How did I become an F1 driver?

"It has nothing to do with this." Toto sighed and said, "Just think of it as me being willful for once. I also want to have a good relationship with you. Besides, it will be good for you to terminate the contract with you in advance, isn't it?"

"I just hope that if there comes a day in the future when you are unhappy at Ferrari, you should remember that Mercedes will always be open to you."

The annual salary he would get at Ferrari would definitely be higher than what he currently gets at Mercedes-Benz, and he could also go to Maranello to participate in activities earlier, but Qin Miao is really not in a hurry.

But Qin Miao knew that terminating the contract early would ultimately be beneficial to him.

Looking at Toto's sincere eyes and his heartfelt words, Qin Miao couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

After all, he knows that Toto thinks highly of him, and after Hamilton retires in the future, he will definitely become Mercedes' No. 1 driver, and he will not accept any objection.

But there is no way, Ferrari really gave too much, directly giving shares to the team, who can stand such a thing?
You even put Toto in Qin Miao's position, and Toto felt that he could not resist such temptation.

But what Ferrari gives, Mercedes cannot give.

So at this time Toto knew that Qin Miao could not stay no matter what.

But Toto also hopes that Qin Miao will return to Mercedes-Benz one day in the future. After all, Qin Miao is still young, less than 22 years old.

So instead of ending everything step by step, it is better to plant a seed of kindness in Qin Miao's heart. Maybe one day when he feels uncomfortable staying in Ferrari and wants to change teams, he will look back and say: Well, returning to Mercedes seems to be a good choice.

After thinking about this, maybe Qin Miao will come back.

Although this possibility is not high, it is definitely a worthwhile investment for Toto to use an early termination contract with basically no loss to Mercedes-Benz in exchange for more favor and guilt from Qin Miao.

Qin Miao heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what Toto said: "Thank you Toto, since you said so, I will sign the contract. I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

"Of course, I hope so too," Toto said with a smile.

Based on his trust in Mercedes-Benz, Qin Miao didn't even bother to read the contents of the contract. He took a pen from the pen holder in Toto's office and started signing his name.

This time, it was Toto who was surprised: "Kid, you have to read the contents of the contract. This society is very dangerous. Never doubt the bottom line of human nature. What if there is a trap in the contract? Wouldn't you fall into it?"

Qin Miao, on the other hand, didn't care: "I trust you, Tuotu, and I know you won't joke with me about this."

After hearing Qin Miao's words, Toto couldn't help laughing.

"So are you really setting a trap for me in this contract?" However, halfway through the signing, Qin Miao still asked tentatively.

"No, of course not," Toto replied, smiling.

If Toto just now still felt that the possibility of Qin Miao returning to Mercedes in the future was very low, after Qin Miao's behavior, Toto felt that if Qin Miao really didn't want to stay in Ferrari in the future and wanted to find a new team, the possibility of him returning to Mercedes-Benz increased to 50%.

At this time, Qin Miao had already signed his name on the three contracts that Toto brought out.

At the same time, he also bent the contract and signed his name on the rolled-up paper on the side of the contract.

"It's signed. Please check it."

Toto also took the contract Qin Miao handed over, read it once to make sure it was correct, then shook his head and said, "Then it seems I have to thank you for your trust."

After saying this, Toto had almost finished reading the contents of the contract.

He stood up and extended his hand to Qin Miao: "Thank you for your contribution to the Mercedes team over the past three years. Our cooperation will come to an end tomorrow. I hope we will have the opportunity to continue our cooperation in the future."

Qin Miao also stood up: "Like I said in the post-race interview, I have had a very happy three years. I am grateful to the team for giving me the opportunity to enter the paddock. I will always miss these three years at Mercedes-Benz and look forward to returning to Mercedes-Benz one day and playing for this great team."

Toto smiled and said, "Okay, let's stop with the polite words. Although you will no longer be a driver for the Mercedes team tomorrow, we will still hold the driver's retirement ceremony, and the handover of the team will not be discounted at that time. When do you have time? If possible, I would like to go back to the team's factory to meet my colleagues who have worked with me for three years."

Qin Miao thought for a moment and said, "Thank you. As for the time, I really don't know. These are all arranged by Qiu Meng. I'll ask her later."

