Points again for Tsunoda at Silverstone: 'Didn't expect'

"Yeah, definitely happy. Especially we didn't expect to score points this week based on the free practice sessions," said Tsunoda, who knows what the key moment was at Silverstone. "The main positive with this race was able to maintain or close the gap with the rain conditions to the cars in front, the faster cars. And it made enough gap to score points in the second half in dry conditions."

Rain hasn't really sat well with the Japanese this season, but in Britain, the penny dropped the right way."This race I could definitely appreciate it," laughed the 24-year-old driver in conversation with GPblog and others. Making the right decisions at the right times is tricky. "Communication is very important with the engineers. And it's almost sometimes luck."

Finally points again

For Tsunoda, it was his 20th World Cup point of 2024. Between Australia and Monaco, he had a series of five GPs (out of six) in which he scored points. In Canada, Spain and Austria, the Visa Cash App RB driver finished outside the top ten on three occasions, but the way up has now started again.

The next destination? Hungary. "I think these three tracks were pretty high-speed tracks, and we're going to the slow-speed tracks in Hungary. So, hopefully, we can use our strengths and be back fighting in the top 10."

Tsunoda will compete for his current employer in 2025. He recently signed a new one-year commitment.

This article was written in collaboration with Olly Darcy