How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 114 - 88: Short-Term Plans (Part 2)

So rather than this, Qin Miao was more concerned about whether this girl would be hungry after running around for so long outside, so he pushed a dessert specially ordered for her in front of Qimeng.

Seeing the pudding pushed in front of her, a smile involuntarily appeared on Qimeng’s small face. Then she gave Qin Miao a big kiss on the cheek and happily started eating the pudding.

Although Qimeng had already had lunch, as she was running errands she didn’t have time to eat properly, so she just bought some snacks at a convenience store to fill her stomach.

After returning to Qin Miao, although he didn’t show much concern verbally, a dessert obviously reserved for her easily lifted Qimeng’s spirits after a busy morning, sweeping away the exhaustion of the morning’s rush.

As the two ate and chatted, Zhou Guanyu also came downstairs.

It must be said, drivers have top-notch physical fitness. Just like Qin Miao, Zhou Guanyu, who also stayed up all night and only slept for about six hours, showed little sign of fatigue, and Qin Miao even noticed that he had deliberately styled his hair.

Qin Miao noticed Zhou Guanyu at first glance and waved at him.

Zhou Guanyu also noticed Qin Miao and Qimeng and naturally came over to them.

However, during this time, Zhou Guanyu didn’t pay attention to Qin Miao and was always curiously staring at Qimeng sitting next to Qin Miao.

Upon careful calculation, this was Zhou Guanyu’s first meeting with Qimeng.

When Zhou Guanyu sat down, Qimeng, who was focused on the dessert in front of her, finally noticed someone had arrived.

Seeing who it was, Qimeng was a bit surprised: "Zhou Guanyu?"

Zhou Guanyu nodded politely: "Hello."

Qimeng quickly put down her spoon and wiped her mouth and hands with a napkin before standing up to shake hands with Zhou Guanyu: "Hello, I am Qin Miao’s girlfriend: Qimeng."

Zhou Guanyu, who was initially very relaxed, seeing that Qimeng stood up, felt it was only courteous to stand up and shake her hand in return.

"Zhou Guanyu, a friend of Qin Miao."

With that, the two were introduced.

After sitting down again, Zhou Guanyu casually ordered some food and then turned to Qin Miao: "I’ve arranged for you to practice driving. Tomorrow from 9 am to 12 pm, and 2 pm to 5 pm, you can practice car driving during these hours, but we can’t provide you with a race car, you have to figure that out yourself."

"It’s already very kind of you to help me with that, I can’t expect you to find me a car as well," Qin Miao naturally knew this, but his curiosity about the F2 car made it hard to hold his tongue: "So, Old Zhou, I’m just asking, would it be convenient for you to let me try your F2 after your training is done?"

Before Zhou Guanyu could respond, Qimeng gave Qin Miao a hard kick under the table, vexed at his thoughtlessness.

Even though she felt Qin Miao’s behavior was a bit embarrassing, Zhou Guanyu was still an outsider in her eyes, so she wanted to save Qin Miao some face and just warned him privately without saying anything directly.

Qin Miao’s expression slightly changed, feeling Qimeng’s considerable force, and he realized he might have said something wrong.

But to both their surprise, Zhou Guanyu laughed and said, "Of course, feel free to drive it, crashing it is no big deal, an F2 car only costs 100,000 euros, you can drive it as long as you’re able to pay up."

Zhou Guanyu said this with a smile, leaving Qin Miao unsure whether he was serious or joking, but Qin Miao knew he could actually come up with 100,000 euros, although converting his domestic money might be a headache.

However, the temptation of personally driving an F2 car was worth that expense for Qin Miao.

But with Zhou Guanyu’s ambiguous words, and Qimeng’s kick, Qin Miao knew it was time to drop the topic.

So Qin Miao started thinking about how he could get a car for the next seven working days to not be too boring.

Qin Miao’s first thought was to rent a car.

As Qimeng had done it before, Qin Miao instinctively thought of renting a car for such matters.

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

It can’t be denied, there are car rental companies in the UK, and you can rent some sports cars or supercars.

But Qin Miao didn’t dare to take a rented car to practice on the track.

Because the condition of rental cars is uncertain; what if the car can drive but can’t drive fast?

Moreover, driving someone else’s car intensely on the track, Qin Miao would feel somewhat sorry, as his good upbringing doesn’t allow him to take advantage of others.

And besides, it’s not his car; if something happens on the track, Qin Miao, who signed the rental contract, would have more than just car damages to deal with, the subsequent procedures would also be cumbersome.

And because a crash would bring all kinds of trouble, inevitably Qin Miao would have concerns while driving.

Such concerns mean he can’t find his best state during practice, and the practice effect would be inevitably reduced.

So this option was passed over.

"Does Silverstone Circuit have a place to rent cars? Can I rent an F3 or F4?" Qin Miao turned to ask Zhou Guanyu.

Zhou Guanyu: "There is indeed a club dedicated to car rentals at Silverstone Circuit, but those clubs usually only open on opening days, not during normal times.

Moreover, they only rent out cheaper cars like F4 and Lotus, they don’t have professional cars like F3."

Qin Miao scratched his head: "Then I’ll think of something."

Quickly, Qin Miao thought of another contact abroad besides Zhou Guanyu, which was Lawson.

Since he mentioned being the head of Ferrari’s youth training, asking him to help get a car for training seemed a reasonable request, and if it didn’t work, Qin Miao could rent a car himself, but he needed Lawson to provide a lead.

But if even Lawson couldn’t resolve Qin Miao’s immediate problem, Qin Miao reckoned he’d have to start looking at UK travel guides.

Because without a car, even if Qin Miao could sneak into Zhou Guanyu’s training, most of what he learned couldn’t be verified or appropriate for him.

Although Qin Miao prided himself on having a good memory, knowledge not immediately practiced, even he might forget techniques or expertise over time without frequent use.

Once deciding, and after indicating to Zhou Guanyu and Qimeng that he was about to make a call, Qin Miao dialed Lawson.

It was already past two in the afternoon, and even in Europe, it was normal working hours, so Qin Miao wasn’t worried about the call interrupting anything.

The call was quickly answered. "Hello?"

Qin Miao politely spoke: "Mr. Lawson, this is Qin Miao."

"Oh, Qin, our future star of Ferrari, what brings you to call? Also, when can you arrive? We’ve already prepared your contract and made all preparations for your testing, just waiting for your esteemed arrival." Lawson’s tone was very cheerful.

Qin Miao started explaining: "Apologies, Mr. Lawson, but due to visa issues, I can’t currently head to Italy, the visa will take at least 7 days to process.

I’m reaching out to you regarding this because I don’t want to waste these days.

Currently, I’ve found a suitable training location, but no suitable training vehicle, so I wanted to ask if you could help find me a car to run a few laps on the track these days, as you know, soon, I’ll be facing a big exam of my life, and I want to meet this challenge in the best possible state."

On the other end, upon hearing Qin Miao’s words, a smile naturally appeared on Lawson’s face.

After all, seeing a promising young protégé who is ambitious and has a clear self-awareness is undoubtedly a delightful experience for someone fond of teaching.

It felt a bit like playing a nurturing game.

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