Next, Verstappen was more focused on defeating Hamilton; at the very least, he needed to secure second place in this race.
So, when Qin Miao looked in the rearview mirror, he noticed that the behavior of these two people was particularly strange.
After Qin Miao entered T27, Verstappen noticed that Hamilton still hadn't overtaken him before the DRS detection point, and then suddenly hit the brakes hard.
Verstappen knew that F1 drivers have very quick reaction times, so he believed that even if Hamilton didn't want to overtake before the DRS detection point, he would still attempt to steer away.
At that moment, as long as Hamilton's car nose was ahead of his, Verstappen would have fulfilled the team's request to let Hamilton pass.
As for reclaiming that position by accelerating past Hamilton during the moment of his surprise or cursing in the cockpit, well, that would be due to his own skills.
Regarding the potential controversies that may arise from this tactic...
