How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 589 - 252: The Pride of Youth

Toto also knows that Qin Miao is aware of his own talent and has confidence in his future. He is preparing to wait and see, and by then he might be able to obtain more benefits from Mercedes.

In Toto's personal view, this is human nature and understandable, and moreover, Qin Miao's ability indeed allows him to have such thoughts.

However, from the perspective of the team owner, he can also see the overflowing talent on Qin Miao. He also believes that Qin Miao's future is limitless, so he needs to extend the contract with Qin Miao to ensure that Qin Miao can serve the team in the future, and the team's investment in Qin Miao is worthwhile.

"I think we still have room for negotiation on this matter..." Toto said, "How about this, we can negotiate the price of this contract to be a little higher. How about an annual salary of 20 million US Dollars? You know, you are just entering F1 in your first year, and having such a high salary is already the first in history, even Verstappen didn't have such a high salary in his first year in F1.

This contract is very long. Even if one day, like Daniel in McLaren, your form declines, you can still receive an annual salary of 20 million US Dollars. By the time the contract ends, you will have achieved economic freedom.

This is undoubtedly a guarantee for you. I hope both parties can give each other some trust."

To be honest, at this moment, Qin Miao was really moved by Toto.

As for Geely entering the scene after Qin Miao stays at Mercedes?

If they really need a Chinese driver, isn't there still Zhou Guanyu in F2?

Qin Miao hasn't paid much attention to the others in F2 after entering F1.

However, Qin Miao knows Zhou Guanyu actually has the ability to enter F1, and he occasionally teaches Zhou Guanyu some things. Although Zhou Guanyu in F2 now does not have the terrifying dominance Qin Miao had back then, he is still among the most outstanding in terms of ability.

There have been four races in F2 now, and Zhou Guanyu has won four championships alone. He is also maintaining the first position in the total points leaderboard in F2. Although there is a certain threat from the drivers behind him, after finishing this F2 season, Zhou Guanyu is highly likely to enter F1 next season.

Zhou Guanyu's first year entering F1 cannot possibly sign a three-year contract with a low salary like Qin Miao. Therefore, Zhou Guanyu's first F1 professional driver contract will most likely be for one year and, in rare cases, two years.

If it's one year, it's easy to say. As long as Zhou Guanyu's performance in the first season is good enough, renewing the contract is not too difficult. If it's two years, it will be exactly when Zhou Guanyu's contract expires and Geely enters the scene, Zhou Guanyu can directly go to Geely.

But Qin Miao is just thinking about it. If he really had to choose, he would still choose to join a domestic team.

After all, offering help in times of trouble is always better than adding icing on the cake.

Moreover, even if Qin Miao doesn't think like this, his system wouldn't agree.

[Ding! Task Released]

[Task Name: Strong Alliances]

[Requirement: Join Geely's team right after they enter F1]

[Rewards: [Passive Skill: Great Nation's Fortune], Golden Lottery *1, Permanent +2 to All Attributes of the Team, +5 Morale for All Team Staff within One Season]

[Passive Skill: Great Nation's Fortune]

[Description: Fate is in the air, and the Oriental Dragon will ultimately rise]

[Effect: Increases the research and development progress of the host's team. Reduces the probability of errors in the direction of race car development by 10%]

[Task Failure Penalty: Significant reduction in popularity, damage to fortune.]

With the system task coming out, it's almost impossible for Qin Miao to think about staying with Mercedes, and the most crucial point is that this is the first time the system tasks include punishments for Qin Miao, who often couldn't complete the system tasks.

This punishment also involved the mysterious concept of fortune. Seeing this, Qin Miao did not dare to be arrogant.

Even without the punishment, after seeing the numerous rewards given by the system, Qin Miao was also deeply moved.

So after a moment of silence, Qin Miao still said with the unique arrogance and pride of a young person: "Toto, thank you for valuing my abilities, but I still want to try. This is actually just a betting agreement for me. It also acts as insurance for Mercedes. In case my abilities decline significantly after a few seasons, Mercedes can also stop losses in time, right?

And if I truly have the ability to match the price you are offering, you also won't regret it because you gave me such a high price."

Toto: "…Okay, it seems that you've already made up your mind."

"However, we cannot ignore your contribution to the team, which wouldn't be fair to the team, the team staff, or you." Although it's a pity that they can't tie Qin Miao to the chariot of Mercedes ahead of time, but fortunately, Qin Miao's contract is still long, and Toto is confident in having enough time to completely win over Qin Miao, keeping him in Mercedes.

However, giving Qin Miao a salary raise is currently one of the main goals of the Mercedes team. After all, at this time, Qin Miao is only consuming half of Hamilton's resources but contributing more points than Hamilton. The help brought to the team's factory R&D work is also substantial.

After all, in the paddock, Qin Miao is the only driver who goes to the team factory at least three times a week.

If someone like Qin Miao is not given better treatment, many people within the team would have opinions.