Qin Miao didn't go over to say hello to him, just like the other party gave Qin Miao a Ferrari 488 to return Qin Miao's favor, Qin Miao's relationship with him was not so much a friendship as a transaction.

And that deal was done long ago.

The two can only be said to know each other now, not friends, so Qin Miao thinks that there is no need for him to go over to greet him when he is not on the way.

On the way back to the hotel in the afternoon, Qin Miao's mind began to recall Li Shufu's "joke" in the morning.

According to Li Shufu's joke, Geely was ready to take full control of Aston Martin, and when the time came, if a Chinese team appeared in the paddock in this way, Qin Miao felt that there was no reason why she should not get involved.

With Qin Miao's current strength, joining a new team is definitely the golden thigh in the team, a proper candidate for the No. 1 driver.

As for the drivers' championship that everyone aspires to......

Qin Miao felt that if she really entered Martin, she wouldn't have to think about the drivers' championship or anything in a short period of time.

Therefore, in terms of Qin Miao's points, the current season is Qin Miao's best chance to compete for the drivers' championship.

So far, most of the money has been invested in the development and upgrading of the car this season.

As for next season's W13, Mercedes will only spend a third of its budget on upgrading the car this season.

One is to upgrade, and the other is to redevelop a car from another new rule, and you can imagine how big the gap is.

So next season's Mercedes, and even next season, is unlikely to compete with Ferrari, a team that has been working on next season's cars since the beginning of this season.

So if nothing else, Mercedes' cars won't be competitive for a long time.

At the end of 23, if Mei Ben can't give Qin Miao a competitive enough car, Qin Miao really has the possibility of transferring to Aston Martin in 24.

Of course, the premise is that Aston Martin's car can't be too bad, and Geely really squeezed out the Stroll father and son from the board of directors of Aston Martin as Li Shufu said, and became the majority shareholder of Aston Martin Racing.

Or even the whole Aston Martin company, as it did with Volvo.

Of course, these are just random speculations that have no basis on the way back to the hotel at present.

Moreover, Mercedes only has a small investment in next season's cars, not that it has not invested in research and development funds, and with Meiben's research and development capabilities, it is possible for the vehicle performance to catch up in the middle of the season.

And with Aston Martin's current momentum, there is no reason for the Stroll father and son to give up such a big cash cow.

……

When it was almost evening, Qin Miao returned to the hotel, and Qin Miao and Qiu Meng didn't go out at night.

As for the flight for the two of them back to the UK, Fan Yue said that it was already arranged, but due to the general environment, it will take time to apply for the route of the plane, and it is uncertain when it will be able to go, but it can depart within three days at the latest.

Two days later, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng set off from Hongqiao, Shanghai, and returned to the UK on Qin Yun's private jet.

Private jets are good at this, Qin Miao on the plane does not need to cover her face, and the space is also a lot larger, the most important thing is that private jets are much quieter than civil airliners.

It is also much more comfortable to sleep.

After landing, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng drove their cars directly in the parking lot of the airport, and then returned all the way back to their warm little home.

After returning to their familiar place, the two of them didn't have any extra thoughts, put down their things, took a shower, and went to bed directly.

It was a rare lazy sleep, and the next day Qin Miao woke up at one o'clock in the afternoon.

And Qiu Meng woke up in the morning because there was no Qin Miao's tossing.

When Qin Miao got up and came to the restaurant, Qiu Meng had already prepared a sumptuous lunch for Qin Miao.

At this time, the dishes that appeared on the table at home naturally could not have been made by Qiu Meng, and they were all takeaway called by Qiu Meng.

After eating, just throw it directly into the trash can at the door, saving time and effort.

And after returning home, Qin Miao also had holiday syndrome.

Although Qin Miao's brain knew that he should start to resume his training routine, when Barber came over to help Qin Miao measure his weight in the afternoon, he found that Qin Miao's weight had weighed four pounds, and he also told Qin Miao to increase his exercise amount.

But Qin Miao just didn't want to move, she just wanted to find a place to be idle.

