Ball – Styria: Tsunoda also lost three places on the starting grid (Formula 1)

Japan’s AlphaTauri-Honda rider Yuki Tsunoda has been penalized with a loss of three grid positions for the Styria Grand Prix (tomorrow, 14.00) after fouling Valtteri Bottas during a fast lap in the third part of qualifying. The Japanese rider set the eighth best time on the course, but will start the race with 71 laps at the Red Bull Ring, in Spielberg, in 11th place.

Interestingly, the driver Tsunoda “disturbed”, Bottas, also lost three places on the grid. The Mercedes-AMG Finn team set the second-best qualifying record, 0.194 seconds behind the fastest Red Bull-Honda driver Max Verstappen, but was punished by race management for an accident in the program’s free practice 2 in Austria, which took place yesterday (playing a spin when leaving Team pits after changing tires).

Qualification results (and starting grid after penalties apply):

1. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Honda, 1.03.841 metres

2- Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG, 0.226sec

Third Lando Norris, McLaren Mercedes, +0.279sec

Fourth Sergio Perez, Red Bull Honda +0.327sec

5.º Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes-AMG, +0194 sec*

6.º Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri-Honda, +0.395 seconds

7.º Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, +0.631 seconds

8.º Fernando Alonso, Alpine Renault, +0.733 seconds

9.º Lance Stroll, Aston Martin – Mercedes +0.867sec

10.º George Russell, Williams Mercedes, 1.03.841 m

11.º Yuki Tsutaka, AlphaTauri-Honda, +0.673 seconds*

12.º Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari, 1.04.671 m

13- Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren Mercedes, 1.04808 m

14- Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin Mercedes, 1.04.875 m

15. Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo-Ferrari, 1.04.913 m

16. Nicholas Latifi, Williams Mercedes, 1.05.175 m

17. Esteban Ocon, Alpine Renault, 1.05.217 m

18.º Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo-Ferrari, 1.05.429 m

19. Mick Schumacher, Haas Ferrari, 1.06.041m

20- Nikita Mazepin, Haas Ferrari, 1.06192m

* Three places on the starting grid, due to a race direction penalty