Although Qin Miao was not part of Mercedes' decision-making level, this matter didn't involve Mercedes' interests at all; you could even say it was closely related to the life and safety of every driver.
So, faced with Qin Miao's request, Mercedes had no reason to refuse. Once they understood the situation and saw how insistent Qin Miao was, the team never even thought about turning him down.
Originally, the only team putting pressure on the FIA and lodging a protest over this incident was the small Red Bull team that Gasly drove for.
The FIA had planned to just cool this down and ignore it; after all, who hasn't made a mistake or two?
But Mercedes jumping in suddenly left the FIA scratching their heads.
The FIA just couldn't figure it out: this has nothing to do with you, Mercedes, so why the hell are you butting in?
