So for this Grand Prix weekend, Qin Miao had no choice but to grit his teeth and keep going.
Of course, the Mercedes team came up with a theory for this issue, which was that Qin Miao's tire conservation method probably wasn't suited to this specific Pirelli compound.
So when he got back on the track, Frankie told Qin Miao to stop conserving the tires and see how it goes with normal driving.
Then the tire grip decreased even faster than when Qin Miao was conserving the tires.
Qin Miao was numb, and so was the Mercedes team.
The people at Pirelli, on the other hand, became a mess.
After the first practice ended, Pirelli's people hurriedly took the set of tires Qin Miao needed to return to them, saying they wanted to check if the wrong tires were given out.
Actually, Qin Miao's performance in the first practice was quite alright; he finished second in the practice session.
In the second practice, Qin Miao completed it under the same uncomfortable feeling.
