Chapter 1397 - 525: Full-Throttle Furious W14

Chapter 1397: Chapter 525: Full-Throttle Furious W14

At this moment, the Old Man merely complained without intending to make things difficult for his race engineer.

Meanwhile, Hamilton didn’t forget to glance at Qin Miao behind him.

Earlier, Qin Miao also had Perez’s DRS, and after two DRS zones, Qin Miao was now in Hamilton’s DRS zone.

However, the Old Man wasn’t anxious about being attacked by his teammate, after all, they were on different pit stop strategies.

Moreover, considering their private friendship, Hamilton didn’t think it wise to block his teammate on the track.

But the Old Man still asked, "Do you need me to let Qin Miao pass?"

"Hold on."

Bono couldn’t directly agree and instead asked Qin Miao’s race engineer, Frankie.

The question was then conveyed to Qin Miao through Frankie’s words.

Upon hearing Frankie’s question, Qin Miao immediately replied, "No need, I can overtake Hamilton by myself!"

Frankie: ...

Okay, you’re the boss.

Of course, Qin Miao wasn’t just bragging.

On the 5th lap, Qin Miao quickly closed the time gap with Hamilton in the DRS zones of the second and third sectors.

Then, he tried to attack from the inside line at Turn 27.

However, the Old Man, knowing Qin Miao didn’t require him to yield, chuckled, and a playful mood arose in his heart.

After all, he couldn’t catch up to Perez anytime soon, either way, he was bored.

You ungrateful kid, huh? Alright, let this seven-time champion teach you what defense is all about!

The Old Man squeezed towards the inside line, blocking all of Qin Miao’s paths to Hamilton’s inside.

Seeing this, Qin Miao had no choice but to prepare for an outside line entry before the braking point.

It was as if the Old Man had a sixth sense, changing to the outside line before Qin Miao and blocking his path.

Hamilton pretty much predicted Qin Miao’s next move.

And because of Hamilton’s repeated blocking, Qin Miao couldn’t find an opportunity to dive into Hamilton’s inside line before the braking point, but he wasn’t anxious.

Silently following behind Hamilton.

At Turn 27, Hamilton took the normal racing line, while Qin Miao took the cross line.

Qin Miao took a wider entry, straightening the car earlier for acceleration at the exit.

During this process, the Old Man constantly observed his teammate in the rearview mirror.

Seeing Qin Miao’s maneuver, Hamilton shook his head, whether in admiration or frustration.

The subsequent scene was straightforward.

Although both cars had identical performances in all aspects, the difference in tire condition was an undeniable objective fact, and with DRS and Hamilton’s slipstream, plus the DRS on the start-finish straight, overtaking Hamilton was too easy for Qin Miao.

Both Hamilton and Qin Miao were well aware of this.

Speaking of DRS, after several instances last season where heavy braking before the DRS detection point at Turn 27 denied the opponent DRS, the Saudi Grand Prix organizers relocated the DRS detection point 25 meters before the DRS activation line after Turn 27.

Therefore, before the DRS detection point, both Qin Miao and Hamilton didn’t compete with late braking.

Upon entering Hamilton’s DRS zone, Qin Miao opened the DRS and used Hamilton’s slipstream while activating his ERS.

At this point, the W14 was in full attack mode.

This season, the terrifying aspect of the W14 was on full display.

With Qin Miao’s car nearly fueled to capacity, he still managed a terrifying top speed of 341 km/h on this DRS zone straight.

Faster than Red Bull’s top speed during qualifying DRS.

If one word had to be used to describe the W14 at this moment, it would be ferocious.