Chapter 1205: Chapter 455: The FIA That Remembers Eating But Forgets the Beating 2
But under such circumstances, a crane appeared on the edge of the track, and behind the crane was Matthew, hoisting a race car.
If Gasly had a jittering error due to the suddenly appearing crane on the track, then this might be another accident like Bianqi’s.
However, Gasly probably won’t have any major issues, as the current era’s human control systems are quite impressive, but Matthew, who is behind the crane hoisting the car, is certainly in grave danger.
Gasly passed the crane two seconds before the race officials activated the red flag, but at that moment, Gasly’s focus was entirely on the crane he had just seen, so naturally he didn’t notice the red flag signal lighting up beside the track, and even if he did, he would have a hard time realizing he needed to slow down immediately.
He was immersed in the fear that followed a narrow escape.
Once the red flag period began and everyone drove their cars back to the pits, Gasly was the first to get out and report the incident to the news officer who communicates between the Red Bull team and the FIA.
After all, Bianqi’s accident is clear in front of us, yet today’s race has the same issue. It’s obvious that the organizers at Suzuka Circuit haven’t taken the consequences of that accident to heart.
The unwavering principle of the Yamato Race: acknowledge mistakes without repentance.
And they have pushed the craftsmanship spirit to the extreme.
Meanwhile, Qin Miao didn’t know about this incident. After parking the car, Qin Miao didn’t even get out and instead asked inside the team’s TR, "Frankie, how long will this red flag last?"
Frankie replied, "Based on weather data from the cloud map, the rain is expected to last for about an hour and a half, so the team estimates the red flag will last as long. You can come out and stretch a bit now."
After hearing this, Qin Miao decided not to stay seated in the car. He got out and took the umbrella Barber had been holding over his head since he parked.
Then he jogged away from his car to take cover from the rain under the eaves below the team’s P room.
Soon, Reyes and the others brought over a large frame to shield the car from the rain, jogging over as well.
Qin Miao knew that today’s rain wouldn’t stop any time soon, so the red flag wouldn’t be lifted quickly either. Although he didn’t believe the red flag would last as long as Frankie said, probably half an hour at least.
So Qin Miao returned from the track to the team’s P room.
At least there’s a place to avoid the rain, and it’s not as cold as outside.
However, after sitting for more than twenty minutes, Qin Miao was a bit bored, because at this stage, he couldn’t do anything.
Thus, Qin Miao suddenly asked Barber, who was sitting next to him, "Barber, do me a favor."
Barber, who was watching the replay of the recent track incident on the live broadcast, was stunned upon hearing Qin Miao’s words and immediately had a bad feeling. Qin Miao wouldn’t ask him to buy some weird stuff again, would he?
But it turned out that Barber was overthinking. Qin Miao said directly, "Go to my resting room and bring me my Steam Deck; I’m a bit bored waiting, and I want to play some games."
Barber: ...
How about you ask me to buy some weird stuff instead...
We’re in the middle of a race, even though it can’t proceed due to rain and a track incident, technically you’re still in work mode, and is it really appropriate to play games while on duty?
Didn’t you slap yourself yesterday afternoon, saying you’re not trying hard enough on the track, and now you’ve given up?
Qin Miao didn’t know that Barber’s mind had raced through so many thoughts in such a short time.
Seeing Barber was stuck in thought after hearing what he said, Qin Miao urged him, "What are you standing there for?"
Barber snapped out of it and finally could only nod, heading to the team home to bring Qin Miao’s gaming console over.
And then Qin Miao naturally started playing games while waiting for the race to begin.
The live broadcast director had already aired all the race incidents that happened during the starting phase on the track once again, as they couldn’t find other good material due to the race stopping for a long time, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
Seeing through the monitor that Qin Miao was openly playing games during the red flag, despite being in front of the team boss, the live director instantly switched the broadcast camera to focus on Qin Miao.
Moreover, the photographer responsible for shooting tire changes and pre-race preparations at the Mercedes team’s P room door, received the signal from the broadcast department and walked directly into the Mercedes team’s P room with a camera.
His goal was naturally to see exactly what Qin Miao was doing using the camera.
Then everyone watching the broadcast screen saw Qin Miao get slashed to death by Iwami Xianyilang.
As expected, Qin Miao cursed loudly: Damn it!
A lot of Japanese spectators had some opinions about Qin Miao before; the reason wasn’t difficult to guess. Before the race started, Qin Miao obviously showed disrespect to Japan during the national anthem segment.
But now, seeing Qin Miao playing Japan’s "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice," their goodwill towards him suddenly rose.
Meanwhile, the commentary team domestically recognized that Qin Miao was openly slacking off on-site.
Bing was briefly lost for words to comment.
Instead, Zhou Haoran quickly chimed in to defend Qin Miao, "Based on FIA’s weather data, today’s rain will intensify, and won’t stop anytime soon. Qin Miao playing games due to boredom is understandable! After all, he’s young."
Then Fei also added, "Indeed, Qin Miao often streamed playing games when he was back home. It’s clear he likes gaming, and now there’s nothing else to do, so relaxing a bit with a game is no problem for his tense nerves."
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Even though Toto and other Mercedes team executives were somewhat speechless about Qin Miao’s actions, they didn’t find anything problematic.
During pre-race preparation, Qin Miao’s teammate Hamilton was adjusting his race condition, while Qin Miao was openly playing games in his team’s P room, and even after gaming, his track performance was unaffected.
So regarding Qin Miao’s current shenanigans, Toto simply chose to turn a blind eye.
However, Qin Miao couldn’t fully enjoy his game this time, partly because when he played, the FIA cameraman kept hovering with a camera behind him.
Although Qin Miao had grown accustomed to various staff and camera lenses in the paddock, even to the point of ignoring them completely, he was still unaccustomed to someone roaming around while he played.
Moreover, besides this, Frankie also informed Qin Miao of some unexpected news.
It concerned Gasly’s situation.
While running back to the pit lane, he noticed engineering vehicles prematurely entering the track, and he saw them beside the track.
As a driver, Qin Miao naturally knew about Bianqi’s incident, and how seeing an engineering vehicle by the track while speeding was a terrible situation.
Upon receiving the news, Qin Miao immediately stopped his game and ran through the rain to Frankie’s location at the command post behind him.
During the race, the circuit engineers were usually sitting here.
After finding Frankie, Qin Miao asked about Gasly’s situation, and Frankie explained in more detail what had happened on the track.
Once Qin Miao confirmed the incident’s authenticity and saw Gasly’s onboard footage from Frankie, he ran back to the team’s P room.
Like Gasly, Qin Miao found the Mercedes team staff responsible for FIA communication and asked him to report to the FIA regarding the incident.
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