Qin Miao felt that this upgrade optimized the car's mechanical grip while keeping the loss of top-end speed within an acceptable range, considering that the number of tracks where the W14 can fully exploit its speed advantage is ultimately limited.
This upgrade also gave Qin Miao a bit more confidence in the W14's performance at the Red Bull Ring.
At least, he shouldn't be completely overwhelmed by Verstappen on the track.
Even without a safety car, he estimates he could still compete with Verstappen.
If there's a safety car, even better. As long as a safety car appears in the middle of the race, Qin Miao is likely to keep up with Verstappen's pace on the track.
Overtaking Verstappen directly wouldn't be too difficult then.
Of course, this is just simulator data and not real data.
Due to well-known reasons, it's almost impossible for any team's simulator to perfectly replicate the real-world performance of the car.
