Then, while marveling at Qin Miao's tire conservation ability, he went to weigh in.
This naturally included Gasly, who was in fifth place.
Looking at Qin Miao's tires, which were almost worn down to the Kevlar fibers, Gasly could only sigh in amazent.
This guy is really sothing else. Perez's title of tire conservation master might pale in comparison to Qin Miao.
What Qin Miao didn't know was that after this race, dostic fans gave him the nickna "Pirelli's Favorite Son".
This na highlights his extraordinary performance in tire conservation.
It's worth ntioning that after the race, Pirelli transported Qin Miao's set of tires, which were supposed to be destroyed after the race, back to their headquarter in Milan, Italy.
They started studying and analyzing Qin Miao's tires that very evening.
Pirelli's researchers were quite perplexed to find that Qin Miao's tires were not fundantally different from the tire formulas and internal rubber characteristics of other drivers.
In other words, Qin Miao was using a set of ordinary C2 hard tires, no different from those of other drivers.
Of course, after the inspection, despite their confusion, Pirelli still kept Qin Miao's set of tires for posterity. After all, it is quite morable that Qin Miao managed to complete an entire race with a single set of hard tires.
But these are stories for another day, let's not dwell on them for now.
As Verstappen and others completed the award ceremony, listening to the Dutch national anthem at his ho ground in xico, FOM announced the driver standings and points for this race.
1: Verstappen 26 (Fastest lap)
2: Hamilton 18
3: Perez 15
4: Qin Miao 12
5: Gasly 10
6: Leclerc 8
7: Sainz 6
8: Vettel 4
9: Kimi 2
10: Alonso 1
11: Norris
12: Giovinazzi
13: Ricardo
14: O'Kang
15: Stroll
16: Russell
17: Latifi
18: Mazepin
19: Mick (Retirent)
20: Yuki Tsunoda (Retirent)
It's worth noting that although the broadcast didn't show it, on the track, the team asked Leclerc to give his position to the faster Sainz, allowing Sainz to try and chase down Gasly in front of him.
However, the final result was obvious, he simply didn't catch up.
After all, when there were only 15 laps left, Sainz was still 12 seconds behind Gasly.
Ferrari isn't rcedes, and compared to Red Bull and the formidable Gasly at the Rodriguez Brothers Circuit, Sainz wasn't overwhelmingly fast.
So, the result was that the position swap between Sainz and Leclerc didn't yield any effect.
However, later in the race, when Sainz realized he couldn't catch Gasly, he did give his position back to Leclerc.
It sowhat reinforced the harmonious atmosphere within Ferrari.
So after the race ended, Leclerc's ranking was still ahead of Sainz.
After this race, the driver's overall standings are as follows:
1: Qin Miao 315
2: Verstappen 307 ( 22→ 8)
3: Hamilton 295 ( 26→ 20)
4: Perez 151
5: Leclerc 143
6: Norris 128
7: Sainz 107
8: Ricardo 91
9: Gasly 72
10: Alonso 51
11: Vettel 49
12: O'Kang 36
13: Stroll 20
14: Tsunoda 14
15: Russell 10
16: Kimi 7
17: Latifi 3
The gap between Verstappen and Qin Miao has narrowed from 22 points to just 8, putting pressure on both Qin Miao and Hamilton.
If Qin Miao doesn't finish ahead of Verstappen in the next race, it might be hard for him to maintain his lead in the standings.
After this race, the constructors' standings are as follows:
1: rcedes: 610
2: Red Bull: 458
3: Ferrari: 250
4: McLaren: 219
5: Alpine: 87
6: Red Bull: 86
7: Aston Martin: 69
8: Williams: 13
9: Alfa Roo: 7
10: Haas: 0
The positions on the constructors' standings didn't change after this race.
However, thanks to Gasly, Red Bull scored a lot in this race, reducing the point gap between them and Alpine to just 1 point.
The competition between the two teams has officially beco intense.
Though the team rankings in the midfield don't decide tens of millions of dollars like it does for teams like rcedes.
The prize difference between finishing 5th and 6th is still a significant 7 million US dollars.
Neither team wants to give up this revenue, which could make their year-end financial reports look better.
Unlike these increasingly tense teams, Haas stands out with its peaceful existence.
Yet this peaceful existence is tinged with a slight sadness.
According to unnad professionals, Mick Schumacher's retirent cost Haas over 600,000 US dollars in car repairs.
Thanks to the diligent efforts of the Russian Crown Prince and the German Crown Prince.
Halfway through the season, the two have already cost the Haas team over 5 million US dollars in car damage expenses.
When this data was placed on the English teacher Steiner's desk, it really felt like soone shocked him with electricity.
Originally intended for next season's car developnt, Haas had to dip into next season's budget for car repairs this season.
The activities of these two Crown Princes have severely disrupted Steiner's plans, cutting the budget for the car developnt for next season ti and again.
If they keep crashing, Haas team might run out of money…
Fortunately, within the team, there's the financial backer Mazepin who can provide so funds.
And Steiner has his unique insights on saving money, which have sowhat prevented Haas from going bankrupt.
After all, the choice of the Haas boss to make Steiner the team leader is partly due to Steiner's knack for saving money compared to other team leaders.
Compared to rcedes, Ferrari, and McLaren who sell cars, Haas, being a machine tool manufacturer, cannot afford to spend that much.
But no surprises, Mick has already secured the top spot on the breakdown chart for this season.
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After the race, Qin Miao completed the weigh-in and was about to head to the post-race interview when he suddenly noticed Russell and his assistant heading towards the FIA's little black room.
Noticing Qin Miao's gaze, Barber curiously asked, "What's up?"
"Russell, where is he going?"
Barber glanced over: "Oh, Russell—didn't he push you off the track once? He's been deed to have done it intentionally, so he's been called to the little black room by the race stewards. He's likely to lose so Super License points as well."
Only then did Qin Miao realize, recalling that scene on the track earlier.
However, Qin Miao soon thought sowhat confusedly, "Wasn't it just a matter of taking your rcedes team driver's position? Is it necessary to hold a grudge all season?"
Of course, Qin Miao's perspective ca from a place of luxury.
He skyrocketed up, joining rcedes not through his or his agent's contact with rcedes and then going through the normal driver contract negotiations.
Rather, it was rcedes's boss Toto who personally invited Qin Miao.
Having been invited, Qin Miao hadn't experienced it, so naturally, he didn't know how difficult it was to join a top team and beco an official driver.
Not understanding Russell was normal.
It's just sotis when you have talent and an enviable untapped market behind you, you do have an edge.
Post-race interview session.
Naturally, Qin Miao, sowhat frustrated, expressed that the race results didn't et expectations, even though he once again delivered an overtaking spectacle for the fans. During the interview, Qin Miao ntioned that instead of overtaking one driver after another from the back, he longed for Verstappen's driving style.
Starting at the front and then completing the entire race unhindered.
After answering a few more questions, the interview session ended.
However, after Qin Miao finished his interview, he wasn't able to return to the team imdiately as he was stopped by other drivers who hadn't rushed off after their own interviews.
PS. Sorry, not in good form today, only 4K.
Really sorry, bowing to you dear readers.
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