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Tsunoda only '50 percent happy' with top-ten F1 debut

Yuki Tsunoda became the first Japanese driver to score points on an F1 debut thanks to his P9 finish in Sunday's Bahrain GP, but the AlphaTauri rookie is a hard man to please, admitting to being only "50 percent" happy with his remarkable result. Tsunoda struggled on the opening lap at Sakhir, losing two spots from his P13 starting position. But gradually, the diminutive 20-year-old found his footing and battled his way into the points, reeling in Aston Martin's Lance Stroll and passing the Canadian on the race's final lap. "I’m glad to get points," he said after the race. "I lost quite a lot of positions on the first lap. That was my big mistake and I had to...
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