Shenhao started as a military training anchor

"Times have changed, it's time to bow your head!"

Ferrari President Bai Bei's well-intentioned reminder to Mercedes-Benz President Dieter Zetsche made him fall silent.

Dieter Zetsche once considered himself the most successful CEO of a car company.

He has made an indelible contribution to the success of Mercedes-Benz today.

But in the game between him and Holly in the past two months, he was completely defeated and humiliated by Holly many times.

Dieter Zetsche began to question his own abilities.

Have times really changed?

We started this trip to China with full confidence to save the market and restore our reputation.

Now seeing Holly's smug look, I lost my spirit.

If Mercedes loses even the F1 race this weekend, he will become the most shameful CEO in the automotive industry.

Holly, the representative of new energy vehicle companies, will step on his shoulders and step onto the world stage by relying on traditional luxury car brands.

When people in later generations talk about Yi'an's development history, Mercedes-Benz will definitely be the most prominent background board.

This is something that Dieter Zetsche cannot accept.

Dieter Zetsche did not attend the dinner at the Bulgari Hotel. Instead, he went directly to the Mercedes-Benz team, had dinner with the team members, and encouraged them to do well in the Shanghai race and win trophies and points.

Holly walked into the box and found that Cai Che was not there. He joked, "Mr. Cai, are you too embarrassed to see me?"

McLaren CEO Michael Leites said: "To Mercedes.

In this situation, only if Mercedes wins the trophy in Shanghai can it restore its image.”

Holly sat down, shook his head and laughed, “Strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

Management was at odds with the drivers.

Two drivers, one is suppressed, and the other is leaving. Mercedes will not have a good result this season."

Holly wasn't worried at all.

It's not possible for Dieter Zetsche to save the Mercedes team with just a few words of encouragement.

It is undeniable that the Mercedes team is still very strong and much stronger than the Ion team on paper.

But compared with the previous eight-time champion team, the gap is obvious.

As for the drivers, Russell, who was originally regarded as the future of Mercedes, has been suppressed by Hamilton, who has performed stably in the past two years and has lived under the shadow of the seven-time champion Hamilton.

Since joining Mercedes in 22 and winning the Austrian Grand Prix, he has not won a trophy since.

The performance is also extremely unstable.

Hamilton has made it clear that his contract will expire next year and he will join the Ferrari team.

This choice caught Mercedes team leader Toto Wolf off guard.

This means that there will be no good drivers for Mercedes to choose from in the paddock next year.

Toto doesn't dare to gamble his reputation on youth players.

He is the most successful team leader in the F1 paddock and a racing entrepreneur who was written into Harvard Business School.

They would rather give up the fight for the trophy than let the Mercedes team be the last one.

It is very appropriate for Horley to describe the Mercedes team as "strong on the outside but weak on the inside".

Ferrari President Bai Bei nodded repeatedly, agreeing very much with Holly's analysis.

Holly joked: "President Baibei, you didn't poach Hamilton, you poached the fate of the Mercedes team for the next few years."

Bai Bei smiled and said, "No! Huo, every driver has a Ferrari dream, and I think Hamilton is the same.

Maybe at the end of his career, he just wants to fulfill his dream.”

Holly nodded: “Indeed, many people know that F1 events rely on the influence of Ferrari.

Ferrari is the mentor of many professional drivers.”

"Thank you for your recognition of the Ferrari team." Bai Bei raised his glass to Holly.

Holly smiled and clinked glasses with him.

……

The F1 Shanghai Grand Prix will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Friday is a warm-up match.

It was very long and had no competitive effect, so only a few people came to watch.

Qualifying on Saturday afternoon and the race on Sunday are the focus.

Half of the country’s sports celebrities and entertainment stars were there.

Celebrities can be seen everywhere inside and outside the race car.

Of course, the most popular one is Holly.

Not to mention his status in the entertainment industry or his business achievements, just his identity as the founder of the Chinese F1 team makes him the most popular person at the Shanghai station today.

The only F1 team in the country is his Yi'an Racing Team.

Yi'an will play at home in the new season, and the whole society is paying attention.

