Las Vegas Grand Prix: Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda interrogated in his pyjamas on US arrival
The RB racer says almost ‘got sent back home’ when he arrived for Saturday’s race – ‘they let me in after a couple of discussions’
Japanese Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda said he was interrogated in his pyjamas for several hours by US border control officials before being let into the country for Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The racer for Red Bull-owned RB told reporters on Wednesday he had no issues on his two previous visits this year for races in Austin and Miami.
“I was wearing pyjamas, so maybe I didn’t look like an F1 driver,” added the 24-year-old.
“Luckily, they let me in after a couple of discussions,” he said. “Well, a lot of discussions, actually … I nearly got sent back home.”
It was not immediately clear where Tsunoda went through customs.
Tsunoda said he had been travelling with his physio but had to go through immigration on his own and was then taken to a room for questioning despite having the correct paperwork.
