Tsunoda equaled her greatest lead to a rating of F1 up to now by claiming eighth place in Q3 on the Pink Bull Ring, reaching the ultimate section of the session for the second time within the final three races.
Nevertheless, the AlphaTauri driver confronted a post-qualifying investigation by stewards after Bottas felt the Japanese had blocked him throughout his first quickest lap of Q3, calling Tsunoda an “fool” within the Q3. radiocomunication.
Tsunoda He stated after the observe exercise ended that his crew had not knowledgeable him that Bottas was approaching till he reached the braking zone and that he needed to keep away from a “large crash” by shifting to the aspect of the race line.
However the race stewards in Austria didn’t approve of the incident and sanctioned Tsunoda with three locations on the beginning grid for obstructing Bottas and with a penalty level on his tremendous license.
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“Automotive 22 had simply accomplished a quick lap and was knowledgeable by the crew that it was now on a pit-entry lap,” the stewards report stated.
“The crew didn’t warn Automotive 22 of the method of Automotive 77 on a quick lap. Automotive 77 approached Automotive 22 on the entrance to Flip 4. Automotive 22 was on the race line, and though it tried to tug out of the race line to the skin, hampered automotive 77 unnecessarily.
“It’s the duty of each driver to pay attention to the quickest vehicles when they’re on a sluggish lap. The crew ought to have helped the driving force to pay attention to the quickest automotive approaching, however that lack of communication just isn’t an excuse for the driving force. “.
The penalty drops Tsunoda to 11th place on the grid and permits Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll Y George Russell win one place every.
The setback comes after Tsunoda was very robust to date on the Pink Bull Ring, after he sought to vary his method to qualifying after a crash in Q1 final Saturday in France.
“It was a good step from final week,” Tsunoda stated.
“I feel the tempo was there from the primary follow. The crew did a excellent job since FP1, and I’ve been fully relaxed for this week and I simply needed to put every little thing in qualifying.”
“In the long run, I used to be in a position to put all of it collectively and be within the prime eight. I’m pleased.”
Gallery: Saturday’s images from the Styrian F1 Grand Prix
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Pole Winner Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing, at Parc Ferme
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Pole Winner Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing, at Parc Ferme
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Pole Winner Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing, at Parc Ferme
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Pole winner Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing, at Parc Ferme celebrates with the crew
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Second place Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
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Second place Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
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Second place Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes congratulates pole winner Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing, at Parc Ferme
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Second place Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes congratulates pole winner Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing, at Parc Ferme
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Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo Racing C41
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Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari SF21
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Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari SF21, and Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF21, return to the storage
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Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren MCL35M
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Esteban Ocon, Alpine A521
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Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR21
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Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR21
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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL35M
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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W12
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Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB16B
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Mick Schumacher, Haas VF-21
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Mick Schumacher, Haas VF-21, comes out of the storage
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Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri AT02
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Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin AMR21
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Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin AMR21
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Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin AMR21, exterior the Aston Martin storage
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Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin AMR21, comes out of the storage
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Sergio Pérez, Pink Bull Racing RB16B
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Sergio Pérez, Pink Bull Racing RB16B
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Sergio Pérez, Pink Bull Racing RB16B, exits the storage
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Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri AT02
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Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri AT02, sale del storage
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Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR21
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Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR21
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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL35M
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Lando Norris, McLaren MCL35M
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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W12
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Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB16B
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Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing RB16B
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Mick Schumacher, Haas VF-21
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Nikita Mazepin, Haas VF-21
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Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri AT02
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Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri AT02
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Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin AMR21
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Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin AMR21
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Sergio Pérez, Pink Bull Racing RB16B
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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes W12
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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes W12
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Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes W12
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