Purchase ad space on the car body?

Hearing Qin Lianjie's idea, Chen Xiangbei pondered over it.

There are various types of sponsorships in racing, some directly support drivers, others support teams.

There's also indirect team sponsorship through driver relations, somewhat akin to what's known online as "bringing money into the team."

The occurrence of such indirect sponsorship mainly stems from two reasons.

The first is the limited influence of the driver, and sponsors needing car ads to expand brand visibility.

Just like the "Big Three"—Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari—the broadcast lens is mostly focused on them during an F1 race, making ads on these cars akin to global broadcasts.

Conversely, advertisements on the driver's racing suit might not make it on camera unless in pre-race or post-race interviews.

Sponsoring a team through the driver's connections can also secure a driver's position. Should the team want to terminate a contract, they'd have to consider if the sponsor would leave too!

The second scenario occurs when vying for an F1 seat requires substantial funding.

In such cases, ad space on cars isn't the primary concern; it's about a sponsor needing an F1 driver's presence in the paddock to recoup the investment through other benefits.

For instance, Zhou Guanyu's biggest sponsor, Jiushi Sports, didn't even place a logo on the Alfa Romeo car, nor did they care for an ad spot.

Consequently, many ordinary people are unaware that Jiushi Sports is Zhou Guanyu's biggest sponsor.

But as long as Zhou Guanyu is in the F1 paddock and the Chinese Grand Prix proceeds smoothly, Jiushi Sports considers it a success.

Peng Sheng's sponsorship of Chen Xiangbei and promise to fund his F1 seat pursuit is similarly motivated.

Typically, money from indirect driver sponsorship goes to the team.

However, Chen Xiangbei's participation in the Grand Prix is unique since he's representing the Brown GP Team.

The issue is Brown GP has just completed restructuring and has no F3 junior team, essentially a nominal presence.

All event expenses and technical support are handled by Chen Xiangbei himself.

With matched authority and responsibility, any event earnings also belong to Chen Xiangbei; he doesn't need to share with any team.

"No problem, just transfer the money to my account."

Chen Xiangbei nodded, readily agreeing.

Qin Lianjie might even consider a courtesy sponsorship. If Cao An is willing to pay for a shared car ad space, it implies commercial gains exceed costs.

Since it is mutually beneficial, why hesitate?

After settling sponsorship matters, they casually chatted with the mountain breeze blowing.

Qin Lianjie talked about changes in Nanyun Mountain after Chen Xiangbei left and the admiration from the Guangshen underground racing scene.

To outsiders, this is a legend of moving from street to F1 teams!

Imagine being a high school student called a loser a year ago, now signing with the Brown GP Team, and soon to participate in the famous Australian Grand Prix.

The whole journey seems like a made-up story...

Now, many local racers in Nanyun Mountain, whether they know Chen Xiangbei or not, boast about once competing against "Driver Bei," turning it into their own moment of glory.

Those who truly raced against Chen Xiangbei and became a laughingstock for a long time, like Shaiming Hui, turned into local celebrities after Chen Xiangbei signed with Brown GP Team.

The Mercedes AMG losing to "Racer Bei's" Corolla isn't surprising.

Just like if you drove a Ferrari, it doesn't necessarily mean you can outrun Schumacher's "tricycle."

Hearing this from Qin Lianjie, Chen Xiangbei glanced at Shaiming Hui with a complex expression.

He never expected this advantage for such a loser!

After telling Nanyun Mountain's stories, Qin Lianjie asked, "Xiangbei, when do you plan to head to Australia?"

"In the next couple of days."

"But before going to Australia, I need to visit some elders in Hong Kong."

The elder Chen Xiangbei mentioned is Zhang Zhicong. Though he's retired from racing, his support was significant.

"Are you familiar with the East Bay Circuit?"

"Not familiar."

Chen Xiangbei candidly admitted this.

Before returning home, he carefully watched the Grand Prix recordings, trying to get familiar with the track this way.

But the more he watched, the more he noticed the evolving details of the East Ocean Circuit in Australia, changing almost every year.

This includes changes in road asphalt, pre-race refurbishments, and even different placements of metal barriers, separators, and tire buffers!

In street races, the lack of sufficient buffer zones means high precision control is required, with top racers gauging track edge distances in centimeters.

For drivers of Senna or Schumacher's caliber, millimeter precision in cornering isn't unusual.

Note that this centimeter, millimeter precision is based on racing cars cornering at high speeds, not just grazing with a regular car and claiming centimeter precision.

A legendary story of driver Senna, is about the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix in the United States. It was a temporary street and park track, where organizers used billboards as barriers to save costs.

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