Tsunoda admits guilt for crash with Gasly at Silverstone: "I could have waited

AlphaTauri had a disastrous Sunday (4) at Silverstone. On the home straight of the British GP, Yuki Tsunoda made a mistake when trying to overtake at turn 3 and caused a collision with teammate Pierre Gasly as the cars battled for seventh place.

Gasly abandoned with rear wing problems, while Tsunoda, with punishment, slogged his way to 14th and last position among the drivers who completed the race. In an interview after the British GP, the Japanese driver apologized for the incident.

"I think I could have waited for another opportunity to overtake him. My speed was very good in the corner, so I thought I could do it. And I also didn't expect Pierre to close as much as he did, so it was a mistake on my part," Yuki said.

"Mainly, I want to apologize to the team. After that I had damage to the car, it was quite difficult to drive, and it made the race quite difficult for me," he continued.

AlphaTauri's Technical Director Jody Eddington regretted the bad result at Silverstone. AlphaTauri is only seventh in the Constructors' World Cup with 27 points collected, 24 behind Alfa Romeo, the sixth-placed team.

"It's very frustrating to throw points away on a weekend where the drivers have worked so hard to get the most out of the package and put the cars in a position to fight for points. Contact between teammates is never good, but in this case, with two cars suffering giant damage, with one of them abandoning, there was no way back," he said.

Now AlphaTauri is preparing for the Austrian GP, which takes place next weekend at the Red Bull Ring. Gasly is 11th in the Drivers' World Championship with 16 points, while Tsunoda is 15th with 11.

"As a team, we need to sit down and have the necessary discussions, as Yuki's maneuver was not the best and needs to be avoided. In parallel, they will be ready, have their cars fixed, and we will make sure they are as humanely prepared as possible for the next race," he added.