When Leclerc saw Qin Miao, beyond just looking tired, he appeared to be still in shock: "Fortunately, there were enough debris on the track that had to be cleared for quite a while, otherwise I feel like I wouldn't have been able to hold onto this position."
After giving Qin Miao a hug, Leclerc said.
Qin Miao shook his head with a smile and said: "You're overthinking it. Honestly, with the way I was driving at the time, my set of tires could only last for ten laps at most. After that, the tires would hit the cliff point and all sorts of problems would pop up, with a significant drop in speed."
"I just love your way of putting it, ten laps, just 'only'.", Leclerc joked with Qin Miao, but in the end, Leclerc still said, "Anyway, congrats to you, you raced beautifully today."
Qin Miao nodded: "Thanks, you too, just that your defense was a bit lacking."
Qin Miao was referring to how Leclerc, despite starting from pole position, was overtaken by Verstappen by the ninth lap.
