Tsunoda’s closing 2024 outing didn’t go a lot better after that anti-stall subject on the grid. He fought again with a protracted opening stint on the medium tyre, however was unable to maintain some quicker automobiles behind within the closing phases, dropping out to Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri as he got here house twelfth.
“To be sincere, my race was virtually gone within the first begin – I don’t know precisely what occurred there, I want to listen to the suggestions from the crew,” Tsunoda mentioned.
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“I’m 99% positive the clutch was caught, by no means in my life have I had anti-stall at the beginning and simply can’t transfer in any respect. I don’t assume I did something incorrect with the process and really I felt it clearly after I got here into the pit lane to do a pit cease. The clutch was caught and I couldn’t cease correctly.
“It was a fantastic disgrace within the final race particularly, you need to no less than have a pleasant race. I attempted my greatest afterwards, nevertheless it didn’t work out, so fairly powerful.”
RB completed the season in eighth place, 12 factors behind Haas.
