Verstappen regretfully finished third.
What was most surprising was that the driver who got fourth place was actually Alonso.
Brother Tou seized the opportunity at the start, holding steady throughout the race, and did not allow Perez to catch up from behind.
Meanwhile, Qin Miao was voted the most popular driver among the spectators at the scene with a 30% vote rate.
During the cool-down lap, while Qin Miao was thanking Frankie and the entire Mercedes team over TR, Frankie suddenly interjected, "Uh, Qin Miao, according to the data from the FOM, you seem to have been voted the most popular driver by the audience in this race."
Qin Miao: "Huh?"
"I don't think my performance was as good as Hamilton's, so why me?" Qin Miao asked with a tone full of confusion and puzzlement.
"Uh, we're not sure either, maybe the audience thought it was quite a feat for you to outperform Verstappen in this race?" Frankie was equally puzzled.
