Tsunoda set to start from pit lane after PU components changes
Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda will start today's Hungarian Grand Prix from the pit lane, having received multiple fresh power unit components after a disappointing qualifying session on Saturday.
Red Bull failed to find the rhythm on Friday at the Hungaroring, but they looked in a slightly better shape come the third and final practice.
However, that uptick in form fell away in qualifying as neither Max Verstappen nor Yuki Tsunoda looked comfortable in the all-important session.
The Japanese was just over a tenth slower than the Dutchman in the first qualifying segment, but it was enough for him to fall at the first time of asking in Q1.
Although Verstappen made it through in Q1 and progress into the final segment, he was never in the fight for the front rows and recorded his worst Qualifying of the year with an eighth place.
After the disappointing result in the Hungarian GP qualifying, Red Bull mounted a new internal combustion engine, a new turbocharger and a new motor generator unit-heat (MGU-H). With the Japanese driver exceeding his allocation for the current season, he was handed grid penalty.
The report added: "The internal combustion engine used by Yuki Tsunoda is the fifth (5ᵗʰ) of the four (4) new internal combustion engines allowed for the 2025 Championship season and this is not in conformity sun Article 28.2 of the 2025 Formula One Sporting Regulations."
