Thanks to Verstappen's swift reaction, he had already pulled 0.4 seconds ahead of O'connor by the time he crossed the starting grid, while Rosenqvist was another 0.5 seconds behind O'connor.
Wu Shi's gap management was even better; he was just 0.2 seconds behind Rosenqvist on the corner exit.
Just past the halfway point of the straight, he gave a slight feint. The driver ahead, Rosenqvist, immediately pulled to the middle line, while Wu Shi's car remained on the outside.
Realizing he'd been duped, Rosenqvist immediately moved back to the outside line. But it was as if Wu Shi knew he would. The car that had only feinted a moment ago now turned decisively, cutting across the middle and diving straight for the inside.
Since Rosenqvist had already changed his line once, he couldn't do it again. That would be considered weaving and could earn him a time penalty, so he dutifully held his line.
SWISH!
