Chapter 251 - 139: Messages from the Paddock (6K, Bonus 15/24)
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Updated : Sep 27th, 2025
He overlooked the aloof nature Qin Miao displayed in the training camp; this is someone capable yet extremely proud, unable to bear any grievances.Ferrari’s approach is pretty much like lighting a firecracker under Qin Miao’s seat.
But you can’t blame Binotto for not caring about Qin Miao. After all, he has tons of work daily and understanding Qin Miao’s abilities and potential is already showing quite a lot of concern.
After all, Qin Miao is just an F2 driver for now, and Binotto simply doesn’t have enough time to delve deeper into this person’s character.
No one expected Qin Miao to resist in this way.
This is completely the rhythm of wanting to defect from Ferrari.
So to stabilize Qin Miao, Binotto squeezed out time during the preparation period before the main race to give Qin Miao a call.
The topic of conversation was quite standard, basically telling Qin Miao that Ferrari was only in contact with McLaren, and nothing specific had been decided; even if confirmed, whoever wants to become a formal F1 driver for the Ferrari team must undergo internal testing, and with Qin Miao’s strength and talent, he still has a good chance of defeating the opponent.
In short, Binotto tried his best to comfort him with promises and reassurance.
Honestly, Qin Miao doesn’t have any ill feelings towards Binotto. Maybe it’s because Binotto comes from a technical background; Qin Miao feels Binotto has a serious and pragmatic attitude about him.
So regarding Binotto’s advice and reassurance, Qin Miao also tried his best to show acceptance and understanding, though he did not make any promises.
The next morning, after training and returning home, Qin Miao discovered three missed calls on his phone, a private number that he hadn’t used to register for anything, so there’s hardly any chance of spam calls.
Upon checking, it was indeed Qimeng’s call, and Qin Miao called back immediately.
"Hey? What’s up, honey?"
On the other end, Qimeng sounded frustrated: "What have you been doing these days while I was away?"
"What do you mean, what have I done?" Qin Miao was puzzled.
Qimeng said: "The youth training from Mercedes and Red Bull called me early in the morning, asking if you plan to change teams. Red Bull offered quite a high deal and is even willing to pay for breaking your youth training contract, provided you agree to join Red Bull’s youth training."
"Tell me, what’s going on?"
Qin Miao scratched his face and murmured: "I just didn’t go to Ferrari’s P room to watch the F1 race these days... Is this worth such a big deal?"
Qimeng sighed, supporting her head helplessly; Qin Miao seemed completely oblivious. Does he not realize how attractive someone like him who can effortlessly dominate F2 is to those teams eyeing the F1 championship?
Although Qin Miao is still in F2, based on his performance, everyone knows there’s a high chance Qin Miao will enter F1 next season, becoming an official F1 driver.
Thus, the extent of focus Qin Miao garnered far exceeded his own expectations.
"Explain in more detail."
Qin Miao gave a brief explanation to Qimeng about what he’s been doing lately.
Qin Miao thought over these details himself.
Before hanging up, Qimeng still asked about how to handle the calls from other teams’ training programs.
After giving it some thought, Qin Miao said to postpone responding to these teams and not outright reject them.
After Qin Miao dealt with these matters, Zhou Guanyu happened to push the door open from outside, seeing Qin Miao, Zhou Guanyu asked, "Sanshui, are you planning to leave Ferrari?"
Upon hearing Zhou Guanyu’s question, Qin Miao was full of confusion: "What do you mean?"
"Our Renault youth training leader just suddenly found me, asking if you’re interested in joining Renault’s youth training."
PS. The monthly tickets reached one thousand, and the total increase is up to 24 Chapters.
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