Celebrities from all walks of life will definitely come to Shanghai to show their support.

"Is that Mr. Huo?"

"Boss Huo is here to watch the game today." "Come on, Yi An."

"Shit, the two people next to him seem to be team owners as well."

"Bai Bai, the president of Ferrari, and Michael Leites, the president of McLaren."

"I just saw Mercedes CEO Dieter Zetsche go in."

"Fuck, is Shanghai Station so busy?"

"The F1 stars are all gathered in Shanghai. This race is going to be exciting."

The competition on the field has not yet begun.

Outside the stadium, the battle between the bosses has begun.

Holly first went to his own team to encourage the two young drivers.

For him, it is not easy for China to have an F1 team.

As for the team's performance, Holly has not given any tasks to the management.

From a business perspective, the integration of this team and the E-Sun Auto brand is more important than the team’s own achievements.

However, after former Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer Newey joined Ion, the results have improved significantly, and Holly is very pleased.

He was very satisfied that the team played in style at home today.

Riders prepare to warm up.

Holly left the P-room and went upstairs to watch the game.

"Mr. Huo, long time no see."

Basketball Association Chairman Yao Ming first greeted Holly with a smile.

Then, sports celebrities like Liu Xiang, Su Bingtian, Lin Dan... also came over to say hello to Holly.

Holly smiled and nodded, shaking their hands politely.

In the entertainment industry, many first-line stars and big-name artists have come to Hong Kong and mainland China.

All watched the game in the VIP area.

When he saw Holly, he quickly stood up and greeted him respectfully.

He seldom appears in the entertainment industry, but that doesn't mean anyone can replace his position as the leader of the domestic entertainment industry.

Qihang Media and Xigua Video, two entertainment and media companies with a market value of 200 billion yuan, are unshakable.

Mr. Huo is still the Mr. Huo respected by all entertainers, financiers and investors in the entertainment industry.

Holly smiled and nodded.

Several famous wealthy businessmen from Shanghai came over and stood with Holly to chat.

Three car company CEOs, Xiaomi's Lei Jun, Geely's Li Shufu and Great Wall's Wei Jianjun, also arrived at the scene and watched the game with Holly.

Xiaomi's first car is a coupe. Lei Jun also took a racing license test. Today he came to the F1 track to promote his brand.

Needless to say, Geely has a wide territory. There have been many rumors that it will enter F1, and its Lynk & Co team has also performed very well in rally competitions.

Wei Jianjun is known as the "Driving God of Baoding".

These three car companies all have certain connections with car racing.

I will come to watch every game near my home.

The first round of qualifying begins.

There are three qualifying rounds in total.

Five people were eliminated in the first two rounds.

The fastest lap time is taken in qualifying.

The lap times in the qualifying round will determine the starting order for tomorrow's race.

For drivers, the earlier they get on the grid, the greater their chances of winning the trophy.

Especially the starting car position, which is the pole position.

Drivers like Verstappen, Hamilton... will definitely go all out in today's qualifying to grab the pole position for tomorrow's race.

According to the statistics of F1 events, the driver who gets the pole position has a % chance of winning the championship.

On the Mercedes team's side, Hamilton performed steadily. It seemed that he was preparing to cooperate with his teammate Russell and enter the third round of qualifying together.

But Russell went straight for the big devil Verstappen right from the start.

He beat Verstappen in Austria and is confident he can do it again.

Hamilton is going to join the Ferrari team. He must get good results this season to prove himself and support the future of Mercedes-Benz.

Young people have a strong desire to win and are easily impulsive. They rush forward when they see an opportunity.

However, in terms of racing performance, Mercedes' Formula One car is slightly worse than Red Bull's, especially when entering slow corners and exiting fast corners, the body stability is not as good as Red Bull's car.

Russell rushed too hard and made a mistake when exiting the corner, causing him to run off the track.

This mistake basically ruined his hopes of scoring points in Shanghai.

When Holly saw Russell giving up the race in frustration, a smile appeared on his face. Mercedes CEO Dieter Zetsche thought that the Shanghai station was a battle of honor for the Mercedes team, but the result might be the burial place of the Mercedes team.

(End of this chapter)