Actor: Thank you.

"How did you manage to get the support of that old bastard Bernie?"

After a long while, the first day of the meeting ended, and Brown, wiping his glasses, asked a question with great confusion.

The last proposal at today's meeting was Brown's suggestion that a Chinese person invest in his team to help resolve its financial difficulties.

Brown GP's financial difficulties are common knowledge, and there's nothing shameful about saying it publicly.

It was after he made this suggestion that Bernie, that old geezer, took the opportunity during his break to talk to Zhang Yuan.

Brown didn't quite understand. Bernie, a shrewd businessman, should be hard to talk to, so how could he change his meaning so much after just a short while?

They say things like "bringing in foreign capital is a good thing," "US dollars, British pounds, and RMB are all money," and "we should be more globalized."

Brown thought he would be tricked by this old guy, who would at least make a bunch of unreasonable demands.

Moreover, Bernie's agreement represents not only his FOM's agreement, but also the FIA's, or the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.

Because the current FIA president, Mosley, and Bernie have always been in cahoots.

One of the reasons Brown was so surprised was that both of them were racists.

Bernie is just a shrewd businessman, greedy for money.

FIA President Mosley is quite something.

His father was Oswald Mosley.

This man was a close friend of the painter with the mustache during World War II!
The kind of close friend who personally officiates at your wedding with a mustache.

Their family are prominent figures in the British "Swastika" organization.

Without a thorough social revolution, a large number of reactionary remnants will remain, and they will still be able to enter the upper echelons of various sectors.

Chairman Mosley later collapsed.

Because it was exposed, he was dressed in prisoner-of-war camp uniform, while the woman dressed in a German lightning bolt outfit and whipped him with a small leather whip...

Considering their family background, even a pervert would have to be called a pervert.

Ironically, such people are ubiquitous in the upper echelons of white society.

Maradona once said that the football environment in China is good.

Chinese fans believe he is lying through his teeth and deliberately trying to curry favor with China.

Actually, Maradona wasn't talking nonsense; he has genuinely witnessed all sorts of FIFA's shady practices.

Because Ross Brown knew what kind of people those two were, he originally planned to mess with them repeatedly and cause a ruckus for a while.

I'd also like to invite Bernie to dinner privately and maybe have a private chat to build a connection.

I didn't expect it to be resolved so quickly.

He thought that the kid might know some kind of mind-controlling magic and had been controlled by the old man.

How did we become a couple after just a few words?

“Bernie and I made a deal: he wants me to persuade you to fully support his work.”

Ten teams are now battling Bernie, with both sides vying for advantage.

It's really just a dispute over the distribution of spoils; they argue about it every day.

"Oh, I see." Brown's expression darkened upon hearing this.

"Then you agreed?"

"accepted."

So, you will support him?

"First of all, I don't have much say; I'm just a newcomer."

"So how do you plan to persuade me?" Brown asked cautiously.

“I’m trying to persuade you right now,” Zhang Yuan said, spreading his hands. “But I only promised he would persuade you, I didn’t promise that it would definitely succeed.”

"Now that I've persuaded you, I've kept my promise."

"Hehehe... You're very interesting, my Chinese friend." After hearing this, Ross Brown squinted and laughed.

Todd told me that this guy was an amateur and didn't understand F1.

But Brown now feels that although the other party doesn't understand F1, he knows very well how to find his place in complex interpersonal relationships.

The two chatted about the car team for a while before going to their respective hotels to rest.

After Zhang Yuan lay down, he couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

Because the matter is still unresolved.

If he dared to play Bernie for a fool, agreeing verbally but not doing anything, wasn't he afraid of Bernie's retaliation?
Not afraid at all.

Zhang Yuan knew that the other party was just using this as an excuse to give him a warning and make him behave.

This condition was just something I made up off the cuff; I didn't expect him to actually do it.

Because deep down, this old man discriminated against Chinese people, but he also loved the wealth that Chinese people could bring.

He also played a part in making the Shanghai Grand Prix a part of the F1 calendar, which is now held annually.

