“If he performs, he will stay”, Tost warns Tsunoda about his future

For the 2023 season, the house Red Bull has already completed 3 of its 4 seats. Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez will unsurprisingly continue with the parent team while Pierre Gasly was recently confirmed in the ranks ofAlpha Tauri. Regarding Yuki tsunodaThe 4^e driver of the Austrian firm, no announcement has yet been made.

Present at a press conference as the famous “Silly Season” approaches, the moment when negotiations for the following season accelerate and rumors appear, Franz Tost took stock of Yuki Tsunoda, whose contract ends in next December. If he did not confirm it for 2023 as he was able to do in Canada with Pierre Gasly even before the officialization, the Austrian gave the keys for the Japanese to extend the adventure near Faenza (Italian city where AlphaTauri is based).

« If he continues to work as he has since the start of the season, apart from his accidents, he has a good chance of continuing with us, said the main AlphaTauri team. It only depends on him, he must demonstrate it with good performances. If he succeeds he will stay, if he does not perform well he will leave. It's as simple as that. »

Yuki Tsunoda is warned. An extension will require good performances on the track but also better management of his emotions unlike at Silverstone where he harpooned his teammate Pierre Gasly. “ Yuki made a mistake (at Silverstone), he knows it and he will work on it, continues Franz Tost. It is still in the development phase. He's someone who moves quickly. It takes time but it will get there. » It’s up to Yuki Tsunoda to play.

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