Tsunoda baffled by Q1 exit in F1 Brazil GP sprint

Yuki Tsunoda has expressed bewilderment following his Q1 exit in Brazil Grand Prix sprint qualifying, as he doesn’t understand what he did wrong.
Tsunoda is down 22-0 against Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen in qualifying, but his performance at the previous round had been encouraging with a 0.211s deficit in Mexico – which was the second-closest he had been all year.
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Shovlin: No porpoising in 2026, but F1 teams must be aware of aero “traps”

Mercedes’ trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin does not expect the 2026 cars to suffer from the porpoising and bouncing issues that plagued the current generation of Formula 1 machinery – but says teams will have to remain vigilant against similar knock-on effects.
Next year’s floor geometry will align more closely with those used prior to 2022, with a largely flat floor between the …Keep reading