Hamilton faced two choices, and it's already clear what he would choose.
Qin Miao, unaware of his teammate's thoughts, controlled his car's speed below 60 km/h and activated the pit stop mode. All he could do was silently pray, like every previous pit stop, that the team's tire changers wouldn't mess things up.
The car was lifted and set down, brand-new red tires were installed on Qin Miao's car.
After landing, Qin Miao hit the accelerator, causing the car to "slide" out of its parking spot with a tilt.
The timing shown on the broadcast screen's lower-right corner was 2.5 seconds.
"2.5 seconds, that's a bit slow, 0.3 seconds less than Verstappen earlier. That 0.3 seconds could cost a position on the track!" Despite this tire change time being considered acceptable among all F1 teams, even dreamlike for Alfa Romeo and Haas, Fei was still not very satisfied.
