Zhang Guan handed over the preparation of the fund to He Yiming, and he boarded the plane to England, where he had to deal with some convoy affairs, as well as to pick up gifts for Schumacher. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Schumacher invited Zhang Guan to ski, of course Zhang Guan can't go empty-handed, according to etiquette Zhang Guan needs to prepare a gift, the gift does not need to be expensive, more to express a heart, if it is something distinctive It would be better, not to mention Schumacher's economic conditions, he does not lack anything.

The gift that Zhang Guan prepared for Schumacher was a helmet, not a racing helmet, but a ski helmet. Schumacher loved skiing, and every winter he went skiing, so giving him a ski helmet was a fitting gift.

At the end of 2013, Schumacher had an accident in a skiing accident, hit his head on a rock, and almost died, although he was rescued and his life was saved, but after spending hundreds of millions of euros in treatment and rehabilitation, Schumacher has completely bid farewell to sports, did not become a vegetative person, and can spend the second half of his life in a wheelchair, which can even be regarded as a better ending.

Of course, Schumacher also wore a ski helmet when he had a skiing accident, but the rocks in the Alps were also enough to win, and the ski helmet was not able to protect Schumacher's head, so this time, Zhang Guan specially customized a ski helmet for Schumacher, and it was customized according to the standard of a Formula 1 helmet, which must be much stronger than an ordinary ski helmet.

The fatal injury to Senna was that the helmet was impaled by a car fragment, and since then the standard of Formula 1 racing helmets has increased dramatically. Therefore, the helmet of Formula 1 is obviously the best sports helmet in the world, not only lightweight, but also the polymer material makes the helmet extremely strong, and the two layers of hard carbon fiber reinforced resin of the shell are enough to resist general impacts; In the middle is a penetrating polyethylene material, and there is even a certain chance to resist the attack of armor-piercing bullets, after all, carbon fiber racing fragments are not inferior to ordinary bullets in sharpness; The helmet's soft polypropylene material absorbs impacts, protects the skull, and is also fireproof. Of course, the expensive cost of a helmet of hundreds of thousands of dollars is also worthy of the materials used.

Each driver's racing helmet is specially customized, so the helmet manufacturing company has the information on the shape of the driver's head, and the F1 helmet manufacturing company that Zhang Guan directly contacted customized a ski helmet according to Schumacher's head shape, which also cost Zhang Guan 300,000 US dollars.

Zhang Guan was quite satisfied with the ski helmet in his hand, and at this moment, the sound of footsteps came from outside, and Ross Brown came to the door, although the door was not closed, he still knocked on the door.

"How's the holiday going?" Ross Brown walked in. "I heard that you were back, so I rushed over immediately."

"It's busy. If you pay attention to the Chinese portals, you can definitely know what I am doing there every day. Zhang Guan walked to the coffee machine and asked, "It's still the same, black coffee?" ”

"Thank you." Ross Brown continued: "Actually, I have something to look for you. During your time back in China, I went to Stuttgart, Germany, and Dieter-Zeiche invited me to dinner. ”

"Dieter-Zecher......" Zhang Guan repeated the name, and only then did he realize that Ross Brown said that it was Cai Che, chairman of Daimler AG and president of Mercedes Automobiles.

Cai Che sounds like a Chinese, but he is a German born in Turkey, and Cai Che is his Chinese name, but not a Chinese transliteration. It's like the mountains of Canada should be called Roseville, and the American Tzu Shiping should be called Meta-Wald-Pease.

Zhang Guan brought the coffee to Ross Brown and said, "Mercedes wants to buy our team?" ”

A look of surprise appeared on Rose-Brown's face, and he said, "How did you guess?" I thought you'd guess about next season's engine supply! ”

Mercedes-Benz is the engine supplier of the China Power team, and when Ross Brown went to see Cai Che, normal people would guess that it was for the supply of racing engines for next season, and no one would think so far as to consider Mercedes-Benz to buy China Power.

But Zhang Guan knows that in the course of history, after Brown GP won the championship, it was acquired by Daimler Group, that is, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz. So as soon as Zhang Guan heard Cai Che's name, he guessed this.

Ross Brown continued: "Daimler AG wants to buy our team and enter Formula 1 as their manufacturer team, and the Abu Dhabi consortium is also involved in the acquisition, which means they want a joint takeover. ”

"What about McLaren? For so many years, McLaren has been the manufacturer team of Mercedes-Benz? Zhang Guan asked.

"Daimler AG now owns about 40% of McLaren, and McLaren should buy back shares from Daimler AG." Ross Brown spoke.

"And what do you think, should we sell the fleet?" Zhang Guan asked.

"I haven't decided yet, I'd like to hear your opinion before making a decision. If you're as committed as a big boss was last season, I wouldn't mind playing for a few more years. Ross Brown continued: "But I'd rather sell my shares. When we bought the Honda team last year, it wasn't really expensive, but now we've won the championship and the team is doing so well that we can sell it for a high price. To be honest, I can't guarantee that we will have such good results next year. Once our results drop, the team will definitely not be as valuable as it is now. ”

Zhang Guan smiled and nodded, although Ross Brown is the best automotive engineer in the world, but he is still a businessman in his bones, it is the nature of a businessman to buy low and sell high to earn the difference, he works hard to run the team, the purpose is also to sell at a good price.

"How much does Mercedes bid?" Zhang Guan then asked.

"I don't know, it's not to the point of inquiry, but I think it shouldn't be less than 200 million pounds!" Ross Brown spoke.

"Two hundred million pounds? That's good. The fleet we bought for $80 million can be sold for 200 million pounds, which is equivalent to tripling. It's a good investment. Zhang Guan continued: "Why don't we sell the team?" ”

"Huh?" Ross Brown looked at Zhang Guan with a puzzled expression, he didn't know if Zhang Guan was joking, after all, it was a championship team in F1, and a big business of 200 million pounds, how could it be said that it would be sold? Zhang Guan's decision was too fast.

Zhang Guan also sat down, and he said: "Actually, I will be very busy next year, and I guess I don't have time to continue competing in F1." Next year, I will participate in two very important events, namely the men's World Championships and the Asian Games, and both the training time and the competition time will overlap with the F1 competition, so I will definitely not be seen on the racing track next season. Since it's a clone that lacks skills, it's better to sell the team! (To be continued.) )