How Did I Become an F1 Driver?
Chapter 461 - 209: Debuff
CHAPTER 461: CHAPTER 209: DEBUFF
After all, every Chinese person knows that if your stomach gets cold, you’ll easily have diarrhea.
Of course, it’s also possible that people’s body constitutions are different.
Moreover, Kimi, being an F1 driver with rich competition experience, surely knows this, so the group chat didn’t dwell on it.
Instead, seeing the ice cream in his hand reminded me that I hadn’t had ice cream myself for a while.
So, Qin Miao blurted out, "Do you have more? Get me one."
Kimi shrugged, "I don’t have any left. I only took this one with me when I left the hotel, but if you want, there are plenty in Alfa Romeo’s garage. I’ll bring you one after the driver meeting."
What the heck is this elementary school conversation...
Qin Miao silently mocked in his heart but seeing Kimi eating with such enjoyment, Qin Miao did feel a bit tempted.
However, since he couldn’t have it now, Qin Miao wouldn’t insist.
And as Qin Miao’s physical trainer, health manager, and assistant, Barber didn’t react at all when he saw Qin Miao, an athlete, want ice cream after breakfast.
It’s not that Barber is negligent, it’s mainly because, after spending some time with Qin Miao, Barber knows very well how resilient Qin Miao’s stomach is.
Regardless of the food, as long as it’s edible, Qin Miao will try it out without worrying about getting an upset stomach or indulging in overeating and surpassing the weight standards set by the team. No matter how hard to digest, it’s not a problem for Qin Miao.
Just standout for eating whatever tastes good and whatever should be avoided.
Yet, with no side effects whatsoever.
Sometimes, Barber even wonders if Qin Miao is really from Earth, thinking maybe he could even digest iron.
Then, the two of them began walking toward the paddock together, concerning Kimi’s promise of bringing an ice cream, Qin Miao didn’t care much.
Initially, Qin Miao planned to report to the team home, but seeing Kimi’s stance, it seemed he wasn’t planning to go report to the team. Instead, he aimed to go directly to the FIA meeting room for the pre-race driver meeting.
The driver meeting in Azerbaijan is similar to that in Monaco. Since it’s a street circuit, most of the track edges don’t have enough space for drivers to exploit, only a few scattered corners where drivers might run out to gain an advantage, so FIA restrictions on the track are quite stringent.
After waiting in the meeting room for over twenty minutes, even when the meeting starts at nine-thirty, some drivers hadn’t shown up.
No one finds it surprising because lateness is commonplace for F1 drivers. After all, whoever knows if on their way to the FIA meeting they might bump into a familiar face, a fan, or a media journalist with a large audience.
When such people want to chat, you can’t exactly just turn away and say you have urgent matters, right?
There’s no help for it, everyone had to keep waiting.
Ten minutes later, everyone arrived, followed by a lengthy forty-five minutes driver meeting.
Afterward, everyone naturally returned to their team, starting last-minute preparations before the practice session.
On the way back, Qin Miao happened to pass by Alfa Romeo’s team house.
And because he wasn’t in a hurry to attend the internal team meeting on the way, as it’s well known that Mercedes team meetings are ten minutes later than other teams’ regular meetings.
So, Kimi was back at the team house first.
After all, Qin Miao is a young guy, if a matter fails to achieve immediate aim after being mentioned, he won’t care anymore.
However, Kimi is different, he remembers Qin Miao wanted ice cream, and specially brought some from Alfa Romeo’s team house for him.
After coming out, he originally intended to go to Mercedes’s team house to find Qin Miao, and coincidentally saw him on the way.
"Qin Miao." After calling him, Kimi showcased the ice cream box in his hand, his intention was clear.
When Qin Miao saw Kimi eating ice cream, he indeed had some craving, but after the team meeting, the craving had faded.
But now, with ice cream right before him, the craving returned, Qin Miao didn’t want to reject Kimi’s kindness.
Then Hamilton watched in surprise as Qin Miao walked over, thanked Kimi, and took the ice cream box, then started eating one on the spot.
After taking a bite, he gave Kimi a thumbs-up, signaling the thing tasted really good.
Witnessing this, Hamilton, although having his eyes wide open, thought, eating ice cream before the race? What if he gets diarrhea during the competition?
Despite thinking this, seeing Qin Miao happily eating ice cream, Hamilton couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
A thought involuntarily popped into his mind, "Is Kimi’s ice cream tasty? Seems like Qin Miao has some more. Should I go and ask for one?"
Of course, becoming a seven-time champion is not just due to Mercedes’s powerful car and outstanding technical capability, Hamilton’s self-control, mastery, and racing talent are indispensable parts.
So he quickly restrained his desires, instead looking worriedly at Qin Miao, thinking this foolish kid eating ice cream before the race, what if, like Kimi used to, he gets diarrhea during practice sessions? Qin Miao might not escape Toto pinpointing him during the team meeting for a separate scolding, with serious consequences.