Lap 28, Hamilton opted to pit, and at the same time Ferrari's Leclerc, realizing Qin Miao's terrifying chasing speed, also chose to pit and change tires.
The drivers behind Qin Miao also chose to pit at this time.
Their purpose of pitting at this point was very clear: a two-stop strategy.
After Hamilton exited the pit lane, the DRS train had just dissolved. Originally, Verstappen's new medium tires were faster than Hamilton's old soft tires, but unfortunately, there was a DRS train in front of him.
As a result, Hamilton happened to emerge right in front of Verstappen, who had been frustrated by the DRS train all the way.
By lap 29, all drivers on the track had completed a pit stop, and the general standings were as follows:
P1: Qin Miao
P2: Hamilton +5.724
P3: Verstappen +7.791
P4: Leclerc +17.247
P5: Kimi +24.666
P6: Ricardo +26.286
P7: Russell +28.730
P8: Perez +29.130
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