Chapter 1323 - 499: Two Shots to the Body, One to the Head
Even though his mind was running off in odd directions, Qin Miao still appeared calm and said, "I’ve heard of you. I graduated from F2 the year before you entered F2. Like me, you won the F2 world championship in your first year. If I remember correctly, you clinched the world championship two races early, right?"
Piastri smiled shyly, not bothered at all that Qin Miao was actually his peer.
With full respect for Qin Miao, Piastri said, "Just a bit of luck, that’s all."
Actually, Piastri has some ties to Zhou Guanyu.
Because in the season Zhou Guanyu entered F1, Piastri won the F2 world championship two races early.
But Zhou Guanyu entered F1 ahead of Piastri.
While Piastri had to wait until this year to get his chance in F1.
Qin Miao nodded and casually patted Piastri’s arm, saying, "But F1 is different from F2 after all. When I first joined F1, I only found my footing after a few races. I hope you perform well next year."
"Thank you, I appreciate it. Could you sign something for me?"
Qin Miao nodded, "Sure."
Once Qin Miao finished everything, Norris, who had been watching with arms crossed, shook his head and teased, "This is the influence of a world champion. In the future, other new F1 drivers will come to you saying ’Oh wow, Qin Miao, I grew up watching your races. Can you sign something for me?’ Instead of us nobodies who they might not even bother to speak to."
Qin Miao glanced at Maurice, "Jealous?"
"No."
"Then what about your mom?"
Norris flipped Qin Miao off as a rebuttal.
At that moment, Leclerc came in with a displeased expression.
Seeing the two had laid down their weapons, Leclerc questioned, "You two done fighting?"
Hearing Leclerc’s words, Qin Miao and Norris froze.
The reason they were tense was because the three of them had agreed before the game.
After dying, it’s best to stay in a place where you won’t disturb others until the game ends.
Once the game ends, the last survivor needs to notify the others via walkie-talkie that the game is over.
But clearly, both Norris and Qin Miao had completely forgotten about this.
Faced with Leclerc’s question, the two were awkwardly at a loss for words.
However, upon seeing Piastri in the room, Leclerc didn’t actually get angry. After all, it’s easy to forget hastily made rules with an extra person.
Leclerc greeted Piastri and then sat on the sofa, asking, "So what’s the result?"
With Leclerc picking up the topic, Qin Miao and Norris quickly regained their composure.
Qin Miao patted his chest, "Buddy’s got a clean victory, triple-kill!"
Leclerc: ...
Norris: ...
Piastri: ?!...
Leclerc remarked, "You took out Piastri too, right?"
"Of course!" Qin Miao said, "Two shots to the body, one to the head. I’m telling you, even if King Yama came... Oh, you guys don’t know King Yama. Even if God came, he couldn’t save you."
"Keep bragging." Leclerc instinctively countered.
At this point, Piastri timidly raised his hand and said, "Just now, Qin Miao really was the first to hit me."
Leclerc and Norris: ...
Qin Miao chuckled, reaching out to pat Piastri’s shoulder.
You’ve got it, kid!
The other two were speechless.
But regardless, Qin Miao did indeed win the competition.
Leclerc and Norris accepted their loss gracefully, making calls to arrange for the car to be delivered directly to Qin Miao’s place for him to receive.
Once time’s up, they’ll come over to pick it up.
Since they all live in Monaco, picking up the car wasn’t a hassle.
After handing over the bet, Piastri, curious, also joined in.
Piastri is also young, even being born in the same year as Qin Miao, 2001.
He was quite open to new things, sharing similar hobbies with Leclerc and Norris, otherwise Norris wouldn’t have brought Piastri along for the event.
After quickly understanding the game rules, Piastri also eagerly participated.
However, during the entire playtime, every filter Piastri had built up over three years for his idol Qin Miao shattered completely.
That’s right, like many young people, Piastri also has his idol, and being in the racing world, he couldn’t help but be attracted to Qin Miao, an absolute genius, with his precise driving like a robot, and his attacking and defending routines that even FIA would applaud.
Indeed, it attracts professionals like Piastri in the racing field.
Plus, Qin Miao’s two consecutive championships after joining F1 added much legendary flavor to his career.
In F2’s limited history, only Qin Miao has accomplished the grand slam feat.
After racing personally in F2, Piastri deeply realized how difficult it was to replicate Qin Miao’s achievements, thus genuinely admiring Qin Miao in his heart.