Saving up too much is also a waste.
And after the DRS zone on the main straight after the start, Verstappen closed in to 0.5 seconds behind Qin Miao.
It's clear that as the race progresses, Verstappen's tires are also starting to struggle.
If it were the tires from the previous lap, Verstappen could likely catch up to 0.4 or 0.3 seconds behind Qin Miao.
The prolonged chase combined with the fierce driving in the previous lap is pushing Verstappen's tires closer to their limit.
At least for Qin Miao, this is good news.
In the next two corners, Verstappen closed in to 0.4 seconds behind Qin Miao.
But in the DRS zone of T3 and T4, Verstappen only caught up to 0.3 seconds behind Qin Miao.
You heard right, Verstappen only closed in 0.1 seconds in a DRS zone.
So much so that Qin Miao didn't take the inside line at the end of T4, but entered the corner at a normal angle.