For the old man, money is the most important thing.

He earns a percentage of the profits from Formula 1.

Therefore, he hopes that there will be enough teams participating in order to attract more viewers.

The more people watch, the more the revenue is split with the racetrack's ticket sales, and the more expensive the broadcasting rights become.

If Brawn FC withdraws from the race due to lack of funds, and this triggers a chain reaction that causes other smaller teams to withdraw as well, then the project is doomed.

The old man didn't care who Zhang Yuan was; he only cared about how much he earned each year.

And another thing is, Zhang Yuan will not break his promise.

Because Ross Brown will support Bernie's decision, at least temporarily.

Just after the meeting ended, Brown pulled Bernie aside for a private chat with FIA President Mosley, who is known as the "old swastika flag".

The topic of conversation wasn't Zhang Yuan's affairs, but rather a technical rule.

How did Brawn GP, ​​a team with a pittance of money, manage to win both the team and driver championships?

Why is it that those racing teams with budgets of hundreds of millions a year can't compete with his small team that has to mortgage assets to raise money to participate in races?

There is only one reason.

Stuck BUG!

Just like the Neeko clone bug and the Youmuu's Ghostblade bug, these are iconic moments in esports.

It's possible to exploit bugs in the real world too.

Because every competitive sport has a technical and rule manual.

The Brawn team exploited a bug in the technical manual.

Before Honda withdrew from the team, Ross Brawn served as the technical director, leading the entire team's engineering team.

One day, a Japanese engineer from Honda, while studying technical manuals and preparing for the next year's race car chassis, found Brown.

The islander said he didn't understand one of the rules.

According to existing F1 technical manuals, the chassis of a vehicle cannot be drilled to alter its aerodynamic structure except in designated locations.

The manual is in English, so the word used here is "HOLE".

That is, the English word "hole".

In English, this "hole" is generally understood to mean any opening, regardless of shape or size.

However, Japanese grammar and vocabulary differ from English.

So the island nation engineer pointed to this rule and said, "If we can't make holes, can we make grooves?"

Brown was dumbfounded.

It took me a while to realize that the technical manual was not clear and the wording was not precise enough.

Following this line of thought, Brown led the secret design of a chassis aerodynamic kit that was revolutionary at the time: a double diffuser!

On the rear of sports cars like Ferraris and Lamborghinis, you can often see vertical panels that extend all the way to the bottom; these are the rear diffusers.

Racing cars or supercars have long strips of panels on their chassis that extend all the way to the rear of the car.

These diffusers are able to circulate the air passing under the vehicle.

Why is the wind speed in a canyon faster than on flat ground?

The wind speed between high-rise buildings is also faster than in a square.

This is the canyon effect, or the narrow channel effect.

A diffuser can increase the airflow velocity through the chassis.

This difference in air velocity between the chassis and the roof creates a pressure difference.

This pressure difference acts like a pair of large hands, pressing the entire car firmly onto the track at high speeds.

F1's top speed and acceleration aren't the most advanced, not even as fast as MotoGP; its terrifying aspect lies in its exaggerated cornering speed.

When cornering, strong downforce prevents slippage and allows for higher speed limits.

Blanca's technical bug gave his car 12% more downforce than other teams!

The next morning, Zhang Yuan woke up and ate breakfast.

Brown, along with the drivers from his team who had come to participate in preseason testing, greeted him.

"This is Zhang, from China. He is very likely to become one of the team's owners."

"Oh, hello, nice to meet you."

The blond British driver, Jenson Button, shook hands with him and chatted for a while.

But it was clear that they weren't very enthusiastic.

Because he knew the team was broke and the race cars were only put together at the last minute.

He now has serious doubts about whether he will receive the remaining £600 million in wages by the end of the year.

If Honda hadn't withdrawn so suddenly, leaving him no time to find another company, he would have already left.

Thinking to myself, being this poor, I'd be lucky to get even one competition point all year.

Then he went to test drive the car.

After three laps, the engineers recalled the vehicle for suspension adjustments.

