How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 599 - 258: News About Zhou Guanyu

"Although it seems like the video we shot is a Dutch-themed video, some fans just like watching the race and they don't clearly express their likes or dislikes towards a specific driver. The main target audience for our videos is actually these people. The video can effectively grab these people's attention. Although we can't convert them into our fans or racing enthusiasts, at least it won't make our general reputation too bad."

"On the other hand, these videos are also a way to give back to our supporting fans, keeping us constantly in their minds."

"Sometimes you can't just look at things in the present. Maybe you're still young and don't see things so deeply yet, but as you get older and experience more people and things, you'll know if what I'm saying makes sense."

Qin Miao shook his head, "You say that, but I feel like after the Grand Prix officially starts on Friday, the crowd at the fan meeting might curse at me on the spot."

Qin Miao, who said these words, recalled a video shared with him by Qimeng after the British Grand Prix ended.

The video showed a fan meeting with Verstappen before the race.

As soon as the video started, Verstappen appeared, and the British audience began chanting in unison: "So f**k you max! f**k you max!"

They were literally cursing Verstappen to his face, and those British fans almost rushed up to point at Verstappen's nose while swearing.

At this time, Verstappen was only a threat to Hamilton, he hadn't even surpassed Hamilton on the leaderboards, and many still firmly believed this season's driver world champion would go to Hamilton.

Nevertheless, the audience was nothing but unkind to Verstappen.

Compared to that, Qin Miao's subtle targeting and provocation could almost be called as gentle as water.

At Verstappen's home ground, envisioning the orange smoke rising from the stands after the race starts, Qin Miao felt that the video shot beforehand couldn't change the audience's hostility towards him and Hamilton.

The Dutch fans would still point at his nose and curse if they wanted to, maybe even more fiercely.

"Don't worry." Hamilton said, reaching out to pat Qin Miao's shoulder.

Qin Miao thought Hamilton would offer a solution, but unexpectedly, he calmly said, "As a driver, you have to undergo races on your competitor's home turf. It might feel tough once or twice, but after being cursed out many times, you get used to it."

Qin Miao: ...

Can one really get used to this mess?

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On Wednesday, Qin Miao didn't work and spent the day resting in the hotel room. On Thursday, Qin Miao officially began a Grand Prix weekend of work.

However, Thursday morning as Qin Miao was about to go out, Barber informed him of news that could be either good or bad.

Bottas will be joining the Alfa Romeo team next season with a 15 million annual salary, becoming the number one driver for them next season, while Kimi also announced he will officially retire next season to experience life without F1 and racing.

This means Bottas will take Kimi's spot, and at the same time, there are rumors that Giovinazzi will not continue with Alfa Romeo next season.

As for the spot left open by Giovinazzi's departure, two people are very interested: Qin Miao's good buddy Zhou Guanyu and Zhou Guanyu's teammate Drogovich.

Actually, Zhou Guanyu has a higher possibility of securing this spot, and it can be said that there's a strong chance Zhou Guanyu will join Alfa Romeo next season.

The reason for this is partly because Zhou Guanyu has performed better overall this season in F2 than his teammate Drogovich, and also because Zhou Guanyu comes with 20 million euros in sponsorship money.

With this combination of factors, there's no reason for Alfa Romeo not to choose Zhou Guanyu.

Of course, these are just speculations, since Alfa Romeo hasn't announced anything, nobody can be sure.

Qin Miao had been busy plotting to snatch the driver's world championship from Old Man and didn't pay much attention to F2 matters.

After learning about this from Barber, he was a bit taken aback.

So Qin Miao, curious, called Zhou Guanyu right in front of Barber.

In no time, the call connected, and Zhou Guanyu's voice came through, "Hello Qin Miao? Why are you calling me when you're not racing on Thursday?"

Qin Miao laughed, "Stealing some time for leisure, heard some talk about you and Alfa Romeo. What's the story? Tell me."

On the other end, Zhou Guanyu was silent for a moment, then said, "There's a confidentiality agreement, can't say anything."

Upon hearing Zhou Guanyu's refusal, Qin Miao showed no signs of dissatisfaction or displeasure but rather laughed and said, "Then I congratulate you on getting rich! Next season, just wait, buddy, I'll let you experience my defensive skills on the track."

Zhou Guanyu was baffled on his end, "What are you saying? I don't understand?"

Qin Miao chuckled, "Alright, I just called to satisfy my curiosity. Now that it's satisfied, I'll hang up. Got things to do."