A late change to the starting grid for the Spanish Grand Prix has been confirmed, with Yuki Tsunoda set to start from the pit lane instead of the back row. It means only 18 cars will start today’s (Sunday) race on the grid following Lance Stroll’s withdrawal on Saturday night.
Red Bull took the decision to replace the rear wing of Tsunoda’s car following a qualifying session that saw him finish 20th. Having struggled throughout the weekend, the Japanese ace endured a disastrous Q1, becoming the second Red Bull driver this season after Liam Lawson in China to set the slowest time in a regular qualifying session.
Reacting to his dissapointing qualifying session on Saturday, Tsunoda said: “Suddenly compared to any other Grand Prix I lost performance quite significantly. Since FP1, the amount of grip I had was very low. Something strange was happening.
“We tried our best to cure the issue but, to be honest, whatever we did, we made a better balance but it was not, overall, a step forward. The lap I had in Q1 I was pretty happy with it, the confidence was there but the grip itself is not following at all. It’s a pretty tough situation.”
Red Bull head honcho Christian Horner later added: “Yuki has struggled all weekend. We went up a little on the downforce to try and help him but it’s difficult to understand, we will need to have a look at it.”
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