How Did I Become an F1 Driver?

At that time, Qin Miao thought that even if Zhou Guanyu returned to China, with Zhou Guanyu’s personality, he would probably participate in some commercial activities domestically, making appearances, relying on his commercial value to bring some benefits back to his family.

But unexpectedly, the day after receiving the news, Qin Miao saw Zhou Guanyu at the hospital room entrance, wearing sunglasses and a mask, and carrying fruit gifts.

"Whoa, unexpected guest!" Qin Miao exclaimed in surprise at Zhou Guanyu at the door.

"Get out of the way, don’t block me from seeing my goddaughter!" Zhou Guanyu brushed past Qin Miao, craning his neck to look into the room.

Qin Miao had a big question mark pop up in his mind.

"When did I agree for my daughter to be the goddaughter of your family?"

"From the moment I stepped through this door!"

Qin Miao rolled his eyes impatiently but still moved out of the way.

After entering the hospital room’s living area, Zhou Guanyu paused and asked Qin Miao, "Where’s Qimeng?"

Looking at what was arranged like a hotel lounge and realizing he had walked into a hospital, Zhou Guanyu scratched his head, bewildered, and asked, "Where the heck have you brought me? Is this still a hospital?"

Qin Miao rolled his eyes, "Look at you, like you’ve never seen the world."

After a bit of teasing, Qin Miao pointed toward the bedroom area and said, "Over there."

"Oh, oh." Zhou Guanyu nodded and walked over.

"Guanyu, you’re here! Long time no see, looks like you’ve put on some weight!" Qimeng greeted Zhou Guanyu with a smile and wave.

Upon seeing Qimeng, Zhou Guanyu froze for a moment, then said, "Mengmeng, it’s been a while indeed, you’ve really gained quite a bit, and now Qimeng, you’ve changed so much, I barely recognized you."

The changes in Qimeng indeed were quite significant compared to before; most notably, she had gained a lot of weight.

Qimeng used to have a small round face, chubby and adorable-looking.

Now there’s more meat on her face than before, but the extra meat didn’t make Qimeng seem greasy; instead, it leaned toward that small round face look seen in anime.

But all in all, Qimeng was still just as cute, and she felt much better to touch compared to when she wasn’t as chubby.

Upon hearing Zhou Guanyu say that, Qimeng sighed helplessly, "It’s not like I want to, but the little one in my stomach needs, so I have to eat more."

Qin Miao crossed his arms and smiled from the doorway, "No worries, my wife is adorable no matter what."

Qimeng sweetly smiled back at Qin Miao.

Zhou Guanyu: ?

Are they tricking the dog in and trapping it?

"You two are really something, damn, you’ve been together so long and aren’t sick of it yet." Originally, Zhou Guanyu wanted to introduce the gifts he brought for Qimeng, but upon entering, he got grossed out and directly piled the gifts beside Qimeng’s bed.

Am I also a part of your play?

"How come you’re here directly? According to your habits, shouldn’t you be participating in various events in the country?" Qin Miao asked.

Qimeng also got off the bed at this time, as moderate exercise as a pregnant woman aids in childbirth.

Zhou Guanyu shrugged and said, "This time coming back, I really haven’t planned to participate in commercial activities, the only activity is something that cannot be disclosed."

Qin Miao raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

"Need to make a trip to Hangzhou in a couple of days."

Zhou Guanyu, though not spelling it out, everyone here was smart; not being publicly disclosed, going to Hangzhou, plus the fact that Zhou Guanyu was a driver.

In the whole F1 paddock, only Lynk & Co Team’s headquarters is domestically located, and it’s in Hangzhou.

So Zhou Guanyu’s trip back to China this time is most likely to negotiate driver contracts with Lynk & Co Team.

However, to be honest, Zhou Guanyu’s abilities now actually rank among the middle of all drivers; he’s fast and not prone to accidents, and he has a huge domestic market behind him.

You could say Zhou Guanyu is quite a cost-effective driver.

On the contrary, Lynk & Co Team this season so far is struggling just like Williams, with zero points.

Though this is partly because Lynk & Co Team just acquired Red Bull, internal management structure might have just been straightened out, not enabling the team’s full operation to quickly get on track.

But poor results don’t look good either, do they?

"Negotiating a contract with Lynk & Co?"

Zhou Guanyu shook his head, "I wouldn’t call it a contract, Lynk & Co just wants to talk with me, what exactly their thoughts are, I’m not really sure."

"And what about your thoughts? Are you going to Lynk & Co or looking for something else?"

Zhou Guanyu rolled his eyes, "Even though I’m also a bit famous in the paddock now, everyone acknowledges my strength, but I can’t compare with you.

With your skills in the paddock, you really could go anywhere; I’m ultimately just a mid-tier driver, I’d say I’ll never win a Grand Prix in my lifetime, so actually I have no choice; after my contract with Alfa Romeo ends in the 2024 season, I’ll probably go to Lynk & Co.

At least in Lynk & Co, with my Chinese identity, I’ll have a place on the team until my skills significantly decline.

Right now, both sides are interested, so it’s worth a shot."

"That’s quite nice, Lynk & Co after all is Geely’s team, it counts as a factory team.

With President Li’s passion for racing, and the growing popularity of F1 in China, Geely will definitely invest more, perhaps, Guanyu, your first Grand Prix win will be with Geely’s Mars car." After Qimeng sat down slowly beside Qin Miao, said this.