In fact, it was not only the Benetton team that came to order the engine unit of Tianming Group, not long after Theon left, the heads of the two teams, Prost and Minardi, also approached Zhou Jingming, saying that in the next few years, the team wanted to replace the engine supplier with Tianming Group.

In this way, if you count the Tianming team itself, there will be at least four F1 teams using Tianming Group's engine units next year, which is a figure that even Ferrari at the peak has never done.

The engine unit is the most expensive part of a racing car, the cost of an F1 engine is as high as millions of dollars, and a team needs dozens of engines every year, so these engine orders alone are worth hundreds of millions of yuan, which is an additional income for Tianming Group.

"By the way, Jonathan, the sponsor of the Tianming team, how is it going so far?" Zhou Jingming continued to ask after sending the rest of the people away.

At present, Tianming Racing Team is involved in a wide range of automobile events, such as the earliest WRC, Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race and other event sponsors, Tianming Group has long had, and the F1 Championship is because of the first participation, the current sponsors are not many.

F1 is a very money-burning sport, it can also be said to be the most expensive sports event, the team's annual operating expenses are as high as hundreds of millions of dollars, in addition to relying on Tianming Group to invest money, the team's main source of funds is the sponsor's sponsorship.

For example, Scuderia Ferrari's sponsors include Shell, Vodafone, Bridgestone, Magneti-Marelli, Facom, NGK, Iveco, etc., which are like a mobile billboard, which is also Ferrari's largest source of funding every year, with sponsorship fees alone amounting to $200 million.

In addition to sponsorship fees, another source of income for F1 teams comes from year-end dividends from the races. The year-end bonus is the portion of the total revenue allocated to the teams in F1, which is mainly made up of TV rights deals, event entertainment, event sponsorship and fees paid by the track.

Typically, track operators pay up to $30 million per race weekend for a single race, and in return, the track operator receives ticket revenue.

At the end of the year, F1 teams are able to earn a little more than 60% of these profits, which was $800 million in the 2013 season, for example. The teams split the $800 million according to their results this year, with McLaren, Red Bull and other big teams receiving around $100 million in annual prize money based on their 2012 results, while Ferrari received $170 million.

In addition, due to Ferrari's special position in the F1 championship, it can also enjoy an additional 5% of the year-end dividend.

In addition to these explicit incomes, since the annual F1 events attract global attention, the teams participating in F1 can also accumulate enough feelings and fans for their respective brands in the field of civilian cars, which also greatly increases the brand value and brand recognition. This, in turn, increases sales volume and profitability in the market.

Therefore, as long as they are operated properly, F1 teams can break even or even make a profit.

"There are no sponsors willing to sponsor our team yet, but with the end of this race, I believe there will be a lot of manufacturers willing to reach out to us. Jonathan quickly replied.

The sponsorship of the Tianming team has always been the responsibility of Jonathan.

Zhou Jingming nodded, "Okay, if you need help from the group, you can go directly to Mr. Zhao." ”

The conditions of the sponsor can be determined according to the mutual agreement between the two parties, but the Tianming team has just won a race, and the sponsorship fee is certainly not as good as that of Ferrari, which was able to get more than 200 million US dollars from the sponsor because the Ferrari team is the most successful team in the entire F1 race!

Zhou Jingming believes that with the increase in the honor of Tianming Racing Team, the sponsorship fee of Tianming Racing Team will definitely not be less than that of Ferrari in the future.

When the dinner was about to end, FIA President Paul also found Zhou Jingming, mainly to discuss going to Shencheng with Zhou Jingming, Zhou Jingming and others planned to return to China the day after tomorrow, so the group booked the same flight.

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Schumacher won his first Grand Prix of the season!"

"Tianming Racing Team's counterattack: Tianming Racing Team temporarily ranks first in both drivers and team points!"

"The F1 Australian Grand Prix has come to an end, and Tianming Racing Team has become the biggest winner!"

The next day's newspapers were full of reports about the results of yesterday's Grand Prix, Schumacher opened the score, Tianming Racing temporarily ranked first became the focus of the report, and the bookmaker, who suffered heavy losses in this race, also lowered the odds of Schumacher and Tianming Racing Team winning the championship for the first time.

The Tianming team became the most eye-catching one of the Grand Prix.

A few days ago, Zhou Jingming was busy watching the game, and he didn't go anywhere except the hotel.

In the evening, after Zhou Jingming returned to the hotel, he deliberately found Jonathan again, ready to ask about the itinerary of the next team.

"What are you going to do next?" Zhou Jingming asked.

"With the Brazilian Grand Prix just around the corner in two weeks' time, we plan to head back to Shanghai for a full rest before heading to São Paulo. Jonathan replied.

The Grand Prix in São Paulo starts on the 26th of this month, and every other two weeks, the team has a new race.

"That's fine, Huishencheng can also take a rest. Zhou Jingming nodded, "What about the racing car, has it been arranged for consignment?"

"It's already arranged, but Schumacher and I won't be able to go back with you tomorrow. Jonathan nodded.

"You can come according to your own schedule, and leave me alone. Zhou Jingming paused, and then continued, "In the next São Paulo Grand Prix, and most of the subsequent races, I don't have time to go to the scene to cheer you on, so next, I have to trouble you." ”

Tianming Group still has a lot of things to deal with, Zhou Jingming brought almost all the senior management of the group this time, counting the time on the way back and forth, it has been delayed for a week, Zhou Jingming doesn't dare to go on like this.

"Don't worry, boss, you can wait for our good news in Shencheng with peace of mind. Jonathan patted his chest and said confidently.

"Okay, then I'll take it seriously. If you can win either this year's Drivers or Constructors' Championship, I'll apply to the organizing committee, and I'll give you the award in person at home!" Zhou Jingming said.

"Then I also take the boss's words seriously, if you don't come to present the award, then we will refuse to accept the award, hahahaha. Jonathan joked.

After arranging things here, the next day, Zhou Jingming, Zhao Ke and Paul and his party took a flight back to China.

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