How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 151 - 105: Practice Race

Ferrari assigned two technicians to Qin Miao. Although Qin Miao had also asked people from the Ferrari Racing Department to help modify the car, and had a bit of a connection, the technician mainly responsible for aerodynamic aspects helped with Qin Miao’s 488. You could let them install aerodynamic kits and test them on the racing car, but they couldn’t handle adjustments related to the chassis, tires, and engine.

So instead of calling people over to face issues they couldn’t handle, it was better to let Ferrari directly set up two experienced hands for him.

The place where Qin Miao’s team placed the racing cars was a warehouse-like area. There weren’t many F3 race cars participating, only about ten, and the original paint on these cars had disappeared. Instead, they were repainted with Ferrari’s classic red, with the iconic prancing horse logo on the nose cone at the front.

Leading the car out of the warehouse, Qimeng sat in the driver’s seat as Qin Miao and Lubos pushed the rear wing from behind. The three of them worked together to push the car to the P room prepared for Qin Miao.

This car isn’t heavy, over 400 kilograms, and even with Qimeng, it’s still under 500 kilograms, so the two of them had no pressure pushing it.

By this time, the two technicians Ferrari arranged for Qin Miao were already waiting in the P room. Seeing Qin Miao, the driver, personally pushing the car over, they quickly came to help.

The five of them worked together to park the car inside the P room, after which Qin Miao proactively greeted the two technicians.

"Hello, thank you for your hard work over the next two days." Qin Miao spoke humbly and greeted them first.

Say whatever else you like, but Qin Miao gave them enough respect.

The two technicians, though not overly anxious, felt pretty good after seeing Qin Miao’s attitude. Even though they were going to get extra bonuses for this job, getting a pleasant work environment and a nice boss alongside the bonuses was something they were happy about.

"Hello, Qin Miao, we will do our utmost to help you adjust your racing car." The other party offered a sincere guarantee.

After getting to know each other, work promptly began in earnest.

Qin Miao first used a blue Man and Car Unity Skill Card on the F3. After using it, he was left with only one blue card; fortunately, Qin Miao still had three purple ones, so there was no need to worry about the stock.

After using the card, Qin Miao got in and experienced the car. His first impression was that he didn’t notice any problems with it, and the engine’s condition seemed pretty good.

But it’s like your body; you may not feel any issues, but determining if there are any problems isn’t up to you. Doctors and the detected data have the final say.

At this time, professional personnel were still necessary to conduct a thorough inspection of the vehicle.

As the two technicians began inspecting the car, Qin Miao opened the carbon fiber panel located behind the front nose wing and above the brake pedal travel.

Qin Miao made a blind adjustment to the brake pedal position. By now, Qin Miao’s understanding of this car had risen significantly, allowing him to adjust the brake pedal to a position that felt comfortable by instinct.

More than ten minutes later, the inspection was completed, and no major issues were found on the car. Some minor issues were casually resolved during the inspection.

After the work temporarily came to a halt, Qin Miao noticed that, at some point, Qimeng had entered with a bag of drinks.

Since Qin Miao was now with Ferrari, Qimeng hadn’t bought Red Bull drinks but instead got the more common fruit juices found in Italy.

After sharing the drinks with everyone, Qin Miao and the two technicians resumed the next phase of their busy work.

Even though he didn’t understand what the passive skill [Research Department’s Guide] indicated about the team’s capabilities.

While busy adjusting the racing car, Qin Miao equipped this skill onto his Skill Slot.

Qin Miao didn’t know exactly how useful this thing was either; he didn’t notice any differences. However, already being in work mode, he didn’t remove the skill.

About five more minutes were spent doing a final check, and after confirming that there were no issues, Qin Miao confidently headed to the changing room to put on his racing suit.

Compared to the other racers’ suits, Qin Miao’s could be described as clean, featuring the red and yellow colors of the Ferrari youth team uniform, with only the yellow prancing horse logo on the chest and Boss Zhou’s company name visible. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Boss Zhou’s company name was printed in a rectangular shape with a black background and white letters on the back of Qin Miao’s suit. It must be said, this method of printing the logo looked quite professional and didn’t appear abrupt, nor did it make Qin Miao’s racing suit look like a factory uniform.

Today, Qin Miao was using a helmet given to him by Zhou Guanyu. The helmet was red overall, but it featured graffiti of a CSGO AWP and a cartoon of Zhou Guanyu and Qin Miao sitting at a computer playing games together. It was clear that Zhou Guanyu had put a lot of thought into designing the helmet.

After putting on his suit, wearing the helmet, and securing the Hans System, Qin Miao naturally settled into the F3 driver’s seat.

He secured the headrest, felt the pedal position, inserted the steering wheel into the base, initiated the car’s system, and the vehicle’s self-check showed that everything was just right.