Qin Miao's idea to adjust in this way is also easy to understand. He wants to further reduce the drag on his car while helping Hamilton with the slipstream.
To give his car more speed; during the time he's helping Hamilton with the slipstream, he prevents Hamilton from approaching too quickly while also helping Hamilton to achieve higher top speed.
However, Qin Miao did not replicate the scene from two weeks ago when Hamilton provided him with slipstream because the straight at the Baku Circuit is too long. Before reaching the braking point, Hamilton was already about to catch up, so Qin Miao yielded his position early.
This slipstream alone improved Hamilton's lap time by at least 0.2 seconds.
After all, Hamilton is a seven-time world champion, and his strength is evident. Therefore, he did not waste the DRS that Qin Miao helped him with.
After completing the flying lap, Hamilton's time improved to 1:41.879, ranking fifth.
