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Final race read · Open Debrief
China was a controlled Ferrari damage-limitation race, not a strategy collapse.
Decisive evidence
Ferrari stopped Hamilton and Leclerc on Lap 10 for hard tyres.
LEC: MEDIUM L1-10 -> HARD L13-56 · HAM: MEDIUM L1-10 -> HARD L13-56
The sequence shows where Ferrari spent tyre life and track position; judge the alternative only against the missing live gap and traffic evidence.
Look atRead the compound blocks from left to right. Compound changes and verified tyre-age resets mark tyre changes, including changes during a red flag, not necessarily normal pit stops. The gold guide marks the lap named in the judgment.
Where the proof stopsHamilton and Leclerc were close on track, and without exact gaps Ferrari may have feared losing Leclerc to rivals by extending one more lap.
Source boundaryVerified race context. Official results anchor the finish; chart values are calculated from checked timing and normalized session evidence.
The option still open
Avoid same-lap service exposure for the second Ferrari unless rival undercut pressure made it unavoidable.
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