And Qin Miao? After using this set of soft tires, he still has two sets of soft tires available in the warehouse.
He's really good at conserving tires.
If it weren't against the rules, Hamilton would want to borrow a set of soft tires from Qin Miao to run a qualifying lap.
But to everyone's surprise, on the last lap, at the T3 position, Qin Miao encountered a strong side wind, and there was a noticeable skid when entering the corner.
Although this loss of grip wouldn't affect a driver's final position in the race, in qualifying where every millisecond counts, this mistake was fatal.
The impact of Qin Miao's error was that his first timing sector was yellow, and this mistake also affected his performance in the subsequent two timing sectors. Although the next two sectors were green, their advantage was not enough to make up for the speed lost in the first sector due to his mistake.
In the end, when Qin Miao crossed the line, his speed did not improve his own time.
