F1 star interrogated by US border force and narrowly avoids being refused entry into USA for Las Vegas Grand Prix
YUKI TSUNODA was almost denied entry into the USA ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, he has revealed.
The Visa Cash App RB driver was interrogated for three hours by US border officials before he was eventually allowed to enter the country.
Yuki Tsunoda has revealed how he was quizzed for three hours before being allowed to enter the USA[/caption]
Las Vegas represents the third and final race of the season that takes place in the United States following the Miami Grand Prix and US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas.
However, he was almost unable to race this time around following the three-week break from the Brazil Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old flew into America for a promotional event in Vegas earlier this week, but faced trouble at the airport.
He said: “They let me in after a couple of discussions.
“Well, a lot of discussions – actually, I nearly got sent back home.
“Everything is all good now, luckily I am here now.
“I had the visas and everything, been the same I guess the last three tracks, right?
“I was able to enter smoothly [at the] previous tracks. It felt a bit strange I got stopped and had a proper discussion.
“Luckily it did not go more than two or three hours.
“But yeah I felt… it was going to be a long travel for me.”
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