AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost defended Yuki Tsunoda after the Japanese driver was deemed responsible by Red Bull for ruining the qualifying efforts of both Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen in Mexico City on Saturday. Perez and Verstappen were running immediately behind Tsunoda in the final stages of Q3, when the latter took to the run-off area at Turns 10/11. Perez was startled by the AlphaTauri driver's move and ran off the track as a consequence while Verstappen arrived on the scene to discover both cars running off course amid a cloud of dust. The Dutchman held it together but was unable to challenge for pole, while Perez's was forced to rely on his second-best effort to qualify...
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