How did I become an F1 driver?

Chapter 45: Chapter 45: A Little Money Shock
In addition to the first 911, three GT3 racing cars of various models appeared in subsequent auctions.

The lowest price of these GT3 racing cars was 500 million, and the highest was a Lamborghini Huracán GT3, which was bought for 610 million.

However, the person who bought it was a little far away from where Qin Miao and the others were sitting. Qin Miao didn't know what the person who bought it looked like.

At the same time, many super sports cars appeared in the auction, such as Bugatti, Pagani and Koenigsegg.

And we all know that the most important lots at auctions are often saved for last.

This time is no exception.

As time passed, the meal time gradually approached. Fortunately, with the snacks prepared by the organizer, Qin Miao and Qiu Meng didn't feel hungry at this time.

And the last lot was pushed onto the stage under much anticipation.

As the curtain opened, a car covered in red satin appeared in front of everyone.

The car is low, with a low ride, but a long body.

According to Qin Miao's visual inspection, the length of this car is at least five meters.

Judging by the raised piece in the middle of this car, this should be a formula car.

But it's hard to say which team's car Qin Miao is, after all, this piece of red silk covers too many things.

Of course, Qin Miao's doubts did not last long, and soon the staff removed the silk covering the racing car.

When the car under the silk cloth revealed its real body, Qin Miao was stunned.

Because what appeared on the stage was a Mercedes-Benz F1 car.

Black side boxes and roll cages, silver shark fins, plus Mercedes' characteristic silver paint above the nose and the Mercedes triangle logo.

Qin Miao could tell at a glance that it was a Mercedes W09, an F1 formula car that was still in service last year.

Look at the number below the shark's fin: 77.

This is the car of Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas!

Wasn't this car still racing last year?Why did it appear on the auction stage now?
In other words, shouldn't this kind of car have some undisclosed technologies?Why did you sell it directly?

After all, there are still many W10 shadows on this year's W09. If the competitor buys the car, Toto must not explode on the spot?
This is already a leak, right? Does the FIA ​​care?

In an instant, a lot of doubts occupied Qin Miao's mind.

But when he was wondering, the auctioneer on the stage had already started to introduce this car.

This is indeed a Mercedes W09, and it can be launched to run on the track now.

But there are also requirements for buying this car, that is, a 15-year contract needs to be signed.

Contracts are legally binding and have extremely strict terms.

The general meaning is to protect the technology on this car as much as possible.

Those who buy this car at the same time can put this car as an expensive collection.

You can also drive this car off the track if you have nothing to do. Mercedes will have a team of engineers to guarantee this car, but you have to pay for the wear and tear of tires and racing fuel.

But it is impossible to give this car to others for research and analysis.

However, those who can be invited to participate in the auction and have the strength to win this car are unlikely to hand this car over to Red Bull or Ferrari for their study.

On the one hand, the contract is signed, and on the other hand, there is no shortage of people who have spare money to buy a crazy big toy at home and may not be able to play it once a year. There is no shortage of competitors who will hand this car over to Mercedes. After that, they give that point in return.

The auction will start soon.

After seeing the starting price, Qin Miao lost her mind.

Because the starting price of an F1 racing car is [-] million RMB...

Although Qin Miao knew that this was the cost price of these things on the car body after throwing out all the research and development costs and transportation costs.

But 10 million has completely lost the concept for someone like Qin Miao who has never even seen [-] yuan in cash.

Even Qin Miao felt that 1 million was a little less, after all, it might just be the material cost for building this F[-].

You know this is a Mercedes.

Soon, the price began to soar at a speed that neither Qin Miao nor Qiu Meng could understand.

In just 5 minutes, the price of this car reached 4 million.

Until now, the number of people raising placards to bid has decreased, but the bidding is not over, and some people are still raising placards.

After more than ten minutes of bidding, the price of this car was finally fixed at 4000 million.

The one who bought him was an ordinary-looking middle-aged uncle in a suit.

Qin Miao and Qiu Meng didn't feel much emotional when they saw this price, because they couldn't understand how much the [-] million was.

While the auction was in full swing on the stage, Qin Miao lowered his head and began to inquire how much the most expensive F1 was sold for.

The data soon became available, and the most expensive sold was a 1954 Mercedes W196R.

This car was bought at a price of 2013 million pounds in 1960, which was about 8000 million at the exchange rate at the time...

Both are Mercedes, but compared with the current W196, the price difference between W09R and W[-] is three times faster...

Now Qin Miao began to wonder whether other F1 cars in recent years had also been sold in the same way. After all, this sale can be regarded as a wave of blood for the team.

And the cars of the No. [-] driver can also be kept, and the technologies on these cars will no longer be under the confidentiality period, and then they will be exhibited or used for other purposes.

But no matter what, with the last lot dropping the hammer, this auction will come to an end here.

The host came on stage and once again thanked all the guests.

During this time, the organizer's staff gave small gifts to all the guests who came to the party.

And these little gifts are not the same.

For women, they usually send extremely delicate necklaces or rare perfumes.

The men gave them watches or bracelets.

And the overall value of these small gifts is no less than 3.

Both Qin Miao and Qiu Meng also received gifts prepared for them by the organizer.

What Qin Miao got was a hand rope made of black and gold two-color hard wires intertwined with each other through a special weaving technique. It was not light in weight, about two hundred grams, but it didn't feel heavy after wearing it on the hand.

And Qiumeng's is also a bracelet, the craftsmanship and production method are the same as Qin Miao's bracelet, but this girl's bracelet is red and gold.

This is obviously a pair of jewelry specially prepared for couples in love.

Qiu Meng liked this bracelet quite a lot, and Qin Miao judged from the weight of the bracelet and the gold thread weaved that it should be real gold.

Qin Miao felt a little apprehensive after receiving this precious gift.

He has done nothing and has no ability to spend here.

Qin Miao felt that she was not at ease in receiving such a valuable gift just because of someone else's kindness.

But for the organizers, these tens of thousands of dollars are the same as a few cents in Alipay for ordinary people. They don't care at all, it's just a small thought.

It is even said that the thought of preparing this gift is more valuable than the gift itself.

There are so many people at the scene, basically everyone is equipped with a staff who only serves this guest, and during this time the staff needs to observe what the guest needs and analyze what gifts the guest may like.

The salary of this staff member is higher than the value of this gift.

(End of this chapter)