Wu Shi's October itinerary was mostly finalized. In early October, he would head to Neon. He wasn't going to participate in the first practice session; he was just going to stand in the Williams Team's pit garage. Even if the Williams Team hadn't invited him, he would have gone anyway, and he brought Leclerc along for the ride.
At the time, Leclerc's financial situation was not great, but it didn't matter. Wu Shi was now worth tens of millions. Sid was even considering buying a house in Monaco so Wu Shi could reside there long-term to avoid taxes.
Besides that, the salary offered to him by the Williams Team wasn't low either—an annual salary of 3 million euros. It was only 1 million euros less than his partner for next year, Massa. With this salary, he became tied for the ninth-highest-paid driver in the paddock. Alongside him, Lotus's Grosjean and Maldonado, as well as Force India's Perez, also earned 3 million euros a year.
