Yuki Tsunoda lower a downbeat determine after ending the Austrian Grand Prix in sixteenth and final place, with the Purple Bull driver admitting that he’s discovering it “actually, actually laborious” to determine the explanation for his struggles within the RB21.
Qualifying had already confirmed powerful for Tsunoda, who exited in Q1 after solely managing to safe P18 on the grid. From there he confronted a tough afternoon on the Red Bull Ring, throughout which he obtained a 10-second time penalty – together with two penalty factors – for inflicting a collision with Alpine’s Franco Colapinto.
Whereas the Japanese driver prevented any additional punishments when he was investigated for allegedly forcing Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll off the observe in one other battle, he was unable to make a lot progress by the sphere and crossed the road down in P16.
Reflecting on his race after leaping out of the automobile, Tsunoda – who has completed exterior of the factors for the final 4 Grands Prix – was left trying to find solutions over how he can enhance.
“To be sincere the transfer on Franco was a bit pointless,” the 25-year-old stated. “I might most likely wait yet one more lap, however that was a fairly unhealthy transfer for myself.
“In any other case the tempo itself was fairly poor as properly – unsure what I’m doing improper, to be sincere. I’ve to look by more durable, however to be sincere it’s actually, actually laborious to search out the explanation for what I’m doing so improper to drive this gradual.”
With the British Grand Prix only a few days away because the second cease of a double header of races, Tsunoda was quizzed on whether or not he would use the restricted time earlier than that occasion to attempt to perceive the automobile additional, or if he would as a substitute take extra of a break following a tricky weekend.
“I’ll look by extra,” the Red Bull driver defined. “I simply have to research extra, and if I can do one thing completely different in driving type or if I can take one thing that Max [Verstappen] is doing otherwise in comparison with myself, no matter it’s, I’ll strive, from left to proper, all the pieces, and maintain enhancing.”
It was a tough day all-round for the Milton Keynes-based outfit, with Verstappen out of the running on Lap 1 following a collision with Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, for which the Italian obtained a three-place grid penalty for subsequent weekend’s race at Silverstone.
