Yuki Tsunoda ‘reset mind’ to get over F1 Spanish GP frustrations
The AlphaTauri driver en🅺dured a difficult weekend in Spain, which ended in retirement after a suspected engine issue caused him to stop during the ear🦹ly stages of the race.
It 𒀰followed a surprise Q1 elimination on Saturday which Tsunoda responded angrily to when he questioned whether he was getting the same equipment as teဣammate Pierre Gasly, before later apologising to his team.
Having admitted that he needs to learn to accept that such frustrations can happen, the 21-year-🐎old has since shifted his focus onto this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.
“I’m looking forw🌞ard to Monaco, particularly as Spain was a difficult 🃏weekend for me,” Tsunoda said.
“I wa🧜s not h🍰appy with my driving in Qualifying and made a mistake, but I must learn to accept that these things can happen and move on.
“I have only🅷 done four race weekends in F1 so far and now I am just resetting my mind. I am focussing on my driving and adapting as ൩much as possible to the car.”
It will mark Tsunoda’s first-ever experience at Monaco and the Japan𒁏ese driver says he will need to adapt to the unique challenge fast if he is to enjoy a successful weekend, having only learned two ✅weeks ago that practice for the race starts on Thursday.
“I’ve nev🌌er raced in Monaco in any category, but I have racedꦑ in Macau for example, so I have quite a bit of experience on street circuits,” he explained.
“They’re okay. You need a very different approach on a street circuit like Monaco, especially cons♐iderin𝓀g I have never been there before. Track evolution is a big factor there, with very low grip at first and then it changes with every session.
“The key will be not to make any mistakes in FP1 or FP2𒅌 in order to m𓆉aximise my time on track.
"There are many unusual factors ab♔out this weekend and it was only while we were in Spain that I learned that you practice on Thursday with no track time on Friday,” he added.
"I will have to mak𒀰e sure I do not lose focus or concentration, but I’m sure I can adapt. I have spent a lot of time on the simulator to prepare.”
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