“I could not adapt quick enough to deal with the situation,” Yuki Tsunoda reveals reasons for struggle during rookie F1 season

Yuki Tsunoda

The new Formula One season comes in with a lot of hope, exciting changes and immense opportunities for drivers to show off their talents. With the car launches almost coming to an end with just four teams left to unveil their cars, the 2022 season has kick started on a good note.

Yuki Tsunoda, driver at AlphaTauri is all set to get behind the wheel of the brand new AT03 after team launched their car on February 14, Wednesday. Tsunoda had his first Formula One debut in 2021, Bahrain where he put up a strong performance, immediately grabbing points for the team.

Even though Yuki’s career kick started at a high, his following performances were inconsistent and ended up with less or no scores throughout various track on the grid even though he pushed on track with the right amount of speed and talent, the young Chinese driver always ended up in the side lines, off track.

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The 21-year-old did not give up and ended the 2021 season with P4 in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, recording his best ever result in Formula One so far. He was able to secure his name in top 15 in drivers standing in his rookie year by securing 32 points towards the end of the year.

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Yuki Tsunoda thrives under pressure

Yuki would like to carry that same impetus into 2022 season with a lot more pressure than before. Since Tsunoda has the potential to deliver results, he seems to feel more pressure to perform than last year. However, Yuki does not feel the pressure as a burden but instead uses it to motivate himself. “It’s a good kind of pressure, which motivates me when I’m training,” said Yuki.

Since the young driver has gotten some experience last year, Yuki happens to be known how to prepare for a good performance. He also claims to have identified his flaws and will be able to capitalise on the experience he gained as a rookie last year.

“Last year, if anything unexpected or unusual happened, I couldn’t adapt quickly enough to deal with the situation, which is why I struggled in a lot of races,” Tsunoda says, adding that he hopes to be free of that issue by 2022.

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