"Speaking of Ferrari, recently in the paddock..."

"Fake." Qin Miao interrupted Zhou Guanyu before he could even finish speaking.

"Have you ever thought about going back to Ferrari?" Zhou Guanyu asked, not giving up.

Qin Miao pursed her lips and then nodded, saying, "No need to boast with you, I did think about it.

Which one of us who grew up watching F1 doesn't have a dream about Ferrari? If the opportunity arises, wouldn't you want it?

But you know, my relationship with certain people at Ferrari is a bit strained. Even if Binotto calls me back and the team works hard to protect me, my situation wouldn't be great after returning. They'd still find ways to mess with me."

Zhou Guanyu nodded as well, though it was unclear whether he was agreeing about the Ferrari dream or Qin Miao's potential situation after returning to Ferrari.

Just then, Qin Miao's phone rang suddenly.

Usually, Qin Miao's work phone is with Qimeng, but since she came to the Grand Prix alone, she brought the phone with her. However, as it was Qin Miao's downtime, she was out chatting with friends and wouldn't bring her work phone, so it was Qin Miao's personal phone ringing.

After pulling out her phone and taking a look, Qin Miao raised her eyebrows in surprise.

She showed the phone to Zhou Guanyu, who watched in amazement as Qin Miao answered the call.

"Good morning, President Li."

The call was from Li Shufu, the chairman of Geely Holding.

This was why Zhou Guanyu was so surprised. After all, they had just been talking about this, and the call came through immediately, verifying the saying: speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives.

And seeing Qin Miao's openness without any intention to hide, Zhou Guanyu knew that Qin Miao wanted him to listen to their conversation.

Soon, Li Shufu commented, "Good evening, Qin Miao. Where are you right now? It's a bit noisy."

Qin Miao realized she was still in a bar. Although the singer was performing relatively safe, lyrical songs, the bar environment was inevitably noisy.

Qin Miao quickly said, "My apologies, please hold on."

She then hung up and gestured to Zhou Guanyu.

Once the two of them left the bar and found a quiet spot, Qin Miao called Li Shufu back.

"Hello, President Li, I'm sorry, it was a bit noisy earlier. Do you have any good news to share with me?"

On the other end, Li Shufu laughed and said, "You'll know the good news in a while. For now, I just wanted to ask if you've signed any new contracts with the Mercedes team recently?"

Qin Miao paused before answering, "Recently, Toto approached me for a few talks, but I haven't agreed to anything. Since you know, I won a World Championship, the team did offer me a raise, but so far my contract with Mercedes is still three years, ending after the 2023 season."

"Haha, your choice is spot on. With your talent, you can secure a better contract. Plus, Mercedes' car hasn't been competitive, and if their car remains uncompetitive next season, they'll have to pay more to keep you. Given your skills, you shouldn't worry about not having a team that wants you; it makes it easier to raise demands or explore other options."

Qin Miao's lips twitched, as they came to this topic, she pretty much understood Li Shufu's intention for this call, yet he hadn't expressed it directly.

"President Li, to be honest, I think Mercedes' car will undergo significant changes next season. I have quite a lot of trust in my colleagues."

"Of course, Toto Wolff is an excellent leader and boss, and Mercedes has enough experience. Restoring the car's competitiveness is just a matter of time."

"By the way, President Li, do you know Zhou Guanyu?"

Zhou Guanyu, who was curiously listening, was taken aback. They had just been discussing Mercedes, why had it suddenly shifted to him?

"Of course, I pretty much watch F1 race broadcasts every race day, but you can understand, someone like me gets really busy, so I miss a lot of exciting races. I usually manage to catch up with post-race highlights and edits. There's rarely time to watch qualifiers.

But I did watch both qualifying and the main race of your Monaco Grand Prix. I've got to say, your performance on the track was really impressive."

"Haha, you're too kind. The track was suitable and luck was on my side," Qin Miao modestly replied.

"But compared to you, Xiaozhou's luck is indeed worse. There were quite a few races where he could've scored points, but they got messed up by the team. I feel like I'd do a better job than them."

Discussing this topic, Qin Miao could clearly sense Li Shufu's frustration.

It seems this boss genuinely likes racing.

But what domestic racing fan who truly loves it wouldn't be angry seeing Zhou Guanyu's plight?

After all, these mistakes could've been avoided.

"Hahaha, of course, with your intellect, not to mention leading a strategy group, you could lead an entire team without any problem.

Besides, Zhou Guanyu did find me after some races to vent about this."