After a friendly fire at the previous round in the UK, Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Guthrie of Alpha Tauri talked about the matter and seemed to change their minds toward the F1 Round 11 Austrian Grand Prix, which will be held this weekend.
During the battle for 7th place, the two contacted on turn 3. Guthrie was forced to retire due to severe damage to the right part of the rear wing. Although Yuki Tsunoda completed the race, he also lost performance due to damage to the car body and got off the car in 14th place outside the point range.
As technical director Jody Egginton said, the two drivers seem to have discussed one thing to move forward for the next race.
For the weekend at Red Bull Ring, Yuki Tsunoda said, “The only good thing about that weekend was that we did well on Saturday afternoon when the conditions were wet. The qualifying was better than we expected from Friday. “It’s now,” recalled the three days at Silverstone.
“As for the race, I couldn’t do anything about the contact right after the start, and unfortunately there was a contact accident with Pierre after that. We talked about that as a team and decided to move forward.”
Guthrie likewise didn’t go into the details, but revealed that he had discussed the incident as a team.
“I improved the situation in the qualifying, and even though I was up to 7th place in the final, I missed the chance again.”
“We should definitely avoid contact between teammates, but on Sunday night after the race, we sat down and talked about this as a team and immediately started planning for the next Austrian Grand Prix.”
For Yuki Tsunoda, who is entirely responsible for himself, the Austrian Grand Prix, which will be held in just a few days, is a chance to repay his stigma, but Red Bull has similar characteristics as he struggled with high-speed Silverstone. The link may not be compatible with AT03.
Yuki Tsunoda said, “We will do our best to clear the snow at Silverstone.”
“Last year I advanced to Q3 and I was able to enjoy the race here with points in 10th place. Looking back, I also got 2nd place in F2.”
“This is a high-speed course with a short lap time of just over a minute per lap, but I don’t know if it fits our car, so it may be a little difficult weekend.”
Guthrie wants to get a good result in Austria after a disappointing Silverstone. In particular, this is a course related to the name of Red Bull, and it is also at your knees.
“There’s no special pressure, but it’s a home race for Red Bull, so everyone on the team wants to get good results. I’ve finished three times in the past at the Red Bull Ring, within points,” Guthrie said.
“The layout here is really fast, especially in the 2nd and 3rd sectors. For us this year, this kind of circuit is a bit tricky, but we’ve learned a lot from the races so far and it’s like this. I think it is possible to improve the car and move forward even in good conditions. “
“We’ve had a few problems since the start of the season. We need to put the weekend together perfectly and it’s important that the packaging works well. This is theoretically less suitable for us. Because there is no course. “
“If you do your best, you should be able to seize it when the chance comes.”
At last year’s Grand Prix, Red Bull Honda’s Max Verstappen played pole-to-win for the third consecutive race and achieved the 25th Grand Slam in history.
The sprint format will be applied on weekends at the Red Bull Ring, which has a total of 10 corners, which is 4326m per lap and is the smallest on the calendar. The F1 Austrian Grand Prix will start with free practice 1 from 20:30 on Friday, July 8th, Japan time.