The Japanese pilot Yuki tsunoda he's facing his second year in Formula 1, but the demons that inhabited him last year don't seem to have abandoned him. the pilot ofAlpha Tauri struggles to get into the points area and lacks consistency, as well as calmness.
Tsunoda's first half season
Yuki didn't shine in 2021, nor is she doing it now. The Japanese boy he demonstrated flashes of talent, but if the 'good times' are sporadic, the top flight has no problem cornering you. Tsunoda he amassed points on just three occasions: In Bahrain, to Imola and Spain.
Lately the pilot of the sister team of Red Bull has been noted in the negative for oversights and accidents that are difficult to decipher: In Canada he stamped the nose of his single-seater against the barriers at the pit exit; at Silverstone he lost his rear carrying himself and his partner Pierre Gasly off-piste; finally into Austria risked causing a serious accident closing Fernando Alonso in the straighteffectively putting the Asturian on the grass with two wheels. In the last three stages, Yuki hasn't given birth to a good calling card for those who, like him, aim to stay in the circus again next year.
The words of Helmut Marko
The questionable words of the Red Bull consultant on the situation of the Japanese driver could not be missing: “our problem kid is Tsunoda: we sort of set up psychological support to work with him, because keep complaining while driving and this affects performance".
So the former Austrian driver revealed the support of a psychologist to Yuki, in the hope of making the number 22 change pace, who, just like last year, still gets caught up in adrenaline resulting uncooperative in communications with his track engineer.
The team principal's point on Tsunoda
Franz tost released statements that suggest a calm response to Marko's harsh words: "I like troubled kids, they are the really good ones who can give you something. I don't like saints, however. Yuki has made mistakes: she knows it and she will work on it. She's still growing, and it's fast. She's been quick too lately and she will continue to be, but she just needs time"
Finally, the number one of the team from Faenza issued an ultimatum to the Japanese. The margin of error if you want to guarantee yourself a seat is reduced, and the alternatives, if necessary, are: “If he continues like this, mistakes aside, I think he has a good chance of staying with us. It depends on him. If he performs well he will stay, otherwise he will be out. At Silverstone he got impatient, he lost the rear and crashed into Gasly. Right after the race I called him in my office and told him that these errors are absolutely not good and that he needs to be more disciplined and patient"
SOURCE: FormulaPassion; F1
