Marko explains what Tsunoda learnt in his year in F2
Red Bull Contentpool
F1 News
- GPblog.com
Yuki Tsunoda will make his Formula One debut for Alpha Tauri in 2021. The Japanese driver made a strong impression in 2020, and he has impressed Red Bull's management enough to take the next step.
Tsunoda made his Formula 2 debut in 2020, and despite it being his first year, Tsunoda made a big impact. He had mechanical breakdowns here and there, but also made mistakes himself at times but was still very fast and finished third in the F2 standings.
The talent of Honda
"In the meantime he has learned that you don't win races in the first corner or the first lap. That you can or have to look at the tires. As a result, he does very well learned, but when it comes down to it, he makes uncanny overtaking maneuvers, as the last Formula 2 races have clearly proven," Helmut Marko said according to Motorsport-magazine.com.
Franz Tost will give Tsunoda time to adapt to his new surroundings. "It takes a while, of course, until a driver is used to all of this," Tost explained. \
"But I think in the second half, and if he knows the tracks like Barcelona, ​​Silverstone, Austria, Hungary, where he has already driven in Formula 2 and Formula 3, then hopefully he will really challenge Pierre.
"Show up close to him. I expect him to come to Q3 soon and collect points for the team."