Overview

• Tsunoda suffered a power-unit failure on his decisive Q2 lap at Silverstone, costing him roughly a tenth of a second and a spot in the top-10 shootout and leaving him 12th on the grid (promoted to 11th after a penalty).
• He brings a four-race points drought into the British Grand Prix, with his last scoring finish at Imola in May increasing team pressure for both drivers to contribute in the constructors’ standings.
• Christian Horner lauded Tsunoda’s qualifying pace as “equally fantastic” to Verstappen’s pole lap while acknowledging the mechanical issue that compromised his performance.
• Red Bull organized a south-UK reset trip with a physio and introduced car setups Tsunoda had not tried before in an effort to rebuild his confidence and adapt to the RB21’s quirks.
• Team principals have publicly dismissed rumors of replacing Tsunoda before season’s end, underscoring their commitment to his development alongside Max Verstappen.