Based on Qin Miao's tire degradation speed, the speeds of the two strategies are actually quite similar, with a difference of only about 2 seconds, which is basically negligible.
At this point, Qin Miao was not yet fully accustomed to the intensity of F1 races, so he did not take risks and chose the second option, running normally and setting normal lap times.
Qin Miao's first lap in Q3 was quite average; he reached fourth place using a set of old soft tires, but was quickly pushed down again.
If Qin Miao's Q3 was uneventful, with him just focusing on setting lap times, then on the other side, Hamilton and Verstappen were fiercely competing against each other.
In the Q2 stage, the average lap time for everyone was around 1 minute and 30 seconds, with the fastest, Sainz, clocking in at 1 minute and 30.001 seconds.
