On the other end of the phone, He Yiming was stunned for more than ten seconds before he spoke: "Is it possible that you want to form a team by yourself?" Zhang Guan, you have to think clearly, it's a team, not a track and field team! For a track and field team, as long as there is a field and training equipment, it is fine, but there are too many things needed for a team. www.biquge.info We need designers, we need technicians, we need engineers and technicians for cars, we need venues, we need materials and equipment, we need to assemble a Formula 1 car! Formula 1 almost represents the world's most cutting-edge automotive technology, and it is much more difficult and expensive to build a Formula 1 team than to build a car production plant! I don't have that ability, I'm going to help you find the right person and let you build a team! ”

"Brother He, you think too much, how can I have the time to rebuild a team! The team needs a heritage, and if you look at Ferrari and McLaren, they have been playing Formula 1 for decades, and that kind of heritage is not something that a new team can have. So didn't the Maria family buy the Sage team? A change of name has become a force for India. We also follow their example, spend money to buy a team, and we will call it China Power! Let's get a Chinese team of their own! Zhang Guan said.

"Don't say it, it's a really good idea. Spending hundreds of millions of dollars to buy a fleet is indeed much more cost-effective than building a new fleet. But why didn't you have this plan in the morning! Otherwise, in May this year, we will directly buy Super Ajuri. It's late now, and the team of the super Ajuri is probably already dispersed. As for the rest of the fleet, I haven't heard of any owners wanting to resell them. He Yiming thought for a moment, and then asked, "Why don't you find it from other formula cars?" Formula 3? Or is it the GP2 series? ”

"No need, wait two more days, I guess someone will sell it! This year's economic crisis, these large car companies are not having a good time, playing F1 is too expensive, it is estimated that there will be manufacturers who will not be able to support it! Zhang Guan said with a smile: "But if you really buy the team at that time, the relationship of sponsorship will be handed over to you!" When the time comes, let's put the sponsor's logo on the front and back of the car, and we can help us earn back! ”

"Yes, you think a lot! But even if you put a logo all over your car, you won't make $500 million! On the other side of the phone, He Yiming said with some blame.

"Brother He, you have no self-confidence in me like this! I'm aiming for the F1 World Championship! By the way, when I take the advertisement, I have to add a clause, if I can really win the world championship in Formula 1, they have to give me more money! Zhang Guan said quite confidently.

"Add money! Let's think about how to get a car that can run faster! He Yiming continued: "You have always been the first in track and field, I don't want to see you being caught by others on the racing track!" ”

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Mumbai, India.

"How? Is there any news about Zhang Guan's application for an F1 super driver's license? Omi asked his men.

"We haven't heard anything about it yet. I've been in contact with several other teams, and they haven't received any requests for referrals. The subordinate said very respectfully.

"Oh, that's weird, it's been so long, why hasn't Zhang Guan moved? If he wants to get an F1 super driver's license, he must need a team recommendation, and our Indian forces naturally can't recommend him, who will he look for in the remaining nine teams? Toro Rosso? Or the Williams team? Omi thought with a frown.

Since signing the bet, Omi has been paying attention to Zhang Guan's recent situation, and for now, Omi is most concerned about when Zhang Guan will become an official F1 driver, that is, to get a super driver's license issued by the FIA!

A Super Driver's License is a special type of driver's license issued by the International Automobile Federation, which can also be said to be a driver's ticket to participate in the competition. Under normal circumstances, people who can't even get a super driver's license are obviously unable to participate in the competition. However, there are occasional exceptions, and Toyota once had a driver's super driver's license, which was reissued at the fourth stop after the start of the race, so he drove three races without a license.

It is worth mentioning that the FIA Super Driver's License cannot be used as a driver's license for a civilian car, and many drivers are not even of the legal age to obtain a civilian car license when they get a Super License. There are some well-known racing champions who have been racing on the track since they were teenagers, but are not qualified to drive the most ordinary cars on the road.

The Formula 1 super driver's license needs to be applied to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), and there are mainly ways to obtain this license, such as winning the GP2 or F3 world championship, so as to prove your strength, and you can apply for an F1 driver's license; For example, if the driver is very talented and has been recognized by the team, the team can also apply for such an F1 driver's license. Among them, the former relies on strength, while the latter depends somewhat on relationships. In the end, whether or not to issue this F1 superlicense to the driver depends on whether the Formula 1 management committee is willing to nod.

