Yuki Tsunoda

Carlin boss Trevor Carlin has watched Tsunoda become the 27th driver to graduate from his squad to an F1 race seat, and he reckons the Japanese will shine. <br>“He’s been an absolute pleasure to work with,” said Carlin.  “We’ve only had him for one season, and he did everything and more than what we expected.  <br>“Time will tell where he ends up in the ...

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The news has been expected for some weeks, with the Japanese driver having begun his preparations with an outing in a 2018 Toro Rosso at Imola last month.<br>He enjoyed his first run in the current car and on proper race tyres in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, setting the seventh best time of the day.<br>The 20-year-old, who is a protege of both Red Bull and Honda, will be the first Japanese driver to ...

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The Japanese driver is expected to be announced soon as a race driver for 2021, alongside current incumbent Pierre Gasly.<br>Tsunoda finished his rookie F2 season with a feature race win and second place in the Sakhir GP support events.<br>He officially qualified for his FIA superlicence by finishing in third place in the 2020 championship.<br>He enjoyed his first taste of F1 power when he tested ...

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Red Bull junior Tsunoda took another step towards securing an F1 seat with AlphaTauri in 2021 by completing his first test in grand prix machinery earlier this week.<br>The Honda-backed youngster completed over 300km in a 2018-spec Toro Rosso F1 car, making him eligible to take part in F1 practice sessions.<br>He is widely tipped to land a seat with AlphaTauri in 2021 alongside Pierre Gasly ...

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Red Bull junior and Formula 2 racer Tsunoda took another step towards a potential F1 drive in 2021 by completing his first F1 test for AlphaTauri at Imola, driving a 2018-spec Toro Rosso STR13 car.<br>The running only adds to the growing momentum building for Tsunoda to partner Italian GP winner Pierre Gasly at AlphaTauri next season as a replacement for Daniil Kvyat. Tsunoda completed more than ...

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The Japanese F2 driver will run a 2018 Toro Rosso STR13, the same car that was used by Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat for a pre-season outing at the same venue.<br>The test is part of AlphaTauri's plan to prepare Tsunoda for 2021, and also nudge him towards official qualification for a superlicence.<br>He has already been promised an outing in the Abu Dhabi rookie test that follows the last round ...

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It was previously announced that the FIA F2 racer will conduct a 300km test at Imola after the Emilia Romagna GP, at the wheel of a 2018 Toro Rosso.<br>Team boss Franz Tost has indicated that the Japanese driver may do an FP1 session in addition to the post-season young driver test at Abu Dhabi.<br>Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko said recently that it was "planned" to promote Tsunoda, who is ...

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Tsunoda, 20, currently sits third in the F2 championship standings with two rounds remaining, and is scheduled to feature in the end-of-year F1 rookie test in Abu Dhabi.<br>The Honda-backed youngster has been a member of Red Bull’s junior programme since the end of 2018, and is known to be in contention for a seat with AlphaTauri in 2021.<br>AlphaTauri announced on Twitter on Wednesday that ...

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Honda announced earlier this month that it would pull out of F1 at the end of next season, leaving the two Red Bull-owned teams without an engine supplier for the sport’s new era in 2022.<br>The Japanese manufacturer’s decision has also left a question mark over its young driver development programme, which is run in partnership with Red Bull and has featured the likes of Tsunoda, Nobuharu ...

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Tost also suggested that the Japanese driver is in the frame for a race seat next year, should he qualify for a superlicence and Red Bull decide to promote him.<br>Tsunoda, who currently lies fourth in the F2 championship standings in his rookie season, will start Saturday’s feature race at Spa from pole position, having previously taken pole at the second Austrian event.<br>As a protege of both ...

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Tsunoda is a protege of both Red Bull and Honda, and is widely regarded as one of the best current prospects from Japan.<br>He finished ninth in his rookie season in the FIA F3 series last year, having scored one race victory in the Monza sprint event for the unfancied Jenzer Motorsport squad.<br>The 20-year-old moved up to F2 with Carlin this year, winning the Sunday sprint race at the 70th ...

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