[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver":3,"chapter-how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-369":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How Did I Become an F1 Driver?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1718611,2195,"Chapter 369 - 179: Evening News (6K, Bonus 3\u002F20)_2","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-369",369,"\u003Cp>After the morning’s entertainment activities ended, Qin Miao received a call from Hamilton in the afternoon. He expressed wanting to invite Qin Miao out for afternoon tea and visit his newly purchased winery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nothing else to do, Qin Miao accepted the invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a pity that since Qimeng woke up in the morning, her work mailbox hasn’t stopped, and various work emails have followed one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao can’t help Qimeng with these matters, and the invitation from his teammate is quite important, so he couldn’t miss it. Thus, he didn’t bring the girl along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, that Ferrari of his has hardly moved since he drove it over, so Qin Miao had to take it out and get it serviced or something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamilton’s winery isn’t in the city center of the UK; instead, it is in a relatively remote village in Oxfordshire. Considering their identities, meeting privately in such places might not be appropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a mask on and a gray hat with no logo, Qin Miao headed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Qin Miao drove on, the man-made structures around him became fewer and fewer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Qin Miao arrived at a place resembling the British countryside, with lush green grapevines on both sides of the road and not much modern architecture besides that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, Brackley counts as British countryside too. The Mercedes factory is actually just alongside a main road, making transportation relatively convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Qin Miao stopped in the center of a cluster of vineyard buildings, a butler-dressed attendant was already waiting by the roadside for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Qin Miao got out of the car, the attendant naturally took the keys from Qin Miao and drove his car away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another female attendant replaced him, leading Qin Miao inside the winery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at these people, and then thinking about his own home, Qin Miao subtly shook his head deep down: clearly, he’s still that bumpkin, even with money, he doesn’t know how to enjoy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, putting these things aside, the scenery here is quite good, giving Qin Miao a sense of British rural exotic flair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the guidance of the female attendant, Qin Miao passed through functional buildings of the winery and arrived in front of the main building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main building looks like a quaint Gothic structure from the outside, but through the glass, one can see many modern facilities inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was seeing this building, he saw Hamilton in casual clothes standing at the door waiting for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Qin Miao, the Old Man wasn’t overly enthusiastic, merely calling out to him: \"Qin! Over here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching Hamilton, he smiled and gave Qin Miao a big hug, to which Qin Miao responded by patting his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once separated, Qin Miao joked: \"Seeing you here feels like I’m seeing a British farmer, not the seven-time champion on the F1 track.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamilton shrugged: \"You’re spot on; right now, I’m just an ordinary farmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, when you leave, make sure to take a few boxes of last year’s wine from our winery. It’s excellent either for gifting or drinking yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao shook his head: \"I’m afraid that’s not possible; the car I drove here can’t hold much. I’ll just take a few bottles back for Qimeng to try out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, speaking of this, it’s actually my first time seeing you like this privately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamilton looked down at his casual outfit and said naturally: \"You must have heard the saying that F1 is like a large circus, and the drivers are performers that everyone watches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, as soon as we enter the paddock, our performance begins, and on stage, I naturally need to have my work persona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now I’m not working, and our meeting is just a private gathering between friends, so I don’t need to spend too much time matching outfits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao nodded, half-understanding; this was already beyond his knowledge: what performance? What circus? Damn, isn’t F1 just a place where you get paid and drive a race car? At most, mixed with a little dirty political struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief chat, Hamilton took Qin Miao to tour his winery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it wasn’t like it was Qin Miao’s first time in such a place, akin to Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden, he still had some curiosity about the equipment in the winery and the winemaking process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, his main occupation isn’t related to this, and he doesn’t have much interest in wine, so a quick look was enough for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, led by Hamilton, they went to the second floor of the estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s the downside of being an F1 driver; they can’t even touch things like cigarettes, cigars, and alcohol, which are often used for entertaining guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Qin Miao sat down in Hamilton’s winery lounge, the latter handed him a cup of tea with some tea leaves, while Hamilton drank wine brewed at his winery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These tea leaves were given to me by the Chinese Mercedes dealer before the pandemic in 2019. I don’t understand Chinese tea, so it’s great you’re here; give it a taste and see if it’s good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao’s face stiffened; darn, he was just an average person back in his country—the tea at his place was just the water they usually drank, as long as it had flavor, they wouldn’t notice quality.\u003C\u002Fp>",892,"2026-06-06T15:23:01.430Z",1,"novelbin.me","1571e9c95314b45ddfcd221d07555cb88174b546e3df0ccf6a50c9b6b4bb4a68","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-370","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-368",1086,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-cover.jpg"]