Yuki Tsunoda admits feeling ‘a lot of pressure’ as he misses out on points in Canada

Yuki Tsunoda has admitted that he feels “a number of stress” amid one other weekend with out factors in Canada, with the Japanese driver nonetheless within the technique of adapting to the Purple Bull following his swap to the squad earlier within the season.

Tsunoda’s prospects for race day took a success on Saturday when he was handed a 10-place grid penalty for overtaking McLaren’s Oscar Piastri below crimson flag circumstances in Free Follow 3, that means that – after qualifying in eleventh – he would start from the back of the field.

The 25-year-old ran a protracted opening stint on the exhausting tyre earlier than switching to the mediums – and whereas he made features from his unique beginning slot, Tsunoda finally ended the race in P12, that means that he has gone with out factors for the final three races.

Requested if the outcome had been the utmost that was potential from the place he began – significantly given the visitors that he confronted at instances – Tsunoda conceded: “Yeah, just about, that’s it.

“The tempo was okay, not wonderful however nonetheless not too dangerous. Apart from that, just about that’s it actually. Not less than [a] constructive is the automotive efficiency now, and the tempo within the automotive felt a bit extra regular or higher than final earlier races, so no less than there’s a little bit of motivation there.”

Since transferring to Purple Bull from Racing Bulls on the third race weekend of the season in Japan – as a part of a driver swap with Liam Lawson – Tsunoda has been open in regards to the problem of attending to grips with the RB21, having at one level in contrast it to “a science room”.

Whereas there have been constructive moments throughout this course of – with points coming in Bahrain, Miami and Imola – Tsunoda acknowledged in Montreal that it additionally brings stress, although admitted that he hopes to make use of this as a possibility to show himself.

“[Saturday] was a tricky day with the 10-place nonsense penalty,” the Red Bull driver stated. “[I] misplaced a number of time in FP3, particularly with the brand new upgrades once you wish to particularly be taught in regards to the automotive.

“Nonetheless with our crew, you wish to be as excessive as potential, however I take pleasure in this problem I assume. [In] these moments I’m having a number of stress, generally I’m not having fun with them that a lot but it surely’s a part of the time that [is] a possibility to enhance myself and show myself extra.”

Tsunoda might be hoping for higher when F1 heads to the Purple Bull Ring for his crew’s residence occasion, the Austrian Grand Prix, on June 27-29.