On Saturday afternoon, Lin Johnson and Ester both arrived early at the Yaccare Pagua circuit, Esther was completely a tourist, a white shirt and jeans, a model herself, and then joined the Mossad, her perfect figure and beautiful face made her easy to become the focus of men's attention, even if there were many glamorous and sexy F1 girls on the field. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

And Lin Qiangsheng is also dressed very casually, with a South African-style checkered shirt, casual trousers, and a Lamborghini cap on his head

When he arrived at the starting site of the East Star team, he greeted Portson and Alan Jones, and happily stretched out his palms and struck each other with each other.

Lin Qiangsheng said with a smile: "Portson, I am very optimistic about you, I hope you will win good results for our Dongxing team this year, come on!" ”

Portson had transferred from the Arrow team, and at first he was upset that the Arrow had sold him so easily. He thought that the Dongxing team was another little-known small team, and it was still newly established.

But I really didn't expect that the East Star team actually had the chassis provided by Lamborghini, as well as the carbon fiber frame provided by Pagani, and the famous F1 engine manufacturer Honda also provided the East Star team with a new turbocharged engine, and the horsepower could reach an astonishing 1300 horsepower, which is simply a monster!

With all these super-first-class technologies concentrated in one team, Portson obviously feels that the boss behind this team is not bad for money and has strong economic strength.

What F1 needs, some might say, is technology, drivers, etc. But in fact, what F1 needs most is money, as long as you have money, you have good technology, a good team, and good drivers. The F1 competition is a real money-burning sport, and there is nothing else in this sport, but the strength of the funds!

After Portson came to the East Star team, Lin Qiangsheng promised him that as long as he achieved good results and the team finished in the top 11, Portson would receive a bonus of 3 million US dollars, doubling the prize money for improving 1 place. Because the publicity effect in the F1 competition is very good, and the advertising effect is outstanding, he doesn't have to worry about not earning it back.

Because of the strong relationship between the strength of the teams in these worlds, except for the championship team, the strength of the rest of the teams is relatively average, so Lin Qiangsheng is still very conservative, as long as he enters the top 11, at least he will not be eliminated in the qualifying round.

Portson looked relaxed, wearing a white racer's suit, and said heartily: "I will do my best, the East Star team is very good, the car is also very good, we should get a good result." ”

Veteran Alan Jones also said: "I hope I can have a good result in the curtain call, worthy of the salary you gave me!" ”

"Just do your best." Lin Qiangsheng nodded and smiled.

British driver Alan Jones is 41 years old after all, and it is time to retire. This guy only entered the F1 scene in his 30s, won the F1 Drivers' Championship in '81, and he was also the first Williams World Champion driver, which is a late bloomer, and now his fighting spirit is not as good as before.

Lin Qiangsheng asked Allan: "This year, the Williams team and the Lotus team are very strong, both have very good racing drivers, Williams has Nelson Piquet and Mansell, and the Lotus team has Senna and Nakajima Satoru, which of them do you think can win the championship?" ”

In fact, Lin Qiangsheng's questions are very amateurish, and the F1 competition is very intense, and no one knows what will happen in the race. However, he couldn't hide his excitement, and he was excited when the team was on the field.

Alan Jones spread his hands and said, "Boss, this is really unpredictable. Barring any surprises, I think Mansell will have an advantage as Williams' number one driver, but his form has been inconsistent over the years, and Piquet has been in solid form since he won the championship twice. I think Piquet will be a little bit better than Mansell if he takes his chances, he's on the rise.

As for Senna and Satoru Nakajima of the Lotus team, they are also very good drivers, Senna is undoubtedly very good, his results have been steadily improving, and his technical and physical conditions are becoming more and more mature, and I think he will also get good results. ”

Portson next to him chimed in: "Piquet and Senna are both Brazilian drivers, one from Rio and one from São Paulo, and they will be very popular in Brazil!" ”

Alan Jones nodded: "Yes, local drivers will be more advantageous. ”

Lin Qiangsheng smiled and patted the arms of the two of them, and said, "It's good to work hard, I believe in you!" ”

He didn't want to put too much pressure on the two, as long as the East Star team didn't lose too ugly for the first time, he would complete the task.

This time to participate in the F1 competition, Lin Qiangsheng also notified the relevant domestic units, China Automotive Corporation and CCTV CCV.

