Lap 18, Leclerc pits.
Because Sainz was up ahead playing buffer for Leclerc, this pit stop went smoothly and Ferrari didn't pull any clown moves on him this time.
He switches from softs to mediums, pit stop time 2.5 seconds.
A bit slow compared to Red Bull, but given Ferrari's glorious history of disaster stops, Leclerc should be thankful and deeply appreciative of a 2.5-second stop.
On lap 18, Verstappen also chooses to pit for fresh tyres.
But this time Verstappen's stop is a bit slow, taking 3.8 seconds.
As soon as the tyres are changed, everyone on the Red Bull side tenses up.
Because right before Verstappen dived into the pits, Qin Miao was only 1.1 seconds behind him on track.
If Qin Miao now takes advantage of Verstappen's slow stop, pushes flat-out for one lap on track and then pits, there's a high chance he pulls off an overcut on Verstappen.
