How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 618 - 267: Battle in Italy (6K, Bonus Update 11/16)_4
With such a large point gap, as long as Red Bull doesn't encounter any issues in the development route during the second half of the season, neither Ferrari nor McLaren can hope for the annual runner-up position.
Afterwards, Qin Miao took a big group photo with the team members at the entrance of the team's paddock.
The three Dutch Grand Prix trophies were placed in the middle of everyone in the Mercedes team, with two signs saying:
[Qin Miao: P1]
[Hamilton: P2]
After all these things were done, Qin Miao hitched a ride with Hamilton to the post-race press conference.
After the press conference ended, Qin Miao had planned to rest for a night, and then fly directly to Italy the next day. The Mercedes team had even prepared a morning flight for Qin Miao and Barber.
However, after the press conference, Hamilton invited Qin Miao out for a meal.
Faced with the invitation from his senior, Qin Miao initially wanted to say he had to catch a plane the next morning.
But this excuse was directly dismissed by Hamilton, who said he could use his plane to send Qin Miao instead.
Qin Miao could only accept Hamilton's gracious invitation.
Originally, Qin Miao thought Hamilton might have something he wanted to discuss privately.
After all, when they went to eat, Hamilton didn't bring Angela.
However, to Qin Miao's surprise, Hamilton really just wanted to have a meal with him, without any ulterior motive.
He truly just treated Qin Miao to dinner.
Qin Miao couldn't quite figure out the significance of Hamilton's invitation.
After returning to the hotel, it was a bit late, so Qin Miao didn't call his wife to ask her opinion on the matter.
The next day, Qin Miao got up at around ten in the morning and called Qimeng, who was also clueless.
He decided to let it go, thinking Hamilton purely acted on a whim.
In the afternoon, Hamilton happened to be going to Italy as well, so Qin Miao and Hamilton traveled together.
Hamilton's plane was a Bombardier Challenger 605, though it wasn't the red one he used to own; that plane had been sold by Hamilton back in '19.
After all, Old Man escaped 3.3 million British Pounds in taxes when he bought that Bombardier Challenger 605, which displeased quite a few car fans online.
Even though Hamilton's actions were legal in the UK, it was wrong for this aircraft purchase to be exposed, especially revealing tax evasion.
People would think: You have money to buy a plane worth over $20 million, but can't afford that few million in taxes?
During that time, Old Man faced considerable public pressure due to that aircraft.
So after breaking up with his girlfriend back then, Old Man felt the plane no longer had a suitable application scene and keeping it would just attract negativity from fans.
He ultimately decided to sell it. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
However, nobody knows who the plane was sold to or for how much.
Currently, the Bombardier Challenger 605 that Hamilton uses is from his personal sponsor and is provided to him for use without any conditions.
It's almost like Hamilton's own plane.
When on the plane, Qin Miao didn't mention wanting to get a plane as a means of transportation, and during the two-hour flight, Qin Miao and Old Man talked about topics unrelated to the circuit.
To outsiders, the drivers in the circuit mostly welcome spectators with smiles.
When they appear in front of cameras, they're in good spirits, all seemingly bright and sunny young men.
Actually, for F1 drivers, driving in the circuit is just a job.
Initially, everyone might be thrilled to finally be on this stage that all drivers long for.
But over time, people's inertia will make drivers lose interest in many things within the circuit.
Now that there's finally time to rest, neither Qin Miao nor Hamilton want to talk about matters inside the circuit.
Because they didn't talk about circuit-related topics, Qin Miao discovered that his hobbies are completely different from Hamilton's.
