Chapter 1576: Old Enemy
Next up in F1 is the British Grand Prix.
The race takes place at the Silverstone Circuit, about 100 kilometres north of London, in the middle of England.
A legendary track that was formerly a World War II military airport, it has hosted the British Grand Prix since 1948 and the first Formula 1 World Championship in 1950.
Despite hosting the world's first F1 race, Silverstone isn't the only venue for the British Grand Prix. Since 1955, the British Grand Prix has been held alternately by Aintree and Silverstone. In 1964, the Grand Prix was held alternately with the Hatch circuit. It wasn't until 1987 that Silverstone really became synonymous with the British Grand Prix.
It can be said that over the years, Silverstone has experienced ups and downs, witnessing the development and glory of F1.
The track has twice been overwhelmed by the burden of management, losing £7.6 million for four consecutive seasons, but in order to keep this unique and charming track, countless F1 insiders and British celebrities have run for it.
Even Queen Elizabeth once spoke directly to F1 boss Bernie, causing F1 to concede on a contract with Silverstone, eventually retaining the track.
Not for anything else, but for the fact that there are too many miracles on this track.
Silverstone has a lot of straights and is fast. The car is required to have excellent aerodynamics, which is extremely challenging for both the driver and the car, and the Abbey Bend and the last S-Corner, the Prioli and Rafael Bends, have considerable angles, which are extremely challenging for the drivers to grasp the braking points.
Even Schumacher, a generation of car kings, once broke his leg bone here, which shows how dangerous the track is.
It's also worth mentioning that Silverstone's start line is very bizarre, as the drivers waiting in line to start are lined up in a corner, so that the drivers at the back of the grid can't see the traffic lights directly, and they have to pay attention to the riders in front of them.
Officially, because of these characteristics, this track is full of variables.
While many other teams are based in the UK, Silverstone is the home of Williams as a true British team.
On the day of the game, Li Fanyu and Alonso, as well as Claire and other people came to the arena together.
As the new shareholder of the team, Li Fanyu naturally has his own place in the team's pit lane.
Before the race, the two Amondro drivers had already had a deep exchange with him. As his own driver, Li Fanyu told the two of them some of his opinions about the high-speed and big straights and sudden corners of Silverstone.
His analysis has been fully affirmed by Alonso, so Javier and Armondello are now more and more respectful of their new club.
Before the start of the practice session, Li Fanyu came to the grid after encouraging the two drivers.
Coincidentally, it was here that he met his old friend.
The current president of Reisfast, Godfrey.
When Li Fanyu was engaged in X-Poer, he stepped on Ruifa to come up. It can be said that if it weren't for the fact that Riffa took the RF-V12 to enter the Chinese market, and confronted Zhengxin, who was weak at the time, and lost the competition, Zhengxin would never have soared.
It is precisely by relying on Ruifa that Li Fanyu has this wonderful journey.
Now that he sees this acquaintance, Li Fanyu certainly wants to reminisce about the past.
Godfrey, who was talking to his companion, also noticed Li Fanyu, and when he saw the young chairman walking towards him, Godfrey made a gesture to his companion for a moment, and then greeted him.
"Mr. Li, long time no see!"
Li Fanyu also smiled and stretched out his right hand to Godfrey: "Mr. Godfrey, please note that you and I are very related, but this is the first time we have met. The last time I was shooting an advertisement at the airport, you didn't even want to get out of the car and shake my hand. ”
Godfrey smiled, and he was not embarrassed in the face of Li Fanyu's teasing, "Does Mr. Li want to tell me this time and that, or Mr. Majack's argument that you ignored me at the beginning, and now you can't climb up to me?"
Li Fan was stunned.
This old guy hasn't dealt with him for many years, but his mouth is really getting more and more powerful.
Well, it won't be a press officer.
He chuckled, "Not really. It's just that when I saw Mr. Godfrey, I felt emotional. ”
Li Fanyu looked at the two cars that had been pushed to the starting area, and stretched out his finger, "The team is good, I hope you can achieve good results today." ”
"Thank you. But......" Godfrey raised an eyebrow, "I'm worried about the Williams team. Shoshin has done a good job in the past two years, but if I were you, I wouldn't have put my hand in F1 so early. ”
Li Fanyu, who just wanted to turn around and leave, heard this and smiled: "How do you say this?"
"Because F1 is a sacred place, not a place where nouveau riche and speculators can survive for long. Faith is good, but it still needs to be accumulated. Money, sometimes really doesn't solve all problems. ”
Godfrey was proud of himself as he said this.
At present, there are 11 teams in F1, Mercedes-Benz, Europa League, Red Bull First Team, and Switzerland and France are four old powerhouses that form the first echelon, while Renault, Fiat, and Williams are in the second echelon.
Although Riffa is not the strongest of all the teams, he has always poured money into F1 for so many years and has been relentlessly chasing on the track.
So Godfrey said this to Li Fanyu, and he did have capital.
But on the contrary, Li Fanyu couldn't stand this high-minded "advice".
He frowned, "Sir, sometimes, latecomers may not be able to prevail. As for whether Zhengxin can go far on the road of F1, that's our own business, and you don't need to worry about it. ”
Just then, the bookmaker's VIP manager walked up to the grid and asked with a smile if anyone had placed a bet before the game.
Godfrey beckoned him and pulled out a hundred dollars from his arms: "What are the odds now?"
"Mr. Godfrey, Rifa's No. 1 Plinas has a strong record at Silverstone and is currently priced at 1.5 to 1. ”
"Alright, buy me Plinas. Also, help me buy two more drivers from the Zhengxin team, their odds must be very high right now, right?"
"That's right, sir, Amondro is currently 1 to 5 and Javier is currently 1 to 4.5. ”
Hearing this odds, Li Fan smiled foolishly.
He took a deep look at Godfrey, took out the cheque from his bosom, and signed the amount of two hundred thousand pounds.
"One hundred thousand. ”
With that, he handed it to the betting manager.