This was the limit Qin Miao could achieve while ensuring his position wouldn't be overtaken by O'Kang behind him.
Knowing he still had a chance to get on the podium, Hamilton naturally felt more confident and began to attack Sainz in front of him with full power.
On the sixty-seventh lap, Hamilton relied on stronger car performance and tire grip at the T14 turn-in and exit to closely stick to the slipstream of Sainz, exiting the turn just 0.2 seconds behind him.
Even though Sainz could catch the slipstream and DRS from the slow car Ricardo in front of him when exiting the turn, Hamilton was too close at his T14 exit, with a significant tire advantage.
Even when Hamilton went for a dive on the inside line, Sainz changed to the inside line trying to squeeze Hamilton's space for the dive.
However, Sainz clearly didn't possess the strong defensive ability and awareness of Qin Miao and Alonso.
The timing of the dive was a bit slow, rendering his attempt futile.
