How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 859 - 343: Teacher Qin Miao’s Class Begins

As for what Hamilton might specifically think, that's anyone's guess.

But at least on the surface, when Hamilton received the bonus from the team, he seemed quite happy.

As one of the few F1 teams in the paddock that not only doesn't need backing from capital investors but also makes money for shareholders, Mercedes isn't stingy with drivers and is generous to all the staff, big and small, within the team.

Especially with the budget cap officially in play this year and Mercedes clinching the Constructors' Championship, the team's profits have seen a growth of over 30% this year.

So there's nothing more to say—it's raining money!

So, including the bonuses for the two drivers, the total bonuses given out at this banquet added up to over 18 million US Dollars from Mercedes.

Of course, this money comes from the board of directors, so it's not included in next season's budget cap.

The happiest person in this might be Qin Miao. Since he resides in Monaco, the 7 million US Dollars went straight into his pocket, without any taxes.

Once everyone received their bonuses for the year, everyone at Mercedes happily went home and enjoyed a worry-free Christmas.

Toto originally wanted to invite Qin Miao to his home for Christmas.

After all, from Toto's understanding, Qin Miao typically doesn't celebrate these Western holidays, so he thought he could bring Qin Miao to experience the festive spirit, while also strengthening their relationship for future contract considerations.

But during a chat, Toto discovered that Qin Miao planned to head straight back home when his preparations were completed.

So Toto put this idea on the back burner, knowing there would be many opportunities in the future.

And indeed, after his work was done, Qin Miao headed back to Monaco at the first chance he got.

He didn't even have time to catch a meal with Leclerc. After getting home, the family quickly packed up, bought some gifts for their hometown neighbors thanks to his mom's planning, and then set off to return home.

Luckily, Qin Miao had a private jet with enough space, otherwise transporting all these items would have been difficult.

Thanks to the 13,000-kilometer range of the Gulfstream G650, Qin Miao flew straight back home.

And because the environment on the plane was so comfortable, Qin Miao didn't feel any fatigue once the plane landed. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Unlike the feeling of returning home after being abroad before, Qin Miao didn't feel such a strong sense of nostalgia this time.

This time, with nothing urgent to handle, the three of them just went home and self-isolated for a week once the plane landed.

During that week, Qin Miao went a bit wild; besides his morning fitness training, he spent the rest of the time live streaming and gaming, without even touching the simulator at home.

It's worth mentioning that after a week of streaming, Qin Miao received over a hundred thousand in gifts.

And this was without him ever asking his viewers for gifts or thanking them for gifts during his streams.

Suffice it to say, in this day and age, as long as you have some fame, you can easily monetize your popularity and fame doing almost anything.

As for the set of six-axis simulators at Qin Miao's home?

He never really noticed before, even thinking they were amazing and offered physical feedback.

But using the simulator he set up previously now, Qin Miao could only describe it as sluggish.

That's not the worst part; the main issue is that this simulator has a lot of feedback missing.

Racing on this equipment not only fails to improve his skills, but it could also ruin his driving feel and instincts, so in the end, Qin Miao could only resort to playing games.

After enjoying a comfortable week, Qin Miao took some gifts and followed Qimeng to her home, prompted by his mother.

Post-landing they couldn't visit Qimeng's parents right away due to quarantine, but after that, it was only polite to visit.

Even though it wasn't his first time visiting Qimeng's family, Qin Miao felt a bit anxious before meeting her parents.

Though during the summer break when he met Qimeng's parents, they weren't less than welcoming to him.

But from Qin Miao's perspective, he took their daughter abroad without much communication, and due to the pandemic, they couldn't return until the policies eased, so he worried her parents might bear some resentment.

Once they arrived with gifts, however, her parents were very warm towards him, and Qin Miao's concern was unfounded.

Her parents were delighted upon receiving the gifts Qin Miao prepared.

Seeing this, Qin Miao sighed with relief and had a meal at Qimeng's home. However, he didn't stay overnight but returned to his own home instead.

Qimeng decided to stay with her family since she hadn't spent much time with them for a while.

The next day, after waking up, Qin Miao packed a few clothes and headed to Shanghai alone.

This wasn't about him going out to fool around; he was leaving because Yili wanted him to complete the contractual obligations soon.