{"id":22290,"date":"2024-07-23T04:36:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T08:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=22290"},"modified":"2024-07-23T08:41:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T12:41:09","slug":"tsunoda-suffered-staggering-68g-impact-in-hungary-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/07\/23\/tsunoda-suffered-staggering-68g-impact-in-hungary-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunoda suffered staggering 68G impact in Hungary crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yuki Tsunoda secured a hard-fought P9 finish in Hungary, pulling off an audacious but effective one-stop strategy. However, his most headline-grabbing moment from last weekend was his crash in qualifying. VCARB have revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/05\/06\/why-yuki-tsunoda-could-go-unrewarded-for-his-performances\/\" target=\"_self\">Tsunoda&#8217;s<\/a> impact during the incident was a staggering 68G.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tsunoda recovers from massive 68G impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The drivers at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/07\/21\/verstappen-leads-concerns-about-red-bull-upgrades\/\" target=\"_self\">Red Bull<\/a> and VCARB are under greater scrutiny than at any point in recent seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Yuki Tsunoda and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/07\/21\/ricciardo-furious-with-vcarb-strategy-ill-bite-my-tongue\/\" target=\"_self\">Daniel Ricciardo<\/a> are both vying for a potential Red Bull seat, with the reigning Champions seriously reconsidering their decision to retain <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/07\/20\/horner-out-of-patience-with-perez-we-cant-run-on-one-leg\/\" target=\"_self\">Sergio Perez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the summer break, both VCARB drivers are under pressure to <strong>deliver the best possible results<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Doing this can put them in contention for a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/07\/21\/max-verstappen-warns-red-bull-must-wake-up\/\" target=\"_self\">Red Bull<\/a> promotion, potentially even in a mid-season swap.<\/p>\n<p>Given that Tsunoda has been the team&#8217;s top performer in 2024, he aims to build momentum for the mid-season stoppage.<\/p>\n<p>Tsunoda&#8217;s weekend in Hungary was at its most turbulent in qualifying when a patch of grass launched the 24-year-old into the air.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, he managed to recover on Sunday and deliver another performance characterised by speed and consistency.<\/p>\n<p>What has only recently been revealed, however, is <strong>the extent of his impact during Saturday&#8217;s crash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"OOgpHsENQgNSvrsRPS5Maw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2162797328\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OOgpHsENQgNSvrsRPS5Maw',sig:'ENr-myYZ6vjefU4Ln6a0Vg_hLI9EKekD8Ny3qamZxTQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2162797328',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>VCARB reveal details of crash<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the aftermath of the incident, VCARB (Racing Bulls) have provided some insights:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Our Japanese driver was on a blisteringly fast lap in the shoot-out for the top 10 places on the grid.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;But it came to a sudden and dramatic end, when <strong>he got one wheel on the wet grass at the exit to Turn 5<\/strong>, totally destroying his VCARB 01.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Truth be told, the subsequent red flag also spoilt Daniel\u2019s chances of grabbing a higher grid slot.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Thanks to the sport\u2019s incredibly high safety standards, Yuki was able to walk away unscathed from this 68 g impact. And would, therefore, start the Grand Prix from tenth, one place behind Daniel.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An impact of 68 G-force is a staggering figure, and explains why the Japanese driver was <strong>spotted limping as he exited his VCARB 01<\/strong> after the chequered flag in Hungary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/04\/14\/helmut-marko-gives-verdict-on-tsunoda-red-bull-chances\/\" target=\"_self\">Tsunoda<\/a> was understandably shaken from a crash of such magnitude.<\/p>\n<p>For reference, Romain Grosjean&#8217;s infamous incident in Bahrain was recorded at 67 Gs.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old&#8217;s ability to walk away from the crash and compete in the race on Sunday is a testament to F1&#8217;s safety standards.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it is proof of Tsunoda&#8217;s tenacity as he <strong>continues putting together an impressive campaign<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yuki Tsunoda secured a hard-fought P9 finish in Hungary, pulling off an audacious but effective one-stop strategy. However, his most headline-grabbing moment from last weekend was his crash in qualifying. VCARB have revealed that Tsunoda&#8217;s impact during the incident was a staggering 68G. Tsunoda recovers from massive 68G impact The drivers at Red Bull and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4927,"featured_media":22296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[2220,68,2246,1581],"class_list":["post-22290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-formula-1","category-news","tag-2024-formula-1-season","tag-f1","tag-vcarb","tag-yuki-tsunoda"],"modified_by":"Jaden Diaz-Ndisang","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4927"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}