[{"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-848":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},1719240,2195,"Chapter 848 340: FIA Year-End Awards Ceremony","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-848",848,"\u003Cp>\"Mattia, why are you back so soon?\" Leclerc asked without looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao was taken aback, then looked at the nameplate in front of his seat and realized this was Binotto's spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Qin Miao didn't take offense, because visiting Leclerc wasn't his main goal anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the familiar voice, Leclerc turned his head and said after seeing it was Qin Miao, \"Why didn't you say anything before sitting down? I thought Binotto arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, we're buddies,\" Qin Miao joked, then casually asked, \"By the way, what model is your plane again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what you came here to ask?\" Although Leclerc was puzzled, he still answered, \"Bombardier Challenger 350. Why? Planning to bum a ride again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk,\" Qin Miao clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, \"Am I just a freeloader in your eyes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leclerc shot Qin Miao a sidelong glance and nodded after putting away his phone, \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn,\" Qin Miao cursed, \"Back then, I only hitched rides with you when it was convenient. If it weren't convenient, I wouldn't have. Most people wouldn't even get a chance to offer me a ride, so be content.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leclerc crossed his arms and looked at Qin Miao with a \"I caught you red-handed\" expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao waved his hand, \"Forget it, let's not talk about this. Are you heading back to Monaco after the party?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leclerc gave a \"I knew it\" look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, you're just here to hitch a ride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Leclerc didn't agree with Qin Miao. Instead, he shook his head and said, \"It might not be convenient, I still have things to deal with here in Paris, and it will be a while before I head back to Monaco.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao clicked his tongue, this guy isn't following the script! Shouldn't he have just said yes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then after Leclerc said yes, I could casually say, this time I'm not freeloading, I'm using my plane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're totally not following the plan here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Leclerc isn't playing along, I'll stop pretending too: \"How did you know Gulfstream sent me a Gulfstream G650?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leclerc: ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leclerc had the same reaction and expression as Zhou Guanyu, with a similar look of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Leclerc fully expressed his inner shock, bewilderment, and confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao regretted a little that he wasn't one of those short-video oddities with a camera on his face because if he were, he could have captured this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike Zhou Guanyu's questioning, after a moment of surprise, Leclerc nodded and said, \"If it's Gulfstream, they might indeed just give you a plane. After all, your reputation in Europe and Asia is quite high, especially in your homeland. I've seen on Twitter, many people say you're almost like a national hero there, known by everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao rubbed his nose and modestly said, \"I'm just moderately popular back home, and you're pretty well-known in your country too; there's practically no one in Monaco who doesn't know you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But actually, China is a place that values success above all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as you succeed abroad, your popularity and recognition in China will grow exponentially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only a handful of people following F2 knew Qin Miao when he first entered F2, after his first victory in F2, this number began to grow explosively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as Qin Miao won more in F2, the pace at which people learned about Qin Miao started to slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, only a few people are interested in F2 and racing, so by the late stages of F2 races, Qin Miao's increasing fans were quite limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Qin Miao finally won the F2 World Championship, about only one in a thousand people in China had heard of Qin Miao's name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as Qin Miao moved to F1 and won his first F1 race, his fans truly began to grow explosively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Qin Miao's first F1 race, it's hard to say exactly how many fans he gained, but F1's viewership in the Asia-Pacific region increased by 70%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Qin Miao won his first F1 race, F1's viewership surged another 40%, even though it was after an entire season of racing when viewership was nearly saturated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This growth rate was truly astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Qin Miao has won the F1 World Championship, on that very night, he occupied a ten-minute feature on the evening news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To know that this is the evening news, ten minutes for one person, Qin Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This achievement basically means about half the people in China have heard Qin Miao's name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Qin Miao's words were overly modest in front of Leclerc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leclerc rolled his eyes, \"How many people are there in Monaco? And how many in your country? Do you really think I'd believe what you're saying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao simply dropped the act, \"You're right, I'm just here to show off. So, what do you think about Gulfstream giving me a plane? Jealous?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk,\" Leclerc looked at Qin Miao with great disdain, \"I think your presence here is becoming a bit of an eyesore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Miao smiled contentedly, \"Okay, I've said what I needed to say, it's time for me to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Qin Miao stood up to leave, while Leclerc shook his head helplessly where he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>",873,"2026-06-06T15:23:16.859Z",1,"novelbin.me","b0eb03a2100a2eb6cbcb60a8cf65279139daafa0c79d331da8ac028621698499","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-849","how-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-chapter-847",1086,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-did-i-become-an-f1-driver-cover.jpg"]