Almighty Athlete Chapter 228: Issuing a driving license

A yacht dock in Mumbai, a yacht slowly docked into the port.

Omi’s farewell friend walked off the yacht. His housekeeper was already waiting there, and the car that came to pick Omi was also parked not far away.

However, Omi was the first to ask: "Is there any Zhang Guan news in the past two days? I have any team willing to accept him?"

Recently, Omi constantly inquired the teams through the relationship and asked if there was any news about Zhang Guan’s request to join, but all the answers were the same, that is, no! This answer also relieved Omi a lot. With the new season getting closer and closer, the drivers of each team have been determined, and Omi has become more calm. He feels that Zhang Guan has not found a team willing to accept him, so he only went to sea with his friends for a few days.

"I just want to report this to you." The butler said: "Although no team is willing to accept Zhang Guan, he bought a team himself!"

"What? Zhang Guan bought a team by itself? Is it Honda team?" Omi immediately thought of this.

"Yes, it is indeed the Honda team. Zhang Guan and Ross-Brown jointly invested in the purchase of the Honda team, and the name of the new team is "Power of China"!" the steward said.

Omi's eyes showed a anger, but then calmed down: "China Power? This is obviously coming to our Force India team! Unexpectedly, Zhang Guan would choose to enter this way. In a Formula One race. It’s enough to buy a team! But even if there is a team? He doesn’t even have a super driver’s license! I don’t believe that f1 will allow someone without any racing experience to log in. To the official competition!"

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On March 7, only two days after the establishment of the China Force team, the team’s new official website was successfully launched.

And the first news on the team’s official website is the two drivers who announced the new season for the team. When fans all over the world thought that Patton and Barrichello would remain in the team, a new name came into view.

"Zhang Guan! The two new drivers announced by China Power Team in the new season are Zhang Guan and Barrichello!"

"What the hell? How could it be Zhang Guan? Zhang Guan is going to drive a Formula One car? I read that right!"

"Today is March 7th, not April 1st. It's not yet April Fool's Day! What a joke?"

"I think the maintenance staff of the website is about to be laid off, and even put the name of the team owner on the position of the driver, causing such a big oolong! Unexpectedly, the first news of China Power’s official website was given to their team It's ugly!"

"Did you see it? The Chinese website is as inferior as the products they make, even the driver's name is wrong!"

In the voice of doubt, some people also said another possibility.

"Do you guys say that the driver is really Zhang Guan? When Zhang Guan bought the Honda team, would it just be a driver for themselves?"

"How is this possible? I have never heard of Zhang Guan driving a car, let alone gp2 and f3, he hasn’t even driven a kart! Why can he drive a Formula One? No super driver's license!"

The current Zhang Guan has not yet obtained a super driver’s license, but his application for a super driver’s license has been sent to the f1 review committee.

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Judging committee.

To everyone's surprise, F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone also came to the scene.

Berny is 79 years old this year, but he is very tough. Not long ago, he just met a 20-year-old Brazilian hot girl, and the two also fell in love. So in the eyes of everyone, Bernie is not an old man who is about to die.

"You, I called everyone here today, mainly because we have just received an application for a Formula One super driver's license." Bernie said.

"Last year's f3 champion and gp2 champion, we have awarded them a super driver's license, this time it must be a team that wants to add a test driver?" Someone asked immediately.

"Yes, this is an application from the team, but they may not add a test driver, but an official driver." Bernie said.

"Is it exactly the driver?" Everyone showed a surprise. With the publicity of this Formula One race, anyone who is eligible to become a formal driver is traceable, and can basically drive to the next level. Formula One drivers have such a super driver's license.

"The application comes from Honda...oh no, it should be called the China Power Team now." Bernie said.

"It turns out to be a new team! It is the team from China. Since it is a new team, it is an understandable act to tap new drivers, and maybe they will find a Chinese driver!" Immediately Someone said.

"Yes, our Formula One has been held for more than half a century, and today, we are finally welcoming a driver from China." Bernie paused, then said: "His name Everyone should be familiar with Zhang Guan!"

"Zhang Guan? Is that Zhang Guan?" Everyone was surprised again.

"Yes, it's him, that Zhang Guan." Bernie nodded.

"But isn't he the boss of the new team? Why should he be a driver?" There was a vague sense of opposition in his voice.

“There are no rules restricting the team owner to be a driver. And now it seems that he originally bought Honda team, maybe to be a racing driver!” Bernie shrugged and then said: “And the power of China The team submitted the test materials for driving the Formula One over 300 kilometers of Zhang Guan according to the regulations. From the materials they submitted, there is no problem at all."

People talked carefully and then someone asked, "Mr. President, shall we pass their application?"

"This is also the reason why I found you all. From the resume of Zhang Guan, he has never participated in any sports related to racing. His file on the field is even blanker than Raikkonen! When I applied for a super driver’s license, I still participated in the A-level race and Formula Renault, but Zhang Guan did not even participate in the kart race. I am worried that if we approve their application, it will cause controversy around the world."

Berny’s speech paused, spread his hands, and then said: “But this year’s serious challenge for our F1, you should also know. The economic crisis has a great impact on each team, the network and various The rise of other games has caused our viewing share to face a decline. The traditional markets in Europe and America have become rigid, and we need to make a difference in emerging markets. And Zhang Guan is not only a market with a population of more than one billion people, but it is also the most in the world. Well-known athlete, he can bring more attention to our Formula One."

"Mr. President, I understand, I very much agree with you. Formula One is both an event, but it is also a business. So when necessary, we really need to succumb to the market. So we need to This super driver's license was issued to Zhang Guan." Someone immediately expressed support for Bernie.

Berny nodded with satisfaction~ IndoMTL.com~ He went on: "If we issue a super driver's license to Zhang Guan, it is likely to be questioned by the media or the public, so I hope you are facing the media Or when the public questioned, the caliber can be unified."

Uniform caliber, this is exactly why Bernie was present. Bernie knew that the issuance of a super driver’s license to Zhang Guan would lead to controversy, but in the face of external disputes, internal unification is obviously a very important thing.

"Okay, gentlemen, since you have any objections, let us look at the information sent by the new team!" Bernie waved at the assistant with a smile.

At this time, everyone seems very relaxed. For them, this is just a walk through.

"A rookie who hasn't participated in a racing competition, his data should look terrible! I don't know that in order to make this 300-kilometer data, their team crashed several cars." Someone grunted.

"It's still Silverstone Circuit! This is a high-speed circuit. Driving on this circuit is not difficult..." Another said.

"Eh? A score within 1 minute and 21 seconds? How can it be so fast?" (Unfinished.)