Tsunoda driven: 'As a rookie you want to get everything out of those three days'

Difficult start for the Japanese driver

Pierre Gasly got the start at AlphaTauri, he drove the morning for the team. In the afternoon Tsunoda stepped in who drove his first official test with the Italian team. "Obviously, at this stage mileage and data collection is key for me", Tsunoda revealed in a team press release.

"As a rookie I want to gain the most out of the only three-days of testing available and learn a lot ahead of the first race here in Bahrain. It’s been quite a difficult afternoon session unfortunately. The weather has been bad, with the sand and wind making the conditions tricky to drive in", the Japanese driver continued.

Not only the weather was bad

Tsunoda reveals that a problem with the car's fuel system was discovered. "This meant that I had to box ahead of the end of the session – they’re investigating it now though and I’ll be ready to head back out on track when the lights turn green for the morning session tomorrow."