CHAPTER 532: CHAPTER 231: 51G (6K, BONUS UPDATE 13/19)_3

What about Qin Miao?

Takes out his phone, starts Genshin Impact!

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At 2:30 in the afternoon, reminded by Barber, Qin Miao sipped some water, then handed his phone to Barber and headed to the track.

Then on the track, he stood at the corners of the British flag laid on the ground and listened to two British anthems.

Afterwards, Qin Miao returned to his car.

The good news is that Qin Miao’s car is in pole position, just two steps to get beside his car.

After some preparation, Qin Miao put on his helmet and got into his car.

After going through the process, Qin Miao quietly waited for the moment the race officially started.

"Good evening, audience friends, welcome to the live broadcast of the F1 World Championship Grand Prix, British Grand Prix, brought to you by Five-Star Sports."

"I’m Fei."

"I’m Bing."

"I’m Brother Ran."

Soon, as the opening remarks concluded, the three commentators of Five-Star Sports appeared in the studio.

"First, we want to congratulate Zhou Guanyu on his recent victory in the F2 main race. This is his third main race victory in F2 this year."

"That’s right; as time goes on, Zhou Guanyu’s skills have become more refined."

"Although Zhou Guanyu is still no match for Qin Miao’s dominating performance in F2 last year, Qin Miao is just an exception. You could say Qin Miao’s performance in the lower formula racing history is unmatched, an unprecedented standout.

Apart from Qin Miao, Zhou Guanyu’s current performance is also remarkable. From his recent races, it is evident that Zhou Guanyu also has the potential to challenge for the F2 championship this year. We can look forward to seeing two Chinese drivers in the paddock next year."

Then, amidst the casual conversation of the three commentators, all teams pushed their cars to their respective grid positions, and the warm-up lap is about to begin.

As all the staff on the track retreated to the sides, Qin Miao flexed his hands a bit, grabbed the steering wheel, and waited for the clock to strike 3 PM.

As the big Rolex clock hit 3 PM, Qin Miao was the first to drive his car out of the parking position.

The three commentators were still analyzing whether Red Bull could pose a threat to Mercedes today, given that Verstappen had a good starting position, and in yesterday’s sprint qualifying, Verstappen stayed right behind Hamilton without letting him pull away completely.

After three minutes of discussion, Qin Miao, on medium tires and with brake pads sparking, stopped at his starting position.

After the start at Silverstone, the next two corners don’t require braking, and this distance is enough to cool down Qin Miao’s brake pads, so many drivers, like Qin Miao, raised their brake pad temperature quite high during the warm-up lap.

This was to somewhat reduce the temperature loss on the tire surface.

Qin Miao’s front wheels were exactly within the allowed limit, just grazing the white line in front of him.

Switching the engine to start mode, Qin Miao took a deep breath and didn’t even glance at Hamilton behind him or Verstappen on his right rear, just keeping his mind steady.

As the last car, Mazepin, took his starting spot, the green flag waved, and the medical car took position.

The race is about to start.

Qin Miao shifted to neutral, lightly tapped the throttle, his eyes bright and focused on the five red lights above.

With each red light illuminating, Qin Miao’s eyes became more concentrated.

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At a certain moment, the five red lights extinguished suddenly, and Qin Miao released the clutch button on his steering wheel instantly, getting a smooth start.

With the successful start, Qin Miao began shifting gears continuously.

Before entering the first corner, he managed a glance at his side mirrors.

Seeing the reflection, Qin Miao felt somewhat reassured.

His start was problem-free, with a reaction time within 0.25 seconds, and Verstappen on his rear right started just averagely while Hamilton’s start was similar to Qin Miao’s, equally quick.

Thus, after the start, Verstappen was pulled away by Qin Miao, and Hamilton gradually approached Verstappen, starting to prepare to overtake him.

But Verstappen was very determined, finding himself on the dirty side and inside line after the start, he began seeking outside line space for corner entry, squeezing Hamilton’s angle into the corner.

Ultimately, because Silverstone’s T1 is a right-hand non-braking corner, Verstappen managed to hold his position on the inside line thrillingly, even forcing Hamilton out of the track at T1 quite assertively.

After rejoining the track, Hamilton hadn’t lost much speed, drafting behind Verstappen at T2, making some adjustments as he approached T3.

Seeing that Hamilton hadn’t lost much speed and was still preparing to continue attacking, Verstappen defended the inside line while Hamilton opted for a late brake on the outside, aiming to cross line applying pressure on Verstappen.

However, Verstappen used his solid basic skills to block Hamilton’s entry path completely.

Without any room, Hamilton had no choice but to temporarily avoid head-on conflicts.

Then, the two headed straight towards T5.