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Yuki Tsunoda will carry a disadvantage in car specification into the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, but Red Bull is being coy about the extent
Yuki Tsunoda will enter the Monaco Grand Prix weekend with a disadvantage in car specification due to his qualifying crash at Imola. Red Bull has not disclosed the specifics of what Tsunoda’s Formula 1 car is missing.
Over the past two events, Red Bull has introduced upgrades, including a floor update on Max Verstappen’s car in Miami that Tsunoda did not receive.
Tsunoda did get the new floor at Imola but indicated that the car was still a bit different from Verstappen’s, with some aerodynamic tweaks he did not have full use of.
Following his crash at Imola, Tsunoda’s car was rebuilt using components with an older specification, resulting in a spec discrepancy that will continue into the Monaco weekend, as Red Bull has not yet rectified the situation.
Tsunoda has acknowledged his role in needing more time to match the car’s specification and plans to approach the Monaco Grand Prix weekend cautiously, aiming to gradually build up his performance due to the unique challenges of the circuit.
