NEW DELHI: Yuki Tsunoda endured a dramatic high-velocity incident that propelled his Red Bull vehicle into the barriers during the opening minutes of Saturday’s qualifying session for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.The 25-year-old Japanese driver, familiar with the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit, lost control at the Variante Villeneuve when his car struck the kerbs.Watch:His vehicle became airborne, moving laterally before inverting into a single rotation and colliding with the barriers.He emerged unscathed, but officials suspended the session with a red flag as he exited his vehicle and walked away.Tsunoda was travelling at approximately 240kph when he departed the track, serving as a sobering reminder of the circuit’s unforgiving characteristics, where champions Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger lost their lives in severe accidents during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.The other competitors expressed visible concern about the magnitude of the crash and immediately sought confirmation of Tsunoda’s safety.Earlier in the season, he received a promotion from the junior Racing Bulls team to the Red Bull squad, taking over from Liam Lawson.
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