Yuki Tsunoda has revealed that he was almost denied entry into the United States ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Japanese driver said border officials questioned him over the reason for his visit for around three hours before letting him in.
“They let me in after a couple of discussions, well, a lot of discussions,” said Tsunoda. “Actually, I nearly got sent back home. Everything is all good now. Luckily I’m here now.”
Tsunoda explained that he was not sure why he received extra attention through customs, given that he had the correct visa to enter the country. He did not have any issues before the Miami Grand Prix in April or the United States Grand Prix in October.
“I had the visas and everything, been the same I guess the last three tracks right, was able to enter smoothly previous tracks,” he added.
“It felt a bit strange I got stopped and had a proper discussion. Luckily it didn’t go more than two or three hours. But yeah, I felt it was going to be a long travel for me.”
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