Hamilton actually also had the ability, like Norris, to continue on the track.
However, after the team realized that Qin Miao's speed was not slower than Hamilton's, they directly called Hamilton back in.
Hamilton, who pitted in, was a bit resentful, but once in, there was nothing more to be done.
After exiting the pit, Hamilton found himself just 2 seconds ahead of Qin Miao.
At this point, Hamilton was 25 seconds behind Norris, with 3 laps left in the race.
It could be said that Norris, on hard tires, could afford to be 5 seconds slower per lap than Hamilton and still win this race, breaking his own career record to claim his first ever Grand Prix victory.
As long as he didn't have any mishaps on the track...
Mercedes actually understood Norris and McLaren's strategy as well.
But without too much risk, Mercedes could let their two drivers compete for this Grand Prix win.
