Chapter 1506 - 551: Toto’s Invitation

Chapter 1506: Chapter 551: Toto’s Invitation

"I have one. Not only a godfather but also a goddad."

"Who?" the Old Man asked curiously.

"Leclerc and Zhou Guanyu."

Hearing this, the Old Man hesitated for a moment, then said helplessly, "Looks like I’m late. Those two bastards beat me to it."

Qin Miao shrugged.

Qin Miao could see that the Old Man really liked Muqiu.

After all, if you were Hamilton, having spent all these years without getting married or having kids, then a colleague who you have a decent relationship with has a little baby girl who gets exceptionally happy every time she sees you, smiles at you, doesn’t cry or fuss when you hold her, interacts with you without resisting, and is very joyful.

Your little heart finds it hard not to be captivated by this child’s every move.

But today is race day, and the race is about to start soon, so the Old Man couldn’t stay with Qin Miao for too long. He still had many things to prepare for before the race starts.

However, before leaving, after handing the child back to Qin Miao, the Old Man said to Qin Miao, "If I had such a lovely daughter, I would do my best to achieve the best possible result in any race she attended."

Qin Miao smiled, taking Muqiu that the Old Man handed over to him, and said, "I think the same."

"Then good luck with today’s race."

"I will try, just hope you give me less pressure on the track."

"Well, I need to overtake Sainz in front of me first."

After a brief joke with Qin Miao, the Old Man left.

Qin Miao also handed his daughter to Qimeng, and Hamilton’s departure indirectly indicated that it was Qin Miao’s work time.

Therefore, Qin Miao went to his team’s P room for today’s race preparations before the race began.

Time passed, and soon it was time for the final preparations before the race started.

By this time, Toto had arrived at the Mercedes team’s P room, sitting at his designated command post watching the data.

When Qin Miao arrived, Toto called him over and asked, "I heard your daughter is here?"

Qin Miao nodded, "Yes, Toto, she is in my lounge. There’s still time, so if you want, you can go and see her. The little one is very cute."

"I’ll skip it. There’s still a lot of work waiting for me to handle. Besides, leaving her in the lounge is indeed a wise decision; she’s too young, and it’s too noisy here. It’s not really suitable for a baby to be in the team area before the race." Toto nodded, then took out a gift box from his pocket and handed it to Qin Miao, "I know in your country elders have a tradition of giving gifts when meeting juniors, so this is a present Suzy and I prepared for your daughter."

Seeing the gift box Toto handed over, Qin Miao was really a bit surprised.

But he didn’t decline Toto’s kind gesture. Despite wearing a racing suit without a place to put this item, he smiled and accepted the gift Toto handed over and said, "Thank you very much. Your gift even made me a bit uneasy, but since it’s for my daughter, I won’t refuse it. I’m sure she will love it."

"Let’s hope so. If you and Qimeng have some free time, come over to my house with your daughter for a visit. Suzy and my children really want to meet you." Toto replied with a laugh.

Honestly, Qin Miao couldn’t remember how many times Toto had invited him over.

But Qin Miao either had to train or play games due to scheduling conflicts. He truly hadn’t had the time to visit Toto’s house in the past.

At that time, Qin Miao thought since he would be staying with the Mercedes team for such a long time, there would always be a chance.

But as fate would have it, Qin Miao himself hadn’t realized that after this season, he would be joining Ferrari next season.

Most likely, he wouldn’t have the chance to visit Toto’s house again.

Unless one day in the future, he finds himself disillusioned at Ferrari or helps Ferrari achieve their long-coveted glory, only then he might return to Mercedes to retire.

Thus, faced with Toto’s earnest invitation, Qin Miao didn’t refuse. He nodded and said, "Sure, it would be an honor for me to visit your home.

After the Spanish Grand Prix, there’s a two-week break, so how about next Friday?"

"Of course, I’ll inform Suzy and let her prepare in advance." Toto replied and then gave Qin Miao a meaningful look.

As for the reason for that look, it was due to what Qin Miao had just said.

An honor?

If it’s an honor, why did you agree only now?

After chatting with Toto for a while, Qin Miao began his final preparations before today’s race.

Soon, both the driver’s parade and the anthem, along with preparations, were completed, and Qin Miao entered his car parked in the second grid position.

While conducting the final checks and adjustments in his car before the race started, Qin Miao saw the back of Verstappen entering his car in front of him.

Before Verstappen got inside his cockpit and sat down, Qin Miao’s peripheral vision noticed Verstappen turning to glance at him.

The Catalonia track is a clockwise circuit, with the T1 after the start being a right turn.

And the drivers’ starting positions are: the pole sitter on the outside line, with the second-position starter on the inside line.