Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll debate the blame for their Azerbaijan GP clash

Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll had opposing views for their clash♈ in Azerbaijan.

Yuki Tsunoda
Yuki Tsunoda

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda has hit out at Lance Stroll for his “unnecessary” Lap 1 move at the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Tsunoda and Stroll collided o𒅌n the op💛ening lap of Sunday’s race in Baku.

Stroll attempted a late lunge on Tsunoda, result🙈ing ༒in minor contact.

The cಌollision resulted in damage to the side of Tsunoda’s RB, ultimately retiring early on after plummeting down the field.

It was a similar story for Strol🍬l, who picked up a𝓡 puncture in the process.

Reflecting on the incident, Tsunoda question’s Stroll’s lunge, stating “I’m not sure what he h🦩ad to gain”.

“Very frustrated to have this happen two races in a row,” Tsunoda said after the race. “A very short race, losing the opportunity to score points, which would still 🌠have been tricky, but you never know on these street races๊.

“Starting P12 is obviously not ideal and means there are a lღot of risks of getting damage. We just need to step up a little bit and qualify in the top 10, so we can get a better start. In terms of what happened on track, it felt like an unnecessary move fro൲m him [Stroll].

“Sending it in like that, with a nothing-to-lose approach. I’m not sure what he had to gain, but I wasn’t going to make⛦ it easy for him. It was🥂 a shame, not the way I wanted to end my race, but we’ll come back strong in Singapore.”

Stroll was left to rue the Lap 1 puncture before retiring in the🅠 closing laps due to a brake pedal issue.

The pace of the Aston Martin in Azerbaijan appeared to be strong though as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso secured sixth.

"My race was pretty much over on the first lap when [Yuki] Tsunoda and I made contact,” Stroll explained. “I dived down the inside - I'm not sure if he saw me or not - but he close🉐d the door and I had to pit with a puncture. We're all racing hard on the opening lap and these things happen, but it left us on the back foot for the rest of the race.

"With nine laps to go I started feeling an issue with the brake pedal and it was getting worse with each lap. This isn't a circuit to take any risks at, and we were well out of the point🍸s positions, so it made sense to retire the car. It's been a frustrating weekend, but🍬 I'm looking forward to Singapore.”

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