was left in disbelief after he was hit with a 10-place grid penalty at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Japanese racer was punished after he overtook under red flag conditions in FP3. on a push lap, giving his MCL38 machine a rear puncture and spraying debris across the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. This forced the marshals to throw the red flag, taking cars off the track and giving them time to clear away the mess.

During the red flag period, Tsunoda overtook Piastri, who was limping back around the circuit in an attempt to get back to the pit lane. After a post-session investigation from the stewards, the , effectively ending his hopes of a positive weekend before qualifying had even started.

Discussing the incident after his Q2 exit, the 25-year-old didn't hold back. "The 10-place grid penalty came out of nowhere, to be honest," he said. "I didn't expect to be even summoned for that. I don't know what they wanted me to do.

"Oscar had massive damage [approaching] the last corner. I saw him in the back straight driving at 80kph, very, very slow, same as the pit lane speed [limit], spreading all over the debris, everywhere.

"I saw even the tyre was going sideways. So I thought if I keep driving behind at one point the tyre is going to take off and hit me. You want to avoid that. It's a very unnecessary situation, driving behind at 80 kph, waiting [to] get hit. Or by luck, maybe you don't get hit. Apparently, it's the rule that you have to stay behind."

He went on to add: "He was driving [on the] far left lane to obviously avoid [a] situation causing any issues with the other drivers. He did, I think, a very good job. That's why I went [on his] far right with a clear view. I obviously checked there's no car in front [or] car behind.

"And I overtook him at 170 kilometres per hour, which is like half the speed we normally drive, to avoid the unnecessary situation. And apparently it's not allowed. Apparently, they expect me to sit behind the car and wait to get hit.

"So [if] it's a rule, it's a rule. But in free practice, I don't think I deserve this penalty because debris was all over the place. Not just at the last corner, I saw, [in] most of the corners, small bits coming out. I don't know what they want me to do, to be honest. Clearly, it's frustrating."