Li Gang, general manager of China Automotive Company, called to inquire about the situation and was surprised to learn that Lin Qiangsheng had organized an F1 team and had already competed. After asking for relevant details, he was greatly appreciated for his spirit of involvement and reported to his superiors.

After learning the news, CCTV sent an interview team, and a reporter named Shi Xuping went to Rio and found the Dongxing team on the track.

Lin Qiangsheng was very surprised and very happy to see this guy, he is a loyal viewer of "World Sports Report", and he likes this front-line reporter who speaks politely and humorously.

"World Sports Report" was a very popular program, the program is very unique, through interviewing the sports of various countries to understand the world's customs, is a very interesting and meaningful program.

Shi Xuping shook hands with Lin Qiangsheng, looked a little excited, and said with a smile: "Hello Mr. Lin Qiangsheng, we are reporters from CCTV. The news from you has made our colleagues in the sports department very excited, and it is very new that we have also organized an F1 team in China. ”

He handed the microphone over and asked, "What do you think of F1 and what made you think of organizing a team to compete in Formula 1?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded with a smile, looked at the camera facing him, and Shi Xuping in front of him, he really didn't expect that one day he would be interviewed by this guy.

If it was in his previous life, he might have been very excited, but in fact, Lin Qiangsheng's mood at the moment was very calm, he didn't look at the camera, but said to Shi Xuping with his hands behind his back: "F1 Formula One is one of the three major sports events in the world, and it is the most commercially valuable and attractive event, and its international influence is no less than the Olympic Games and the World Cup." As a multinational company, we participate in this event to let the people of the world better understand us. ”

Shi Xuping directly said the key point and asked: "I heard that the F1 race is the most expensive sport in the world, and I think the people are also very curious, how much does it cost to participate in this event, can Chairman Lin reveal how much money Dongxing Group has spent to participate in this competition?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng hesitated for a moment and asked him: "If I tell the actual number, will your domestic report cause controversy?" ”

Shi Xuping looked at the photographer, who moved the lens away, and then said: "If you have concerns about this issue, you can not say it, but I still hope that you will report me a specific number, and when we return to China, we will ask the leader, whether this clip will be broadcast or not, the leader will also discuss with you, if it really doesn't work, we will pinch this paragraph!" ”

Lin Qiangsheng nodded and said, "Well, I can reveal that the registration fee for our participation in the F1 race is as high as 22 million US dollars!" There is also the recruitment of team managers and technical directors, two riders, as well as team engineers and technicians. Add in the development of the car, the purchase of the engine, etc., and the total cost of participating in F1 is nearly $50 million! ”

Shi Xuping was a little dumbfounded, and the reporters holding the camera, including the driver and receptionist, were also surprised by this huge expense.

Shi Xuping said in amazement: "I really didn't expect that F1 Formula 1 is indeed the most expensive event in the world, 50 million US dollars is nearly 400 million yuan!" ”

He nodded and continued to ask: "Mr. Lin, I would like to ask what level the cost of 50 million US dollars is in the entire participating team, do you know this?" ”

Lin Qiangsheng smiled: "Do you mean the total annual investment of each team?" Our Eastern Star team is in the middle and upper reaches, and first-class teams like Williams, Lotus and McLaren invest around £70 million or 80 million a year. The small team has a lot of money to spend, and the one with one or two million dollars will participate, which is very economical. As for the teams that will be eliminated in the season, they are all not financially strong enough to join in the fun. ”

Shi Xuping sighed: "The F1 competition is so expensive, there are few dark horses!" ”

He said to Lin Qiangsheng: "It seems that our Dongxing team is still very strong, then I wish you all the best in the first year's season!" ”

"Thank you!" Lin Qiangsheng nodded with a smile and shook hands with several people, and it could be seen that the three of them were also very excited, especially Shi Xuping and the photographer, two people from China.

The three of them were stationed directly in the Dongxing team, and they wanted to know as much as possible about the whole event, and they were very curious about what the team personnel were doing.

Of course, Lin Qiangsheng also asked the team to cooperate with them as much as possible, and invited them to the communication center, where there are many TV screens to see the various nodes on the track, as well as communication radio equipment, which is convenient for the team to communicate with the drivers. (To be continued.) )