When Qin Miao reached the braking point of T2, he had already opened up a massive gap of over 0.4 seconds behind him from Gasly.
It's not that Gasly wasn't trying hard, but Qin Miao's overtaking this time was too straightforward, purely a speed crush, without any technique.
After overtaking Gasly, Qin Miao moved up to fifth, with Norris 6 seconds ahead, and except for Norris, the drivers in front had not pitted, so they weren't a consideration here.
This time surpassing Gasly, Qin Miao had not engaged in any tussle with Gasly, so there was no speed loss, and the gap between him and Norris remained unchanged.
Once behind Norris, Qin Miao immediately asked on the team radio, "How does my speed compare to Norris?"
There was a brief silence on the TR end before Frankie replied, "Your lap times are about the same as Norris. You are 0.1 seconds faster per lap. If you can, try to extract more speed."
"Roger."