After the guy got off the car and took off his helmet, his expression was like a pout.

The corners of my mouth just won't turn down!

Whether a car is good or not, the driver knows best. The moment he started driving, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

So stable!
This car is both fast and stable on curves.

Once you turn the steering wheel, you don't need to adjust it back and forth.

The British were shrewd; they went straight to Ross Brown, asked him what was going on with the car, and shared their feelings.

Brown told him to keep it a secret, while secretly having the crew add more fuel to the tank to increase its weight.

They also had engineers use software to reduce the engine's output power and horsepower.

We can't let the other teams find out!

Because Brown talked to the two old men after yesterday's meeting, which was to give them a heads-up and ask if the double-layer diffuser solution was compliant.

He asked the question skillfully, without mentioning that he used it himself.

Instead, they said they discovered that a fleet of vehicles was using it, and whether that was against regulations.

They pretended to be about to report someone, like the thief crying "stop thief!"

The British are all cunning and shrewd.

After thinking it over, the two old men said it wasn't against the rules.

Brown understood; after all, I had given them a heads-up and told them in advance.

After that, you won't be able to find me easily.

This is also why Zhang Yuan knew he would support Bernie.

That's what I said, but when the race starts, the other teams will definitely protest.

Brown needs Bernie to take the fall for him, so he'll definitely try to curry favor and act like Bernie's underling.

The final result, of course, was that the protest was invalid.

Seeing this, other teams had no choice but to "join in if they can't beat them" and began developing their own dual-layer diffusers.

In the latter half of the race, the speed of several major teams had caught up, but Brawn AG's points advantage in the first half was too great, and even though they were overtaken later, they still won.

Why did Bernie Ecclestone allow Brawn AG to continue using the double diffuser, even though he knew it would cause controversy?

One word: money!

It wasn't Brown who gave him money; it was Brown who made money.

After seeing the two Brawn 1st and 2nd place finishes for the two Brawn 1st and 2nd place finishes respectively in the first race after the start of the season, Old Deng immediately thought of something.

"So, Brawn MX is faster than Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, and Renault, the teams that were battling each other for the championship in previous years!"

A small racing team on the verge of bankruptcy slaughtered a group of much stronger teams on the track, leaving them in ruins.

Isn't this a top-tier underdog story?!
A young man single-handedly slays a dragon; never underestimate a young man's potential. Fortune changes every thirty years; I'll take on the elite...

Audiences will definitely love this kind of natural script.

During the Anglo-French War, other countries watched from the sidelines, not necessarily supporting either side.

If the Hussein attacks the lighthouse, my 358th Regiment must lend a hand!

All onlookers will support Hussein.

Humans have a natural aversion to power and support the underdog over the strong, which is a common theme in myths and legends around the world.

The common people love to watch it.

In this challenging economic climate with fewer sponsors, an unexpected competition format can attract a large audience.

With more viewers, copyright fees and advertising fees will also rise.

Indeed, the ratings for the final episode in 09 were more than 3% higher than the previous year.

There is no absolute fairness in competitive sports; it is more about the interplay of interests among various parties.

If you don't have money, why bother with commercial competitions? Aren't commercial competitions just about making money?

Brown's discovery of the technical vulnerability was accidental, but Bernie's decision to let it run rampant was inevitable.

That's why it was an inevitable coincidence.

Even if there are no heroes, create them to attract audiences.

Brawn GP team simply did the right thing at the right time and in the right place.

Zhang Yuan, on the other hand, wanted to join this "correct" movement and get a share of the profits.

During the lunch break, several team managers or supervisors came to comfort and inquire about Brown.

Because the car's speed was incredibly slow, like a tractor.

But this slow pace actually met the expectations of other teams.

Nobody knew that Brown was deliberately slow.

This guy even pretended to be all smiles, frowning and asking for advice on how to make the car go a little faster.

Zhang Yuan and driver Button were having dinner together. When the older brother heard this conversation, he almost burst out laughing.

"Calm down, friend, calm down." Zhang Yuan patted him on the shoulder.

