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Yuki Tsunoda bagged back-to-back Q3 appearances in the second Red Bull car but was left annoyed by a mistake in his final lap.
Yuki Tsunoda expressed frustration with his qualifying performance in Saudi Arabia, struggling to find the limit of the Red Bull car. Despite securing eighth place in Q3, it was his best result so far with the team. Tsunoda was over nine-tenths of a second slower than Max Verstappen, who claimed pole position. The narrow operating window of the RB21 proved challenging for Tsunoda, leading to a mistake at Turn 4 during the qualifying session. While aiming to improve in the race, Tsunoda highlighted the car’s setup leaning more towards stability for the grand prix rather than qualifying pace, anticipating a tough but determined race day ahead.
