News Details

Tost defends Tsunoda after ‘surprised' comments

Oct.4 Alpha Tauri boss Franz Tost has defended team rookie Yuki Tsunoda, after the Japanese said he was 'surprised' to have kept his Formula 1 seat for 2022. 'What planet is he from?' F1 veteran and commentator David Coulthard told La Gazzetta dello Sport when he heard about the diminutive 21-year-old driver's comments. 'I think he should pack his bags and go home, because those are not the words of a racer.' However, Tsunoda's team boss Tost believes Coulthard has misinterpreted the reason for the Japanese driver's surprise. 'He was surprised because it was decided so early. I explained that to him,' the Austrian told Sport1. 'There is no point giving a young driver a chance and then...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Tost: Gasly could get close to Max, but…

So far no one has been able to get close to Max Verstappen at Red Bull in...
3y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Tost backs Verstappen to take 2021 championship

AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has revealed that he believes that...
3y ago from F1i.com

Tost explains why Verstappen is his title favourite

Article To news overview © Red Bull Contentpool Max Verstappen has done...
3y ago from RacingNews365.com

Tost rejects Wolff's idea of third car per team

Franz Tost says he cannot see Toto Wolff’s idea for teams to put a...
3y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Francesco Bagnaia ‘not in MotoGP to finish...

Francesco Bagnaia says he is "not here to finish third" after a...

How lessons from Francesco Bagnaia aided Ai Ogura's...

Ai Ogura says shadowing two-time world champion Francesco Bagnaia at the...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar’s FOX network debut increased viewership by...

FOX Sports has released viewership numbers for the opening round of the...
14m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar St. Petersburg – Race Results

The first race of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season took place on Sunday...

Radio troubles hindered Scott Dixon’s strategy in...

Scott Dixon finished in second place for the opening round of IndyCar’s...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

WRC drivers follow F1 in statement to FIA president

World Rally Championship drivers have penned a strongly-worded statement...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Riccardo Calafiori: Mikel Arteta given clear...

Mikel Arteta should not be pondering a position change for Riccardo...
34m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Potential Pep Guardiola successor 'identified' as Man...

Manchester City are reportedly among the leading European clubs keeping...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.