Yuki Tsunoda 'I couldn't progress that far without Pierre Guthrie' / 2022 F1 Abu Dhabi GP[F1-Gate.com]

Yuki Tsunoda (Scuderia AlphaTauri) has spoken about his excitement for the Abu Dhabi GP of the 2022 F1 final round.

The F1 Abu Dhabi GP will be the last race as a teammate of Pierre Guthrie, who has been together since his debut in 2021. The duo, considered the greatest promise on the F1 grid, will be disbanded.

Yuki Tsunoda said he would like to thank Pierre Gasly and enjoy the last race together.

“São Paulo was a difficult time from the beginning because we couldn’t find grip. Even if we had to start from the pitlane, being able to completely change the set-up of the car before the race helped us a bit. Well, we weren’t completely satisfied with the car, so I hope we can find a solution to improve the feeling of the car for this final round,” said Yutaka Tsunoda. Takeshi commented.

“Last year in Abu Dhabi was a fantastic weekend for me. I have very happy memories of how the season ended there. A great result to end my first year in Formula 1. Eighth in qualifying and Pierre. It was a great team achievement to finish just one place ahead of us in fourth. I felt like I was able to show what I could do and show the team the confidence I had built up to the end of the year.

“I hope we can do the same thing this time, but last year’s car was better than this year, so I don’t expect much. The Yas Marina circuit is very complicated and the tire degradation in the last sector can be a problem, so the setup has to be somewhere in between. You can’t do a perfect setup.”

“I will miss Pierre. He was a really good teammate on and off the track. Off the track we became true friends and had a great professional relationship. I learned a lot from him during the race, I wouldn’t have done it without him.” all the progress I’ve made, so I’m really grateful to him and I’m looking forward to spending the last race weekend with him.

Yuki Tsunoda Pierre Gasly Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 Abu Dhabi GP