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misplaced out to in Jeddah, qualifying P8 for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix whereas his teammate claimed pole. The recently-promoted Pink Bull driver mentioned he isn’t “struggling,” however emphasised how tough the RB21 is to drive.
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“I had a large snap in flip 4. After I push extra, this unpredictable snap retains taking place and it’s simply actually onerous to succeed in the restrict,” he advised reporters after the session.
Tsunoda mentioned he was way more assured within the RB automotive over the previous 4 seasons and knew discover the restrict. “I may squeeze out the previous few seconds, or few milliseconds, however at present it is onerous to seek out the restrict so I’m actually annoyed,” he added.
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The Japanese driver, who was solely simply three weeks in the past, desires to provide himself extra time to rise up to hurry with the “unpredictable” automotive. “I would not say I’m struggling [against Verstappen] as a result of it’s solely the third race, nevertheless it’s actually unpredictable thus far… I nonetheless don’t know why I had that snap.”
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Tsunoda additionally admitted he may study from Verstappen’s skill to arrange and deal with the automotive in several situations.
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“Perhaps I used to be too comfy with the setup I had in free apply, which is when the observe was in a foul situation. However when the observe received higher with these chilly temperatures, perhaps I’ve to consider it barely extra,” he defined, noting he discovered it tougher to drive because the observe rubbered in.
“For me, it was worse when the observe received higher and higher, so that is the tough half,” he lamented.
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