At this moment, Verstappen was already feeling numb.
No matter how he suddenly sped up or whatever, Qin Miao always managed to keep the time gap between them around 1.5 seconds.
Since Verstappen had followed Qin Miao for quite some time, his tires didn't get much cool air.
Whether it's the engine's cooling system or the surface of the tires, or even Verstappen himself, during the time behind Qin Miao, he was inhaling all the exhaust from Qin Miao's car and the chaotic airflow cut by the W12's wings.
As a result, Verstappen's car tires and engine couldn't cool effectively; when the tires overheated, they started to grain, and because Verstappen wanted to keep up with Qin Miao's pace, the tires were consistently in a state of excessive wear.
The engine, due to overheating, lost at least 2 to 3 horsepower.
Naturally, on the straight line, Red Bull with initially slower tail speed was even slower compared to Mercedes.
