Fortunately, the braking zone of this corner doesn't require turning, so the braking balance can be adjusted forward without worrying about tire lockup.

Brake at 85 meters, downshift to third gear while braking, and hold the apex as you enter the corner.

After exiting the corner, apply the throttle gently, because too much throttle can easily cause rear wheel slip.

When the rear wheels slip, the tire temperature will inevitably rise, and once the tire temperature increases, the temperature of the tires on the subsequent track will also rise, causing a decrease in grip in the third timing segment's upcoming corners, and the speed will slow down.

If this corner isn't handled well, the subsequent chain reaction will directly ruin this flying lap, which is known as the butterfly effect.

Therefore, throttle control when exiting the corner must be very careful.

And finding the balance point between overheating the tires and sufficient cornering traction is necessary.

When braking for corner eleven, get as close to the right side as possible to straighten the car for braking, and then track into the corner, trying to get as close to the apex as possible.

You can hit the apex, but taking too much of it will cause the car to bounce up, losing grip, and even disrupting the entire car's balance, so the exact amount of apex to take depends on the driver's personal experience.

After exiting corner eleven, get as close to the left side of the track as possible while entering the corner, as an extra meter to the left at this point can provide a 5 km/h increment in corner entry speed.

Although F1 race car speeds can easily reach two or three hundred km/h, the advantage brought by this 5 km/h speed increase in the corner is still quite significant, with an exit speed at least 0.07 seconds faster.

In corner twelve, keep to the left side to open up your line, downshift to fourth gear at the apex, then proceed a short distance before giving throttle to exit the corner to the right.

This corner is judged based on the wind speed at the time; if there's a tailwind, you might not need to brake much here, relying solely on the car's own inertia and downforce, as well as the downforce brought by the wind to easily get through.

When exiting the corner, you can cross the white line at the edge of the track, with the left tires getting as close to the gravel as possible without going over, and after exiting the corner, return quickly to Liqing Road because the next turn is a right into corner thirteen.

Corner thirteen tilts slightly to the right, so to get enough grip and balance here, you need to carry some speed onto the inside curb when entering the corner, but avoid the yellow sausage curb.

After exiting the corner, shift the car down to third gear, pulling to the right-side curb, as corners thirteen and fourteen form a combination.

Adjust the braking balance to the rear, as these two corners usually involve steering while braking to prevent front wheel lockup.

Since the speed isn't fast enough, you can cut over the curb of corner thirteen in third gear.

Exiting corner fourteen becomes very critical; here you need to feel how much grip your car's tires still have. If the grip is strong enough, you can try cutting a bit of the yellow curb to take a shorter exit line, or vice versa.

After exiting corner fourteen, gradually increase the throttle depth, and once the car's position straightens out, floor the throttle.

There's already some headwind in this area, but the rear wheel grip is sufficient for the engine's instant power output.

After exiting corner fourteen, all the difficult points of this Catalonia track are completed.

Corner fifteen is a full-throttle corner, and any F1 driver knows how to handle it.

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And after Qin Miao passed corner fifteen, the broadcast director switched the camera to Qin Miao.

After all, Qin Miao had already proven his talent at Mercedes. Although some fans criticized his win at Imola, arguing he only clinched victory because Hamilton behind him didn't attack, a win is a win, which the FIA has acknowledged. No amount of debate can change that.

Moreover, Qin Miao did set the record for the quickest to win a career's first Grand Prix, and his subsequent performances have justified his talent and reputation.

Thus, although Qin Miao's attention in the F1 paddock isn't on par with Hamilton's, the director prioritizes him over Norris.

"Qin Miao is about to cross the finish line!"

"Although Qin Miao's first two timing segments didn't surpass Hamilton, we can clearly see the gap between Qin Miao and Hamilton isn't too large, only 0.17 seconds.

In the first two timing segments, Qin Miao also set green, refreshing his fastest lap time of the first flying lap. Now it's up to whether Qin Miao can break through in the third timing segment and secure his career's first pole position." Fei said these words with some tension, his fists involuntarily clenched.

As fellow Chinese, the commentators, more or less, have a sense of identification with Qin Miao, especially now that Qin Miao's performance and results are excellent.

Also concerned about Qin Miao's results, Frankie isn't even sitting at the command post looking at data. Wearing headphones, he walked to the gap connecting the command post and the track, leaning his body out.

As Qin Miao's car engine roared across the finish line, the results of Qin Miao's third timing segment came out.

The good news is Qin Miao again refreshed his best time for the third segment. The bad news is, the third segment was in green, and he didn't surpass Hamilton to take pole position.

It's worth mentioning that around seven seconds after Qin Miao finished this lap, Verstappen also crossed the finish line, completing his final flying lap of the qualifying phase.

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