Yuki Tsunoda devoted to Max Verstappen in Abu Dhabi: "I will help him as much as possible"

While McLaren still has two drivers in contention for the world title. Red Bull only has one left. As expected, Red Bull is therefore sacrificing the weekend of its second driver. Yuki tsunoda, to be of service to Max Verstappen, in contention for a fifth world title.

For this to happen, Yuki Tsunoda, who had been eliminated in Q1 three times in a row recently and had not reached Q3 since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, still needed to wake up. Which he did.

The ideal strategy was therefore implemented right from the end of qualifying, when the Japanese driver gave his teammate a tow, allowing him to put himself in a strong position for pole position for the Grand Prix. He ultimately secured this position a few minutes later. As for Tsunoda, he finished Q3 in 10th place after his lap was cancelled for exceeding track limits.

“I’m curious to see if I really exceeded the track limits on my last run, but I’m glad I was able to help Max,” he confided to the microphone of the F1 after the session. We reused the old car floor after an accident, which isn't ideal for qualifying. We had to make compromises because of that. I was able to help Max in Q3, which I'm proud of.

Yuki Tsunoda will give everything for Max Verstappen in the race

Now the challenge is to try and support his teammate during the race. Red Bull knows how to do this. In 2021, Milton Keynes already asked Sergio Pérez to delay his pit stop in order to take the lead and block the competition. Lewis Hamilton at the exit of the boxes.

The Japanese man continued: “I’m very happy, honestly qualifying wasn’t easy. Especially with the old floor. I did my best and I knew it was going to be very difficult to get into Q3. I made it through and I was able to help Max; I need to continue to help him as much as possible in the race as well. Without that, I’ll probably have a very basic strategy, but we’ll see what happens.”

Who Lando Norris, Oscar piastri Or will Max Verstappen be crowned world champion? Find out this Sunday. The start of the final race of the 2025 Formula 1 season, in Abu Dhabi, will be at 14:00 PM (French time). AUTOhebdo will give you a meeting from 1pm, to follow the event with live commentary.

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