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Yuki Tsunoda Admits Error Led to Jeddah Crash After Impressive Early FP2 Performance

Carl Harrison by Carl Harrison
April 18, 2025
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Yuki Tsunoda Admits Error Led to Jeddah Crash After Impressive Early FP2 Performance

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 17: A detailed view of Yuki Tsunoda of Japan and Oracle Red Bull Racing during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on April 17, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202504171478 // Usage for editorial use only //

Yuki Tsunoda took full responsibility for the crash that curtailed his Jeddah FP2 session, admitting he “turned too much” in the final corner, causing damage that ended his running prematurely. With under nine minutes remaining in the session, Tsunoda made contact with the inside wall at the final hairpin, which broke his track rod and left him unable to avoid hitting the exit wall as well.

Despite the significant crash, Tsunoda emerged unscathed and immediately apologized to his Red Bull team, acknowledging the repair work they would face overnight. “Just turning too much and clipped the inside wall and just had damage,” Tsunoda told F1 TV. “After that, just no control. Apologies to the team, things were looking good, so it’s a shame.”

Before the crash, Tsunoda had been having a solid session, posting the sixth-fastest time, just seven-tenths behind McLaren’s Lando Norris and four-tenths behind his world champion teammate Max Verstappen. Tsunoda reflected on his qualifying simulation lap, stating, “The qualifying lap was pretty good. I was a bit compromised with the tyre warm-up, but so far pretty okay.”

Tsunoda noted that the crash disrupted his long-run session, limiting his data collection. “I had a limited time on the long run which I caused by myself [with the crash] so I can’t really complain. It’s not definitely not how I wanted to end up, that’s for sure.”

Despite his crash, the Japanese driver maintained a positive outlook, noting that his short-run performance had been solid, with more time to be gained once the tyre warm-up issue was fully resolved.

Lando Norris topped FP2 ahead of his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, with a 0.163s margin. Verstappen and Tsunoda were not pushing to the limit in the session, using relatively conservative engine modes, which suggests that Red Bull’s form in Jeddah may not be as concerning as it was during their challenging Bahrain weekend.

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