“If you knew what I know, you certainly wouldn’t be calm either,” Barton replied.

The team did not tell Zhang Yuan the true capabilities of the car.

Actually, they only know that they are fast, but they don't know exactly how fast.

But Zhang Yuan knew!
In the first race of 09, Brawn GP's car was 1.5 seconds faster than Ferrari's new car on a single lap!
That year, the car took about 1 minute and 30 seconds to complete one lap in Australia, the first stop, and a total of 58 laps.

Being 1.5 seconds faster per lap means that, theoretically, you will be a full lap ahead of the second-place car after completing the entire race!
Top drivers can close the gap by 0.2 to 0.3 seconds.

But that 1.5-second difference is something you can't make up for even if you stand up and floor the gas pedal.

Therefore, F1 racing is 7% car and 3% driver; it's a high-tech competition.

Because it's high-tech, so many car companies are willing to come here.

They will first use experimental technologies on racing cars, and then gradually transfer them to production vehicles.

Therefore, they do not welcome people from emerging markets like China, as this competition involves barriers built up over many years by their internal combustion engine and hybrid engine technologies.

Who knew the Chinese had bypassed the internal combustion engine...

Given this situation, do you think the European gentry wouldn't hate it?

I've been building the Maginot Line for decades, so come and attack it!
What do you mean by taking a detour without even saying hello?

Bad old clock!

These physical and psychological technological barriers have raised a new problem.

That evening, after another day of meetings, Ross Brown approached Zhang Yuan with a somber expression.

"Hey, we've run into some problems."

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuan was sleepy and was drinking coffee to stay awake.

They wouldn't let me into the meeting; I could only wander around the racetrack, garage, and office building.

"We've discussed the investment in the racing team again."

The older brother explained the content of the discussion in detail.

The gist of it is that the two old men, along with FOM and FIA behind them, have agreed.

However, the FOTA organization, composed of ten racing teams, rejected Zhang Yuan's investment proposal!

Old Deng did it so he could make money from the sport.

The team, however, had a different idea.

"He may have been sent by China Automobile Corporation."

"Just to steal our advanced technology."

"The Chinese are unreliable; they can't even build a decent car."

“Chinese products are all of poor quality, and their cars are even worse. People from such countries are not qualified to participate in our sacred sport.”

Anyway, they criticized him on everything from his skills and nationality to his character and hobbies.

The team that opposed them the most was the Toyota team from the country of Little Japan.

Your neighbors hate you the most, and they also fear you the most.

The white gentleman was at most arrogant, but he was so afraid of being disliked that he almost jumped on the table to protest.

It's not just the past sins that he fears, but also the rise of Chinese automakers that will seize his market share.

Island nations make cars for the low-to-mid-range market, while Europe makes high-end cars. At this point, they are neither afraid nor respectful of China's automotive industry, only mocking it.

Ultimately, the team did not agree, which surprised Brown.

You've all eaten your fill, leaving me no way to survive.

Alright, alright, just wait until I unlock full power and I'll crush you all... on the track.

"The current situation is that Bernie is mediating and has offered a solution."

"You need to get a majority vote from the teams to be allowed into the paddock."

"The team has agreed to this plan."

"But we only have one week."

Zhang Yuan lowered his head and thought for a moment.

Old Deng may be a thief, but he's a real man of action.

These teams agreed because they didn't want to completely sever ties with Ross Brawn.

Meanwhile, today's test results led them to believe that the Brawn team was no threat at all and was simply garbage.

Therefore, sometimes showing weakness is not a bad thing.

Let your enemy underestimate you and become arrogant, making them more likely to make wrong choices.

“In other words,” Brown said, rubbing his fingers together, his voice low, “you need the votes of at least four other teams besides our team to get in.”

"Time is limited, it's difficult."

"I will help mediate, but it will still be very difficult."

Zhang Yuan nodded; the white man was also trying to make him back down.

But it's always easier to win four teams than ten.

"It's alright." Although Zhang Yuan's face was also somber, there was still a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"I've come to persuade..." (End of Chapter)