Of course, if there were surprises for Qin Miao and the Old Man on the track, there naturally were surprises for others too.
The performance of the two Mercedes drivers on the track exceeded everyone's expectations.
The Old Man's last flying lap directly clocked in at 1:26.555 on the track.
With three segments in green, purple, purple, he was directly 0.2 seconds faster than Verstappen's last flying lap, and soared to the first position.
It's undeniable that Silverstone is a high-speed track, but at the same time, it also has a certain rigid demand for car downforce.
However, to be fair, the second and third timing segments of Silverstone Circuit indeed favor the characteristics of W14.
These two segments completely concealed the disadvantage of W14's insufficient cornering grip.
And after all, the Old Man is a hometown driver.
