Although Norris's position hasn't changed much, due to this mistake, Norris, who was running quite comfortably on the track, now feels immense pressure.
In lap 48, Qin Miao's speed had a noticeable drop. Originally trailing Hamilton by around 1.8 seconds, the gap has now widened to 2.1 seconds due to the track's rain issues.
After lap 48, Qin Miao immediately said in the team TR, "I don't care, I'm going to pit the next lap."
Although there is rain on the track, it's only falling at corners T4, T5, T6, and T7. The conditions in the first and third sectors haven't deteriorated.
Yet Qin Miao still wanted to pit after this lap ends.
He lost too much speed in these corners, he needs to pit.
The team saw Qin Miao's determination and had no reason to refuse.
After receiving notification from Frankie, all technicians got up from their spots and took out a new set of intermediate tires from the rack where Qin Miao's tires are stored.
