Why does Red Bull seem to be ignoring Yuki Tsunoda?

Despite solid results for a year and a half now, Yuki Tsunoda seems to have never been seriously considered by Red Bull to accompany Max Verstappen. We asked ourselves why.

Published on 24/08/2024 à 13:05

Jeremy Satis

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Why does Red Bull seem to be ignoring Yuki Tsunoda?

Helmut Marko doesn't really seem to be counting on Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bull Racing. © Xavi Bonilla / DPPI

It's as if he was transparent, that he didn't exist. Yuki tsunoda may well be the best driver of team B in Red Bull since the start of 2023, playing his 4th season in the Austrian fold, he seems to become completely ghostly when the very talkative Helmut Marko begins to regularly list the replacement options for Sergio Pérez with a view to 2025 (the Mexican is under contract until end of 2026, but its poor performance does not guarantee it will last until then).

Considering the Formula 1 as a sporting discipline devoid of politics – which is obviously an illusion – Nippon would nevertheless be the natural candidate for the position. Even more than

Jeremy Satis

Deputy Digital Editor & F1 Reporter

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Yves-Henri RANDIER

24/08/2024 at 05:07 a.m.

Horizon doubly blocked in the Red Bull galaxy for the expressive Japanese pocket driver supported by Honda but also at Aston Martin Honda between the forty-year-old Fernand and the only CDI on the grid! As long as Lawson "doesn't hit him" regularly in 2025 at Ridiculous Bulls, I won't give much thought to YT's presence in F1 beyond 2025!

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