But when Qin Miao finally crossed the finish line, his result was only 1 minute 31.509 seconds. Not to mention catching up with Ferrari and Red Bull, he even had a 0.3-second gap with his teammate Hamilton.
This was Qin Miao's performance throughout the race without any mistakes, giving it his all.
We can only say that Mercedes' car for the 2022 season is really underwhelming.
In the end, Leclerc secured the pole position for this race with a time of 1 minute 30.558 seconds.
And the only one who could potentially challenge Leclerc's position, Verstappen, ended up with a time of just 1 minute 30.681 seconds.
By the end of Q3, Ferrari surprised everyone by grabbing first place, which was unexpected yet inevitable.
The time gap between Leclerc and Verstappen was 0.123 seconds.
The final standings for the Q3 qualifiers were as follows:
1: Leclerc
2: Verstappen
3: Sainz
4: Perez
5: Hamilton
6: Qin Miao
7: Bottas
8: Magelsen
9: Alonso
10: Gasly
