Yuki Tsunoda admitted that he made his life “much more difficult” after picking up a five-second time penalty in the Miami Grand Prix, meaning that he had to work even harder to build a gap and hold onto the final point on offer in P10.
After lining up in 10th on the grid, Tsunoda gained a position at the start but hit trouble when he was investigated for speeding in the pit lane during his pit stop, an offence that ultimately earned him a five-second penalty.
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As he continued to run in P10 for much of the remainder of the race, the Red Bull driver was then faced with the challenge of maintaining a big enough gap back to Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar in P11 in order to keep the final points-paying position.
This was a feat that Tsunoda ultimately achieved, but the 24-year-old conceded after the race that it had not been a straightforward task.
