How Did I Become an F1 Driver?

At this time, Roxin wasn't working. He was sitting on the sofa in his office, drinking coffee. There was an untouched cup on the table, which was likely prepared for Qin Miao.

Seeing that the person entering was Qin Miao, Roxin pointed to the spot with the coffee and said, "Sit down."

Qin Miao sat down as instructed, though he sensed something unusual in Roxin's attitude today. Roxin wasn't as congenial as he usually was when speaking with him, and there was a seriousness in his words that Qin Miao hadn't felt before.

"Alright." After replying, Qin Miao sat down properly, and because he sensed the odd atmosphere, he subconsciously didn't sit fully but perched on the edge of the sofa.

Roxin didn't notice Qin Miao's subtle movements. Once Qin Miao was seated, Roxin directly started, "I think you can guess why I called you here, so I won't beat around the bush."

"Did you hold back in the last few laps of the main race?" Roxin's expression was extremely serious as he said this, giving off a strong sense of interrogation.

After thinking it over, Qin Miao chose not to hide it and candidly said, "Yes, I did hold back."

Upon receiving the answer he wanted, Roxin scratched his head, looking utterly helpless.

The stern expression he had intentionally adopted to press Qin Miao for an answer completely collapsed. In fact, he just wanted Qin Miao to admit that he had held back.

Usually, on the track, a driver would attack when it's time to attack, no matter how good their relationship is with the driver ahead. But Qin Miao had the audacity to deliberately hold back during the race.

It would be understandable if Qin Miao held back for a teammate, but the key is that the person he let slide was a competitor's team driver, just because they were personally close.

Even though Qin Miao had earned more points by himself than the combined points of the two drivers from his entire team, the other team is still a competitor.

Holding back for a competitor's driver is aiding the enemy, something that in wartime would be punishable by death.

"Even though you and Zhou Guanyu have a good relationship, you have to understand, this is the track, a battlefield for drivers. Even if you now have a driving contract with Ferrari, if your performance in F2 isn't good enough, making the Ferrari executives think you're not suitable for the official driver's position, there are countless drivers in the paddock eager to replace you at Ferrari. Your one-year contract means nothing to Ferrari and offers you no guarantee. If they find you're not up to par, they can easily move you aside as a backup driver and find someone better to take your place." Roxin couldn't help but advise him, seeing Qin Miao's indifferent attitude.

Qin Miao didn't care at all about this. Jokingly, with his system backing him up, his ability to save himself was top-notch, and his driving skills were superb. It was impossible for him to perform badly in future competitions.

Seeing Qin Miao's attitude, Roxin realized that his advice wasn't being taken to heart.

He had seen many talented drivers, some even prouder than Qin Miao, but their pride was always crushed by reality after setbacks.

But Qin Miao was different. He was more talented than any prodigy Roxin had seen in his career. It seemed he was born to excel in racing.

It wasn't a matter of having talent by chance or being fed opportunities by fate. To Roxin, Qin Miao was the god of racing.

Someone like Qin Miao was unlikely to hit a wall in racing, nor was he likely to curb his arrogant personality through the harsh lessons of reality.

Roxin knew that in the future, Qin Miao's interpersonal relationships and public reputation in the paddock wouldn't be very favorable.

So Roxin wanted to advise Qin Miao while he was young and his mindset wasn't fixed. Though he knew the chances of him being heeded were slim, as Qin Miao's superior, Roxin felt it was his duty to guide him before he got too carried away.

But clearly, he couldn't hold him back...

After Roxin's speech, Qin Miao replied with a very serious expression, "Alright, I will pay more attention in the future."

Roxin: ...

Betting 500,000 that Qin Miao was just brushing him off.

Seeing the persuasion was futile, Roxin sighed and changed the topic, focusing on the potential reconciliation between the two drivers in the Prema team.

But Roxin knew that was also a futile matter. Qin Miao showed no partiality to any of the young drivers in the Ferrari Driver Academy.

It's not hatred; it's just that Qin Miao uniformly ignored all the Ferrari trainee drivers, as if he was not part of the Ferrari Driver Academy.

In contrast, Qin Miao got along well with drivers from the Red Bull and Renault training programs.

Sometimes Lawson, the head of Ferrari's youth training, even suspected that Qin Miao might be an infiltrator sent by other teams...

After listening to Roxin, Qin Miao also seriously acknowledged his mistake and admitted his shortcomings in this regard.