Yuki Tsunoda ‘reset mind’ to get over F1 Spanish GP frustrations
The AlphaTauri driver endured a difficult weekend in Spain,🍒 which ended in retirement after a suspected engine issue caused him to stop during the early stages of the race.
It followed a surprise Q1 elimination on Saturday which Tsunoda responded angrily to when he questioned whether he was getting the same eq﷽ui🌠pment as teammate Pierre Gasly, before later apologising to his team.
Having admitted that he needs to learn to accept thꦡat such frustrations can happen, the 21-year-old has since shifted his focus onto this week🍬end’s Monaco Grand Prix.
“I’m looking forward to Monaco, particularly as Spain was a difficult 🐟weekend for me,” Tsunoda ཧsaid.
“I was n꧑ot happy with my driving in Qualifying and made a mistake, but I must learn to accept that these things can happen and move on.
“I have only done four race weekends in F1 ༺so far and now I am just resetting my mind. I am focussing on my driving and adapting as much as possible to the car.”
It will mark Tsunoda’s first-ever experience at Monaco and the Japanese driver says he will ne🌳ed to adapt to the unique challenge fast if he is to enjoy a successful weekend, hꦏaving only learned two weeks ago that practice for the race starts on Thursday.
“I’ve never raced in Monaco in any categor𒁃y, but I have raced in Macau for example, so I have quite a bit of experience on street circuits,” he explained.
“They’re okay. Y🔥ou need a very different approach on a street circuit like Monaco, especially considering I have never been ther🔯e before. Track evolution is a big factor there, with very low grip at first and then it changes with every session.
“The key will be not to make any mistakes in FP1 or F👍P2 in order to maximise my time on track.
"There are many unusual factors abღout this weekend and it was only while we were in Spain that I learneꦗd that you practice on Thursday with no track time on Friday,” he added.
"I will have to make sure I do not los🅘e focus or concentration, but I’m sure I can adapt. I have ไspent a lot of time on the simulator to prepare.”
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