Yuki Tsunoda of Japan and Visa Cash App RB exits the FIA garage during the Sprint/qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 19, 2024 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images)
Yuki Tsunoda remains hopeful of scoring points and gaining an advantage at the 2024 US Grand Prix. Speaking to media, including Sportskeeda, after qualifying, the VCARB driver considered his ability to keep one of the Haas cars behind him a positive result, despite the challenges. Tsunoda qualified 11th on the grid, aided by a tow from his teammate Liam Lawson, but still fell short of making it into Q3.
Tsunoda had an eventful qualifying session, with his initial lap time in Q1 being deleted, forcing him to make another attempt to escape the knockout zone. In Q2, despite the tow from Lawson, he couldn’t progress further.
Tsunoda mentioned that various setup changes were made between the sprint qualifying, sprint race, and the main qualifying, but while they were beneficial, he wasn’t convinced they made a substantial difference in performance.
