RB driver Yuki Tsunoda says he “practically received despatched again dwelling” by customs officers when attempting to enter the US for this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Method 1 is racing in the US for the third time this season, following earlier occasions in Miami and Austin — the latter only a month in the past. Nevertheless, Tsunoda says he was questioned for plenty of hours by border management, having confronted no points coming into the nation for earlier races.
“Fortunately they let me in after a variety of discussions — I practically received despatched again dwelling,” Tsunoda mentioned. “However yeah, we had a dialogue and the whole lot’s all good now.
“I had the visas and the whole lot; it’s been the identical as I suppose the final three tracks, proper? I used to be in a position to enter easily for the earlier [races], so it felt a bit unusual that I received stopped. Hopefully that may type issues and sooner or later it is going to go easily.”
Tsunoda says his grasp of English made the scenario difficult as a result of he believed he wasn’t allowed his coach alongside him when being questioned, and couldn’t search assist from his RB staff both.
“There was my physio I journey with; clearly when you’ve got a query or whenever you go to customs you go individually. Instantly I went to the room, he simply put me within the room and we had a dialog like, ‘Can I convey the individual that I journey with and perhaps he can assist somewhat bit to clarify a bit extra about myself and the scenario in Method 1?’ However they didn’t enable me to convey that pal and even name anybody.
“I needed to name the staff as properly or Method 1, perhaps an individual that may assist me, however in that room you’ll be able to’t do something, so simply [on your own].”
