dc188 Japanese F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda ‘nearly sent home’ at US border
Formula One F1 – Las Vegas Grand Prix – Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States – November 21, 2024 RB’s Yuki Tsunoda before practice. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Japanese F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda said he “nearly got sent back home” by U.S. border officials when he arrived for Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old racer for Red Bull-owned RB told reporters Wednesday that he was wearing pajamas when he was pulled aside and questioned for several hours before being allowed into the country.
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Tsunoda said he had no issues entering the U.S. earlier this year for races in Miami and Austin, Texas.
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Article continues after this advertisement“I was wearing pajamas, so maybe I didn’t look like an F1 driver,” Tsunoda said.
Article continues after this advertisementIt was not immediately clear where Tsunoda went through customs.
Tsunoda has eight top-10 finishes in 21 starts this season and currently ranks 11th in the F1 drivers’ standings. –Field Level Media
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