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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.

But it wasn't great for Hamilton; he failed to undercut Gasly successfully, as Gasly emerged ahead of Hamilton.

Honestly, the team was thinking of Hamilton, letting him pit first and Qin Miao to put pressure on Gasly to give Hamilton a clear run.

Unexpectedly, this all ended up benefiting Qin Miao.

Lap 32, Vettel pitted, and Perez became the driver behind Qin Miao.

Unluckily, Vettel rejoined and got stuck in front of Gasly and Hamilton.

Upon receiving this news, Hamilton started complaining over the team radio: "This pit stop strategy is really stupid."

All Toto could do at that moment was hold his head in his hands, leaning back in frustration.

Lap 33, Sainz pitted, and Qin Miao moved up to second, with Verstappen 18 seconds ahead of him.

This gap made Qin Miao have no desire to catch up.

However, after moving up to second, Frankie's voice sounded over the team radio: "Qin Miao, the tires are starting to degrade, but we think they can still hold on. There are no obstacles ahead, so we need you to push forward as much as possible and find a suitable gap."

"Received," Qin Miao responded.

Having saved ERS for most of the race, it now began to be unleashed without reservation, and his racing line became more aggressive.

The main reason for the slow pace on the Monte Carlo track was the cars ahead blocking the path. Now with a clear view ahead, Qin Miao's speed saw a significant increase.

Lap 34, Perez, having run 37 laps on soft tires, chose to pit.

Verstappen continued to tough it out on the track, as Red Bull knew that Qin Miao's defending and tire preservation skills were world-class. Pit Verstappen now, and he might fall behind Qin Miao, putting Mercedes in control.

If Qin Miao doesn't pit, then Verstappen won't pit, both hanging on to see who gives in first.

The most suitable to pit at this time was instead Perez.

After Perez's pit stop switch to hard tires, he emerged 4 seconds behind Norris, in fifth place.

Although not on the podium, it was a good position compared to starting eighth.

However, without comparison, there is no harm. Qin Miao's presence proved to everyone the vast difference between a genius and an ordinary person.

Started twelfth, now in second.

The live broadcast focused on one Mercedes and one Red Bull, where the Red Bull was still Verstappen, but the Mercedes driver switched from Hamilton to Qin Miao.

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