Toto smiled helplessly: "It's a good thing you have a good wife, otherwise I don't know what your life would be like."

Qin Miao smiled and scratched his hair: "Hehehe, it was just luck, just luck, and to be honest with you, it was Qiu Meng who chased me first."

Toto showed a surprised expression on his face: "You are so lucky that you can encounter such a thing."

"Hahaha, Ms. Susie is also a great wife. I believe she has provided you with a lot of benefits in your work and life, right?"

Toto nodded noncommittally.

After laughing, Qin Miao said to Toto: "Since the contract has been signed, I have to start discussing the contract with Ferrari. I will leave first."

Toto nodded and watched Qin Miao walk out of his office.

After Qin Miao, wearing the Mercedes-Benz uniform, completely disappeared at the office door, Toto sighed and sat back in his office chair.

Rubbing his brows, Toto looked at the computer screen in front of him. At this moment, Toto's screen showed Russell's 23rd season statistics.

To be honest, when Toto saw these statistics of Russell, he didn't think that Russell would be the one who could take on the responsibility of Mercedes-Benz.

And Toto's idea at this time is to discover some young and talented drivers.

Just like when Qin Miao was discovered, they wanted to find someone from the young drivers to replace Qin Miao.

Qin Miao even gave Mercedes-Benz a long time to find a replacement, but unfortunately Mercedes-Benz couldn't find a suitable candidate.

Of course, it is also possible that after experiencing the talents of Hamilton and Qin Miao, Mercedes-Benz now has too high standards.

Although Antonelli, who Toto is optimistic about, has a lot of driving experience at this time and has run a lot in the team's simulator department, he is still too young and his strength cannot match Russell. It can only be said that the future is promising.

So for Mercedes, Russell is currently a very balanced choice between business and driver strength.

After thinking about this, Toto picked up the phone next to him and dialed: "How is the negotiation with Russell going?"

"Not bad, just waiting for your words."

"Sign it."

"Okay, boss."...

After returning to the team’s home, Qin Miao celebrated with the team’s staff for a while.

Then he left the enclosure with his family.

After returning to the hotel, Qin Miao held his daughter in his arms.

After lying down on the sofa, she put her daughter on her belly, then took out her mobile phone and called Wasser.

As soon as the call was connected, Vassell's voice came over: "Qin Miao, congratulations on winning the world championship. When you took the group photo at Mercedes-Benz, we had a lot of things to deal with and couldn't join us."

Qin Miao couldn't help but smile, and held his daughter who was about to climb off him and onto the sofa, saying, "It's okay. You don't have to be so troublesome if you want to take a photo with me in the future."

“Hahaha.” Wasser also laughed, and then said, “You called me for something, right?”

Qin Miao nodded: "Yes, I have terminated my contract with Mercedes-Benz in advance. From tomorrow on, I will be a free agent, and the time for signing the contract can be advanced."

"Really?" Wasser's voice on the other end of the phone was obviously very excited: "Okay, okay!"

"The contract has already been drawn up. You should have received the news from your legal team. If you want to sign the contract, come to the Ferrari team house now. I will print out the contract now and you just need to come and sign it."

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Qin Miao looked at the little guy on his belly who was picking at the gap between his abdominal muscles, and said helplessly: "I'm afraid not. I'm in the hotel with my family now. As for signing the contract... I'll come back to sign after the post-season test in two days."

"Okay." Although Vassell's voice on the other end of the phone was a little calmer, one could still hear his happiness: "We have customized your helmet and racing suit a long time ago, but they are all in Maranello. Since you can sign with us in two days, you can wear the Ferrari team uniform during the winter test. Let's not talk about it for now. I'll have someone ship your things over now. There are still some things that need to be arranged."

After saying this, before Qin Miao could say anything, Wasser hung up the phone.

Qin Miao looked at the phone, shook his head helplessly and smiled.

At this time, Qiu Meng came over with a fruit plate. Just now when she was cutting fruit in the kitchen, she vaguely heard the conversation between Qin Miao and Wasser.

So after putting down the fruit plate, he asked curiously, "Did you terminate the contract with Mercedes-Benz in advance?"

