Yuki Tsunoda sends message to Lando Norris amid \u2018very harsh\u2019 penalty \u2018review\u2019<\/a><\/p>\nFormer F1 driver turned Sky commentator Brundle wasn\u2019t impressed with the Japanese driver.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really don\u2019t mind a bit of strategic team play,\u201d Brundle wrote in his column for Sky F1, \u201ceverybody has two cars to use at their competitive best, but the \u2018you know what to do\u2019 radio calls were bordering on menacing, along with him being told the gap from Norris to Leclerc of 1.4 seconds.<\/p>\n
\u201cYuki should have backed Lando up from the tight Turn 12 through to Turn Five on the next lap, that would have been relatively easy and very effective. <\/p>\n
\u201cInstead, he chose to weave down the back straight like a drunken sailor while breaching the regulations, and eventually forcing Norris to pass on a filthy part of the track, which became actually, off the track.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tsunoda\u2019s antics earned him a five-second penalty and a penalty point on his Super Licence.<\/p>\n
The stewards\u2019 ruling read: \u201cCar 4 was making an overtaking move on Car 22. Car 22 made a number of changes of direction which ultimately resulted in Car 4 having to go off track to avoid a collision. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn doing so, Car 22 also effectively forced Car 4 off the track.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brundle agreed with the decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cTsunoda rightly got a five-second penalty for that clear breach, but what of Norris\u2019 pass off-track and maintaining an advantage? He couldn\u2019t hand the place back because Leclerc had now passed Tsunoda too. Fortunately for Norris, the stewards made a rational decision,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Abu Dhabi race marked Tsunoda\u2019s last in Formula 1, at least for now, as he\u2019s been dropped to a reserve driver role with Red Bull and Racing Bulls for the F1 2026 season.<\/p>\n
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