But it seems that because of Hamilton's mistake, Leclerc's loss during his pit stop wasn't too significant.
After the race restarted, Verstappen put his terrifying performance in qualifying into practice, and his speed in the race was still ridiculously fast.
Starting from 14th, he caught up to 6th after 6 laps.
He gained 8 positions in 6 laps.
Even Qin Miao's fastest race in the 2021 season with the most overtakes wasn't as absurd as Verstappen's performance.
By the 7th lap, he was in fourth place.
By the 8th lap, he had overtaken his teammate Perez and was behind Qin Miao.
Qin Miao was absorbing Sainz's slipstream, using the DRS provided by Sainz, while keeping a constant eye on Perez behind him. Suddenly, Perez switched places, becoming Verstappen.
After seeing Pan's car, Qin Miao naturally tightened his grip, then exclaimed in confusion: "Damn it, wasn't this bastard starting from 14th place? How did he get behind me in just 8 laps?"
