On the racetrack, Qin Miao did not slow down before T17. At this moment, there were only six cars on the track, and the traffic situation was much better compared to Q1 and Q2. Moreover, when Qin Miao was setting lap times, he didn't need to prepare, just as he told Alonso in the pre-race meeting, relying on intuition.
Exiting T18, Qin Miao had an ideal exit speed this time, with smooth acceleration and shifting rhythm, racing through T19, and then starting the flying lap of this race.
After passing T1, Qin Miao began his full throttle DRS sprint in eighth gear.
Even though Mercedes' top speed is inferior to Red Bull's this year, under Qin Miao's low drag setup, the top speed reached 320 km/h.
The braking point at T1 is hard to find because the inside view is low, lacking a good reference point, so one needs to look at the distance markers and brake accordingly.
