Yuki Tsunoda, F1 driver

The scenario that unfolded robbed the AlphaTauri driver of two positions and left him far behind the drivers with whom he should have been fighting.
Following the controversy in last year's Abu Dhabi GP, the FIA decided to automate the system that identified the lapped cars that are eligible to unlap themselves during a safety car period.
In Abu Dhabi last year, only some cars were allowed ...

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The Frenchman is leaving the Faenza-based squad at the end of the season to join Alpine for 2023, and is being replaced by rookie Nyck de Vries.
But having built up a good friendship with Tsunoda during their two years together, he is hopeful that the Japanese youngster can overcome his weaknesses and prove himself a strong asset going forward.
Asked in Mexico if he felt Tsunoda has what it ...

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The pair made contact when Ricciardo made a move on the inside of a tight right-hander as they battled for 11th position on the 51st lap.
Tsunoda driver made it back to the pits, but he was forced to retire due to damage incurred.
Ricciardo was soon handed a 10-second penalty by the FIA stewards. However, his recovery was helped by him being one of the few drivers to switch to soft tyres for ...

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Tsunoda will enter 2023 as the most experienced F1 driver at AlphaTauri after long-serving teammate Pierre Gasly announced his exit for Alpine over the Japanese Grand Prix weekend.
Gasly will be replaced by Nyck de Vries, who has won titles in Formula 2 and Formula E, and made his F1 debut at Monza in September as a late stand-in for Alex Albon at Williams.
Tsunoda has shown ...

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Tsunoda missed out on competing in his home grand prix in his rookie season last year owing to the cancellation of the race amid the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning Friday morning's opening practice session marked his first laps in anger of the famed figure-of-eight venue since he raced at Suzuka in Japanese F4 back in 2018.
The Japanese driver racked up the most laps of any drivers in the field ...

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AlphaTauri team boss Franz Tost had indicated for some time the plan was always to keep Tsunoda alongside Pierre Gasly - confirmation of whom was given back in June - pending sign-off from Red Bull.
Tsunoda said a few weeks ago that his future depended on "things in the background", but that he was satisfied with his displays even if the results this year have been hard to come by. Tsunoda ...

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Tsunoda, 22, made his F1 debut with AlphaTauri in 2021, and was widely expected to be retained by the team for a third season heading into next year.
The Japanese driver said at the end of last month that his future was dependent on ?things in the background?, but any doubt over his seat with AlphaTauri was removed on Thursday when the team confirmed he would be staying put for ...

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Tsunoda received a 10-place grid penalty for Monza after picking up his fifth reprimand of the season for driving back to the pits with his seatbelts loosened during the Dutch GP.
He had previously received a reprimand for driving unnecessarily slowly in Australia, which was followed by three others for impeding offences in Australia, Bahrain and Monaco.
Knowing that he was coming to Monza ...

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In the wake of Tsunoda's controversial exit from the Dutch Grand Prix, where he briefly stopped on track, recovered to the pits and then ventured out again before retiring for good, Binotto made some remarks about the Japanese youngster.
In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, Binotto referred to Tsunoda as a "tsunami" for the way that he was always getting involved in incidents.
But ...

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Tsunoda received his latest reprimand at last weekend's Dutch Grand Prix for driving to the pits with loosened seatbelts after stopping on track.
It was Tsunoda's fifth reprimand of the 2022 season and as four of those reprimands were issued for driving related offences, the Japanese driver has been slapped with a 10-place grid penalty at Monza.
Tsunoda previously received reprimands for ...

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At Zandvoort, Tsunoda reported that his AlphaTauri AT03 felt as if one of the wheels was not attached properly, and pulled over, unfastening his seatbelts as he was ready to retire.
But the Japanese driver was given the call to keep going and trundled back to the pits.
There, he took on a different set of tyres and was seen having his seatbelts buckled up again before returning to the ...

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Gasly looks poised to leave AlphaTauri and the Red Bull family at the end of the year amid interest from Alpine as a replacement for Fernando Alonso.
Talks are ongoing between Red Bull and Alpine about the terms of Gasly?s release, but the deal hinges on whether IndyCar race winner Colton Herta can be signed as a replacement and a possible exemption for an FIA superlicence. 
Should he ...

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Tsunoda pulled up at the side of the track on Lap 43, reporting to AlphaTauri over the radio that not all of his tyres were fitted correctly.
Thirty seconds later, Tsunoda was told to continue as there was no data suggesting anything was wrong. He returned to the pits to have his seatbelts retightened and a different set of tyres fitted to his car.
But soon after going back out on track ...

