Oracle Team USA helmsan Jimmy Spithill says Team NZ have made "fundamental mistakes" in both of the races between the two boats.

Jimmy Spithill has heaped pressure on Team New Zealand.

His Oracle Team USA crew beat Peter Burling's to win the qualifiers on Sunday (NZ time) and take a bonus point into the America's Cup match.

It was an error-riddled performance from Team NZ, and Spithill didn't hesitate in pointing that out afterwards.

"Both times we've raced Team New Zealand they've made some pretty fundamental mistakes - at the start line today, and then at the top mark again, just like the first time we lined up," Jimmy Spithill said.

"Both times we've raced Team New Zealand they've made some pretty fundamental mistakes - at the start line today, and then at the top mark again, just like the first time we lined up.

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"That's one thing that's powerful in the setup on our boat, is that we've got a dedicated tactician in Tom Slingsby and Kyle Langford also involved. In [Team NZ] they don't have any of that and you can hear that in their communication."

Burling reflected on the race when he fronted the media later, and said it was "obviously a pretty good learning experience".

"We obviously weren't good enough out there, but we'll address that and come back stronger."

RICARDO PINTO/ACEA 2017 After initially dismissing Team NZ's decision to go with pedal power, rather than hand power, the Americans have since added a lone cycling station to their boat, and Spithill said that "hybrid system" was working well.

Spithill was in a playful mood at what will be his last press conference for a while, as Oracle now dip out of the spotlight, to develop and practice ahead of the Cup final at the end of the month.

With a hint of sarcasm in his voice, he said he was "going to miss you guys," referring to the gathered media, and later suggested he had a "leak" in Team NZ, before he told the room they would be picking Ben Ainslie Racing as their semifinal opponent. That decision was confirmed shortly afterwards, but had been widely predicted.

He also took a shot at the New Zealand media, when a Kiwi reporter asked if it was strange that they had won a point for the first-to-seven America's Cup match already.

GILLES MARTIN-RAGET/ACEA 2017 Oracle beat Team NZ on Sunday to claim an important bonus point for the America's Cup match.

"We knew it from day one, it's not like a surprise we just found out about," said Spithill.

"I think it was kind of cool. It brought a different component to the racing, and it was something worth fighting for. If there hadn't been that bonus point up for grabs, people, especially you Kiwi media, would have suggested we were sandbagging out there, and trying to fix the results.

"It really created this hunger for everyone, trying to get the bonus point. Every win you can get in an America's Cup match is powerful."

Spithill was asked whether Oracle might reemerge after their two-week break with more cycling stations on board, and he was coy in his answer.

After initially dismissing Team NZ's decision to go with pedal power, rather than hand power, the Americans have since added a lone cycling station to their boat, and Spithill said that "hybrid system" was working well.

"We still think there's quite a lot of gain to be had there, and pretty much every system is going to get a relook. You can't afford to sit back at this stage in the game. We need to be faster to win this America's Cup. We have a long way to go and there's a lot of boat speed left on the table."

Sunday's results

US beat NZ by 29s

GB beat Japan by 13s

Sweden beat France by 2m 35

US beat GB by 36s

Final round robin standings

US 9

NZ 8

GB 6

Sweden 5

Japan 3

France 2

Monday's schedule

5.08am: Race 1: NZ vs GBR

5.37am: Race 1: Sweden vs Japan

6.06am: Race 2: GBR vs NZ

6.35am: Race 2: Japan vs Sweden