How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 750 - 308: The Second Person

Zhou Guanyu: "I'm not joking with you..."

Qin Miao scratched his head: "Then what can you do? Just grit your teeth and bear it.

Besides, I think you're asking the wrong person. If you really have doubts about this, you should ask a psychologist, not me, a lousy driver."

Zhou Guanyu: ...

"Forget it, I shouldn't have talked to you about this. By the way, have you seen the online controversy?"

"What controversy?"

During this time, Qin Miao has been focusing on self-improvement and naturally doesn't know that Red Bull and Mercedes have been fighting on social media.

Red Bull accused Mercedes of having a rear wing violation, and Mercedes angrily condemned Verstappen's defense against Hamilton during the Brazilian Grand Prix as illegal, appealing to the FIA multiple times for a review of the footage where Verstappen forced Hamilton off the track.

Even on the Red Bull side, senior leaders Horner and Marco personally entered the fray and pressured the FIA, turning the media arena into a battlefield.

With the teams taking the lead, fans from both sides have rolled up their sleeves, grabbed their keyboards, and started an all-out brawl.

In contrast, fans here in the country are just watching the drama unfold with a popcorn mentality.

Although they like the Mercedes team because of Qin Miao, at the end of the day, it's Qin Miao, the driver, that domestic fans are fond of.

And this time, the war of words focuses mainly on the FIA penalties and Hamilton's rear wing, having nothing to do with Qin Miao.

So as long as Qin Miao's interests aren't touched, domestic fans would just watch from the sidelines, even if Mercedes and Red Bull fought to the death.

They might even join in by throwing a brick or two if they're in the mood.

"It's just that Mercedes and Red Bull are bickering again, both sides pressuring the FIA like their lives depend on it, you criticize me, I curse you, it's quite the spectacle."

"I haven't been following that much," Qin Miao rubbed his chin. "But I'm curious, what do the domestic fans think of you?

Honestly, you must be under quite a bit of pressure now, I'm talking about from the domestic fans."

Zhou Guanyu sighed, why did the topic circle back around?

As Qin Miao said, Zhou Guanyu is indeed under a lot of pressure, being the second Chinese driver to become a full F1 driver.

Ordinarily, Zhou Guanyu shouldn't be under so much pressure, given that Qin Miao has already drawn most of the attention, so the audience wouldn't have high expectations for him.

But the problem lies with Qin Miao, as his performance this season has been a bit too good, even overly so.

Chinese fans who used to "eat bitter meals" have never seen "a full feast" laid out for them like this.

After the initial shock came overwhelming joy.

But because of Qin Miao, these fans' expectations have now been raised.

So when they saw Zhou Guanyu also entering F1, they naturally assessed him by Qin Miao's standards.

If Zhou Guanyu's performance doesn't meet expectations, the pressure on him will undoubtedly escalate.

"Actually, I don't feel much pressure in this regard." Zhou Guanyu's answer surprised Qin Miao a little.

"How so?"

"Well, there's you, isn't there? I know very well the gap in talent between us. At first, the audience might have expectations for me, but over time, I guess they'll pay more attention to you and won't focus so much on me."

"You seem quite relaxed, but won't you get less attention commercially..."

Before Qin Miao could finish, Zhou Guanyu laughed and said, "Do you think... my family lacks money?"

"Tsk... Sometimes I really hate chatting with you rich kids.

I recently bought a house and had to penny-pinch and work like crazy just to earn enough money."

"You bought a house in the UK?" Zhou Guanyu was surprised.

It was then that Qin Miao realized he hadn't told Zhou Guanyu that he and Qimeng were planning to settle in Monaco.

So, taking advantage of the conversation, Qin Miao explained to Zhou Guanyu their future plans.

After hearing Qin Miao's explanation, Zhou Guanyu said with some exasperation, "We're already living quite far apart. It takes half an hour to find you for fishing or driving, and after you move, I'll have to cross the sea to visit." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"I'm moving to Monaco mainly because it's tax-free. Why don't you move over as well?"

"Is that so?" Zhou Guanyu clearly thought about it for a moment, but eventually said, "Forget it, I can't leave my house in the UK empty, renting it out isn't appropriate either.

And property prices in Monaco are high. Even if I bought a place, it wouldn't be as big as my house here in the UK, and living there would feel cramped."

"That's fine. But my house should be ready just after the Qatar Grand Prix. If you're free, come over for dinner."

"Sure, I'll definitely be there."

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. I just arrived at the hotel."

...

Actually, Zhou Guanyu has been quite busy these past few days because after Alfa Romeo's official announcement, Zhou Guanyu has become quite famous in the domestic racing scene.

Many people have been approaching him to discuss potential collaborations.

Most of these are from various domestic companies.