How Did I Become an F1 Driver?

But the training schedule of F1 drivers is similar to that of those athletes, referring to the intensity of training and work schedules, because strictly speaking, F1 drivers have much less rest time compared to regular athletes.

Often F1 drivers have to participate in various commercial activities in addition to training.

It can be said that most F1 drivers are very self-disciplined and have clear goals.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to become an F1 driver, because if your skills decline, it’s very apparent. Once your skills show signs of decline and there are no signs of recovery in a short time, once the contract expires, you will definitely be kicked out by the team.

Just like Ricardo.

Therefore, it’s basically impossible to pick up bad habits from these people because they’re too self-disciplined.

Especially Zhou Guanyu and Leclerc don’t have any obvious vices.

After all, they’re just here to see the kids, and since the baby has just been born, there isn’t much energy. After smiling at Leclerc for a while, Qin Muqiu fell asleep in the incubator.

The two didn’t stay long at Qin Miao’s place. After having a meal at Qin Miao’s house, they left.

After all, everyone is quite busy.

Zhou Guanyu still has to continue deep negotiations with Geely on his side, but it’s confirmed that once Zhou Guanyu’s contract expires in 2024, he will certainly become a Geely driver in ’25.

After all, both parties have intentions; the only difference is the issue of driver treatment and contract term.

As for Leclerc... he’s vacationing back in Monaco...

As for Qin Miao, he is busy entertaining guests during this time.

Constantly returning calls.

Having been through the grind inside and outside the paddock for so long, Qin Miao has developed his own understanding of human relations and dealing with the world, so he managed to handle this process quite adeptly without committing any significant errors.

However, the winter break is only three weeks after all, and Qin Miao still has work. Having not touched the steering wheel for nearly two weeks, it’s impossible for him to spend all this rest time within the country.

On the 23rd, Qin Miao left his comfortable home and returned to England.

Undeniably, since having a child, Qin Miao has indeed considered the idea of retiring on the spot after this season ends.

After all, he hasn’t signed a contract with Ferrari, he could just race this season and then stay home to take care of the kids.

Strictly speaking, Qin Miao has already made enough money at this point, as long as he doesn’t gamble or use drugs, he can say that he’ll live a worry-free life.

But thinking about the day when he can’t drive an F1 car anymore, Qin Miao feels a bit uneasy.

After all, F1 drivers have a very high threshold for dopamine secretion in their bodies.

Everyone is sitting in cars traveling at speeds of hundreds of kilometers, enduring ultra-high lateral G-force while cornering, any mistake and they’ll rush off the track.

People who have spent a long time in such an environment can hardly get dopamine from other entertainment projects.

That’s also why F1 drivers are keen on skiing.

For drivers, skiing is an excellent fitness exercise, and on the other hand, skiing is dangerous.

During the skiing process, the thrill of dodging dangerous obstacles at high speed stimulates drivers’ dulled senses and their bodies to secrete more dopamine.

After all, you have no protection when skiing.

At this time, Qin Miao also has these issues.

However, since he is a young person and has been influenced by video games from a young age, besides those dangerous extreme sports, Qin Miao can also obtain dopamine through games.

That’s why the team doesn’t oppose Qin Miao openly playing games in the lounge.

At least, there’s no concern about Qin Miao’s physical problems when he plays computer games in the lounge.

All in all, Qin Miao returned to the UK on Monday during the race week.

As for Qimeng...

She actually wanted to go to England with Qin Miao, because once she leaves the country, her father-in-law and mother-in-law won’t be able to control her.

But she still has to do postpartum confinement.

Foreign women may not have such needs, but as long as it’s a domestic girl who has given birth, the elders in the family with any conscience will have her do confinement.

Of course, once this month is over, Qimeng can be completely freed up.

After economic freedom, the three idle elders now have something to do since the child’s birth; they take turns surrounding the child.

Thus, Qimeng can finally play computer games for a long time.

At the same time, taking care of the child doesn’t require the attention of Qin Miao and Qimeng, as the three elders are truly doting on the child.

Whenever Qin Miao was holding his daughter at home with an incorrect posture, his mother would glare at him.

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When Qin Miao’s plane landed in the UK and he returned home, he found quite a few gifts piled up at his doorstep.

That’s right, gifts, the kind packed inside boxes.

The only ones who know Qin Miao’s home here are the surrounding neighbors and colleagues from the team.

So guessing who sent this batch of gifts isn’t difficult.

But looking at the pile of boxes almost blocking his doorway, Qin Miao felt a bit helpless.

In the past, Qin Miao was quite excited about online shopping and unpacking deliveries, especially when he had just gained some money.

But now, Qin Miao just finds it bothersome.

He’s unpacked way too many deliveries.

Qin Miao cleared a path back to his home from the pile of deliveries with difficulty.

After tidying up, which meant piling the deliveries in the living room, Qin Miao changed into his team’s uniform and took his scooter to the team factory.

During this Spring and Autumn Period, the FIA didn’t restrict other teams’ upgrades and development work, so Qin Miao is also looking forward to seeing what upgrades the team can bring to the car over three weeks.

As Qin Miao entered the team, everyone looked at him with smiles, congratulating him on having a daughter.

Many colleagues familiar with Qin Miao also prepared gifts for him.

Naturally, Qin Miao responded to all of them with a smile.

By the time Qin Miao returned to his office, he already had two bags of gifts in hand.

As Qin Miao just put down the gifts, someone knocked on his office door.

Looking over, he saw Toto standing at the door.

Seeing the person at the door, Qin Miao quickly stood up: "Boss."

Toto nodded with a smile: "How was the Spring and Autumn Period break?"

Qin Miao smiled and nodded: "Couldn’t have been better, especially after seeing the little one at home.

The only regret might be the cancellation of the originally planned Chinese Grand Prix."

Toto also nodded with some regret: "Actually, during the two months after the end of last season, the team was always applying to the FIA to postpone the confirmation of the schedule. It’s a pity the FIA didn’t agree to our application, resulting in us ultimately missing this year’s Chinese Grand Prix.

From now on, I think the Mercedes team will hardly have the chance to experience the feeling of a home race at the Chinese Grand Prix."

Qin Miao pursed his lips, thinking that when Toto said these words, there seemed to be a sense of superiority?

"But regardless, none of that matters now, congratulations on becoming a father, how does it feel to be a father?"

"Thank you, I used to think it was a sense of responsibility, but now the feeling is very magical, I feel I’ve gained a responsibility but more than that, it’s a sense of joy and fulfillment.

I want to bring the best of everything in the world to my daughter."

Toto smiled, wasn’t expecting Qin Miao to also be a standard daughter-doting dad.

"Actually, I don’t have that many thoughts. Maybe it’s because I have many children myself; I just hope they grow up healthy and happy, that’s all."

Qin Miao nodded, he indeed has similar aspirations, but since Toto came to find him, there must be business, because strictly speaking it’s work time now, so Qin Miao asked: "By the way, boss, you came here to?"

"Oh, I happened to hear that you returned to the team, I prepared a gift for your daughter, and also during this time the team’s improvement on the car is very significant, the simulator department also upgraded the simulator program. If you have the chance, you can go try it."

Qin Miao’s eyes lit up: "Why didn’t you say that earlier?"

After finishing the sentence, Qin Miao took out a pair of racing gloves from his office drawer: "Then I’ll go to the simulator department and have a look first."