Qualifying in Mexico was supposed to take the course of a Red Bull car on pole position. With the Bulls dominating the last two workouts, the money was with Milton Keynes. However, a last minute spin of Tsunoda followed by Perez also hampered Verstappen’s time. While this was shocking, Christian Horner’s comments to Yuki Tsunoda were in the spotlight.
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Christian Horner openly accused the young Japanese of ruining the results of “Tsunoda-ed” Red Bull. Around the same time, Yuki Tsunoda tweeted an apologetic tweet. While fans and even members of the F1 community consoled the driver, Tsunoda had a surprise friend to cover his back.
Cheer up, Yuki. 
Don’t let the haters get you down. 
– Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@ MercedesAMGF1) November 6, 2021
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The Mercedes admin, who broke his usually funny character, took a moment to encourage the driver. “Cheer up, Yuki. Don’t let the haters get you down. ”
What amazed the fans was the contrast between the admin of an opposing team and the Red Bull Honcho. So the general reaction was anger. If you watch the reruns, no one can blame Tsunoda for distracting Sergio Perez or making Max Verstappen assume there would be yellow flags. He drove as far as any driver could.
A contrasting weekend in Mexico for Yuki Tsunoda
Aside from the Red Bull incident, Tsunoda’s performance should be the talking point of Q3. The whole weekend rather; Tsunoda tapped his AlphaTauri and brought out such an incredible speed.
Formula 1 F1 – Mexican Grand Prix – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico – November 5, 2021 Yuki Tsunoda from AlphaTauri in action during training REUTERS / Henry Romero
Before the teams’ finals, Tsunoda was in third place – an extremely rare event for AlphaTauri. What makes an otherwise happy moment sad, however, is that it will start from the end of the grid on Sunday.
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The Japanese was rightly convinced of his game. “I think we showed this weekend that the pace is there, so I’m aiming for the race tomorrow and looking at the points.”
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Instead of getting shot for an issue that wasn’t his fault, fans believed Tsunoda deserved credit instead. Nonetheless, it will be an uphill battle for points for Yuki Tsunoda as he starts the Mexico GP in 17th place. On the other hand, it’s not something that he cannot process.
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