Few points, but satisfying
The season of the Racing Bulls continues with good results, as the team once again finished a race weekend in the points zone. The Faenza team ended in the top 10 with Arvid Lindblad, 9th at the finish, but was unable to replicate the feat of Monza and other races this season, characterized by double placements in the top ten.
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Tsunoda: an uphill race
The weekend at the new Madring circuit proved quite challenging for Yuki Tsunoda, in his third consecutive GP as a substitute for Liam Lawson. Starting from 15th on the grid, the Japanese driver could not improve to 14th, also due to difficulties in completing overtaking maneuvers on the Spanish capital’s track, worsened by an incident at the start: “Today was not easy at all – he commented – my race almost ended at turn 1, where I sustained significant damage following a collision with Sainz; the impact on our race pace was considerable. Considering the damage, I don’t think the pace was that bad, but I lost some positions at the start. Since overtaking is very difficult on this track, there was little chance to recover them. I gave my best and really enjoyed getting back behind the wheel. A big thank you to the team for giving me another opportunity this weekend.”
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Two points, ‘zero’ overtakes
Quite the opposite for Lindblad, always in the points zone and able to gain a position after starting from 10th. However, for the Swede the biggest difficulty was completing an overtake: “I am happy to have finished a challenging weekend bringing home another two points – he commented – we knew strategy would be crucial, but with the VSC deployment almost everyone pitted, thus reducing the room for maneuver. From that moment on, I pushed practically at maximum for the rest of the race on hard tires. We maintained a good pace and for much of the race we stayed right behind Colapinto. I went all out, managing energy smartly and varying its use to try to find a gap; unfortunately, however, no real overtaking opportunity presented itself. It wasn’t the most exciting race, but I think we can be satisfied with how we managed the weekend after Friday’s setback.”