Putting aside Qin Miao's holiday syndrome, the start date of the Belgian Grand Prix after the end of the summer break is exactly seven days away.

Speaking of the Belgian Grand Prix, many viewers who have just entered the pit may not know very well, and everyone knows the track of the Belgian Grand Prix.

The Belgian Grand Prix circuit is named Spa Francorcorns, and the circuit has an extremely famous corner, the El Rog Corner.

It's that high-speed uphill full throttle blind corner.

What makes this place a classic, in addition to the high danger of cornering, is the violent elevation change and high-speed full-throttle corners at high angles.

All of these challenging elements are combined into this one corner, which has countless riders flocking to this corner.

Because he has run F2 here, Qin Miao is quite familiar with the track of Spa Francorcorne.

The proficiency level of skills is also more than 600.

So after Qin Miao broke free from the state of holiday syndrome, he also began to brush up the proficiency of this track with high intensity on the simulator at home.

In the past few days before the end of the summer break, Qin Miao, like the staff in the Meiben team factory, returned to his usual working state.

It is worth mentioning that after Qin Miao returned to the team factory, Toto found Qin Miao and chatted about Qin Miao's driver contract.

Now Qin Miao's contract still has a two-and-a-half-year time limit, and for Toto, this is the most cost-effective contract he has signed for Mei Ben in his career.

But everyone who knows Qin Miao's contract inside Mei Ben knows that the current contract on Qin Miao's body is completely inconsistent with his contribution to Mei Ben.

The wages are too low.

To put it mildly, although Hamilton gets a lot more salary than Qin Miao, in terms of racing car development, Qin Miao's contribution to the team can be several streets behind Hamilton.

Therefore, the team board of directors is ready to compensate Qin Miao in this matter.

In addition, Qin Miao's performance on the field in this half season is bright enough, and in the first season of his career, he can stabilize his teammate seven-time champion Hamilton in the standings, although there is a lot of luck in this, but Qin Miao can do all this, it is a bit one-sided to say that there is no Qin Miao's own strength factor.

After all, many people know that there is an opportunity in front of them, but they just can't grasp it.

At the same time, Qin Miao also has another trait that Mei Ben likes very much, especially the strategy team and the data analysis department of logistics, that is, Qin Miao's terrifying stability.

On the field, Qin Miao will basically get the points and rankings he should get.

When driving a racing car, Qin Miao's state rarely fluctuates.

However, he can occasionally break out and bring some surprises to the team, and there are few mistakes.

There is no reason for such a driver to let the other party go, so after the inspection period of half a season is over, Toto completely gave up Bottas and is ready to sign another contract with Qin Miao, let Qin Miao get two salaries, and supplement Qin Miao's annual salary to the level of $15 million a year.

Of course, this is Mei Ben's bottom line, that is, Mei Ben can accept Qin Miao's total annual salary of $15 million after the sum of the two contracts at most, and the initial bid will definitely not be so high, and it will be negotiated later.

At the same time, Toto is also ready to extend Qin Miao's contract period again, after all, with Qin Miao's current performance and his support for the team's work, he is indeed worthy of a long-term contract.

After discussion by the board of directors of Meiben, the final decision was to increase the term of Qin Miao's contract from three years to five years, that is, two more years, until the end of 25, that is, before the implementation of the new regulations in 26.

It can be said that if Qin Miao signs this contract, Qin Miao will spend the Earth Effect Era in Meiben.

Normally, though, this five-year long-term contract is a dream for any F1 driver, as F1 is a buyer's market.

Riders' seats are in oversupply.

Countless people are desperate to get a place in F1, and a long-term contract with a good salary is something that almost all F1 drivers can't ask for.

It's just a coincidence that Qin Miao knew that Geely had the idea of acquiring Aston Martin during this time.

Although this news was not confirmed by Li Shufu in person, Qin Miao felt that with his own slaughter in the paddock, Geely was really likely to run into F1.

So when Qin Miao received the offer sent to him by the Meiben team, Qin Miao had a headache.

He really didn't know what to do with the contract.

