Actually, anyone who becomes an F1 driver doesn't have poor driving skills. Even if their talent in certain aspects is average, with day-to-day training, their familiarity with the track will gradually increase. After all, practice makes perfect.

So even if the drivers are racing on the Monte Carlo circuit, it's not that easy for them to have track accidents.

And that's the case with Giovinazzi. The mistake he made this time wasn't his own fault. It was because Qin Miao was right behind him, constantly applying pressure, as if Qin Miao's tire wear didn't exist at all.

Qin Miao might not even realize the immense pressure he exerts on the driver in front of him on the track.

It's probably only those top drivers, like Verstappen, Hamilton and others, who can withstand the pressure and maintain their composure without making mistakes on the track when facing attacks from Qin Miao.

But Giovinazzi clearly isn't among these people. Facing Qin Miao's relentless pressure and probing, he focused too much attention on defending Qin Miao, ultimately disrupting his rhythm in cornering.

This time, Qin Miao's left front endplate brushed the advertising board as if it were a qualifying session.

If you look closely, you can see a black smear on the white advertising board left by Qin Miao's car's endplate.

Thanks to the extreme corner exit angle, after T19, Qin Miao was almost 7 km/h faster than Giovinazzi.

Even though Qin Miao's Mercedes engine has run through four Grand Prix, its durability is still good, and its overall stability and power output capability remain stronger than Alfa Romeo's Ferrari engine.

Knowing his rhythm was broken after exiting T19, Giovinazzi realized he couldn't defend against Qin Miao, so he didn't forcefully defend, only protecting his inside line.

Qin Miao didn't show any mercy to Giovinazzi, overtaking him on the outside and making a complete pass before the brake point at T1.

After overtaking Giovinazzi, Qin Miao moved up to eighth place, climbing three places from the start, with Red Bull's driver Perez ahead of him.

Perez, being a Red Bull driver, knowing that once Qin Miao gets behind him, there's no doubt that Red Bull will issue team orders to have him fully defend against Qin Miao.

Naturally, defend for as long as possible.

Qin Miao also knows that, on this Monte Carlo track, which is hard to overtake on, Perez's difficulty in defending against him will greatly decrease.

So just after overtaking Giovinazzi, with a six-second gap to Perez, Qin Miao started exerting his skills on Perez.

Next, Qin Miao naturally pushed forward with full force, showing no signs of conserving the tires.

This chase lasted 10 laps, and by the 15th lap, Qin Miao had caught up behind Perez.

Being 0.5 faster per lap than Perez made Red Bull's team principal Horner frown, and Qin Miao's pursuit also won him quite a few shots from the broadcasters.

Commentators both domestic and abroad are focusing on the time gap between Qin Miao and Perez.

When Qin Miao got behind Perez, Perez's stress level had already reached 37%.

This shows just how terrible an experience it is to be caught up by Qin Miao at a visibly fast speed.

Even Master Pei, seeing Qin Miao relentlessly chasing, felt immense pressure.

Although no driver has publicly stated it, drivers inside and outside the paddock have now recognized Qin Miao's strength, thinking he is on par with Leclerc and Hamilton, a top driver deserving of the second driver's seat at Mercedes. Some drivers, like Leclerc, who have a good relationship with Qin Miao, think he is stronger than Bottas.

So, although Perez felt the pressure from Qin Miao's chase, he wasn't very surprised.

The reason Qin Miao caught up so quickly was mainly because he was not conserving tires, essentially racing at a slightly reduced pace from qualifying.

Meanwhile, others are conserving tires since overtaking is tough on the Monaco track, and the later they pit, the more advantageous it becomes.

But thanks to Qin Miao's skills and his increasing familiarity with his car, even at a normal pace, his tire wear is significantly slower than those drivers who deliberately conserve tires.

Once behind Perez, Qin Miao began applying pressure on him.

After F1 cars widened, the already difficult Monaco circuit became harder to overtake on. Unless the car in front makes a mistake, or the car behind has a speed difference of more than two seconds per lap, overtaking is impossible.

So Qin Miao's options are limited now; all he can do is keep pressuring Perez and hope that he makes a slip-up under full stress.

And so 7 laps passed while waiting.

By the 23rd lap, exiting the corner before entering the tunnel at T8, Perez rushed on the throttle a little, causing the rear wheels to slightly spin. He lost approximately 0.4 seconds of traction.

Qin Miao, who had been held back by Perez, was having a tough time, but upon seeing Perez's mistake, his eyes lit up, shaking off the depressive feeling of being blocked and unable to go fast. He then accelerated sharply, unleashing his ERS as if it was free.

Perez's loss of 0.4 seconds in the bend was critical. Even if he wanted to change lanes to block Qin Miao a little, it was too late. Because by the time Perez regained traction at the rear of his car and started to speed up, Qin Miao's car was already alongside, parallel to it, leaving Perez with no chance to block Qin Miao.

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