Although it looks like both of them are neck and neck, frantically pushing forward, anyone with a bit of racing knowledge can tell that the W14 on the track is superior to the RB19.
Because Qin Miao entered the track from the safety path, there's more dust, rubber granules, and debris on the ground, unlike the clean racing line where Verstappen's car is.
Yet, Qin Miao's acceleration is basically identical to Verstappen's RB19.
This shows the performance gap between the two cars.
Unfortunately, even though Qin Miao managed to parallel Verstappen on the straight between T1 and T3 using the strong performance of the W14.
But Verstappen was on the inside line, and Pan had medium tires for this race.
With better tire grip than Qin Miao, Verstappen dared to brake later than Qin Miao.
Qin Miao was aware of Verstappen's tendencies.
If he took the outside to brake, Pan would definitely come close and try to force him off the track.
