Why Tsunoda couldn't achieve what Verstappen did in Miami

Max Verstappen snatched pole position around the Miami International Autodrome with another remarkable lap, claiming his third pole position this season already.

Tsunoda struggled more with the RB21, ultimately qualifying in P10 when the chequered flag fell, still unable to get anywhere near his teammate.

Following the qualifying, Yuki Tsunoda expressed mixed feelings about the session to GPblog and others. “It's positive that I went through Q3, although I almost didn't do any proper laps during the sprint qualifying, so it was kind of clouded what kind of balance that we have exactly.

Verstappen had the advantage of the new Red Bull's floor update in Miami, while Tsunoda must wait a bit longer for this update, which he is hoping will change his fortunes around to catapult him up the grid.

Tsunoda mentioned he mainly follows his own instincts to determine the setup, and while he said he also listened a bit more to the other side of the garage, he is still using his own learning to gauge his own setup for Sunday's Grand Prix.

“Especially in this Grand Prix, [Verstappen] seems to be able to make a big leap forward, so I'm trying to get something good from his setup. To be honest, I'm not really focused on his setup. But this time, I was a bit more focused on him. But as I said, the floor is different, so it might cause a bit of different behaviour, so I try not to copy too much,” concluded the Japanese driver.