Yuki Tsunoda says he had a “heart attack” when his AlphaTauri Formula 1 team told him to pit on the penultimate lap of the United States Grand Prix.
The Japanese driver initially thought that there must be something wrong with his car before he realised that he was being teed up for a shot at the fastest lap. Tsunoda was running in 10th place in the closing laps when a pitstop window opened up behind him, helped by the chasing Alex Albon having a track limits time penalty. That gave the chance to have a free stop for soft tyres, and he duly bagged the fastest lap bonus point on the very last lap, while retaining his 10th place.
'Super enjoyed it, obviously after a lot of managing tyres, straight into the quali mode, this was kind of thrilling, but at the same time I enjoyed it, the amount of grip I felt with low fuel is amazing. 'Obviously for myself it was 100%, from the engine it was not probably 100%, we weren't able to fully recharge the battery or whatever. But yeah, for myself at least 100% last push. 'Especially here, it's a physically demanding track.
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