How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 930 - 368: Envy Makes Zhou Guanyu Undergo Plasmolysis

In the following days, Qin Miao's life returned to its routine, and Wednesday quickly came, the time for the system's weekly tasks release.

It's worth mentioning that Qin Miao didn't complete any of the three system tasks from last week.

One task required Qin Miao to reach the podium during the race, another was to overtake three cars during the race, and the last was to enter the top three in the qualifying round.

Unfortunately, whether it was the qualifying or the race, Qin Miao stayed in fifth place without much change, so last week, Qin Miao didn't receive any task rewards.

This week, the system seemed to understand Qin Miao's current situation, and the tasks released were considerably less difficult.

However, because of this, the rewards were also minimal.

One task was for Qin Miao's lap speed in the race phase to maintain over 1:25.00 for the entire race, excluding safety car and yellow flag periods.

The reward was a 0.3-point increase in Qin Miao's personal long-distance speed rating.

Another task was simply to bring the car back in one piece.

The reward was a 0.1 increase in the team's car durability development capability.

From the rewards provided by the system, one can see just how easy these tasks are, although not to the point where they can be done with a wave of the hand, they basically don't require much effort from Qin Miao.

However, looking at the tasks released by the system, Qin Miao had a feeling of being underestimated by it.

After all, his lap speed during the race phase could maintain over 1:24.500!

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Wednesday morning, Zhou Guanyu came over to Qin Miao's house.

Since Qin Miao had a private jet, and their relationship was good, Zhou Guanyu would hitch a ride on Qin Miao's plane to the competition, as long as the team didn't have special arrangements.

After all, their destination was the same, they usually left on Wednesday, and most of the time, they were both in the UK.

Taking one person or two didn't make much difference in the fuel cost of Qin Miao's plane.

However, as Zhou Guanyu got out of the car and Qin Miao stood at the door waiting for him, Qin Miao joked, "Why don't you just buy a house here, so you don't have to rush over every weekend."

Zhou Guanyu locked his car and thought about it carefully, actually finding Qin Miao's suggestion reasonable. But after thinking about it, Zhou Guanyu said, "I don't have much time now, I'll come look at houses here after the Australian Grand Prix."

"It seems like the nearby houses belong to villagers as ancestral property; it might be difficult to find one," Qin Miao said while opening the door and signaling for Zhou Guanyu to come in.

Zhou Guanyu shrugged: "At worst, I'll just buy your neighbor's house. It's just a matter of price."

Hearing Zhou Guanyu's words, Qin Miao gave him a thumbs up: "Rich guy!"

Speaking of money, after putting down his luggage, Zhou Guanyu looked at Qin Miao and asked curiously, "By the way, since you won the drivers' championship last season, hasn't Toto shown any appreciation, like raising your salary?"

Qin Miao didn't hide the fact, knowing Zhou Guanyu wouldn't spread these details: "My salary was increased, but it hasn't been announced publicly."

"What's your annual salary now?"

"Not much, only 20 million US dollars a year, and with bonuses and commercial income, I can make around 50 million US dollars a year. Plus, since I live in Monaco, I don't have to pay taxes, so basically I take home the full 50 million."

Upon hearing Qin Miao's casual comment, Zhou Guanyu couldn't help but twitch his lips: "You use 'not much' and 'only' very well. As someone who grew up domestically, if you don't know how to use them, I suggest not using them."

Qin Miao smiled smugly, but just as he was about to say something, his phone rang.

After chatting for a couple of sentences, Qin Miao hung up and nodded towards Zhou Guanyu: "The plane's ready, let's head straight to the airport."

Zhou Guanyu clicked his tongue, they had to leave for the airport right after getting to Qin Miao's house without even having a drink. Still, he said, "Alright."

Then they took their luggage, drove to the airport, and flew straight from the UK to Australia.

Although the flight took a while, the benefit of a private jet is that you can move around freely on the plane. Being able to stretch whenever tired, and given that Qin Miao and Zhou Guanyu are both F1 drivers with top physical condition, the flight was comfortable without any discomfort.

After landing, they separated and went to the hotels booked by their respective teams.

A night passed without incident, and the next day, Qin Miao and several drivers went to the paddock to shoot promotional videos and participate in some commercial activities.

Friday quickly arrived, and everyone at Mercedes was both hopeful and worried about the race weekend.

The hope was because the team introduced new upgrades this week, and simulation results showed the new rear diffuser effectively reduced W13's porpoising.

The concern was because the Mercedes team had fallen from grace, making everyone a bit anxious about the team's performance potentially disappointing fans.

However, regardless of the team's emotions before the race, it's something everyone has to confront.