F1 | AlphaTauri, Yuki Tsunoda: “My mistake, I apologized to Vettel”

Complicated race for Yuki Tsunoda. The Japanese rookie, eighth in qualifying, immediately lost positions at the start, slipping out of the points. Under the Safety Car regime he remains on the track, not losing further positions with the red flag. After yet another start his AlphaTauri returns to the top ten, but a contact with Vettel destroys the Japanese driver's race, who loses his rear wing on the track. Yuki returns to the pits to replace her, but his race is compromised: in the end he is fourteenth, only Kimi Raikkonen's Alfa Romeo behind him.

"It was a difficult afternoon. I struggled at the start of the race, but I think that on the last restart I did a good job and I was also able to recover some positions. Unfortunately, I pushed a little too much and there was that contact with Vettel – Yuki explained – the car's pace was quite good up to that point: I should have put my foot up and waited for another overtaking opportunity. It was my mistake and I apologized to him. It's frustrating because I feel like the points were within reach today".