Ultimately, Verstappen overtook Qin Miao at T2, moving into second place.
Although the overtaking was completed at T2, strictly speaking, Qin Miao lost out to Verstappen at the start.
"Sorry everyone, my start wasn't good." After realizing he couldn't help Hamilton hold off Verstappen, Qin Miao said somewhat frustratedly over the TR.
This time, Qin Miao had no way to fend off Verstappen's attack, largely because his reaction at the start was a bit slow.
If only Qin Miao could have been 0.05 seconds quicker at the start, he wouldn't have been outdragged by Verstappen at T1 and would have had the confidence to hold the line at T2.
But unfortunately, there are no ifs in racing.
Toto responded to Qin Miao: "Don't worry, we have the advantage in strategy. Keep your own pace. If you can pressure Verstappen, do it; if not, just try to widen the gap from Leclerc behind."
