He was 1.4s off on lap 8th.
You cannot get into DRS range on this track driving a same car (duo to w 2 last corners).
Sainz said Merc wouldnt be able to overtake them had they have 0.5s additional pace here, which means without 1+ s in pocket its IMPOSSIBLE to overtake.
Vettel knew that therefore he wanted Charles to drive in his dirty air. He benefited from team strat last race when he was 3.5s behind before pitting in Singapore, so its not exactly easy to overtake same car and not cook your tires (look at Ham vs Leclerc in Monza).
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