How Did I Become an F1 Driver?

Qin Miao noticed that the steering wheel in front of him, meticulously adjusted hundreds of times to fit his hand perfectly and comfortably, suddenly felt light, and he felt a force pushing his back upward.

Qin Miao watched in disbelief as his view shifted from forward to downward.

Qin Miao’s car was directly lifted into the air.

The front wing scraped against the ground, sparking fiercely.

Qin Miao’s car hovered for nearly 1.4 seconds before returning to the ground.

Qin Miao felt a tremor in his seat, followed by a slight numbness in his lower body.

Throughout the entire process, Qin Miao did not let go of the steering wheel, and when he felt the tremor in his seat, he suddenly sensed the familiar, solid weight of the steering wheel return.

Following his instincts, Qin Miao instinctively counter-steered to the left.

Though the car had veered slightly to the right upon landing, Qin Miao’s counter-steering corrected its course.

Only then did Qin Miao fully comprehend the situation.

Damn it, did Perez really make a move?!!

Yet the driver’s instincts compelled Qin Miao to regain traction and continue driving on the track.

Meanwhile, at Five-Star Sports:

"Qin Miao! Perez and Qin Miao have collided!"

"Qin Miao’s car has gone airborne!" Watching the car settle back onto the track, Fei remarked with concern, "Let’s hope this collision hasn’t affected Qin Miao’s car..."

In another corner, Zhou Haoran exclaimed angrily, "Perez is absolutely at fault for this collision! Why didn’t he yield?"

Zhou Haoran was quick to declare Perez the main culprit before the FIA had even issued a penalty, just as the accident had unfolded.

On the track, some fans were shocked and exhilarated by the incident.

Most fans at the scene didn’t hold any strong allegiances.

Many watch F1 for the thrill, and when crashes occur, it adds to the excitement.

For neutral fans, this is the favorite kind of spectacle.

The sight of a multimillion-dollar car wrecked in an instant was a thrilling rush for many spectators.

Soon, yellow flags were displayed on the track.

Simultaneously, the director swiftly prepared a replay of the incident.

The first replay showed Perez’s onboard camera.

From Perez’s view, Qin Miao exited the corner and continued to squeeze toward Perez on the outside shoulder.

A collision followed, with Perez’s left front wheel pressing against Qin Miao’s car’s floorboard, instantly releasing carbon fiber debris.

The reinforcement connecting the floorboard to the side pod was also shattered.

Perez’s car inevitably decelerated, with his left front wheel colliding with Qin Miao’s right rear wheel.

White smoke billowed instantaneously, and Qin Miao’s car launched into the air like a stone from a catapult.

Fortunately, the cars had just exited the corner, and speed was relatively low, around 130 kilometers per hour.

Therefore, Qin Miao’s car did not ascend too high, only about 1.5 meters.

This altitude wasn’t enough for the car to flip over entirely, and with the front wing continuously scraping the ground, inertia carried Qin Miao forward until he settled back onto the track.

In Perez’s perspective, Qin Miao’s car wobbled briefly after landing but quickly regained stability and proceeded forward.

When Perez caused the collision, his left front tire burst.

The reason was apparent—the carbon fiber shards from Qin Miao’s floorboard pierced Perez’s tire.

Typically, even when tires run over carbon fiber shards, a blowout isn’t very likely.

While carbon fiber shards are sharp, their rigidity means they don’t create particularly large or sharp fragments upon breaking, and the tire’s inherent thickness prevents tire punctures.

However, the Mercedes W13B, designed to reduce floorboard flex at high speeds, featured enhanced reinforcement and thicker floorboards.

Thicker floorboards produced robust, expansive shards of carbon fiber.

Thus, Perez’s tire blew.

Honestly, during the post-race review, Qin Miao felt his car’s fury and desire for revenge.

Miraculously, despite the height from which it fell, Qin Miao’s car wheels remained unaffected, and it continued to drive normally.

Although the floorboard lost a big chunk.

Despite the burst tire, Perez’s engine was still functional, and the car could drive on the track.

Remember Hamilton managed to win a Grand Prix with only three wheels, so it was possible for Perez to return to the team’s pit even with a blown tire.

Thus, after landing, both drivers slowed drastically but did not stop on the track.