times?"

"Okay."

Soon, the two returned to the pit at Shanghai, prepared to refuel and change a set of brakes.

Zhou Guanyu had prepared three sets of brakes for each car, just for this occasion.

Having parked the cars in the Shanghai pit area, both Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu put their helmets in their cars, then stepped out with insulating earmuffs, sunglasses, mask, and hats on.

The two thoroughly covered their faces.

In fact, they had no choice. Outside the track, simply wearing sunglasses greatly reduced the chances of being recognized.

But on a track crowded with car fans, if they dared to wear only sunglasses, four out of five spectators could easily recognize Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu.

Then it’d be a hassle; they’d practically have to crawl off the track.

Their influence in the domestic racing scene is indeed considerable.

Luckily, it’s winter now, so their slightly out-of-place attire, along with the humid and chilly weather in Shanghai, didn’t draw much suspicion.

After a quick glance, people would look away.

After getting out, Zhou Guanyu and Qin Miao went to find someone to work on the Ferraris, while Qin Miao took a quick restroom break.

Once back, they rested for a bit, then leaned on the barriers by the track, commenting on the cars whizzing by.

Believe it or not, although these two looked like a couple of good-for-nothings making crude remarks about girls passing on the street,

given their status and expertise, much of what they said about these cars had merit and logic.

After the car parts were replaced, Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu returned to the track for two more rounds, using up almost all six sets of brakes that Zhou had prepared, leaving the track satisfied.

But before they left, Qin Miao playfully took a photo with Zhou Guanyu inside the pit, fully disguised, alongside the two Ferrari 488GTBs.

However, Qin Miao didn’t post it immediately. Since they were still at the track, if he posted now and a diligent fan recognized them at Shanghai, it wouldn’t be fun getting caught.

So, Qin Miao returned the cars to the rental company and politely declined the owner’s invitation before posting it after returning to Zhou Guanyu’s home.

Not long after Qin Miao’s post went live, many fans who knew he had recently gone to Shanghai and was staying there went wild.

[What? Qin Miao’s at Shanghai?]

[Damn! I live right next to Shanghai! I feel like I missed a fortune!]

[You think you have it bad? I was at Shanghai today, and I saw Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu, but they were so well-covered, I didn’t recognize them at all.]

[Damn it, Qin Miao sneaks off to the track without taking the bros along!]

[Such a jerk, sneaking off to the track on his own, huh?]

[I saw these two Ferraris battling at the track in Shanghai, and I was thinking these guys must have skills. Who the hell would’ve thought it was Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu driving?]

[Not just skilled, these two are among the top twenty-known drivers globally right now.]

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