So compared to crashing during the main race, Mercedes is more worried about Qin Miao crashing while pushing limits in the practice sessions.
Although Qin Miao's stability reassures everyone in the Mercedes team, it's still that saying, "better to avoid trouble than face it."
So by the end of Friday's first practice session, Qin Miao's ranking wasn't very good, only placing seventh.
However, by the second practice session, when the team allowed Qin Miao to use a new set of soft tires in the last five minutes for a qualifying simulation, Qin Miao's performance turned out to be quite good.
In the final flying lap of the second practice session, Qin Miao clocked 1:33.789, placing behind his teammate Hamilton, which means second place.
Friday's work ended after the second practice session stopped, and after finishing a round of post-race tasks, Qin Miao left the paddock.
Qin Miao left the paddock in a good mood.
