Chapter 272: Chapter 146: Life Is Full of Surprises, Like Sausage Wrapped in Sausage
From yesterday’s conversation, Toto could tell that Qin Miao’s attitude towards money was somewhat different from that of a normal person.
Qin Miao’s requirement for money is just enough to get by, beyond that, he has no more material pursuits.
Qin Miao’s view on money isn’t like those rich second-generation kids who become indifferent after they’ve enjoyed everything.
Toto feels that Qin Miao’s attitude towards money was cultivated from a young age.
So instead of money, what Qin Miao might want more is more free time.
After figuring this out, Toto leaned back in his chair and chuckled helplessly.
Toto’s original plan was to confirm mid-season that Mercedes would secure the team championship early in the second half of the season before telling Bottas that Mercedes already had a suitable candidate for the second driver next season.
They could terminate the contract with him ahead of time, allowing him to find a job at another team, and then Qin Miao could take Bottas’ position.
But now Qin Miao is unwilling to attend the team’s media activities, Toto can’t possibly send the Six-time Champion, can he?
Does he have any big or small aces left in the Mercedes team?
So finally Toto decided to give Bottas another choice.
They can end the contract peacefully with the team as just mentioned, and if Bottas wants, Mercedes can also pay him the penalty for early termination of the contract.
At the same time, Bottas can stay within the Mercedes team until the contract ends, and during the time without a driver seat, 77 would naturally serve as a simulator driver within the team and participate intensively in media activities.
During this period, Bottas’ salary would naturally be given according to the contract’s requirements; after all, Mercedes doesn’t lack this bit, and even to compensate Bottas, Toto is willing to give him a raise.
After confirming this matter, Toto gave his subordinates a reply.
This condition can be agreed upon; just moderately press other conditions symbolically but don’t press too hard.
After getting Toto’s approval, the negotiation for the driver contract with no media activities began normally.
After Qin Miao signed the contract with Mercedes, the mark of the Ferrari Driver Academy on him was naturally washed away.
However, the driver’s contract with Prema Racing for that year would not be canceled because of this.
Although Prema Racing has deep ties with Ferrari, they just have a good relationship with Ferrari and there are no conflicts of interest.
So even if Qin Miao left Ferrari’s youth training system, he could still race at Prema Racing.
After all, they want to win this year’s F2 driver and team championship, don’t they?
As for the contract with Ferrari that hasn’t taken effect yet, Qin Miao doesn’t have to worry about it, as he trusts Mercedes will handle it well.
Qimeng needs to stay in the UK to handle the contract matters for Qin Miao, so after things in the UK are settled, Qin Miao returned to Maranello alone.
Upon returning to Maranello, Qin Miao invited Li Qin for a meal, and during the meal, Qin did not notice anything unusual but was instead worried about Qin Miao being assigned to a not-so-good F1 team next season.
She doesn’t doubt at all whether Qin Miao can enter F1 next season.
After finishing the dinner with Qin, Qin Miao invited those who had helped him or were familiar with him during his time at Ferrari for a meal.
Almost no one noticed anything unusual about Qin Miao.
And while inviting them for dinner, Qin Miao packed up everything in the dormitory at Maranello shared with Qimeng and called a moving company to pack everything and take it away.
Because many things had been moved to Vicenza by Qin Miao, most of what was left in Maranello were trophies and everyday items, making it not too troublesome to pack.
After packing up, Qin Miao went to find Lawson.
ps. Last month’s monthly ticket reached an incredible 1700 Chapters, with another additional update, now there are a total of 27 Chapters owed.