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After completing this series of continuous bends, they arrived at T7. At this moment, the two were still side by side, but Qin Miao was still on the inside line.

And T7 is a long left turn, where Qin Miao on the inside line has an absolute advantage in such a bend.

After exiting the bend, Qin Miao gradually took an advantage in position on the inside line, and in the end, Hamilton voluntarily gave up the attack when exiting the bend.

Because if he continued to block Qin Miao’s inside line, having watched so many videos of Qin Miao’s races, Hamilton knew that Qin Miao wouldn’t care how good their relationship was off the track and would directly squeeze him off the track.

So, to maintain decency, knowing he failed to defend against Qin Miao, Hamilton voluntarily let Qin Miao pass.

As a result, the first tussle between the two Mercedes drivers of the 2022 season concluded with Qin Miao’s victory.

Qin Miao completed the overtake against Hamilton at T7.

After taking the lead, Qin Miao couldn’t hold back and shouted excitedly, "Damn!"

This wasn’t cursing at Hamilton, but merely a way to release the breath held in his chest.

Moreover, Qin Miao’s team radio wasn’t open, so naturally, no one else knew.

From Five-Star Sports: "Beautiful! It was absolutely beautiful! Qin Miao’s attack this time completely showcased his strength. Who said Qin Miao can’t perform in the rain? Qin Miao’s performance on the track today harshly slapped the faces of those who doubted Qin Miao’s rain combat ability!"

"We must also congratulate Qin Miao. For the first time at Suzuka Circuit, he’s clinched the Suzuka Circuit’s station race championship!"

"It’s truly not easy."

Finally, Zhou Haoran added, "Qin Miao fought with his teammate Hamilton throughout the entire first timing sector to get the current lead position. This race was indeed not easy for Qin Miao."

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The commentators directly ignored that the race wasn’t over. Although the countdown had stopped, two timing sectors hadn’t been completed. In their hearts, Qin Miao’s attacking ability is world-class, but not at the pinnacle of perfection. However, Qin Miao’s defensive ability is acknowledged as historically exceptional.

On the track, after being overtaken by Qin Miao, Hamilton wasn’t too disappointed. Instead, he seemed a bit puzzled.

Because in the short straight between T2 and T3, Hamilton had clearly followed Qin Miao’s crossover line and accelerated earlier than Qin Miao. How did this guy manage to arrive later but first, becoming parallel at the T3 braking point?

It just doesn’t make sense!

But in any case, after the entire first timing sector’s tussle, the suspense over which team would clinch the race station championship was finally resolved.

In the end, amid the smiles of Mercedes mechanics hanging by the track guardrail under the rain, cheering for Qin Miao and Hamilton, Qin Miao and Hamilton crossed the line one after another, with Mercedes once again securing a race’s one-two finish.

"P1, Qin Miao, an unbelievable race, well-run and clean, congratulations." Toto’s voice timely entered Qin Miao’s team radio.

In fact, during the last five minutes of today’s race, when Mercedes’s two drivers began to tussle, Toto was the most nervous person on the team, possibly even more on edge than the two drivers on the track.

The main concern for Toto was the risk of an incident while these two tussle on the track.

Retiring from the race would be one thing; after all, given the current form of the two Mercedes drivers on the track, regaining the points lost in this race in the subsequent few races of the season is not impossible.

Toto’s true worry was that retirement might also mean car damage.