“What an absolute child” – Fans FURIOUS with Yuki Tsunoda’s alleged attempt to bump into Daniel Ricciardo after forced team orders at Bahrain GP

Yuki Tsunoda was frustrated from being asked to swap positions with Daniel Ricciardo towards the end of the Bahrain GP.

“What an absolute child” – Fans FURIOUS with Yuki Tsunoda’s alleged attempt to bump into Daniel Ricciardo after forced team orders at Bahrain GP

Daniel Ricciardo (R), Yuki Tsunoda (L) (images via IMAGO), Yuki Tsunoda allegedly attempting to crash Daniel Ricciardo (via @mereeedithh/X).

The season opener in Bahrain came off to a rocky end for VisaCashAppRB and its drivers. The qualifying session ended with a Q2 elimination for Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda. However, down the race, Tsunoda was asked to swap positions with Ricciardo due to him being on a fresher and better compound. The Japanese driver then laid out his anger from the unexpected call on the team radio.

The move was made to enable any chances of competition with Haas’ Kevin Magnussen in front at 12th position. Additionally, Ricciardo’s softs were faster than Tsunoda’s hards towards the end of the race. However, following the move, The honey badger was unable to occupy the 12th spot and finished the race in P13, followed by Tsunoda in P14. Hence, this further angered the 23-year-old.

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After the drivers crossed the chequered flag, Tsunoda presented his anger in a rather uncertain way. The Japanese driver potentially tried to collide with Ricciardo. The 23-year-old locked up coming into a turn and went straight. This move was very risky as the Australian might have crashed into the driver and caused problems for the challenger. However, Daniel Ricciardo avoided the locked-up driver and was cleared of the danger.

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Fans disappointed with this risky move from Yuki Tsunoda

In a recent tweet on X, multiple fans showcased their resentment at Yuki Tsunoda following the risky move. One fan mentioned that the Japanese driver was a ‘spoilt little boy’ solely due to his childish like behavior. Additionally, another fan added that the driver was an ‘absolute child’ following the risky maneuver against Ricciardo.

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Yuki Tsunoda (via IMAGO)

One fan added that his attempt to crash into Ricciardo wasn’t a good look at Tsunoda’s character. Another person claimed that they were a fan of the 23-year-old, regardless found him ‘childish at times.’ Hence, the majority of the fans were unhappy with this move and didn’t expect such pettiness from the driver.

VCARB would attempt to recover in the subsequent Grand Prix weekend in Saudi Arabia. Hence, as the teams head onto the next weekend, Tsunoda would require a retrospection of his attempts if he’s guilty of this notorious behavior. Ricciardo was hopeful of a better start to the season, but as depicted from the results, the team failed to score points at the season opener in Bahrain.

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