Chapter 0704: Schumacher
After listening to Zhou Jingming's words, Jonathan immediately became excited, "Chairman, you mean, we are going to participate in F1?"
Being able to participate in F1 is every driver's dream, and it represents the highest honor in motor racing, just like the World Cup is to football, Formula 1 is the World Cup in motor racing!
When he was young, Jonathan also dreamed of one day being able to participate in F1 races, but he won the Tianming team, but because of the hardware facilities, he failed to realize his dream until he retired, which can be said to be the biggest regret of his career.
Zhou Jingming smiled, "Participation is definitely necessary, but the difficulty is not small." ”
"Also, we don't have a car or a driver now, and it's really unrealistic to want to participate in F1. Speaking of this, Jonathan, who was still very excited just now, couldn't help but sigh.
The problems of racing cars and racers are not easy to solve.
"What, this is frightened?" Zhou Jingming smiled, "I came to you today just to discuss with you about forming an F1 team, if you are like this, then I will hand over this task to someone else." ”
"Don't don't, chairman, how can I say it casually, as long as the chairman believes in me, I will definitely be able to successfully complete the task." Hearing this, Jonathan hurriedly said.
Zhou Jingming smiled, Jonathan is currently the most experienced person in the Tianming team, and the formation of the F1 team is really not possible without Jonathan.
"My idea is this, let's talk as we go, in terms of racing, the group will start to develop a supercar, the project team has been formed, and the F1 car will be restructured from this supercar, do you think it will work?"
"The restructuring of the supercar is indeed a way, the key is how to solve the engine, and the engine of the ordinary supercar will definitely not be able to meet the requirements. Jonathan replied.
"Our engine research institute has been developing high-performance engines, engine technology from BMW's V12 engine, materials, we also have a special research group, then we have to trouble Mr. Jonathan to come to our engine research institute, the vehicle and the engine for the special requirements of materials to explain to us, we will develop according to your requirements." ”
Wang Yuanchao on the side said.
"If that's the case, you can give it a try, I'll prepare for the next two days, mark the special requirements of the F1 car, and then as long as Wang is always free, I can go over at any time." Jonathan nodded.
"Okay, the engine and racing car are decided for the time being, and then the most critical point is how to solve the problem of racing drivers, do you have any ideas?" Zhou Jingming looked at Jonathan and asked.
"Either direct training, or choose to sign from the existing drivers, but at present, the powerful drivers have been signed by the big teams, and the ordinary drivers have no signing value. Jonathan frowned slightly.
In automobile racing, the quality of the car performance is important, but the importance of the driver can not be ignored, a good car driver, can turn the situation around the situation in the case of the vehicle performance is at a disadvantage, so if you want to participate in the F1 race, the choice of the driver must not be careless.
"Can we select a group of drivers from among the young riders of our team, invite professional F1 driver trainers, and try out to see if we can find talented drivers?" Zhou Jingming proposed.
"You can give it a try, and I will organize this work, and I will be able to complete this work in two days at most, and I will report the results to the chairman at that time." Jonathan nodded.
"Okay, the trainer will be in charge of contacting you, give you a month, whether there are suitable drivers or not, you have to report to me in time, if you really can't rely on us to train the drivers ourselves, just leave it to me to deal with, I promise to find you a suitable racer back. Zhou Jingming promised.
In the next time, Zhou Jingming and Jonathan discussed the rest of the team formation, and before leaving, Zhou Jingming finally said to Jonathan,
"The matter of team formation, you just have to let go of your hands and feet, if there is any difficulty, tell me in time, the group will fully support your work, you don't have to worry about the driver's problem, just do what we just said, and I will solve the final problem." ”
"If I really can't, it's a big deal that I can go back to the field and just fulfill my dream of competing in F1. Jonathan joked.
"I'm sorry, Jonathan, but we're delaying your career. Zhou Jingming suddenly said very sincerely.
With Jonathan's competitive state, if he goes to a European team, he will definitely be able to participate in F1 events, even if he can't win the championship, he will not retire with regret like now, and many teams have thrown olive branches to him, but Jonathan refused and stayed in the Tianming team until he retired.
"What you said, Chairman, I was really scared, if it wasn't for you at the time, I don't know what it would be like now, it was you and Tianming Group who made me, but I don't dare to say that. Jonathan panicked all of a sudden, and hurriedly said.
"Okay, let's not talk about it, you go and prepare, this time I will definitely let you participate in F1 as the team leader, this is my promise. ”
Whether it is the Tianming team that makes Jonathan, or Jonathan who makes the Tianming team, is a proposition of the nature of "chicken or egg".
In the following time, the formation of the F1 team was in full swing under the auspices of Jonathan, and it was not difficult to build the team, and the composition of the team only needed to be called directly from the Tianming team.
The engine research institute, together with the members of the automotive materials project team, also began to discuss the development of the F1 engine according to the design requirements provided by Jonathan.
Regarding the selection of racing drivers, according to Zhou Jingming's suggestion, Jonathan also began to select the reserve drivers of the Tianming team, and carried out a one-month trial.
Zhou Jingming himself is not idle, the Shencheng City Government is preparing to shoot a promotional video for the F1 Chinese Grand Prix, and wants the Tianming team to appear in the promotional video, which is not a big deal in itself, but Zhou Jingming feels that since it is an F1 event, F1 drivers should be invited to participate in the shooting, so that it will look professional.
So in the past few days, Zhou Jingming has been thinking about which racing driver should be invited to China to shoot this promotional video.
"If there is anything to think about, whoever is the most famous will be allowed to star. Zhao Ke really didn't understand, what was there for Zhou Jingming to be entangled in this matter.
"The key people have to be willing to come. Zhou Jingming replied with a wry smile. Now there are only a few F1 drivers who are internationally famous, and Zhou Jingming is mainly thinking about whether the other party is willing to come.
Zhao Ke suddenly had an idea, "Why don't you invite that Schumacher to invite him?" Didn't he help us shoot the advertising of the Kirin sedan in Europe and the United States before!"
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