In the garage, Zhang Guan was talking with the maintenance technician about the adjustment of the car.
Ross Brown stood aside silently, with a surprised look on his face.
Because Zhang Guan's car knowledge is no less than that of an experienced racing driver.
Don’t think that a racing driver only needs to be able to drive. In a Formula One competition, the racing driver’s knowledge is equivalent to that of a racing engineer. Their understanding of racing is even better than that of an ordinary racing engineer. Sometimes the driver Also involved in the design of the racing car. For example, Schumacher's racing knowledge is definitely better than that of many professional university professors, otherwise he would not be able to serve as Ferrari's technical advisor.
Drivers must understand racing knowledge so that they can discuss with engineers and adjust their racing cars to make them more familiar. This requires not only written knowledge, but also the valuable experience accumulated by the racers in the competition.
However, today, Zhang Guan, a racing rookie, was talking about "valuable experience", but a bunch of automotive engineers nodded frequently when he spoke, and many of them showed expressions of realization from time to time.
This scene made Ross Brown feel extremely strange. How can a rookie like you be a teacher to an engineer? So he silently appeared on the side and began to listen carefully to what they were saying. But gradually, he changed from a listener to a participant, and finally became him and Zhang Guan, directing the engineers to work there. .
I saw Ross Brown wiping the sweat on his forehead and then said: "Zhang, you brought me back to my youth. Just like ten years ago, I was at Ferrari, and Schumacher was standing next to me. We just Like just now, we were discussing new cars. In that era, although we did not win five consecutive championships, we enjoyed the passion of struggle! Just now I even had the illusion that the person standing next to me was Schumacher! "
"Schumacher's experience book, isn't it Schumacher!" Zhang Guan thought to himself. He was worried that Ross Brawn would be suspicious and hold on to this question, so he immediately changed the subject, pointed to the cockpit, and continued: " Can this cockpit be bigger?"
"It's a big deal. If it's any bigger, it will affect the aerodynamic package." Brown continued: "But I think this space should be okay. Among the current drivers, there are several over 180 centimeters, such as BMW Sauber's Kubi Ka's height is 185cm. I remember we had a driver in the UK who was over 190cm tall, almost the same as you."
"Okay then!" Zhang Guan jumped into the racing car as he spoke, and continued: "It seems like they are forcing me to drive faster and leave this small space as soon as possible!"
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The sports department of an online media company.
The editor pointed to a manuscript and said: "Move this to the headlines. The Rockets defeated the Spurs 87 to 85. Dayao scored 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Ci Shiping scored 24 points..."
"Editor in chief! Big news!" An editor hurried in, holding a photo that had just been printed in color. He came to the editor's desk, handed the photo to the editor, and said at the same time: "Editor, look, big news!"
"What is this?" The editor-in-chief looked at something similar to a diploma taken in the photo. The dense English letters on it made him feel a little confused. It’s not that he can’t read English, but the photo is too small and the resolution is a bit low. At first glance, it’s hard to see what’s written on it.
"Editor-in-Chief, this is a super driver's license! A Formula One super driver's license!" the editor said.
"Oh?" The editor-in-chief didn't react too strongly.
"Editor-in-Chief, look carefully at this name!" the editor pointed at a spot in the photo and said.
The editor lowered his head, carefully identified it, and then asked softly: "Zhang Guan?"
The editor nodded seriously, while the editor-in-chief widened his eyes and confirmed again, and then his voice became like a rooster: "Is it that Zhang Guan?"
The editor still nodded, but his expression became more serious.
"Where did you get this thing? Is it credible? Isn't it from Photoshop?" The editor asked several questions in succession.
"Absolutely credible! There is a media person in Zhang Guan's agent group, Hong Zinan. She was my senior at Communication University! Of course, she is seven or eight years ahead of me... But it was she who sent me this photo! The news sent by Zhang Guan’s own management team is absolutely unmistakable!”
The editor let out a sigh of relief: "My dear! Zhang Guan really got his Formula One driver's license! When their website announced the driver list a few days ago, even I thought it was an own mistake! This is Big news, hurry up and write me an article, this should make the headlines!"
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When the Force China team was established a few days ago, it was said at the press conference that Chinese drivers would enter the Formula One competition. At that time, many people thought it was a polite comment, but today it has come true, and this The Chinese driver is none other than Zhang Guan!
The F1 super license was posted online by the media and immediately became the headlines of all media. The championship team also confirmed that Zhang Guan will compete as a driver of Force China in the upcoming Formula One competition.
The first team from China, the first driver from China, this is a new page for the entire Formula One, and what this brings is also the huge economic benefits.
Domestic manufacturers called one after another, hoping to sponsor the Force China team. For these manufacturers, what they value may not be the international market behind Formula One, but the publicity effect brought by Zhang Guan, because all the Everyone knows that where there is Zhang Guan, there is media attention. Not to mention racing, just kicking the shuttlecock and skipping rope can attract a large number of sponsors.
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Zhang Guan frowned as he looked at the sponsor price list sent by Zhuge Wenbo.
"Low, these prices are really low!" Zhang Guan said into the phone receiver.
On the other side of the phone, Zhuge Wenbo looked a little surprised. He said, "What? Are you not satisfied with the price? But I think these prices are already very good. The highest one is close to the body sponsorship of the McLaren team."
Zhang Guan thought for a while and said: "We can lower the price for them, but we must agree on the championship bonus, both for the individual champions and the overall champion."
"Huh?" Zhuge was stunned for a moment, and then said: "That's right, why did I forget about your $500 million bet! You are aiming to win the championship this season. Okay, I understand what to do. ”
In the sport of racing, championship bonuses or points bonuses are a very common thing, and they even often appear in contracts. The team makes a promise to the driver, the team owner also makes a promise to the team, and the sponsors also make a promise to the team. How much does it cost to win the championship, how much does the runner-up cost, how much does the third place cost, how much does it cost to get one point, even how much does it cost to finish the race, etc., all are clearly marked.
However, one thing is the same as all other sports, that is, winning the championship is more valuable!
The current quotation received by Zhang Guan can be regarded as relatively reasonable, but based on the quotation of a champion driver and a championship team, it is a bit low. Therefore, Zhang Guancai proposed that the sponsorship fee can be reduced, but the championship bonus must be added. This way, as long as Zhang Guan wins the championship, he will get higher profits.
"F1 is a waste of money!" Zhang Guan hung up the phone and sighed. In just a few days, he had already spent 60 million, and he would have to invest more in the future.
"I have to get more from my sponsors! Otherwise I will be in trouble." Zhang Guan thought silently in his heart.
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