Among the F1 world champions, such as Schumacher, Hamilton, Vettel and others, they all came from low-level races such as F3000 Formula 3000, Formula GP2, and Formula 3; Raikkonen, on the other hand, did not compete in as many low-level races, having been recognised by the owner of the Sauber team, who had just picked up his F1 licence before the start of the first race.

In the future, the FIA has also reformed the conditions for obtaining a Super Driver's License, requiring drivers to earn a certain number of points through low-level racing competitions, and only when the points are enough can they apply for an F1 Super License. At that time, there was a lot of resistance to this reform, because according to the new rules, the three world champions, such as Lightening, Barton and Alonso, could not get a super driver's license in F1.

In addition, the "annual examination fee" of the super driver's license is also very high. The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) stipulates that drivers who obtain an F1 superlicense must pay 10,000 euros a year to FIA, and if a driver earns a point, he or she needs to pay an additional 2,000 euros (it was originally more than 400, but the price has since increased). For this reason, Raikkonen paid an "annual examination fee" of 270,000 euros to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in the year he won the world championship. The cost of this annual examination is much more expensive than an airplane driver's license. What is certain is that a super driver's license from the International Automobile Federation is definitely more popular than an airplane license.

As for Zhang Guan, he has not participated in low-level racing competitions such as Formula GP2 and Formula 3, so he only needs to be recommended by the F1 team to obtain an F1 super license.

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"The must-have material recommended by the F1 team, the 300 km driving record of the F1 car. Written records, live footage, racing data are required...... The Formula 1 Management Committee then uses these applications to determine whether a driver is qualified to drive a Formula 1 car. Zhuge Wenbo finished reading the materials in his hand, raised his head and said to Zhang Guan: "I can help you find a convoy that is willing to let you drive, but I can't help you with this 300-kilometer limit!" You'll have to open the ...... yourself."

What is the concept of 300 km? For example, the oldest Silverstone circuit in the United Kingdom, with a lap length of 5.981 kilometers, takes 52 laps to complete, and it takes about 306 kilometers to complete the race, and 300 kilometers is equivalent to completing an official Formula 1 race.

The 300-kilometer driving record sounds very simple, and many of our drivers can run more than that, but this is a Formula 1 car, and it is not as simple as running a high-speed cruise at a fixed speed. Some people say it's a big deal to drive slower, but don't forget that if it's too slow, the Formula 1 management committee won't approve this super driver's license.

What's more, the engine life of F1 cars is much shorter than that of our passenger cars. It's okay for a passenger car to run tens of thousands of kilometers without maintenance, but the engine of an F1 car, more than 1,000 kilometers, you have to be wary of whether it will have a cylinder burst and other failures. Generally, it is normal for a driver to change the engine in three or four races.

And every F1 car engine is worth a lot of money, and scrapping an engine is equivalent to scrapping a lot of money, plus the wear and tear of other parts of the car, those are also money. It is said to run 300 kilometers, but in fact, it is better to burn 300 kilometers! So no team will give an obscure rookie a chance to run 300 kilometers, even if you are willing to spend money, people are not willing to let you spoil their car.

Zhuge Wenbo found that Zhang Guan was holding a laptop, concentrating on browsing the news above, and couldn't help but say: "You don't seem to be in a hurry at all!" I don't think you're worried about the $500 million at all! ”

"Don't worry, isn't there no convoy yet? I have to buy a team first, so look online for a team that sells it......" Zhang Guan said.

"Buying a fleet? You're buying an F1 team! You should be buying a used car! Also look for it online! Is there a cost-effective deal? Do you want to wait until Double 11 to be cheaper? I still have some JD points here, maybe it can be worth a few bucks! Zhuge Wenbo said a little angrily. (Spoof, there weren't any of these at the time)

"Brother Wenbo, don't worry, look, I haven't found it!" Zhang Guan turned over the laptop screen with a smile, pointed at Zhuge Wenbo and continued: "In the Internet era, everything is possible, help me prepare money!" Let's buy this! ”

"What? Don't tease me, are there really F1 teams for sale on the Internet? Zhuge Wenbo stretched out his head to look at the screen, and there was a string of English titles on it.

"Honda Announces Withdrawal from F1" (To be continued. )