Although the Mercedes team was ready for Qin Miao to pit for a tire change, and even Hamilton, who had been leading for almost the entire race, chose to pit and switch to medium tires on this lap, Qin Miao still decided to refuse.
After all, Qin Miao is the one driving, and even if the team opposes, they can't just pull Qin Miao out of the car.
So the Mercedes team could only watch helplessly as Qin Miao drove past the pit lane entrance.
At this moment, Qin Miao's thought was straightforward: for some reason in today's race, Leclerc's condition was noticeably better than at any other time, whether it be overall speed stability or pressure endurance.
This means that Qin Miao's skills were completely ineffective against Leclerc.
So, if Qin Miao followed Leclerc's rhythm and pitted for a tire change at the same time as him, Qin Miao would still be behind Leclerc after the tire change.
That would be meaningless.
