It was the fourth Saturday in a row that the Japanese rookie was surpassed by the more experienced French.
AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda runs in the paddock ahead of the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix. AP
Barcelona: The Japanese Yuki Tsunoda apologized at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday at AlphaTauri for the fact that his car was « too different » than that of team-mate Pierre Gasly.
Tsunoda was in his first season in the Formula 1 only 16th in qualifying for the race on Sunday, while Gasly finished 12th.
It was the fourth Saturday in a row that the Japanese rookie was surpassed by the more experienced French.
« Me have a little question mark if it’s the same car … of course it’s the same car, but the character of the car is too different. I don’t know why I struggled so much. «
Later on Saturday The 20-year-old, who ranks 10th from Gasly in 13th place in the World Championship, rowed back on his remarks.
« I didn’t mean to criticize the team that did a great job all weekend. I was just frustrated with my performance. «
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