At the same time, Qin Miao and Hamilton's cars were fitted with at least 5 kilograms of data collection equipment before the race started.
The closer it gets to the end of the season, and the crucial moments of the championship, the more Mercedes wants to keep their secrets hidden.
Mercedes won't show their full strength until the final qualifying session and the race itself.
In the first practice, everyone familiarized themselves with the track in the initial period, since they'd only run this track in the simulator before.
So, at the start of the first practice, Qin Miao switched to a set of hard tires and began long-distance testing.
After finishing the warm-up lap, on the first flying lap, Qin Miao felt the track was quite stressful; compared to last week's Qatar race, this track is much more challenging and doesn't feel as enjoyable.
Because there are very few hard braking zones, on the entire track he could keep the throttle at 82%.