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Tsunoda qualified 19th for AlphaTauri at Spa on Saturday after a scruffy final lap in Q1 meant he was unable to advance, although the litany of grid penalties for other drivers meant he was due to start from 13th today.
But AlphaTauri has now opted to fit some fresh power unit elements in Tsunoda?s car ahead of the race, taking a fresh engine, turbocharger, MGU-H, and MGU-K.
As this has ...

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The F1 driver market for 2023 has moved quickly over the summer break following confirmation of Fernando Alonso's shock switch to Aston Martin, Daniel Ricciardo's exit from McLaren and Alex Albon's extended Williams deal.
AlphaTauri is one of the few teams with a free seat for next year, but team principal Franz Tost previously indicated Tsunoda had a "good chance" for keeping his ...

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Tsunoda made his F1 debut with AlphaTauri in 2021 alongside Gasly, but endured an up-and-down rookie season featuring a smattering of crashes and incidents. 
The Japanese driver admitted earlier this year that he ?didn?t know what I was doing? through much of his rookie season as he got his head around certain aspects of F1. 
Tsunoda has performed more consistently so far ...

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Reflecting on his 2022 progress in an interview given ahead of the French Grand Prix before F1's summer break, Tsunoda rated himself higher than the five or a six at the same point in his rookie season, putting the uptick down to the confidence that comes with experience.
"I think I've been able to use the experience from last year," he said. "I think knowing what I have to do, how I should ...

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Since making his F1 debut at the start of 2021, Tsunoda has gained a reputation for being very vocal over the radio and often shouting about incidents, leading to quotes such as ?traffic paradise? that have since become part of the paddock?s lexicon.
Red Bull advisor Marko oversees all of the marque?s junior drivers, including Tsunoda at AlphaTauri, and said ahead of the Austrian Grand ...

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In a recent Red Bull interview, the team's motorsport advisor Helmut Marko praised Tsunoda's speed but said the Japanese sophomore was "prone to outbursts" and that "no one can blow their top" like him.
Tsunoda, who currently sits 16th in the standings on 11 points, is famous for his sweary radio messages during race weekends, with Red Bull recently bringing in a new psychologist to help him ...

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Pierre Gasly has already been officially confirmed by the team for next season, but Tsunoda?s position is not yet secure, with his clash with Gasly in the British GP the biggest black mark against him.
Gasly has had the upper hand in qualifying, but the two drivers have been closer in terms of race results, with the Frenchman scoring 16 points thus far in 2022, and Tsunoda logging 11.
Red ...

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Tsunoda struggled at Red Bull's sister team AlphaTauri in his 2021 debut season, but the brand continued investing in him by relocating him to Italy closer to the team's Faenza factory and it extended his stay in F1 for a second season.
While Tsunoda has shown some improvement during a sophomore year in which his team has found it harder to keep up with its midfield rivals, the ...

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The pair were running in seventh and eighth at the time of their clash, which led to Gasly's eventual retirement and a lowly 14th place finish for Tsunoda.
Onboard footage revealed that their battle first began to heat up at Stowe on lap 10, with Gasly's graining soft tyres having allowed his teammate to close up.
Tsunoda went down the inside and Gasly ran wide off the circuit but still ...

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The Japanese driver has encountered a spate of engine problems over the opening phase of the season that left him on the verge of a penalty.
But ahead of the Montreal race, his AlphaTauri team has elected to break his season?s limit and fit all-new Red Bull components for the weekend.
Going over his limit of internal combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-H and MGU-K means that Tsunoda will ...

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Following the Monaco Grand Prix, it was clarified that the governing body has altered its approach for 2022 when it comes to dealing with what is deemed a breach of rules for drivers crossing the lines.
Whereas in the past drivers had to keep completely to one side of the line, Ferrari's failed protest against Max Verstappen in Monaco confirmed that tweaks to the FIA rule book for 2022 means ...

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Tsunoda was heard complaining over the radio to his AlphaTauri F1 team members throughout both sessions in Monaco on Friday, typically when he came across other cars that would ruin his laps.
The Japanese driver was heard saying: ?Everyone just? come on please!? at one point when his lap was compromised. He ended FP2 in 10th place, half a second down on teammate Pierre Gasly.
?FP1, I ...

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