AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda found himself in hot water for the second racing weekend in a row when Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll described him as “super desperate” after ruining the Brazilian Canadian Grand Prix.
After feeling the heat of Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and team principal Christian Horner the last time, the Japanese crashed into Stroll’s side on the first lap of the race, damaging his own front wing and leaving the floor area of the Aston almost incurable.
It eventually led to Stroll’s resignation at Interlagos after starting from P14 due to Lewis Hamilton’s disqualification.
“I think he started with soft tires, he has a really fast car, so he was super fast on the first few laps,” said Stroll. “I think he’s lost the pace and he’s very desperate to take a step. Just [from] too far back, I don’t know what he was doing.
“I think he’s just desperate and way too optimistic.
“That contact damaged my car and from then on more parts fell off which meant the pace got worse and we just reversed. I think it started with 25 points [of downforce] and then it was 45 points; Parts that fall from the car onto the track. We just went backwards. “
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The stewards gave Tsunoda a 10-second time penalty for the incident and two points on his license, giving him a total of 12 points.
It’s the second race weekend in a row that the rookie has been embroiled in a drama when Red Bull accused him of hindering Verstappen’s chance for pole in Mexico after a qualifying incident.
In the final moments of qualifying, the AlphaTauri rider was seen trying to avoid Sergio Perez while the Red Bull had a flying lap behind them.
However, Tsunoda had few options and decided to run across the grass to give the Red Bull room and throw dust on the track.
It seemed that Perez was distracted by the dust and went far, ruining the Mexican’s lap.
Verstappen was next on the line but didn’t know what had happened and as a precaution slowed down, which hampered his final flying lap.
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The Dutchman described him as a “stupid idiot” but later admitted that he had no idea who was on the right track when he said it. Horner felt that Red Bull was “Tsunoda-ed” and Perez added that he felt the rookie was “in my way”.
But the Brit made a sharp U-turn on his comments, with a surge of support for the 21-year-old, including her main title rival Mercedes, who tweeted the driver’s encouraging words.
In Mexico, Horner said, “After I had the chance to think about it, I think, to be fair to Yuki, maybe he could have been helped a little more with more information.
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