How Did I Become an F1 Driver?-Chapter 872 - 347: Returning to the Team (6K, 9/16 Extra)

"Why did you get up so late today?"

"I'm planning to pull an all-nighter playing games! So I need to be well-rested."

Zhou Guanyu twitched his mouth.

"You're awesome!"

It's hard to imagine that a world champion, after witnessing the disparities and the vibrant colors of the world, would return to a comfortable environment and still just want fries at the pier.

At least Zhou Guanyu admired Qin Miao's return to such simple pleasures.

If he were in Qin Miao's place now, Zhou Guanyu couldn't say he'd be partying every night, but at least during this winter break, he certainly wouldn't be sitting in one place quietly. He would try everything he could experience.

And Qin Miao kept his word. In the morning, he worked out at Zhou Guanyu's home as usual and gave him lessons. Then at 3 PM, he started a livestream and began gaming.

At first, the fans in Qin Miao's livestream were chatting and joking as usual, interacting with him through comments.

But as evening came, and it passed 10 PM, which was when Qin Miao normally signed off, the audience noticed something was off.

"Hmm? Working overtime today?"

"Why aren't you signing off at this hour?"

Then, late at night, early morning, until 8 AM, Qin Miao was still intensely playing CSGO.

The viewers in Qin Miao's livestream were completely stunned.

"Damn, you were playing CSGO when I went to bed, and you're still at it when I wake up?"

"Is your gaming addiction that strong?"

"I thought Qin Miao was a badass world champion. Now I see he's a gaming-addicted teenager like me."

"Going all out now that it's vacation?"

"Please, go to sleep. I'm about to collapse."

"If Toto finds out, he'll probably call Qin Miao overnight to scold him."

"No way, Norris has had his share of gaming all-nighters too."

"Mercedes Crown Prince, does Toto dare to scold him? He'd probably advise gently."

"How can you compare Nuo Treasure and Qin Miao?"

After pulling an all-nighter, Qin Miao didn't feel uncomfortable at all. In fact, he felt like he could climb more ranks.

Just as Qin Miao finished another game and was preparing for one last match before sleeping, he saw a comment about Toto.

Clicking his tongue, Qin Miao ultimately decided not to continue gaming.

This wasn't because Qin Miao feared Toto or anything—Toto had always treated Qin Miao and Hamilton kindly on the team. Qin Miao stopped purely because he was a bit tired.

That's right, just tired!

After saying goodbye to the 20,000 viewers still watching his stream, Qin Miao stretched and went offline to sleep.

Indeed, even after an all-nighter, the number of viewers in Qin Miao's stream never dropped below 20,000.

On one hand, Qin Miao was incredibly popular. Last night, when he started streaming, around 130,000 viewers flooded in immediately.

On the other hand, Qin Miao's gaming, just like his car racing, was highly entertaining, especially his sniping.

F1 drivers naturally have quick reflexes, and with Qin Miao still being young, even after an all-nighter, he frequently displayed incredible sniper shots, leaving viewers questioning everything.

Even though Qin Miao didn't talk much during his streams, didn't accept gifts, and only casually picked comments to respond to after dying in-game, everything screamed casual and self-entertaining.

But you can't resist watching Qin Miao's stream—it's just enjoyable.

In the end, when Qin Miao announced he was logging off, instead of feeling reluctant, the viewers all expressed:

"Damn, finally logging off."

"The streamer almost outlasted the audience."

"Finally!"

...

After a restful sleep,

Qin Miao's body clock didn't change. He just slept through the morning and was refreshed again.

This is the benefit of youth—pulling an all-nighter without any consequences.

In the afternoon, Qin Miao normally coached Zhou Guanyu's practice.

While Zhou Guanyu was running the simulator, Qin Miao was browsing news on his phone about other F1 teams' movements and found one article that caught his interest.

"Geely increased its shareholding in Aston Martin to 17%, and there are reports that Geely is in discussions with Old Stroll about the possibility of acquiring more shares."

Qin Miao thought that after President Li spoke with him, Geely would make bigger moves, but as of now, it seems Old Stroll isn't willing to sell more stakes in Aston Martin.

Qin Miao felt he contributed to this too, and he shamelessly believed he played a significant role here.

Because of his performance last season, he opened the door to F1 in the domestic market.

This year, F1 viewership surged by 20%, with almost 80% of new viewers being domestic fans, which led to an increase in valuations for all F1 teams.

Mercedes team's valuation alone rose by 9% compared to last season.

It's understandable why Old Stroll wouldn't want to sell off the team now, or maybe Old Stroll is waiting for the Martin Team's valuation to reach its peak before selling.

But this isn't much of Qin Miao's concern. He's just curious about whether Geely will enter the scene and when.