Moreover, Verstappen's snake-like moves at this moment aren't against the rules, since he wasn't doing it at the braking point.
When asked by reporters, Verstappen directly stated: At the time, I found my tire temperature was too low, and could only warm them up by zigzagging.
Was Pan's response problematic? No issues whatsoever.
If Verstappen hadn't zigzagged while defending against Qin Miao on the track.
Qin Miao might have been able to use Verstappen's slipstream and DRS to overtake him before the braking point at T4.
But now, even though Qin Miao tried to follow closely behind Verstappen and zigzagged with him, this only allowed Qin Miao to slightly overtake Verstappen before the braking point at T4.
He approximately overtook two-thirds of Verstappen from the outside line, positioning W14's right rear wheel ahead of RB19's left front wheel.
Overall, Qin Miao still had the advantage in this position.
