"Sigh~"
A sigh, whether of relief or melancholy, emanated from Toto's mask.
By lap 17, Hamilton was only about 0.5 seconds behind Leclerc, while at this time, Leclerc's engine started intermittently experiencing brief stoppages again.
Fortunately, Qin Miao had just given him a pull upfront, and Hamilton behind couldn't overtake Leclerc.
Moreover, after chasing Leclerc for so many laps, Hamilton's tires started blistering.
Then, on lap 19, Leclerc again used Qin Miao's DRS to widen the gap with Hamilton back to 1.1 seconds.
Meanwhile, the pit window opened, and Perez on hard tires was the first to pit for a tire change.
At this moment, Qin Miao's tires had only just worn past 30%, leaving him with more than 65% tire life.
This is thanks to the horrifying effect of controlling the pace the entire race.
Qin Miao even had a premonition; if he exerted a little harder, maybe he could make a one-stop strategy with yellow and red tires.
