Red Bull, Yuki Tsunoda can count on a powerful ally

Two surprise allies push Yuki Tsunoda into Red Bull

One of the issues that will hold court this F1 off-season will surely be the future of Sergio Perez, who, despite his two-year renewal, may not be reappointed by Red Bull in 2025. The Milton Keynes-based stable, in fact, would be seriously considering promoting one between Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson instead of the Mexican. Honda President Koji Watanabe , who bluntly expressed his preference, would also intervene on the issue.

"Already; during the last weekend in Abu Dhabi I had several discussions with Horner about drivers for next season. As I always say, the team has the right to decide on the driver, so our opinion è only for reference, but from the Honda side we believe Tsunoda has the skills" to be promoted to Red Bull and should be one of the candidates" began the Japanese manufacturer’s number one to the microphones of "Ad-Web"

"We were able to fulfill his request to participate in the tests behind the wheel of the Red Bull, and we are glad we were able to accommodate him, allowing him to showcase his abilitiesà. Already; after the test session Yuki was able to clearly analyze the differences with the Racing Bulls and gave useful advice to the team. He è seemed very satisfied with his test" added the HRC boss.

"I don&#39t know what will happen, so we will have to wait and see the results, but if Red Bull chooses to go for Tsunoda that would be great. In any case, he will haveà his seat secured in Racing Bulls for next season anyway, so I expect him to do well in 2025 regardless of which team he runs for," Koji Watanabe commented.

Reinforcing the Honda president&#39s words, è spoke former F1 driver Takuma Sato: "From what I have seen, Yuki has shown incredible speed since his F1 debut and I believe his growth as a driver has steadily increased over the past four years. He's become a more relaxed driver and has also greatly improved in his handling and racing technique. He now has the speed and experience and I hope he can drive for Red Bull next season".