Fortunately, Mei Ben's side only gave Qin Miao a proposal, and he only needed to give Mei Ben a reply within a month.

So Qin Miao still had time to think and discuss.

After returning home, Qin Miao asked Qiu Meng what she thought about this matter, of course, Qiu Meng also knew about Li Shufu and Geely, after all, on the way back by plane, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng had nothing else to do, so they talked about it.

After knowing that Qin Miao had met Li Shufu, Qiu Meng regretted a little why she didn't go with Qin Miao in the first place.

However, regarding Qin Miao's new contract, Qiu Meng has a more radical attitude, that is, agreeing to Mei Ben's invitation.

After all, everything is unknown on Geely's side, even if Geely has the idea to enter F1 and want to acquire Aston Martin, and by the way, the team will also be acquired, but how much resistance will be encountered in the middle, no one can guarantee and determine, so everything is unknown at present.

Rather than gambling on an uncertain future, Qiu Meng prefers to let Qin Miao choose a relatively safe but absolutely safe future.

Of course, these are just Qiu Meng's suggestions, even if Qin Miao wants to accept them all, Qiu Meng herself will not agree, the suggestions she gave can only be regarded as a reference for Qin Miao, how to choose, then Qin Miao still has to have her own independent judgment.

asked Qiu Meng, Qin Miao also knew that she couldn't just listen to one family, so she called Boss Zhou the next morning.

During the phone call, Qin Miao naturally told Boss Zhou about the situation he was currently encountering.

And after listening to Qin Miao's current difficulties, Boss Zhou thought about it for a while and then said: "The golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own grass nest, no matter how good Mei Ben is, it is also a foreigner, and if there is really a chance, I also hope that you can join Martin controlled by Geely."

Although it may be a little difficult when you first start joining Martin, the car is not as good as Mercedes, and it becomes difficult to win the championship.

But I think that even so, it is difficult for you to have unfulfilled potential. ”

Regardless of the back, Qin Miao felt that the most important thing was that the golden nest and the silver nest couldn't compare to his own grass nest.

Qin Miao was a little tempted, but Qin Miao didn't agree immediately.

He had one last thing to do.

With some trepidation, he turned out a phone number that had only been stored in his address book for a long time, and Qin Miao called the phone.

After the phone rang three times, Li Shufu's voice came from there: "Qin Miao, good morning, is there anything to find me?" ”

Qin Miao replied with some apprehension: "Dong Li, I'm sorry to bother you so presumptuously now, but I do have a question that I want you to help me answer." ”

"Hehe, don't bother, you can ask any questions."

Qin Miao took a deep breath, and then told Li Shufu that Mei Ben was going to renew his contract with him in advance and increase the length of his contract.

Although Qin Miao did not clearly say what the problem he was asking Li Shufu to solve his doubts, after Qin Miao finished saying this, the meaning was already obvious.

If Geely is really ready to enter F1, then Qin Miao, a Chinese driver, must want to join the Chinese team, but now Mei Ben has thrown an olive branch to Qin Miao, and Qin Miao needs to make a choice within a month.

If it weren't for the meeting with Li Shufu during the summer break, Qin Miao, who was in the honeymoon period with Mei Ben, basically didn't have to think about it, and would definitely nod on the spot and agree to the contract that Toto gave him.

But now Qin Miao knows that Geely has an idea, and now Qin Miao is coming to Li Shufu to ask for news, whether Geely will enter the market, when will it enter, and whether it will be before the end of Qin Miao's current contract.

Li Shufu smiled after listening to Qin Miao's words: "I think you have to take a long-term view of this matter."

After all, I feel that your potential has not been fully realized, you should have better performance on the field, and in terms of your growth rate, when you are fully grown, it should be two or three years, and then your contract in Meiben will just end.

Teams like Red Bull Ferrari will be interested in a top driver like you.

Even if you don't want to be a No. 2 driver in one of these teams.

If you go to Renault, McLaren and Aston Martin, you can all take the No. 1 driver's seat and get paid no less than the contract you are signing at Mercedes. ”

Although Li Shufu didn't say anything, he said everything.

(End of chapter)