AlphaTauri drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly react to scoring the same amount of points on ESPN's longest drive challenge during preparation day for F1 at Circuit of the Americas on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Formula One Mlc 00179 Mikala Compton/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK

Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly Crash in Saudi GP

Originally posted on F1 on SI | By Nelson Espinal | Last updated Apr 20, 2025 2:19 PM ET

Two former teammates, Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly, crashed in Jeddah in what has been deemed a racing incident, with no further action taken against either driver.

Yuki Tsunoda hit the left-rear tire of Pierre Gasly in Turn 4, which led to Gasly slamming hard into the wall and immediately prompting a safety car as a result.

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There was some hope for Yuki as he managed to keep going and work his way into the pits. However, after the team checked the car, it was ultimately deemed to have too much damage, and the Japanese driver was forced to retire.

Yuki Tsunoda is back to the pits but his team retires the car

Pierre Gasly is also out of the race#F1 #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/1Z3mbYn4qg
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 20, 2025

Tsunoda's retirement from Red Bull is disappointing, especially after his impressive qualifying session, where he reached Q3 for the second race in a row.

Tsunoda looked poised to score points, which would have helped Red Bull in the Constructors' Championship fight.

He scored his first points in a Red Bull at Bahrain, managing to score Red Bull's first points other than Max Verstappen in months.

Full footage of the accident between Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly, from Pierre Gasly's point of view!#F1 #Formula1 #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/2dMitKOSNL
— Extreme Cars (@extremecars__) April 20, 2025