AlphaTauri’s Yuki Ts♈unoda admitted he felt “a bit emotion🌠al” when overtaking two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso on his debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Tဣsunoda made an aggressive manoeuver on Alonso down into Turn 1 on Lap 27 in Bahrain as he made his way back up through the field following a sluggish start.

The Japanese driver finished ninth come the chequered flag and pulled off a similarly🐼 daring move on Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll on the final lap.

Reflecting on hi🧔s series of impressive overtakes, Tsunoda noted his move on Alonso and how🦂 he watched the Spaniard on TV when he was a child.

"It was a bit emotional when I passed Fernando🎃," Tsunꦬoda said. "Last time I saw him, 12 or 13 years ago, when I was seven or eight years old!

"ꦕSo, into Turn 1, I just trusted Fernando's skills and just launched it - you know, like a rookie. I felt a bit sorry about it, but I just launched it from pretty far away, so there were a few emotional things. Of course it's not the same car but I was happy for that."

Tsunoda also re♌vealed his father is a big fan of Alonso’s aggressive driving style and during the race in Bahrain, he picked up some driving tips from when running 🍷behind the Alpine driver.

"My father is quite a big Fernando fan, especially his driving style. My father likes his driving. The first time my dad saw Fernando was at Suzuka and he said his a🔜cceleration from the last corner is the best of any driver on the grid. So, of course, I also followed Fernando.

"I drove with him a couple of laps and I learned from him how he managed the 🐼tyres on the corners, how he was driving every corner. After I passed him, I tried to copy his driving and in𒁏 a couple of corners were better from my car as well.  

"Hopefully I don’t have to drive against him the next time🍰, I want to be further ahead to start. The cars ar꧋e different, the things I learn from him will be big for the future."