Yuki Tsunoda has apologised to his Pink Bull group after an “pointless” and “silly” crash in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which can see him begin tomorrow’s race from the again of the sphere.
The Japanese driver crashed in the course of the first a part of qualifying in Imola after dropping management of his RB21 and making heavy contact with the within wall.
Tsunoda was taken to the medical centre for precautionary checks and was launched earlier than qualifying concluded.
As soon as cleared by the on-site medical doctors, the Japanese driver took duty for the “pointless” incident.
“Yeah, I am simply actually silly… pushing like that,” Tsunoda stated. “I imply, that is very arduous and [we] made a variety of modifications to the automotive. So, you recognize, pushing that arduous with out understanding sufficient concerning the automotive and simply… yeah.
“[It was] simply very pointless, pushing that arduous within the early phases.”
Yuki Tsunoda, Pink Bull Racing
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Because the mud settled on his violent crash, Tsunoda stated the very first thing he felt was “very ashamed, dissatisfied, annoyed”.
The incident marked the racer’s first accident in a Q1 session in 4 years, after he crashed in Q1 in Imola on the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Now, his group of mechanics might be left with a protracted restore job with the intention to get Tsunoda’s RB21 able to line up on the grid for tomorrow’s grand prix.
“I have never talked with them but, however the one factor I can do is apologise to them,” Tsunoda added.
“Clearly, [the car] has huge harm, so the mechanics must do a variety of work. And hopefully the automotive might be prepared tomorrow – nevertheless it’s very pointless for them.”
In stark distinction to Tsunoda’s fortunes in qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, team-mate Max Verstappen strains up second for the race, simply behind the McLaren of Oscar Piastri.
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