Chapter 1455 - 549: Miami Main Race_2
Goodness, although she’s in the US, this girl maintains the most standard routine from back home.
But before Qin Miao could say anything, the girl woke up, rubbed her eyes, sat up, and glanced at Qin Miao lying on the bed playing with his phone, saying, "Hubby, I feel a bit full."
Qin Miao froze for a moment, the movement of scrolling on his phone also stopped.
It was then that Qin Miao realized that when a pregnant woman says she’s a bit full, it can only be a milk issue.
Qin Miao got up from bed and said, "Let me get the breast pump for you."
Just as Qin Miao was getting up, he suddenly felt his back collar being grabbed by Qimeng.
But at that time, Qin Miao was just in the process of getting out of bed, so the sudden external force made Qin Miao’s body lose balance like a racecar pushing its limits, falling onto the bed.
Looking somewhat bewildered at Qimeng who was grabbing his back collar, Qin Miao asked, "What’s up?"
Qimeng was still somewhat drowsy at this point, but when she looked at Qin Miao, there was a hint of mischief on her face.
Seeing this expression surprised Qin Miao, as in his impression, Qimeng’s face rarely showed such an expression.
But if such an expression did appear, it meant this girl had some mischief in her mind.
"What are you up to?"
"Hubby, aren’t you curious about the taste?"
Qin Miao subconsciously swallowed and was about to ask curious about what, then he looked down to see half a snow-white mountain.
Qin Miao shook his head: "Not curious!"
"Enough with the excuses, you’ve tasted it before!" Having said that, Qimeng pounced on Qin Miao like a female bandit, pulling Qin Miao’s head into her embrace.
...
A night passed without much else.
The next day, as Qin Miao arrived at the paddock, his expression was still somewhat dazed.
What can be said, there’s still a little bit of lingering taste.
The taste is hard to describe, sweet yet slightly salty, but the texture was indeed quite smooth...
"Slap!"
Thinking of this, Qin Miao couldn’t help but give himself a slap.
Damn, what am I thinking! There’s a race today!
Of course, this was just a minor episode, and things between a couple, those who understand will understand.
Moreover, Qimeng was suddenly curious about her taste upon waking up, but with Qin Miao nearby, she couldn’t just bend down and start drinking directly.
So she let Qin Miao taste it, and finally relied on the breast pump to relieve the fullness.
Qin Miao quickly settled his surging emotions and entered race day mode.
Pre-race preparations and various activities need not be elaborated.
Nearly three years now, Qin Miao has become adept at handling all these things, and he’s quite at ease interacting with fans on-site.
...
Time came to the eve of the race.
"After replacing the new internal combustion engine, Qin Miao’s car’s power has returned to peak condition, but today’s race still requires caution. If possible, attack during the starting phase; if not, it’s okay. Verstappen is right behind you, defend against him and ensure during the race that he doesn’t overtake you, keeping us unbeaten in the drivers’ standings." Frankie encouraged Qin Miao before the track was closed.
Qin Miao reached out and firmly shook hand with Frankie: "You can doubt my attacking ability, or my long-distance speed, but surely not my defense ability, right?"
Frankie smiled and patted Qin Miao’s hand: "Good luck and fortune!"
Soon, following the marshalls’ reminders, most team staff and journalist photographers evacuated the track.
Five minutes later, under the marshalls’ indication, the group responsible for tire warming blankets evacuated the track.
The warm-up lap was about to start.
After confirming everything was fine, Qin Miao followed Magelsen’s car to start up the vehicle.
The two drove out of their parking spots one after the other.
To be honest, the rear of the Haas car was a real rarity for Qin Miao.
Strictly speaking, it’s Qin Miao’s first time in his F1 career seeing the rear of a Haas car during the starting phase.
After racing in F1 for so long, you’ll inevitably encounter some refreshing and novel experiences.
After completing the warm-up lap, Qin Miao tried, as usual, to raise the tire temperature as high as possible.
Then parked as late as possible on the starting grid.
Soon, as the last Piastri parked his car, the pursuit car was in place, ready for the race to begin.
"Okay, we see all drivers are in position, let’s watch today’s start." Over at Five-Star Sports, the commentators sat upright, ready for the beginning of the race.
The five red lights lit up one by one, and all drivers prepared their cars in whatever way they felt most comfortable.
Meanwhile, Qin Miao sat in his spot, savoring the wonderful sensation brought by the vibrations of the brand new internal combustion engine, ready for the start.
"Five red lights go out, the race starts!"
As the five red lights went out, the 2023 season US Grand Prix officially began.
Qin Miao surged forward right from the start.
After starting, Qin Miao’s pace was evidently better than Magelsen ahead of him.
𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
It’s apparent that Magelsen isn’t accustomed to starting in the front row.
Or maybe, this start is just the normal start state for Magelsen during regular races, but currently, Magelsen seems a bit out of place, like a chicken among cranes.
After starting, due to faster starting speed, Qin Miao rightly overtook Magelsen on the outside.
This overtaking is really nothing to talk about, purely a speed crush, paired with Qin Miao’s faster starting speed than Magelsen.
It would be unusual if Qin Miao couldn’t overtake Magelsen at the start.
After a smooth start, Qin Miao moved up to fourth.
But Miami Circuit’s starting straight is still somewhat too short.
Therefore, Qin Miao poses no threat to Sainz, who has a similarly fast starting speed.
After one lap, Qin Miao moved up a place while Hamilton and Leclerc maintained their positions.
In the starting phase, relying on the inside line and the advantage of his car’s performance, Verstappen overtook Zhou Guanyu to take eighth.
Before the race started, Zhou Guanyu was thinking that if the conditions allowed, he would help Qin Miao defend against Verstappen behind him.
After all, Zhou Guanyu learned many defensive skills from Qin Miao, and applying them to other drivers, Zhou can’t display all his defensive skills, but using them against Verstappen effectively could attract the attention of many teams in need of a second driver.
At the very least, he’d have more negotiation chips when entering Lynk & Co.
Unfortunately, before Zhou Guanyu could exert any force, Verstappen got him instantly on the inside during the start.
There’s really nothing to be done about it.
As the race entered lap 2, Perez leading quickly widened the gap between Alonso, while Qin Miao stayed close to Sainz. However, as Ferrari’s car performance still had some competitiveness before tire degradation.
So before DRS was activated, Qin Miao couldn’t pose any real threat to Sainz, only continuously pressured him from behind.
During lap 3, after being overtaken by Hamilton at the rear, Magelsen engaged in a tussle with Leclerc.
Both cars used Ferrari engines, and with the same power, these two fought closely on the track.
With DRS opened on lap 3, Qin Miao, Hamilton, and Verstappen began their personal overtaking show on the track.
After all, they weren’t initially supposed to be in that position, so cutting through competitors was normal at this time.