Yuki Tsunoda was left crestfallen in the wake of the Singapore Grand Prix as the Japanese racer failed to score points under the lights at Marina Bay. Much of that was to do with his start, which he called \u201cthe worst\u201d of his racing career.<\/p>\n
Tsunoda<\/a> qualified 15th after a poor showing on Saturday, but started 13th thanks to the two Williams cars being disqualified<\/a> following the session. While he got off the line well as the lights went out on Sunday, it soon started to go very wrong for the Red Bull<\/a> man.<\/p>\n Firstly, he found himself squeezed between the man he replaced at Red Bull Liam Lawson, and Nico Hulkenberg, who was rejoining the track after running wide. Getting on the brakes early with nowhere to go, Tsunoda then lost momentum and found himself picked off by the Alpine of Franco Colapinto.<\/p>\n That was then compounded by Gabriel Bortoleto<\/a> making his way past, as did Lance Stroll<\/a>, leaving Tsunoda down in 17th position. Having started on the soft tyres in order to make up positions off the line, it left the Japanese star with a mountain to climb as he was forced into an early pit stop to get rid if the C5 rubber.<\/p>\n Although he fought back in the race to come home 12th, it was a far cry from what he and the team expected at a track that did seem to suit the RB21 more than it has done in the past.<\/p>\n \u201cProbably the worst start I have ever done in my life,\u201d Tsunoda said. \u201cWell, the start itself was okay, I can\u2019t imagine what I saw there but just lost the… I didn\u2019t have a place to go to be honest, every space I tried to go was covered by someone just randomly so a terrible first lap.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a shame as the pace was really, really good afterwards. So yeah, I don\u2019t know what to say with that first lap, honestly. The worst start ever.\u201d<\/p>\n Tsunoda\u2019s early Red Bull career featured his fair share of race day struggles, but the racer’s recent form had seen a strong improvement. However, he conceded that he appeared to be lacking pace over one lap having struggled in Singapore Qualifying.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to find the reason why I\u2019m lacking on pace, or tyre preparation or grip feeling on one lap,” he explained. “I\u2019ve had that since the previous race. Definitely something I have to figure it out.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a shame as the long run now is really, really good. Like completely the opposite situation compared to before Azerbaijan. And now the one lap pace is struggling a little bit. I just have to put it all together now, it will come together.\u201d<\/p>\n