The last Grand Prix staged in Turkey highlighted the unprecedented fight between Lewis Hamilton and the AlphaTauri of Yuki Tsunoda. The seven-time world champion, despite having a more competitive single-seater and in full recovery to move up the rankings after retreating to the grid, took well eight rounds to get the better of the Japanese, protagonist of an excellent defense on the much more experienced British colleague.
In addition to enjoying the direct challenge with the reigning world champion, the Japanese driver admitted that the battle with the number 44 was a great lesson for the person concerned: “I had a lot of fun – admitted Tsunoda a racingnews365.com during the US pre-GP press conference – I never expected to contain his attacks for so many laps. It was a pity that, after this duel, I spun, but up to that point it was really exciting ”.
“I remember always looking in the mirrors. Then, once he passed me, he outdistanced me so quickly that I didn’t realize how he completed the overtaking. The way he chose all the trajectories to try to overtake me was a great experience. I learned a lot from him, even if I was in front of it ”.
During the press conference, the Japanese finally highlighted the relationship with his team, explaining the main recommendations of the latter towards him: “I feel a certain pressure – hcommented the number 22, in his first season in F1 – but not from the team, which does not demand points. They wish that take confidence with the car and that I focus on my driving style, in order to improve race after race or week by week. Moreover – he concluded – the tracks we will tackle from here to the end are all new to me, with the only exception of Abu Dhabi. Obviously I aim to help the team to reach fifth place in the constructors’ championship: we have a good car and a group made up of qualified and valid people, and therefore it is an objective that we can achieve ”.
#Tsunoda #learned #lot #Hamilton #FormulaPassionit