Tsunoda might need had just a few harsher phrases to say to Hulkenberg if their paths crossed post-race, after the German tried an optimistic transfer down the within of the RB just a few laps later, locking up and clattering into his rival, sending Tsunoda skewing off observe and ultimately out of the race.
“The injury to the ground is simply an excessive amount of and yeah, undrivable, the injury was too large to maintain racing, that’s the primary factor,” the Japanese star stated afterwards.
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“I haven’t seen the replay, however for certain I noticed him locking up into Flip 1 and I attempted to flee and tried to provide the area as a lot as doable however he simply crashed into me so the race was just about, that was it – so an pointless transfer from him.”
It was a double blow for RB, as Tsunoda’s automotive was fitted with the one set of upgrades – thus the crew have been bereft not simply of his presence within the race, however of any knowledge on how these new elements fared across the Temple of Pace.
It additionally continued Tsunoda’s poor luck at Monza, following on from his failure to begin final 12 months, which means he has solely seen the chequered flag as soon as from 4 appearances right here.
