Tsunoda has «no idea why I’m slow» after F1 Spanish GP practice
Yuki Tsunoda admitted to befuddlement over his lack of pace after Formula 1’s opening practice sessions at the Spanish Grand Prix — revealing he «doesn’t have any idea why I’m slow». The Red Bull driver believed that, although his two Friday sessions were «smooth» and without any obvious issues, the ultimate pace was too slow […]
Gasly blames Tsunoda for Monaco F1 crash: ‘Not his finest moment’
Pierre Gasly has blamed the collision that took him out of the Monaco Grand Prix on his former Formula 1 team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, claiming the latter moved under braking. Tsunoda and Gasly were running 17th and 18th – after making their first mandatory pitstop as early as lap 1 – when the Alpine driver attacked his […]
Tsunoda on older Red Bull car spec in Monaco after Imola F1 crash
Yuki Tsunoda has admitted his huge Imola qualifying crash will have lingering effects, as he has to revert to a previous floor design at this weekend’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. Tsunoda suffered an enormous accident last Saturday in Q1 as he overstepped the limit of the Red Bull in the fast Tamburello chicane, sending him […]
Tribal and toxic social media sour F1 fandom, but what can be done?
Dozens of fans were chanting his name as their favourite Formula 1 driver climbed the pitwall after the race to greet them. But this was not a Ferrari driver celebrating, let’s say, a podium on home soil. Instead, it was Alpine’s Franco Colapinto, who had come home in 16th place after a muted first grand […]
Post-race penalties jumble up Miami F1 sprint classification
Yuki Tsunoda was promoted from ninth to sixth in the results of Formula 1’s Miami sprint race following penalties for Alex Albon, Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Pierre Gasly also cycling into points-paying positions once the race concluded. On lap 14 of the 18-lap wet-to-dry contest, Racing Bulls driver Lawson […]
Where Lawson and Tsunoda stand three races into their Red Bull/Racing Bulls switch
For the reasons previously explored in this writer’s column last week, the RB21 has performance available to be extracted — but largely in a certain, admittedly narrow, window. When comparing how the drivers occupying Red Bull’s rotating second seat had got on, it was evident that was something that Liam Lawson struggled with, while Yuki […]
Tsunoda apologises to Red Bull having admitted fault for FP2 crash at Saudi Arabian GP
Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda revealed his own mistake led to the crash that curtailed second practice for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix — admitting he ‘turned too much’ in the final corner. Tsunoda tagged the wall at the final hairpin coming onto the main straight with under nine minutes left, which appeared to […]
What Tsunoda must do next at Red Bull
Seldom has it been more important in Formula 1 to seize the moment. While the first three grands prix of the season have been at outlier venues which have relatively little in common with most circuits on the calendar, all of them have been won from pole position. A small sample size, granted, but a […]
Yuki Tsunoda insists he can tame Red Bull’s u
New Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda doesn’t expect the tricky characteristics of the team’s Formula 1 car to be a problem for him. Tsunoda has earned promotion to Red Bull’s main outfit from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards after Liam Lawson spectacularly failed to get up to speed with the delicate RB21 machine, while the […]