F1 | AlphaTauri, Yuki Tsunoda out of Q2 by seven thousandths

Unlucky qualifying for rookie Yuki Tsunoda, forced to bring his AlphaTauri back to the pits at the end of Q1. The Japanese driver, who once again indulged in new colorful expressions at the pit lane checks, managed to set only the sixteenth best time, missing Q2 by just seven thousandths of a delay from Antonio Giovinazzi's time. Gasly instead manages to bring the car up to twelfth position, but it seems that the Faenza team has lost the advantage demonstrated at the beginning of the season.

"It's frustrating for me: the performance of the car is there and I think we could have easily got into Q2 but today I couldn't find the grip – explained Tsunoda, who continues – Pierre and I have very different feedback on the car, even when we drive with the same set-up: I have to understand, therefore, whether this is due to its characteristics or to our different driving styles. At that point, I can take a closer look at the data with my engineers. Once I find this explanation, I think I can really start to exploit the car's full potential".