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On the track, Qin Miao wasn't thinking about making Hamilton give up a position, as he was still chasing Hamilton, and the excessive tire wear was causing Qin Miao's speed to drop.
Lap 28, both Hamilton and Qin Miao completed a lap on Mick Schumacher, with the gap between them reduced to 2.9 seconds.
Lap 29, Qin Miao was 1.9 seconds behind Hamilton, who received team instructions to pit the next lap.
Lap 30, Hamilton pitted, switched to hard tires, taking 2.1 seconds, and came out behind Perez but ahead of Giovinazzi, with a gap of 16 seconds ahead, allowing him to calmly race at his own pace.
Hamilton's pit stop opened up a 4.7-second gap for Qin Miao, allowing him to maintain his own pace.
Mercedes team's strategy was flawless.
Lap 31, Norris and Gasly also chose to pit, not wanting to be undercut by Hamilton.
With their pit stops, Qin Miao moved up to second and had more than a 15-second gap ahead to comfortably set lap times.
