Tsunoda wants to show "what I am capable of" at Silverstone

Following a run of disappointing races, Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda claims that he wants to show what he is capable of at this weekend's British Grand Prix.

Although Max Verstappen wasn’t quite able to take the top spot across practice, he looked fairly competitive in the third and final practice on Saturday.

However, the Dutchman was unable to challenge for top places in qualifying, complaining about the overall balance of his RB21. In Q3, the reigning champion appeared to be in contention for P5 on the grid, but he was forced to abort his final flying lap due to yellow flags brought out for a spin by Pierre Gasly.

Although Verstappen had been expected to bounce back from his disappointing result in qualifying, the Dutchman's race ended after just three corners. The reigning champion's Red Bull was tagged by the Mercedes of Andrea Kimi Antonelli at Turn 3, with the incident forcing Verstappen to retire from the action.

The incident left Yuki Tsunoda as the only Red Bull driver out there. The Japanese driver started from P18 after a disappointing qualifying session on Saturday.

Tsunoda collided with Stroll early on as he tried to barge past the Canadian, which the stewards decided was a racing incident. However, the Red Bull driver had another collision with Alpine's Franco Colapinto for which he received a 10-second time penalty.

The collision forced Tsunoda to pit for a new front wing, and the long stop dropped Tsunoda down the back of the field on a day where P10 looked possible.

Speaking ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix, Yuki Tsunoda stated that he is eager to show "what I am capable of" after his recent run of disappointing races.

"Austria was a tough weekend for us and I really had high hopes going into it. Unfortunately things didn’t turn out the way we wanted and we have to accept that and move on.

Tsunoda continued: "I am feeling more and more confident in the car, which is why not being able to unlock the long run pace is frustrating for me. The Team and I are working together to find a way to do that and to gain consistency across a weekend.

"The positive is I have shown and have felt that we have the potential to qualify well, it’s now about making sure set up is right and I can lock a good lap in, like in Canada before the grid penalty. I want to get this week right for everyone and show what I am capable of."