How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 911 - 359: Fortune Falls from the Sky

"Approach rate! Qin Miao's approach rate is very high! There's a chance!" Xia exclaimed.

In the middle section of the main straight, Qin Miao, with his DRS open, edged out on the outside line of Perez. But as he reached the pit exit, Qin Miao, full of confidence, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back.

Then the car started bouncing uncontrollably, the pain coming from the impact of the car bouncing against his back.

Along with this, the car's acceleration began to drop, and it couldn't keep up with Perez's speed.

Seeing Qin Miao's car lose its approach rate after edging out, both Bing and Xia sighed simultaneously, "Ah~."

Having commentated on F1 races for so long, they immediately realized that Qin Miao's previously promising approach rate suddenly dropping meant that his attack this time was likely to fail.

In the end, Qin Miao might have to settle for fourth place, missing the podium.

As Qin Miao's fans, who had seen him shine on the track last season, it was a stark contrast for the commentators and domestic fans to see him struggling outside the podium after just one winter break.

The cheers that erupted when Qin Miao was about to overtake Perez suddenly turned into a unified groan of "Oh~" when he unexpectedly lost speed.

Quite a few Chinese fans were present to watch this race live. After all, Chinese people are known for being everywhere, so seeing them in Bahrain was no surprise.

Moreover, people in the Middle East are somewhat fond of Chinese people, so most of the neutral local fans were supportive of Qin Miao.

Of course, despite losing the chance to overtake Perez at T1, Qin Miao didn't forget to keep applying pressure on Perez. Before the braking point at T1, Qin Miao even swerved to the inside line to shake Perez.

At this moment, the pressure indicator above Perez's head had changed to [62%].

Yes, since Qin Miao got behind Perez at the 51st lap, he has been using his own skills, amassing [62%] pressure over 6 laps.

This was because Perez knew the strength of the Mercedes car was lacking this season, so the pressure buildup was slower. If it were last season, the pressure would have already hit 100% by now.

Even so, Qin Miao still felt he had a chance in the race.

There are still two more DRS zones ahead; as long as he keeps up the pressure, Perez is bound to make a mistake. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

While Qin Miao and his fans thought he still had a chance in this race,

Perez made an error at the T1 exit, causing his entire car to suddenly skid and block the track.

Moreover, it was horizontally blocking the track with its nose pointing towards the pit exit. In this position, Perez couldn't move his car until all the cars behind him had passed; moving would easily lead to collisions.

Seeing Perez stopped on the track, Qin Miao swerved sharply to the left to avoid a collision with Perez.

Scared into a cold sweat, an exhilaration emerged within Qin Miao.

Because Perez stopping on the track on the last lap meant he was no longer competitive in this race, and his position was lost.

Meanwhile, Qin Miao's position naturally advanced to third place, truly securing a podium finish... even without relying on his tire management skills.

But luck is also part of strength, isn't it?

Afterward, Qin Miao unexpectedly asked on the team radio, "What happened?"

After a while, Frankie responded on the team radio, "We're not sure of the exact reason right now, but it's likely an engine issue, just like with Verstappen and Gasly."