After Qin Miao left the podium, the broadcast director provided a rank and score analysis for this race.
1: Hamilton 26 (Fastest lap)
2: Qin Miao 18
3: Verstappen 15
4: Sainz 12
5: Yuki Tsunoda 10
6: Gasly 8
7: Norris 6
8: Alonso 4
9: O'Kang 2
10: Leclerc 1
11: Vettel
12: Ricardo
13: Stroll
14: Mick Schumacher
15: Perez (Retired)
16: Latifi (Retired)
17: Giovinazzi (Retired)
18: Russell (Retired)
19: Kimi Räikkönen (Retired)
20: Mazepin (Retired)
After the score and ranking were revealed, it was ti for the drivers' overall standing.
1: Qin Miao 394
2: Hamilton 389 ( 5)
3: Verstappen 369 ( 25)
4: Perez 174 ( 220)
5: Leclerc 162 ( 232)
6: Norris 137 ( 257)
7: Sainz 135 ( 259)
8: Ricardo 101 ( 293)
9: Gasly 86 ( 308)
10: Alonso 69 ( 325)
11: O'Kang 62 ( 332)
12: Vettel 49 ( 345)
13: Stroll 26 ( 368)
14: Tsunoda 24 ( 370)
15: Russell 10 ( 384)
16: Kimi 7 ( 387)
17: Latifi 3 ( 391)
18: Giovinazzi 2 ( 392)
After this race, no changes occurred in the drivers' ranking. Everyone maintained their original standings.
Next was the team standings.
1: rcedes: 763
2: Red Bull: 543
3: Ferrari: 297
4: McLaren: 238
5: Alpine: 125
6: Red Bull Junior Team: 110
7: Aston Martin: 75
8: Williams: 13
9: Alfa Roo: 7
10: Haas: 0
No position changes occurred in the team standings after the race either.
Thus, the rankings for the 2021 season's drivers and teams are set, marking the end of all F1 races this season.
rcedes secured the team championship with a 220-point lead, and Qin Miao won the final drivers' world championship with a 5-point lead over the seven-ti champion, his teammate Hamilton.
Although the race has ended, its influence remains.
On the way back to the team, Qin Miao posed for photos with nurous staff working near the podium, as staff having favorite drivers is perfectly normal; Qin Miao didn't refuse them.
After so hustle, Qin Miao returned to the team's paddock room.
At that mont, singing could be heard from within the rcedes paddock room. Initially, Qin Miao didn't pay much attention to it, given the noisy journey back and his excitent-induced tinnitus.
But as Qin Miao drew closer, he couldn't help but smile.
Reyes, among others, gathered together, so even had Chinese national flags adorning their faces.
They were singing Queen's "We are the champions."
Honestly, this song is quite fitting for the occasion.
Suddenly, soone shouted, "Qin Miao is back!"
The singing stopped instantly. With the team's laughter, everyone circled around Qin Miao.
The brief celebration under the podium certainly didn't satisfy anyone, so once Qin Miao returned to the team's paddock, everyone warmly embraced him.
Everyone wore a smile, each one incredibly enthusiastic.
Just when Qin Miao thought it was over, Reyes and others pulled him aside, starting to sing with little regard if Qin Miao knew the lyrics, urging him to join.
At this point, no one cared about singing well; it's akin to singing a military song—follow the rhythm and hum along.
Qin Miao was affected by his colleagues and joined in singing:
"I've paid my dues."
"Ti after ti."
"I've done my sentence."
"But committed no cri"
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