The comeback of Lewis Hamilton towards the top of the standings was hampered by two drivers who, for several laps, put the English driver of Mercedes in difficulty, preventing the latter from getting the better of them: if at a later time the public witnessed the nice head to head between him and Sergio Perez’s Red Bull, in the initial stages of the race the seven-time world champion struggled not a little to file the practice with Yuki Tsunoda, very able to close the door in the face of number 44 until the eighth round.
A duel as long-lasting as it is unprecedented that aroused the interest and curiosity of enthusiasts, who witnessed the resistance of a rookie against a much more experienced and titled driver like Hamilton. Yet, the same 21-year-old Japanese did not show a particular emotion in being able to counter the British, thus analyzing those moments on the microphones of racingnews365.com: “Honestly, I don’t care much – explained Tsunoda – I just want Verstappen to win. It’s Honda’s last year with us and with Red Bull. I tried to contain Lewis as long as I could, and I don’t even know how long I managed. I wanted to do more, but I didn’t. Now that you tell me it has been eight laps, these have not been enough ”.
In this way, the pilot of theAlphaTauri he therefore clearly expressed his intention to support Super Max in winning the world title, even though he is not directly his teammate. In doing so, Tsunoda has brought to the fore, without too many compliments, the collaboration relationship that exists between Red Bull and the Faenza team, historical “sisters” since their debut in Formula 1.
Limited to his race, the Japanese finally commented on the continuation of his performance, which ended in 14th place and characterized by a spin that saw him protagonist: “In the battle with Hamilton I wore the tires too much – he analyzed – and it has been difficult to keep up ever since. While I was trying to keep up the pace I turned around. Among other things, I could not see anything from the mirrors, probably because of the rain. I thought I had my direct pursuer in the exhausts, at which point I pushed and spun. This ruined my race – concluded Tsunoda – and it was a shame, because it would have been possible to score points“.