Chapter 1577: Sky-high betting!
Li Fanyu doesn't like to gamble, but when he heard that the odds of the two drivers of the Williams team were so high, he was so angry!
Keep in mind that in racing betting, the less favourable the driver, the higher the betting odds. Generally speaking, it is normal for the odds to be between 1 to 2. Although the Williams team has been in a slump in the past two seasons, its results have remained in the second echelon.
So it's clear that this 1-to-5 odds is not normal.
Li Fanyu is not so famous in the UK, and it is obvious that the VIP manager of the bookmaker does not know him. The manager was thrilled to receive the cheque for £200,000.
"Sir, are you thinking about buying a few bets on other drivers? Williams Racing has just changed their underdog engines, and the odds of the two drivers taking pole position are a bit low. I advise you to consider the Mercedes team, they have been ...... three times in a row"
With the manager's continuous persuasion, Li Fanyu's face darkened!
Godfrey on the side blushed, and finally, he couldn't help laughing, he pulled the betting manager, pointed at Li Fanyu and said, "Hey, I'll introduce you." This gentleman is Li Fanyu, the chairman of Zhengxin Group. That is, the new owner of the Williams team, the latest engine that the team is currently replacing with the Fetype, which was designed by him. ”
Godfrey had already attracted the attention of the people around him in the confrontation with Li Fanyu just now, and now seeing this embarrassing look, there was laughter around the starting area.
The gambling manager obviously really didn't know Li Fanyu, and when he heard the laughter around him, he also realized that he had made a mistake and apologized to Li Fanyu again and again.
Being in the color of laughter like an ensemble, feeling the mocking eyes around him, Li Fanyu shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and patted the shoulder of the betting manager who couldn't help but bow and apologize.
"How is the guy who bought two drivers for the Williams team?"
Seeing that he was not angry, the gambling manager showed a trace of gratitude in his eyes. He has just been promoted and won this position, if the rich man in front of him, the team owner really pursues it, then his job will definitely be in vain.
At this time, seeing Li Fanyu asking, he immediately replied respectfully and truthfully: "Sir, there are not many, and the industry does not agree with the practice of replacing the engine in the Williams team race, so ...... I'm so sorry."
Li Fanyu shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't apologize for this, you are telling the truth." ”
He tapped the manager on the shoulder again and pulled the checkbook back out of his pocket. This time, the number he wrote shocked everyone around him.
In the manager's incredulous eyes, Li Fanyu put the check in his hand, "20 million, for your honesty." As before, it was still Amondro and Javier who were one and a half. ”
"Good...... Yes sir, I'll bet on you now!" the young manager was about to faint with excitement in his hands on two checks.
You must know that the VIP manager's betting share is two thousandths, and today's two checks from Li Fanyu made him send a big sum!
Around, watching Li Fan spend a lot of money to buy his own team victory, there was a trace of disdain.
These people in the grid are shareholders or related people of the various F1 teams. Originally, everyone looked down on Zhengxin's involvement in Williams, a veteran F1 team, in the form of investment and changing the team's power supplier as an employer.
And now, Li Fanyu's local tyrant style has aroused the disgust of many people.
"Heh, there are more and more nouveau riche in F1 now. ”
But let me say that nouveau riche is not scary, and F1 has never been a place where management is excluded. But some nouveau riche who think they have the financial strength to do whatever they want with the fleet is terrible. ”
"No way, not everybody understands F1. Hehe, but from another point of view, there are more and more such financiers, which also shows that the commercial value of F1 is still okay. I think it's a good time, haha. ”
"Of course it's a good thing for F1, it's just a pity for the Williams team. A veteran team, which has been constantly proving and surpassing itself on the track with a hard work for so many years, is now being messed around, and I am afraid that it is going to decline. ”
"Isn't that just right? Williams team down, Johnny, won't your team enter the second echelon?"
Listening to the cynicism around him, Li Fanyu did not refute, nodded slightly to the betting manager, and walked out of the starting area.
At this point, the preparations were almost complete. More than 20 cars from 11 teams have been pushed to their respective positions by the technicians of each team.
The on-site staff also separated the departure area to remind irrelevant personnel and the team technicians who were already ready to leave.
Seeing that the game was about to start, Li Fanyu came to the pit lane.
There, Claire had already brought a communication headset and the team's technical and tactical director Armonto was giving the two drivers the final pre-race advice.
Cheng Ke sat with Alonso, Lou Lu and Chen Chen, talking about the race and Silverstone from a professional point of view.
Seeing Li Fan coming, Cheng Ke patted a folding chair beside him.
"Brother Fan, come here, what did you just do, the game will start soon!"
Li Fanyu sat on the chair and wiped his face, "I went to buy betting." ”
Alonso touched his thick beard and was very interested: "Who did you buy?
He speaks Chinese, and has often communicated with Lou Lu and Chen Chen in the past year, and his brother's Chinese has improved by leaps and bounds. A while ago, he even took a video of "Let's learn cat meow together" with Lou Lu on Douyin, which attracted more than 2 million fans.
Li Fan smiled foolishly, "Javier and Amondello are each one thousand and one thousand pounds." Amondro was first in the practice round, and Javier was the champion in the main event. ”
Alonso smiled, "Yes, in terms of the technical characteristics of the two people, Amondello is more aggressive, and there are many flaws in the tactical handling, according to his style, if the engine can play an effect, the chances of achieving results in the practice match are still not small." Javier's style is similar to mine, which is to focus on keeping tires, defending first, and finding opportunities before sprinting, so that the driver's ranking will be more stable. If the car is good, it will be very competitive in the second half of the race...... Huh, why don't you speak?"
Alonso said as he spoke, feeling that something was wrong.
Cheng Ke, Lou Lu and Chen Chen all opened their mouths wide, staring at Li Fanyu without saying a word.
Li Fanyu communicated with him in Chinese just now.
"Brother Fan, you're too prodigal, aren't you?!" Cheng Ke suddenly got up from his chair and stomped his feet angrily.
More than 20 million pounds!
Alonso on the side looked confused, "What's the matter? Why are you so surprised?"
Cheng Ke pointed at Li Fanyu's nose, "This guy just bought more than 20 million pounds of gambling!"
This time, Cheng Ke used Spanish.
Alonso jumped up from his chair at once: "Aang, isn't it two thousand and ten dollars?