How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 856 - 342: W13 (6K, Extra Update 6/16)_2

Not Wanting to Be Fourth: [Tsk, average]

Norris: [Tsk, average]

Shanghai Tiger: [Tsk, average]

Mr. Clean Hands: [Hmph, a bunch of hypocrites]

[I bet you're scratching your heads with envy, wishing you could take my place right now]

Not Wanting to Be Fourth: [You're overthinking it]

Shanghai Tiger: [+1]

Norris: [+1]

Mr. Clean Hands: [Husky refers to people]

[You three are just being stubborn. After you're cremated, your mouths will still be there among your ashes, shouting: not hot]

...

Without being able to show off in front of friends, something felt missing. Qin Miao started thinking about when to invite this group over again to admire his trophy wall and the new F1 World Champion trophy, while turning off his phone.

At that moment, Qin Miao rarely felt a hint of drowsiness.

It's safe to say that attending a banquet drained as much of Qin Miao's energy as an F1 race, especially since he had to maintain his posture the entire time, and that so-called tailor-made suit didn't feel that great to wear.

So Qin Miao had no other plans for the evening. After taking a shower and ensuring his mom was comfortable, he went to bed.

A night without words.

The next day, Qin Miao had a rare lie-in, only waking up past ten in the morning.

As Qin Miao gradually woke up, he faintly heard the sound of the TV coming from the living room.

It was the first time Qin Miao experienced this feeling of knowing someone was home the moment he woke up, providing a sense of security.

For the following two days, Qin Miao completely let go of his responsibilities, didn't touch the simulator, and didn't work out, living a leisurely life where everything was done for him.

He completely reverted to the lifestyle he had before getting into racing, back when he was still studying.

It must be said that being undisciplined feels really nice, making him calm and relaxed.

However, by the third day, after Qimeng and his mom had toured all around Monaco, both of them started to get restless.

Then they decided to drive around other European countries.

This time Qin Miao didn't go with them but lent them the plane. Despite knowing several companies wanted him to endorse their products during this rare break, Qin Miao had no intention of moving. He just wanted to rest at home.

Qimeng also knew how busy Qin Miao had been all year, so she was naturally considerate not to disturb him during his rare rest.

Moreover, in the past few days, Qimeng took advantage of some downtime to finish all the work accumulated for a long time at her own company.

So she confidently took her mother-in-law around Europe to enjoy the scenery.

During this time, when not at home livestreaming games, Qin Miao would rent a boat at the Monaco pier, call up Leclerc, and the two would head to the open sea for some fishing and chatting, living a very pleasant life.

As for meals, there used to be some concern for Qin Miao.

With his wife not home, there was no one to cook, so he had to order takeout or eat out.

But now, Qin Miao knows how to cook, so eating is not an issue at all.

In short, Qin Miao gave himself a comfortable seven-day vacation.

However, after seven days, Qin Miao resumed his work.

The main tasks were still the same: helping the team run data on the simulator, wrapping up the team's work, and finally welcoming the winter break. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

So after seven days, Qin Miao returned to the UK, to the factory located in Brackley.

When Qin Miao arrived at the team factory again, he saw the new Mercedes car for the next season, the W13.

The W13 was already finalized, but the difference was that this W13 was still in a pure carbon fiber body state.

The body had no paintwork or sponsor logos.

But these would be confirmed before the new car's paintwork release, and Qin Miao didn't mind.

As discussed in mid-season by everyone in the team during the 21st season, the W13 adopts the zero-sidepod, or more accurately, the vertical sidepod design.

The rear chassis edge is reinforced to connect with the rear engine cover, increasing the chassis's rigidity.

According to the data calculated from the Mercedes wind tunnel, this car's aerodynamic efficiency is excellent, and without the sidepods, the car's weight is also quite impressive.

Plus, thanks to the efforts of drivers Qin Miao and Bottas, even though the sidepods were removed, the car's overall cooling efficiency did not suffer at all.

In the eyes of all the designers at Mercedes, the aerodynamic shape design of this car is something everyone is satisfied with, and everyone has extreme confidence in this car.

They believe that even entering a new era, they will continue to make the Mercedes team one of the championship contenders.

At this point, someone might say: won't this no-sidepod design be non-compliant with FIA regulations?

But in fact, Mercedes has been in F1 for so long, of course, they know not to do anything non-compliant.

So, this time Mercedes cleverly exploited a loophole in the FIA regulations to design this zero-sidepod car.

However, if you scrutinize it, you'll find that although the Mercedes car's design looks different from what the FIA anticipated, it actually complies with the rules.