In the T4, T5, T6 turns which are sowhat similar to Silverstone, Qin Miao slightly overcut the corner, causing a very brief suspension of the left rear wheel due to the elevation difference. Although his car quickly returned to the ground, when it did, the left rear wheel lost grip due to the speed.
Thankfully, Qin Miao reacted swiftly, counter-steered imdiately to save the car, preventing any further major damage.
However, this flying lap of Qin Miao was considered null.
Despite this, Qin Miao's mindset remained unaffected.
The error mainly occurred because Qin Miao noticed the fastest lap in Q2, Hamilton was slightly quicker than him in the first timing sector, so Qin Miao wanted to see if he could squeeze a bit more speed out of the first sector.
The result was clear; Qin Miao's attempt to squeeze more speed had failed.
But in the final flying lap of Q3, Qin Miao regained his speed, but he dared not attempt a more aggressive route in the last flying lap, for reasons ntioned earlier.
Ultimately, Qin Miao's result was 1:29.655.
Advancing to Q3 with a ti 0.05 seconds slower than his teammate Hamilton.
At the end of Q1, the driver standings were as follows:
1: Leclerc
2: Sainz
3: Verstappen
4: Perez
5: Bottas
6: Hamilton
7: Qin Miao
8: Tsunoda
9: Norris
10: Stroll
It is noteworthy that during the qualifying stage, neither Qin Miao nor Hamilton surpassed Bottas. Even the fastest, Hamilton, was 0.2 seconds slower than Bottas.
The rcedes team has also been studying the Alfa Roo team recently, as their performance has always been good since the ground-effect era began.
But after investigating, rcedes found that Alfa Roo's aerodynamic layout wasn't particularly comndable.
The main reason they beca stronger this season is that their car is below the minimum weight limit.
Therefore, Alfa Roo can install ballast on the car to adjust the center of gravity on different tracks.
And today, as Bottas stood above rcedes at the Miami Circuit, it could only be said that the lighter Alfa Roo car had indeed more advantage.
After all, besides a gearbox that feels unlucky, Alfa Roo's car weight and engine are among the best in the paddock.
However, rcedes still trusts their car's long-distance speed in the race stage, so they are relatively satisfied with the performance of their two drivers.
After qualifying, Qin Miao is sowhat accustod to the feeling of not appearing in the podium area for interviews after a race conclusion.
Sotis Qin Miao can't help but marvel at the terrible adaptability of humans.
Now seeing Bottas' achievent, many dostic fans felt it was a pity that if Zhou Guanyu hadn't encountered traffic in his last flying lap, he might have also reached Q3.
After all, Bottas' qualifying speed was 0.2 seconds faster than both rcedes drivers.
The first few races this season already proved that Zhou Guanyu's speed isn't much behind his teammate Bottas.
Then dostic fans would witness the spectacular scene of two Chinese drivers starting from the sa row.
Back at the team headquarters, Qin Miao took a bath for a while, and even when he returned after running qualifying, the ice in the ice bucket he used hadn't completely lted.
But unexpectedly for Qin Miao, just after spending about 5 minutes in the ice bucket, Barber hadn't even had ti to grab a new bucket of ice, when Hamilton showed up.
Of course, Old Man wasn't here for the bath, though he would soak for a while after a race; he is quite mindful of his image and usually doesn't do these things in public.
He ca over this ti because he was filming a vlog inside the paddock for the Arican fans this season.
The main purpose was to visit the rcedes team headquarters and the situation inside the team P house this season.
Of course, it's only in Arica where Qin Miao has influence but not as much as Hamilton.
If a Grand Prix were held dostically, the one doing this would probably be Qin Miao.
It's even possible that Qin Miao would be busier than Hamilton, and being "run off his feet" would be putting it mildly.
At that ti, whether it's the FIA, the dostic organizer, or the teams and fans, they would definitely hope Qin Miao appears more often.
Although the popularity of the F1 sport is high, the dostic fan base is not that large.
But due to Qin Miao's presence, the dostic F1 fan base has grown explosively, and Qin Miao's comrcial value has risen with the expansion of the fan base.
Therefore, marketing activities will also increase.
Nowadays, the dostic situation remains difficult, and Qin Miao is uncertain whether the 2023 Chinese Grand Prix can be held smoothly.
But all these are side stories.
At this mont, Qin Miao was a bit baffled as he saw a caraman walking in behind Hamilton.
By then, Qin Miao was only wearing a swim trunk.
"Hi, Qin Miao." Hamilton smiled and greeted Qin Miao, who was dumbfounded seeing the caraman.
After greeting, Hamilton turned and seriously explained to the caraman: "The Miami Circuit is a high-temperature track, and during the race stage, the temperature inside the car's monocoque can reach over 50 degrees. Therefore, before and after the race, we usually use this thod to lower our core body temperature, relax our muscles and recover physical strength."
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