Chapter 1083 - 413: Toto’s Visit (6K, Still Owe 2/2 Updates)_2

"Alright, I’ll come over later. I think we need to meet and talk about some things."

Qin Miao picked up the phone Qimeng left behind on the bed; it was only 9:17 in the morning.

"Okay, I’ll be ready to welcome you."

"See you later."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Miao scratched his head. There’s no need to guess Toto’s purpose in coming to see him this time; it’s simply because he’s worried about Qin Miao leaving due to Geely’s entry.

After a season’s performance and the support of many off-track factors, Qin Miao has now become an indispensable part of the Mercedes team.

Qin Miao’s presence has significantly increased the commercial value of the Mercedes team.

Especially in the Chinese market, in the year 2022 alone, the sales of team merchandise like car models, uniforms, and hats increased by 120% overall.

The growth in the domestic market was even a staggering 300%.

Not to mention the fan economy spurred by Qin Miao that led to a massive increase in Mercedes car sales.

Besides these commercial aspects, what truly makes the team value Qin Miao is the talent he displays on the track.

Most importantly, Qin Miao is exceptionally young.

At this time, Qin Miao is only 21 years old and hasn’t even reached the true peak period of a racer.

So, upon the entry of a Chinese team, incredibly attractive to someone like Qin Miao, Toto naturally has some concerns about whether Qin Miao will stay.

After all, his plan is to continue the current Mercedes lineup until the end of the 2026 season when new regulations come out for adjustments.

However, what Qin Miao didn’t expect was that Toto would come to find him so quickly.

In Qin Miao’s anticipation, Toto would at least wait until after his two-day rest period was over before coming to see him.

But regardless of how Toto might convince him later, Qin Miao had to get out of bed now.

He threw off the covers, put on underwear, casually picked a t-shirt and shorts, and went to the bathroom wearing slippers.

After finishing his routine, Qin Miao’s house door was knocked on.

He said to Qimeng, who peeked her head out from the study, "Toto is coming over for a chat later."

"Oh, then I’ll cut some fruit for you guys." Qimeng nodded, went back to the study, and picked up a hair tie to tidy her slightly messy hair.

That’s how it is for a long-married couple; when they’re at home, they don’t usually manage their appearances much, each is accustomed to the other’s unkempt looks.

However, Qimeng, naturally beautiful, with good skin, even when her hair is a bit messy, tying her hair up restores her overall charm.

Qin Miao nodded and went to open the door.

To Qin Miao’s surprise, it wasn’t just Toto who came, but also his wife, Suzy Wolff.

Suzy Wolff is considered a legend on the track.

As one of the few female racers, Suzy Wolff wasn’t weaker than male racers during her time as a driver.

At her peak, she even became a test driver for an F1 team.

This is a position that many F2 male drivers find hard to achieve.

Meanwhile, Suzy Wolff is also the second woman in F1 history to join an F1 team as a driver.

Of course, she didn’t race in the official competition, mainly serving as a DTM driver and Williams’ F1 test driver.

After stepping back from racing, her work remained closely linked with the F1 domain.

She has served as the head of the FE team and is currently the Executive Director of the F1 Drivers’ Academy.

Thus, Qin Miao, who came up from F2, is quite familiar with his boss’s wife.

Whether during driver meetings in F2 or at various team gatherings after joining Mercedes.

"Welcome, good morning, boss, Suzy."

"Good morning Qin Miao, I hope our visit hasn’t disturbed your rest day."

Toto smiled and handed Qin Miao a bottle of wine.

Even though it’s well-known inside and outside the paddock that Qin Miao doesn’t drink, bringing a bottle of wine is basic European etiquette, not meant for Qin Miao to drink.

Qin Miao naturally smiled and accepted it, saying, "How could it? Having friends over is a form of rest, isn’t it?"

Amid the laughter, Qin Miao welcomed the pair inside.

At this point, Qimeng had also prepared fruits and hot tea for the guests, greeted Toto with a smile, and joined Qin Miao in hosting them.

Toto didn’t immediately discuss the issue he was most concerned about with Qin Miao.

Instead, he took a circuitous approach, asking about Qin Miao’s current living situation and if there was anything the team could assist with.

Then they talked about various interesting things inside and outside the paddock since both are workers there, naturally having many shared topics.

Guided by Toto, the meeting’s atmosphere was quite amicable.

Soon, with Suzy expressing her interest in seeing Qin Miao’s trophy wall, renowned throughout the paddock for its complete collection of F2 championship trophies, Qimeng escorted her out.

Leaving Qin Miao and Toto alone in the living room.

Qin Miao knew the time for the main topic had arrived.

Leaning against the sofa back, Toto looked at Qin Miao and asked, "Did you see this morning’s news? Geely is planning to buy Aston Martin’s team. Honestly, I was really surprised to hear a Chinese team is entering. Of course, more than anything, I’m happy because it means our influence in the Chinese market will gradually increase, and you’ve contributed a lot to this."