Yuki Tsunoda details Red Bull car struggles after Liam Lawson defeat
Yuki Tsunoda concludes Red Bull's F1 𝓰car is difficult to🐼 drive after qualifying a lowly 15th in Japan.
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda has admitted Red Bull’s F1 car is more difficult to drive than Racing Bulls after a disappointing qualifying at the Japanese Gra🍌nd P♑rix.
Having been promoted to Red Bull, Tsunoda could only manage 15th on his qualifying debut for the tea꧃m as he suffered a heartbreaking Q2 elimination on home soil.
Tsunoda was nearly half a second adrift of teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who went on to stun the McLaren pair and claim✱ a shock pole position, in the second part of qualifying at Suzuka.
The 24-year-old Japanese driver was also slower than 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson,♓ who took 14th on his return to Racing Bulls following his demotion from the main Red Bull team.
Tsunoda opted to run a higher downforce car set-up with his RB21 c𝄹ompared to Ve🎃rstappen.
“It’s a bit different to Max💛 but at the same time, it was the wing level I chose in the end,” Tsunoda explained.
“Still there was pace to go through to Q3 looking at the Q1 pace, but I 𝓀just didn't put it alไl together in the end.”
Despite the disappointing result,🌺 Tsunoda insists he is coping with the pressure of being thrown into the Red Bull hot seat.
"I felt okay in terms of pressure. The las🍬t Q2 lap was probably the most pressౠure time,” he said.
💎“My mindset was to enjoy it but I had the pace🌊 from FP1, so I didn't expect to end up like this.
“It’s a sh🅰ame but the positive is that I have started to understand the car.
"It is quite difficult to operat🃏e properly, it’s quite narrow, more than the VCARB, but I have confidence now and and know what to do for the future.”
Yuki Tsunoda ‘paid the price’ for set-up choice
Jacques Villeneuve b𒈔elieves Tsunoda’s car set-up choice ultimately backfired.
“He went for comfort and comfort is never f♒ast,” the 1997 world champion told Sky Sports F1.
“Tsunoda was half a second behind Ver💯stappen and that is not good enough. He got out of Q1 but that is not what Red Bull was looking for.
"I thin𒊎k he is paying 🌃the price for set-up choice with a very high downforce.
"It mi꧂ght help him save tyres in the race but he won't have any st𓃲raight-line speed."
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