Sainz's blocking was incredibly frustrating. Entering the eighth lap, Wu Shi had been held up so much that he was nearly eight seconds slower than Vettel.
However, DRS would be enabled on the ninth lap, and the attacks would soon become fierce. Right now, everyone was merely biding their time in a final state of dormancy.
Thus, throughout the entire eighth lap, there were virtually no changes in the standings.
As Vettel crossed the checkered line, the race entered the ninth lap, and DRS was activated.
Unfortunately, the two DRS detection points—one after Turn 14 and the other after Turn 15—were still unusable at the moment.
Wu Shi and Hamilton were not strapped for this half-lap of time either; they dutifully stuck to the racing line, focusing on tire management.
Approaching Turn 14, Jonathan reminded him over the team radio, "You are within DRS range. You can activate DRS."
"Copy."
As soon as he passed the detection point, Wu Shi instantly activated his DRS.
VROOM!
