Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Yuki Tsunoda, Alex Albon – the majority of Formula 1 drivers, in fact – all agree Red Bull treated Nyck de Vries harshly and that he deserved more time.
It’s a perfectly natural human reaction, one expressed honestly and sincerely, but laying bare the cognitive dissonance of existence as an F1 driver.
Despite the best efforts of endless social media videos to portray drivers as best mates with an ‘all in this together’ spirit, that’s not really how it works.
We asked Yuki Tsunoda if he felt Nyck De Vries should have been given more time at AlphaTauri.
Here's what he said