Chapter 1498 - 547: I Can’t Stand Another Day in This 2023 Season

Chapter 1498: Chapter 547: I Can’t Stand Another Day in This 2023 Season

Qin Miao nodded, "That’s right, this season you can freely enhance the car’s performance and stability, as long as it’s still drivable and consistent in both races and qualifications, I’ll be able to fully unleash the car’s power and performance.

Of course, the premise is that the car’s characteristics are preferably a bit understeering."

Vassel appeared calm on the surface, but he was thrilled inside, since he truly didn’t know Qin Miao had such capabilities before.

As for whether Qin Miao was just boasting in front of him.

If at Qin Miao’s age you’ve already won two world championships, even if you boast that you could drive an F1 car up a tree, Vassel would praise your skill and believe you have a divine talent that could achieve anything.

Holding back his laughter, Vassel said seemingly calmly, "Very good! If it’s really as you say, then the team won’t have to worry about car performance issues next season. Although I can’t guarantee you a car that can compete with Red Bull’s RB20 on the track, at least, next season’s Ferrari will have a significant improvement over the SF23."

As for whether Ferrari’s approach will affect their other driver, Leclerc...

Undeniably, according to the upgrade method spoken by Qin Miao and Vassel, next season on the track will definitely not be favorable for Leclerc.

Not needing to wait for next season, even in the second half of this season, Leclerc and Sainz might start complaining about their inability to adapt to Ferrari’s aggressive upgrades.

After all, according to Qin Miao, next season Ferrari’s car will become very difficult to handle.

The tuning window will surely decrease to some extent too.

Then Ferrari’s car will truly be something ordinary people can’t manage.

But from this, it can also be seen that Ferrari is determined to help the team win the world championship as soon as possible.

"I’m looking forward to it, after all, you know I’ve been eager to drive a Ferrari since 2019." Qin Miao said with a smile.

"Next season, you’ll have the opportunity."

...

Then the two chatted for another hour.

The door to the room where Vassel and his team were staying was pushed open, and both lawyers came out.

Seeing this, Qin Miao and Vassel both knew that the contract terms had been finalized, and they could sign now.

Without hesitation, Qin Miao stood up and walked into the room.

Inside the room, everything was set up, with the contract and a pen placed beside it.

Sitting down, Qin Miao glanced over the contract again briefly, confirming it was the same one he had just looked through, and then, amid the smiles of Vassel and his team, he signed his name on the contract document adorned with the red prancing horse logo.

He signed two copies, one for him and one for Ferrari.

After signing both, Vassel cheerfully embraced Qin Miao, "Welcome back to Ferrari."

After embracing Vassel, Qin Miao said with a smile, "Thank you for your invitation, I believe we can bring glory back to Ferrari next season."

Vassel also shook hands with Qin Miao smilingly, "I can’t bear to be in 2023 for even a day. I just wish to fast-forward to 2024 and see you in Ferrari’s team gear."

Qin Miao smiled and said, "Time will pass, don’t rush."

"By the way, since you’ve officially confirmed joining Ferrari next season, there are some team decisions I can share with you ahead of time."

Qin Miao took a sip of orange juice, patiently waiting for Vassel to continue.

"Ferrari plans to abandon the 23 season and allocate most of the team’s resources to the development of the 24 season’s car, so this year’s team results won’t be great, probably couldn’t even secure third place."

Qin Miao shrugged and said with a smile, "Honestly, this is good news for me, because if what you say is true, then next season I’ll have a top-performing car, with Leclerc and Sainz carrying the weight for me."

Vassel said with a smile, "Indeed."

"The reason I’m telling you now is to prepare you mentally, so that if Ferrari’s car performance isn’t great this season, you won’t lose faith in Ferrari, we’re just biding our time."

"Of course, I gained some insights about you from Zhou Guanyu, he trusts you a lot, so I also trust your vision and judgment."

Vassel chuckled and asked, "After all, have I found the most talented driver in the F1 paddock?"

Qin Miao wasn’t modest at this point, "That’s right, from the moment you decisively brought me to Ferrari, I knew you were someone with vision and ambition."

"By the way." Suddenly Vassel seemed to remember something and took out a box from his pocket.

Opening the box, there was a set of keys inside.

Seeing the keys, Qin Miao roughly guessed what Ferrari had prepared for him.

Vassel explained, "This is a little gift Ferrari prepared for you."

"An apartment?"

Vassel wasn’t surprised, directly nodding, "Yes, an apartment in Maranello."

"Moreover, it’s the same apartment you stayed in during the Ferrari youth training, to celebrate you rejoining the Ferrari family, we’ve decided to give you permanent usage rights to this apartment.