Scuderia AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has defended Japanese F1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda. The 21-year-old was accused by Red Bull team boss Christian Horner of ruining Max Verstappen’s final Q3 lap, as he went off the track at turn 11. This seemingly distracted Sergio Perez, who was running behind him, and led to the Mexican
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Japanese F1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda has said that Mercedes and Sir Lewis Hamilton “must be p*ssed off.” The 21-year-old has battled both Mercedes drivers at the last two grand prix – namely in Istanbul and Austin, Texas – and he made life especially difficult for Hamilton as he tried to overtake him for several laps
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The current restrictions on pre-season testing are “ridiculous” and are primarily responsible for this season’s three rookie drivers making a lot of mistakes in the first two rounds of the 2021 campaign, according to ex-F1 driver Marc Surer. F1 teams only had three days of pre-season testing ahead of the 2021 campaign – half of
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Senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has said Japanese F1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda made a “stupid mistake” in qualifying for the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix because he was “cocky.” Tsunoda started the race from the back of the grid after he crashed out in the first segment of qualifying because he was pushing
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Yuki Tsunoda will “definitely” become Japan’s first-ever Formula One World Champion, according to senior Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko. READ: Norris Believes Verstappen’s Overtake On Hamilton Was Legal Tsunoda made his F1 debut last weekend in Bahrain – and the Japanese rookie impressed many in the paddock with his raw speed and aggressive yet
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Japanese F1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda made waves in his debut race in the pinnacle of motorsport, with him successfully pulling off a number of bold and brave overtakes as he moved his AlphaTauri up into the points at Bahrain. READ: Sebastian Vettel Needs To Have ‘Evil Spirit Removed From Him’ Tsunoda looked strong in qualifying
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has won the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix, fending off polesitter Max Verstappen after overtaking his Red Bull in the opening phase of the race via an undercut. READ: Nikita Mazepin Explains Why He Breached ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ Hamilton and Verstappen opted for different tyre strategies, and Verstappen was gaining on the seven-time World
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Japanese F1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda has insisted that his short frame and lower-than-average weight won’t give him a “big advantage” this year. READ: ‘They Are Taking A Lot Of Money’: Ecclestone Claims Hamilton Is Being ‘Used’ By BLM Tsunoda, who stands at just 157cm and weighs 58kg, explained that his lower weight won’t give him
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Scuderia AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly has praised Honda’s new power unit, hailing its reliability and saying it appears to be more powerful than its predecessor, though he stressed it’s impossible to get the full picture in testing. READ: Verstappen Insists Mercedes Didn’t Show Their Hand In Pre-Season Testing Scuderia AlphaTauri’s 2021 car looked strong in
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Alex Albon has said he has no “hard feelings” towards Red Bull or Yuki Tsunoda after being dropped by the team at the end of the 2020 season. Sergio Perez was signed as Albon’s replacement at Red Bull, but the Thai driver would have ended up at Scuderia AlphaTauri had Tsunoda not been in the
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