Halfway down the straight, Verstappen had already drawn alongside Qin Miao on the outside line, and before entering the corner, he completed the alignment with Qin Miao.
In this corner, Qin Miao couldn't force Verstappen's line like he did in the last defense. Due to the chain reaction from that small mistake, without needing to brake late, Verstappen surpassed Qin Miao by the length of a front wing merely relying on DRS before entering the corner.
Now the track priority was in Verstappen's hands, and Qin Miao couldn't continue his firm defense.
However, Qin Miao did not give up his position either, and the two cars entered the corner side by side. After entering, due to the cornering advantage of the Mercedes car, Verstappen couldn't shake off Qin Miao, and the two cars passed T11 and T12 wheel to wheel, reaching T13.
