Rychlost jsem měl, ale nedokázal jsem všechno poskládat, tvrdí Cunoda po letošní nejhorší kvalifikaci

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Cunoda vstupoval do kvalifikace s vozem RB21 nastaveným tak, aby měl vyšší přítlak než jeho týmový kolega Max Verstappen, který nakonec kvalifikaci vyhrál a bude startovat z pole position. Japonec přiznal, že se s vozem sžívá, ale bude potřebovat víc času, aby správně pochopil, jak k němu přistupovat.

„Myslím si, že problém byl v zahřívání pneumatik. Nešlo to tak, jak bych si představoval,“ řekl Cunoda o problému v posledním kvalifikačním kole.

„Je škoda, že jsem nedokázal z auta vytáhnout lepší výkon. V první části kvalifikace vypadalo všechno dobře, ale pak se všechno začalo zhoršovat. V novém autě si věřím, měl jsem rychlost i na Q3, ale nepodařilo se mi poskládat všechno dohromady, aby to vytvořilo ideální kombinaci,“ litoval Japonec.

Před domácím publikem na známém okruhu a v novém voze, všechny tyto aspekty zvyšují tlak na Cunodu, který ale tvrdí, že ho na sobě nepocítil. Naopak se snažil si ten moment co nejvíc užít.

„Překvapivě se s ohledem na tlak cítím dobře. Nejvíc pod tlakem z celého prozatímního průběhu víkendu jsem se cítil na konci druhé části kvalifikace, kdy mi po červené vlajce zbývalo málo času na rychlé kolo,“ připomněl Cunoda, že stejně jako dva poslední tréninky, i kvalifikace musela být jednou přerušena vzhledem k hořící trávě u závodního okruhu.

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Japonec Júki Cunoda při kvalifikaci na domácí Velkou cenu

„Paradoxně jsem se víc pod tlakem cítil minulý rok. Letos jsem víc nastavený na to si závodění užít a sžít se s vozem. Zároveň jsem ze třetího tréninku věděl, že mám rychlost na umístění v nejlepší desítce. Proto jsem nečekal, že dnešek dopadne takhle.“

Jedná se o letos nejhorší kvalifikaci novopečeného pilota Red Bullu. Po dvou Velkých cenách a jednom sprintu ve voze stáje Racing Bulls se mu poprvé nepodařilo prokousat do třetí části kvalifikace.

Lépe než Japonec dojel v kvalifikaci i Liam Lawson a vzájemného porovnávání se tak oba aktéři poslední jezdecké výměny Red Bullu se sesterskou stájí Racing Bulls ještě nějakou dobu nezbaví. Lawson poprvé v letošním roce postoupil přes Q1 a skončil o místo před svým loňským týmovým kolegou Cunodou.

Cunoda je ze svého výsledku na domácí trati zklamaný, ale na kvalifikaci i třech absolvovaných trénincích hledá pozitiva.

„Už začínám lépe chápat své auto. Je celkem složité na správné ovládání. Je to těžší než řídit VCARB, ale už v něj začínám cítit důvěru a myslím si, že vím, jak k němu v budoucnu přistupovat.“

S možným deštěm předpovídaným na nedělní Velkou cenu (7:00 SEČ) přiznává japonský pilot, že se může stát cokoliv, a musí tak zůstat soustředěný i přes neúspěch v kvalifikaci.

Formule 1 2025

Letošní sezona seriálu formule 1 začala 16. března Velkou cenou Austrálie a končí 7. prosince v Abú Zabí. Titul mezi jezdci obhajuje Nizozemec Max Verstappen z Red Bullu a mezi stájemi britský McLaren.

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