2023-11-07 23:01:07
Hiroki Tsunoda admitted that he felt “a bit confused” when he dropped his wheel on the grass on the restart lap of the F1 Sao Paulo GP. Tsunoda had scored his first points for AlphaTauri in Saturday’s sprint race, but qualifying problems thwarted his chances of making it to the Grand Prix, finishing Q1 in 16th place, one grid behind teammate Daniel Ricciardo.
However, Hiroki Tsunoda took advantage of Charles Leclerc’s (Ferrari) breakdown before the start and the collision between Alex Albon (Williams) and Kevin Magnussen (Haas) entering Turn 1, and he moved up six places before the red flag. Raised. However, on the restart, Hiroki Tsunoda failed to overtake former teammate Pierre Gasly, resulting in a wide gap at the exit and losing the position to Esteban Ocon. “That was a big mistake,” Yuki Tsunoda admitted. It was a bit scary, and I actually freaked out. Fortunately, I didn’t expect to retire.” Yuki Tsunoda ran a long stint on medium tires and then switched to soft tires for a late charge, aiming to corner the struggling Lewis Hamilton. . George Russell’s retirement pushed Hiroki Tsunoda further up the rankings, but he believes he might have shot for a higher position had he not been limited by reliability issues. His teammate Ricciardo’s race was marred by contact damage on the first lap, and he and Oscar Piastri were immediately one lap behind. “It was a good result,” Tsunoda reflected. “Unfortunate for Daniel. His pace was very good. I think he changed his setup a little bit and I think we got some good data. He was pretty quick. “The team as a whole was very good. In the end, we had a hard time due to reliability issues, but luckily we were able to take the car home.”When asked who he thought he might have caught up to if there were no technical problems, Hiroki Tsunoda replied, “About Pierre. I don’t know, but Lewis is very likely.” Hiroki Tsunoda’s ninth place was AlphaTauri’s third consecutive point-scoring victory, and the Faenza team moved to seven points behind Williams in the constructors’ standings. “I think it was good that we were able to score points in three races in a row,” declares Hiroki Tsunoda. “Yes, I have a very good rhythm. I’ve continued to race like this and now I’m close to seventh place in the rankings. So I think it’s possible and I can do it. I’ll do my best.” AlphaTauri are benefiting from continued upgrades towards the end of the year, in contrast to their rivals who have shifted their focus primarily to 2024. When asked how much better the car feels compared to earlier in the season, Hiroki Tsunoda replied: “Yes, the feeling inside the car is quite similar. Of course, the corner balance has improved in some ways.” , Well, I think this says it all that we definitely took a big step forward, especially with the upgrades in Austin.”
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