P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Yuki Tsunoda’s pace “dropped like hell” in disastrous Barcelona F1 qualifying
Yuki Tsunoda expressed disappointment with his performance in the Spanish Grand Prix after finishing last in qualifying. Despite struggling throughout practice, he failed to improve in Q1 and ended up slowest with a time of 1m13.385s. Tsunoda mentioned a “core limitation” affecting his car’s performance, which he and his team are yet to understand. He denied the issue being related to the car’s setup and expressed concerns about tire degradation. Tsunoda is not optimistic about the race starting from the 20th position on a challenging track for overtaking. Despite hoping for setup changes to improve, he doubts they have addressed the core limitation causing his pace issues. He mentioned reluctance to make major changes that would result in a pitlane start without understanding the root cause.
