{"id":309502,"date":"2025-11-26T08:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/309502\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:07:14","slug":"we-cant-keep-on-like-this-yuki-tsunoda-rues-mistakes-and-bad-luck-in-las-vegas-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/309502\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We can\u2019t keep on like this\u2019 \u2013 Yuki Tsunoda rues mistakes and bad luck in Las Vegas Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Yuki Tsunoda was left frustrated after another disappointing result in the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with the Red Bull driver conceding \u201cwe can\u2019t keep on like this\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\"><a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoidHN1bm9kYV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vZHJpdmVycy95dWtpLXRzdW5vZGEiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/yuki-tsunoda\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tsunoda<\/a> is in the midst of a difficult season with <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoicmVkX2J1bGxfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL3RlYW1zL3JlZC1idWxsLXJhY2luZyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/red-bull-racing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Red Bull<\/a>, having joined from <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoicmFjaW5nX2J1bGxzX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi90ZWFtcy9yYWNpbmctYnVsbHMiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/racing-bulls\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Racing Bulls<\/a> two weekends into the campaign. With points at just one of the last nine events, Las Vegas marked another testing chapter, with early pace failing to equate to a positive outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">While much of the damage was done by a Q1 exit in treacherous conditions in Qualifying, he was unable to make meaningful progress in the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Tsunoda&#8217;s strategy to stop on Lap 1 and run the hard tyre to the end ended up being ruined by a Virtual Safety Car on Lap 2, something that gifted drivers ahead a cheaper stop, and aided <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoia2ltaV9hbnRvbmVsbGlfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2RyaXZlcnMva2ltaS1hbnRvbmVsbGkiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/kimi-antonelli\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kimi Antonelli<\/a> to leap from a similarly difficult Q1 exit into the podium places.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cFirst of all, very unfortunate the Safety Car when I came in,\u201d said Tsunoda. \u201cIt was right after I pitted, so that&#8217;s not ideal at all. I stayed in the dirty air afterwards because people came into the pits, and it feels like everything so far is going against me, and it&#8217;s tough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cThe pace I&#8217;d shown until Qualifying was good, and Qualifying was just not in my control, a lost opportunity, and it&#8217;s tough. At least the pace itself is going in the right direction, but it&#8217;s frustrating that I couldn&#8217;t really show it in the result.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Tsunoda is under significant pressure to perform, with continuing rumours that Racing Bulls driver <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiaXNhY2tfaGFkamFyX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9kcml2ZXJzL2lzYWNrLWhhZGphciIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/isack-hadjar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isack Hadjar<\/a> is set to take his seat for 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Despite this pressure, he was on Verstappen\u2019s pace across the free practice sessions in Las Vegas, with the two trading times across the three hours of running.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Asked if this will have been noticed by the Red Bull hierarchy, he added: &#8220;Multiple times, FP1, FP2, FP3, on multiple laps, I was ahead of Max in performance runs, and I think that&#8217;s something that I didn&#8217;t have for a long time. Obviously, one of his strengths is that he will bring the car or his level to another level in Qualifying, which is his strength, but also, I had confidence into Qualifying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">\u201cI guess people noticed it, but at the same time, what I want is the result, and obviously the team [does] as well. But we can&#8217;t keep on like this in terms of this mistake and everything, so we tidy it up for Qatar.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yuki Tsunoda was left frustrated after another disappointing result in the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with the Red&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309503,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-309502","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-motosport","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-motor","11":"tag-motor-sports","12":"tag-motosport","13":"tag-motosports","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}