The Japanese driver clipped the kerb and lost control of the rear of the RB21. Momentum carried it sideways before he hit the barriers and flipped upside down. Thankfully, the car landed the right way up and Tsunoda was able to exit the car unassisted and walk away from the crash.

Red Bull have already demoted Liam Lawson this season and now Yuki Tsunoda is struggling too with their second seat alongside Max Verstappen still a problem area

Destroying his RB21 in a massive Q1 accident, Helmut Marko says Yuki Tsunoda’s crash is a “huge setback” for spare parts as Imola is just one race in F1’s latest triple-header. Tsunoda suffered a nasty crash in the opening qualifying segment for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix when he lost control of his Red Bull heading into Turn 6.