Purple Bull and Yuki Tsunoda are every in “awkward” positions, David Coulthard insists.
Tsunoda is the most recent under-pressure teammate of Max Verstappen’s to battle to get close to his performances.
Final weekend on the F1 Spanish Grand Prix, Tsunoda certified final on the grid, roughly half-a-second slower than his esteemed teammate.
“Usually the hole that Yuki needed to Max was not unacceptable,” ex-Purple Bull driver Coulthard stated to Channel 4 after qualifying in Barcelona.
“Nevertheless it’s so shut in System 1. He was final. That’s an actual awkward place for Purple Bull to be in, and actually awkward for Yuki.
“I can think about he’d be going ‘can I’ve a switch again to the Racing Bulls!’
“As a result of that automobile is wanting like a extra comfy automobile for the motive force to take advantage of.”
Yuki Tsunoda struggled at F1 Spanish Grand Prix
Tsunoda bought his long-awaited promotion into the Purple Bull workforce from their sister squad on the expense of Liam Lawson, after two grands prix this season.
Lawson’s time as Verstappen’s teammate lasted simply two races however his alternative Tsunoda is now struggling too.
Tsunoda pointed to a “core limitation” of the RB21 final weekend after qualifying final on the grid in Spain.
“Instantly it drops like hell,” he described about his automobile’s efficiency.
Tsunoda was capable of end P13 however a point-less outing is just not what Purple Bull will need from their No2 driver.
Nevertheless, even Verstappen is unable to constantly extract the kind of efficiency which Purple Bull have grown accustomed to prior to now three years.
He lags 49 factors behind Oscar Piastri who tops the F1 standings.
Purple Bull are fourth within the constructors’ behind McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.
That isn’t aided by Tsunoda’s incapability to carry residence factors at every of the previous two rounds.
It’s a streak which he should swiftly deal with as a result of Purple Bull’s persistence is notoriously skinny.
