Both losing time and wasting tires without gaining anything.
Considering the team's own interests, the strategy group naturally hoped Hamilton would let Qin Miao pass.
But while they were discussing, Toto directly made the decision: "We won't participate in this discussion; let the drivers make their own decisions on the track."
Upon hearing Toto's words, the strategy group staff paused for a moment, then exchanged glances and didn't discuss it further, continuing to focus on their own tasks.
On the track, the three contenders for the championship, including Qin Miao, didn't get much screen time for a long period afterwards.
This situation persisted until lap 43.
Because on this lap, for the first time in today's race, the time gap between Qin Miao and Hamilton didn't increase but actually decreased.
Qin Miao was 0.1 seconds faster than Hamilton on this lap.
