While the race champion was still stuck in the tunnel, Qin Miao and Leclerc were already sitting in the waiting room, chatting over water.
At this mont, the race had just ended, and the two were talking mostly about cars.
Things like tires, fuel, and mistakes on the track.
Actually, it was mostly Leclerc asking questions and Qin Miao answering, after all, Le the Fourth is very curious about Qin Miao's tire managent skills.
He knew that if rcedes' car had been 0.2 seconds faster per lap, he might not have even gotten second place.
anwhile, fans back ho also began discussing the race.
[Soone blatantly cheated]
[Mysterious eastern powers fiercely disrupted this race!]
[Soone was jinxing during the race, but I'm not saying who it was]
[The five-star jinx really lived up to its na, not only jinxed Zhou Guanyu but also jinxed Qin Miao onto the podium]
[Isn't this a double standard?]
[They really love Qin Miao too much]
[After the Alfa Roo team's race, they will definitely find traces of so white dairy product where Zhou Guanyu had issues]
[Perez and Sainz probably felt like their steering wheel and throttle were spewing milk while racing]
[Honestly, I'm also very curious as to why Qin Miao's set of dium compound tires could last so long? Did Pirelli sneak sothing into Qin Miao's tire formula?]
...
After chatting for a while, a red-faced and disheveled Verstappen walked into the rest area behind the podium.
The race champion briefly tidied himself up, completed the weighing, and then ca over to Qin Miao and Leclerc.
Shaking hands with Qin Miao and Leclerc, Verstappen sat down and curiously asked Qin Miao: "How did you get third?"
"I didn't pit before the safety car, and after it ca out, I switched to a brand new set of soft tires."
Verstappen nodded: "If it's you, running a new set of soft tires for so long without degradation is indeed normal."
It's clear that Verstappen acknowledges Qin Miao's driving ability.
He then chatted briefly with Leclerc, and the ti ca for the post-race award ceremony.
Since this was in the United States, the post-race interviews had to be a bit quirky, and sticking to the rules was not possible.
So for the post-race award ceremony, when drivers appeared on stage, they needed to wear Arican-style football helts, although they could take the helts off and place them on the ground when receiving awards and listening to the national anthem.
George Silberann, the bald president of the Arican Automobile Association, was the one presenting Qin Miao with the third-place trophy.
While giving the award to Qin Miao, the old man enthusiastically asked if Qin Miao had considered switching to IndianapolisCar after retiring from F1.
Qin Miao was full of polite responses but didn't give a definite answer.
The details of the post-race celebration need not be elaborated here.
This was Qin Miao's third third-place finish this season, and you should know, the season has only had five races.
For so reason, after the celebration, as Qin Miao carried his trophy, champagne, and football helt back, he couldn't shake the feeling that his fans might nickna him Qin the Third sooner or later.
After this race, the drivers' points and rankings are as follows:
P1: Verstappen 26 (fastest lap)
P2: Leclerc 18
P3: Qin Miao 14
P4: Sainz 12
P5: Perez 10
P6: Hamilton 8
P7: Bottas 6
P8: O'Kang 4
P9: Alonso 2
P10: Albon 1
Total driver rankings:
1: Leclerc 103
2: Verstappen 77
3: Qin Miao 70
4: Perez 54
5: Sainz 44
6: Hamilton 33
7: O'Kang 32
8: Norris 30
9: Bottas 28
10: Magelsen 16
11: Ricardo 8
12: Tsunoda 8
13: Zhou Guanyu 6
14: Gasly 5
15: Vettel 4
16: Alonso 3
17: Stroll 1
18: Albon 1
Team standings:
1: Ferrari: 147
2: Red Bull: 131
3: rcedes: 103
4: McLaren: 38
5: Alpine: 35
6: Alfa Roo: 34
7: Haas: 16
8: Toro Rosso: 13
9: Aston Martin: 5
10: Williams: 1
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