Yuki Tsunoda’s rear wing “gum tape repair” is a voice of surprise and joy / F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Final[F1-Gate .com]

The scene where Scuderia AlphaTauri repaired the rear wing of Yuki Tsunoda’s F1 car with gum tape (correctly, more sticky duct tape) has become a hot topic on social media.

In the final of the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Yuki Tsunoda had a problem that the flap of the DRS in the rear wing was damaged while driving in 6th place.

Due to the extremely dangerous situation, Yuki Tsunoda was given an orange circle flag
from the race control and made a pit stop.

* A flag with an orange circle drawn on a black background. It means an immediate pit stop. Posted when there is a mechanical problem with the vehicle and it poses a danger to the driver or other drivers.

Yuki Tsunoda asked, “Why did you get into the pit? It was surprising that the team did not report the damage to the DRS by radio, but what attracted more attention was that the team repaired the damaged rear wing with duct tape and sent it out once more instead of retiring. It was that.

The F1 machine, which is a collection of cutting-edge technologies and costs hundreds of millions of yen, is wrapped around the rear wing, which is subject to wind pressure of 300 km / h, and duct tape that can be purchased for regarding 1000 yen, which is used in DI & etc. There is a surprising voice on social media in that situation.

However, repairing with duct tape has long been familiar in motor sports, and since it is familiar to amateur races and drift competitions, some people were delighted with the words “Traditional Oku no Te” and “Treasure Sword of the Denka”.

Yuki Tsunoda said, “I returned to the pit for repair due to the damage of the rear wing while driving in 6th place. This week there were many positive parts as a team, so I think that I should make use of this momentum for the next race. I posted it on social media. #AzerbaidjanGP #Race oh look the DRS of #YukiTsunoda is broken #AlphaTauri

pic.twitter.com/x3VbtyrwRk – Linalan96.2.0 (@0Linalan96)

June 12, 2022 #AzerbaidjanGP #Race lol ok that joke #YukiTsunoda don’t use your DRS til the end # F1 #AlphaTauri

pic.twitter.com/V1rp3mlWbk – Linalan96.2.0 (@0Linalan96)

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