RB‘s engineers believe
Yuki Tsunoda has made significant
progress in 2024 as team boss Laurent Mekies praised the racer for how he has
been “stepping up”.
With his home race in Japan next up, Tsunoda scored his
first points of the year with an assured drive to eighth at the flag in
Australia – a result that became P7 following Fernando Alonso’s post-race
penalty. The 23-year-old has displayed visible progress with his early
performances in 2024 and will hope to continue that momentum, particularly on
the track at Suzuka.
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know the real Yuki Tsunoda
But there’s also the added motivation provided by the driver
market as a potential seat could be up for grabs at Red Bull, while Liam Lawson
provides an added threat to driver spots within the Red Bull stable after
performing so well in 2023 as a stand-in for Daniel Ricciardo.
However, it is Tsunoda gathering plaudits in the here and
now for his on-track exploits, with Mekies full of praise for what he was able
to achieve in Melbourne.
