Chapter 265: Persuasion
The F1 world is very lively right now. While it was thought that this season's title race had become clear after Alonso's successive wins at the Turkish Grand Prix, the investigation into the accident between Ye Feng and Williams became more and more of a spotlight. At first, when people thought it was just a terrible accident, some people who were angrily called "ulterior motives" by Serena Williams gradually turned the incident into a whirlpool, a trap. They are looking to pull down the horses of Williams, who are currently second in the constructors' standings.
"Take advantage of your illness and kill you!" It is often a good opportunity for political struggle at all levels, and this one is no exception. As this matter was suspended for a long time, the various forces involved in this matter began to get involved, and their purpose was to use this matter to make a fuss in order to achieve the benefits they wanted to obtain in this matter.
Of course, for the majority of car fans and ordinary people, they don't understand these things that are not on the table. But now the people who cared about Ye Feng began to get nervous. Because, according to the FIA spokesman some time ago, according to their investigation, Ye Feng's accident is suspected of not reporting the hidden dangers of the car by the Williams team and the driver, if the FIA verifies that Ye Feng and the team are indeed hiding something, then he and the team will be severely punished by the FIA. The press officer didn't say how serious it was, but listening to his repeated emphasis on the tone, this seriousness should not be as simple as saying.
However, when people slowly understood the seriousness behind the accident, and when people hoped to get their views on the incident from the Williams team and Ye Feng, who were involved in the incident, Ye Feng chose to remain silent, and the Williams team only symbolically expressed his protest against such "unfair" treatment by the FIA and did not say anything else. As a result, people inevitably felt that the rain was coming, but also felt that maybe the FIA's mention was not groundless, so as this incident continued, more and more people began to pay attention.
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The outside world is disturbing. But Ye Feng took advantage of this injury to enjoy this rare leisure time. Now that he had made up his mind to advance and retreat with the convoy, he no longer had any fears or worries. During this time, Petrus visited him in the hospital and apologized to him hundreds of times, while the guy also told Ye Feng that he had resigned from the Williams team. In this regard, Ye Feng was naturally very reluctant, and after scolding that guy, he told Michael not to agree to Pete's resignation.
The day after this incident. Michael and Petrus came to the hospital together again, and with them came a person Ye Feng didn't know very well: William. Taylor. It turned out that Michael, who was extremely sensitive to F1 after the incident, immediately found the engineer who first discovered the safety hazards of Williams's car, and tried to bribe the other party to shut up about possible inquiries in this matter. But to William. Taylor's temperament naturally disagrees with such a thing, and at the moment when this matter is in a uproar, Michael and Williams are most anxious to shut William Taylor's mouth, but they can't blatantly recall this departing employee back to the team again at this time. In the absence of a choice, Michael thought of letting Ye Feng, the wounded, talk to the stubborn young man face to face, and he hoped that the other party would let the team go for the sake of Ye Feng's serious injury. And William Taylor actually wanted to see his favorite driver, Ye Feng, so after Michael and Petrus left the hospital room. During the incident, William and Ye Feng had this first long talk......
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"William. Mr. Taylor ...... "Ye Feng looked at William, who was sitting on the sofa opposite. Taylor, there was a hint of stubbornness and stubbornness on the other party's fair face, to be honest, Ye Feng didn't know if he could convince this guy who was said to be stubborn to death, and he was interrupted by the other party just as he spoke.
"Leaves. Just call me William! I'm relieved to see that you're okay now! "Being able to meet Ye Feng, William. Taylor is really happy, in fact, in addition to being Ye Feng's teammate, Ye Feng has already become William. Taylor's idol. However, when he saw Ye Feng, whose arms and legs were covered with thick plaster, he was still startled.
"Oh! William, in fact, I don't have to beat around the bush with you, what I want to say to you should actually have a rough spectrum. Like Michael and other former colleagues. I hope you'll help keep this secret this time, a secret that belongs only to us at the Williams team! Being interrupted by the other party like this, Ye Feng's hesitation just now was also left behind, and he decided to talk to the other party openly and honestly, whether he succeeded or did not succeed was not something he could control.
"Ye, you know, I'm just an insignificant little person. No one cares what I say! But when it comes to the principle of being a human being, I can only guarantee that I will not take the initiative to say anything! Listen to Ye Feng's words. William knew he was finally getting to the point. In fact, he still doesn't quite understand Ye Feng's current position, in his opinion, this matter is completely a mistake in the team's decision-making. And Ye Feng is now risking being banned to protect the team, which is really worth the loss, and he also hopes to use this opportunity to persuade his idol. Moreover, for William, the principles of life must also be observed, which is something he has been exposed to since he was a child.
"William, I know you are a man of integrity. But you don't know what this mere internal negligence of Williams means for opponents who want to use this to attack the team! William, in fact, I didn't think things were so complicated before this, and the failure was the failure! Anyway, if there are no dead people, will it be okay to do it in the future?
