‘I don’t know what they wanted me to do’ – Yuki Tsunoda left unhappy with 10-place grid penalty for Canadian Grand Prix

Regardless of acknowledging that Tsunoda had been cautious of being hit by particles, the stewards deemed “there was no justifiable cause” for the Japanese driver to overhaul and handed him the identical penalty given to Haas’ Ollie Bearman for a similar offence in Monaco.

“The ten-place grid penalty got here out of nowhere to be trustworthy, I did not even count on to be summoned for that,” stated Tsunoda following Qualifying in Montreal, the place his P11 end will see him begin the Grand Prix behind the grid.

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“I do not know what they needed me to do. Oscar had huge harm within the final nook, I noticed him within the again straight driving 80kph, very sluggish. He was spraying particles all over the place and I noticed even the tyre was going sideways so I assumed if I preserve driving behind, at one level the tyre goes to return off and hit me. You need to keep away from that and it is a very pointless state of affairs.

“Ultimately, he was driving on the far left to clearly keep away from inflicting points with different drivers which I believe he did an excellent job and that is why I went far proper, with a transparent view.

“I clearly checked there was no automobile in entrance, automobile behind, and I overtook him 170kph which is like half the pace we usually drive to keep away from an pointless state of affairs.