Qin Miao nodded: "Didn't Toto come to me after the photo session? He was talking to me about the termination of the contract."

"Why don't you let a lawyer take a look at the contract first?" Qiu Meng was a little worried that Qin Miao would fall into a trap.

Qin Miao waved his hand: "Not really. Toto knows exactly how much profit I have brought to Mercedes-Benz. In addition, I can see that Toto also hopes that I will return to Mercedes-Benz after the Ferrari contract ends, so Mercedes-Benz will not do anything extreme."

"That won't work. Although we shouldn't have the intention to harm others, we should still be on guard against others. Give me the document and I'll ask a lawyer to take a look." Qiu Meng insisted.

Qin Miao also had no objection, pointed to his backpack and said, "It's in there."

"Okay, you eat first. My daughter's diaper is in the suitcase. If she pees, you can help change it. I've just fed her, so she shouldn't be hungry in the short term. If you really can't handle it, your parents are playing Landlord next door, go ask them for help." Qiu Meng said as she stood up.

Qin Miao rolled his eyes in annoyance: "I'm not some useless person with missing limbs or who can't tell the difference between grains. Isn't it easy for me to take care of a little girl?"

"Isn't that right, girl?" After saying that, Qin Miao asked Xiao Muchu on him.

"Ok!"

"Look." Qin Miao spread his hands to Qiu Meng.

Qiu Meng shook her head in amusement, took out the contract from Qin Miao's bag, and went out to contact the company's lawyer.

Twenty minutes later...

Qin Miao opened the door of the next room in a panic, and shouted to his father-in-law, mother-in-law and mother who were playing Landlord: "Mom, after I changed my daughter's diaper just now, she kept crying! Keep crying! Help! Help!"

When Qin Miao hurriedly handed his crying daughter to his mother to deal with, a storm of public opinion in the paddock began to surround Qin Miao.

Because half an hour after Qin Miao left the Mercedes-Benz team, all the team’s social media accounts officially announced the early termination of the contract with Qin Miao.

Therefore, many people began to discuss why Qin Miao wanted to terminate the contract early.

Moreover, Ferrari was also quick to act. Without officially signing a contract with Qin Miao, it announced in advance that Qin Miao had officially joined the Ferrari team, and released a photo of Qin Miao wearing a Ferrari team uniform.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with them doing this. After all, Qin Miao has already signed a memorandum with them.

However, the photo released by Ferrari was photoshopped.

At the same time, Ferrari is not worried about being exposed. After all, although the photo released is of Leclerc's body, Ferrari has never released this photo. It is considered the Ferrari team's own inventory, and the driver's number 16 on Leclerc's back cannot be seen from the front.

Although this incident was exposed a long time ago, many car fans also know the cause and effect.

Even Mercedes fans were mentally prepared, but after the news was actually announced, many of them still sighed with regret.

Some people also felt surprised. Why did Mercedes-Benz terminate the contract with Qin Miao in advance? It was only more than a month away. Could it be that Qin Miao couldn't even wait for this month?
Of course, there are also sensible car fans who know that Qin Miao wanted to test drive the Ferrari car in advance, participate in the post-season test with the Ferrari team, experience the SF23 and test the tires for next season.

However, despite the fierce discussion on this matter, no one had much different opinion on early termination of the contract.

After all, as mentioned above, it’s only a little over a month away, so it’s no big deal to terminate the contract early.

And judging from Mercedes' attitude, they also agree to terminate the contract early.

After this news came out, the most excited people were the Tiefu Temple fans, because this meant that Qin Miao would be able to wear Ferrari clothes during the next post-season testing phase.

More fans are still looking forward to Qin Miao's performance in Ferrari next season.

Two days later, Qin Miao appeared in the paddock again.

In theory, there will be media reporters in the paddock during the post-season test, but compared to a normal Grand Prix, there may be only seven or eight reporters in the paddock during the post-season test on the weekend, and most of them are photographers from the team taking pictures for promotional materials.

Moreover, these reporters were not allowed to enter the area behind the team's P room. They mostly appeared in the stands beside the paddock, filming the situation inside the team's P room from a distance with their cameras.

But today, when Qin Miao entered the enclosure, a bunch of reporters pointed their cameras at him. (End of this chapter)