But the team's rivals won't give us such a chance! Whenever there is an opportunity, they will use this opportunity to defeat Williams and break me! I'm not going to let them get away with it! William, I really need your help! I know that this may be contrary to your principles of being a human being, but don't you think this incident has no additional impact on others? Just a little secret! Life will go on as usual! Knowing that the other party would definitely say so, Ye Feng didn't care, but continued. In his opinion, William. Taylor's so-called integrity is exactly what those who want to harm the interests of the Williams team can best exploit, and there is no point in talking about so-called integrity with those who only engage in intrigues behind their backs. This is the conclusion that Lao Ye slowly came to after a year of struggling in F1.
"But...... Ye, I'm not stupid, I know what the interests you want to protect are! But now the problem is that if the FIA technically finds that the accident was caused by a hidden danger in the car, then you and the team will face serious penalties! Is it really worth it for you to do this? You know, being penalized, Williams is just losing a point and paying a certain fine, but as a driver you may lose your promising career! Ye, you're my favorite rider! Really. I really don't want you to be so obsessed with this! As a small person, I can say nothing, but as a professional driver, you should know the possible consequences of hiding the truth. Is it really worth it? Ye, in my opinion, you might as well take the initiative to be honest about everything! I think everyone will understand what you're doing from your standpoint! ”
William Taylor is not so easy to give up, he is still trying his best to persuade the other party. But in just a few words, he also found that the person lying on the hospital bed was actually a very stubborn guy. In the eyes of the people. F1 drivers are conceptual people, young, rich, dashing, high-minded, young and frivolous...... But what Taylor saw in front of his eyes Ye Feng slowly became concrete with a few short words. Could it be that in addition to the high salary and the attention of thousands of people, the F1 driver in front of him still has the same stubbornness and persistence as ordinary people? Could it be that everything he has at this time is not something that ordinary people have dreamed of all their lives? Why would he hesitate to fight for such a precious benefit in the eyes of an ordinary person for something that is worth the loss? So, William. Taylor slowly became more curious, curious about what he had found on the guy on the other side.
"Huh...... William, I really understand what you say. I was persuaded to do so by more than one person. Even Michael and Frank had advised me to sacrifice part of the team's interests to save myself. But as you said, everyone has their own principles about being a human being, and everyone also has their own things that need to be adhered to. The Williams team is the most important thing for me right now! It's something I need to do whatever it takes to maintain! Everyone has a dream, and my dream is to win a World Championship at Williams! So before that. I will not allow anyone to try to sabotage or weaken the team! So no matter how despicable or unscrupulous it is, I will never betray the Williams team!
And as far as I'm concerned, maybe we made a mistake with the car's hidden dangers, but I and the team have already suffered a serious punishment! No, I'm already lying here, and the team has basically lost hope of competing for two championships this year! Isn't that a punishment enough? William, we just didn't fix a hidden danger, and we didn't steal other people's patented technology for profit! Don't you think this should end there? ”
Ye Feng didn't know what the other party was thinking. However, he continued to work hard to convince the other party, in the face of such a stubborn guy, Lao Ye knew that it was very stupid to buy with any interest. So he directly said all the thoughts in his heart, and gradually he forgot the purpose of doing this, he was just talking, saying all the grievances he felt in his heart.
"But...... Leaf...... What you want to protect doesn't end up without, and what if you get banned? You ......" Seeing the passion and unwillingness flowing in Ye Feng's eyes at this time, William Taylor was really moved. He knew it was the look that only a man with pure dreams could have. Do you really want such a person to suffer the unwarranted punishment he speaks of? Now William. The shred of principle that Taylor had held to in his heart had become loose. If what Ye Feng said was true, should he continue to insist?
"William. That's beyond my control! I don't want to bother with any of that either! And it seems to me that if the FIA really made such a shameless and politically charged decision, then there would be nothing more appealing to the sport! Ye Feng was very resolute when he said this, the same as the last time he faced the FIA's questioning. In his view, if the decisions made by a league are the result of political compromises, then there is no appeal to the tournament, which has lost its sense of fairness.
"Alas...... All right! I promise you, I'll keep this secret for you at all times! William Taylor finally didn't even have the last trace of doubt and wavering in his heart. He felt that he should help such a guy who would do whatever it took to defend his ideals, and how could he not be such a person himself? So he decided to help Ye Feng and help such a guy who was somewhat similar to himself.
"Thank you! Thank you so much, William! Also, I hope you get back into motorsport, and if you don't mind, I'd like you to join my Turbo team as a mechanic! "Just in William. After Taylor said and stood up, Lao Ye, who thought that the other party was about to leave, thanked the other party and said another request. After this incident, Ye Feng really felt that the William in front of him was really a good technical talent, since he couldn't let him return to Williams, it was also a very good choice to recruit him into Hurricane Speed, in fact, what Hurricane Extreme Speed lacked most now was technical strength.
"I'm afraid this ......"
"William, don't think about anything, one yard to one yard. I don't want to ask you for keeping a secret for me, I'm just trying to recruit a good talent! Don't reject me! If I were to bribe you, I could have told you this condition before you promised me to keep it a secret! ”
"Well...... All right! However, I have one more request! ”
"Oh? You say! ”
"I've got a couple of Williams team commemorative hats here, and our friends heard I'm coming to see you, so I wonder if you can sign a few of them......"
"Haha, happy to help!"
At this moment, two geniuses who would later amaze the entire racing industry finally looked at each other and laughed, and no one would have known that more than a decade later, such a pair of best partners had been connected by a secret......
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