Tsunoda angry with Haas: 'I hope he gets penalty points'
F1 News
- Renate van Holst
Yuki Tsunoda's race had only just begun before he had to go back to the pit on lap seven. A collision with Nico Hulkenberg left the Japanese driver with too much damage to the side of his car to continue. The German got a 10-second penalty for it.
Tsunoda wants penalty points for Haas
Tsunoda is not happy with Nico Hulkenberg after a collision between the two caused Tsunoda's early retirement from the race. "What I saw was a white car trying to overtake from inside, pretty far away, with a massive white smoke, and just losing control and smashing into me," Tsunoda explained. "So I tried to give the space as much as possible, but in the end, it just came straight, so nothing I could have done."
The 10-second penalty given to the German is not enough according to Tsunoda. "If he scores points, it's not enough. And if he doesn't score points, it's still not enough," Tsunoda said. "But I hope he gets penalty points on top of it. I hope so. He already has automatic 10 seconds, so I don't know."
VCARB are battling Haas for sixth place in the constructors' championship. Currently, the Faenza-based are ahead by six points thanks to collecting 34 points so far in this season. Despite the 10-second penalty, Kevin Magnussen still managed score a point today in Monza, but the Dane got a 10-second time penalty for a different incident with Pierre Gasly. However, Magnussen has now reached 12 penalty points, therefore, he will be banned from the Azerbaijan GP.