Yuki Tsunoda even more confident after qualifying at Suzuka
The Japanese is back among the top ten on the starting grid for his home Grand Prix at Suzuka. According to him, scoring points will be possible tomorrow.
He already had a lot of hope before the weekend. This confidence is now a little bit boosted. In front of his home crowd, Yuki Tsunoda managed to make it into Q3 and achieve the ninth fastest time in qualifying. This is the first time since Monaco that he has achieved such a performance.
At home, the Japanese driver hopes to score points and prove that [AlphaTauri was right to extend his contract for 2024](/f1/news/31744-alphatauri-confirme-tsunoda-ricciardo-2024.html). « It’s incredibly special to make it to Q3 in my home Grand Prix. It was the first time I was in front of Japanese fans, and the support I felt in my final laps was fantastic. I had never felt such support from the spectators », he rejoices.
« It will be difficult because tire degradation seems to be a challenge here, but it’s the same for everyone, so let’s see what we can do. Liam and I are both starting in good positions, so I hope we can both score points for the team. »
This will be Yuki Tsunoda’s second time participating in a Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, in 2021. The race was unable to take place last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
