That’s Friday at Suzuka done for Formula One, and so it’s time for GPblog’s round up, F1 Today.
F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda needs to prove Red Bull Racing they should keep him, thinks Jacques Villeneuve. According to the Canadian world champion, the Japanese may just do that, provided he helps Max Verstappen.
For Tsunoda his first two sessions driving for Red Bull went well. A positive for the Japanese driver, but also for the Austrian team as well, notes Villeneuve in conversation with F1TV.
“Red Bull needs a driver that helps Max develop the car,” said the Canadian former driver turned F1 analyst.
Something that the Canadian believes may turn the tide in Tsunoda’s favour, as the Japanese driver is keen to retain the Red Bull Racing seat next to Verstappen for beyond the 2025 season, which may prove difficult, since, after all, he’s not a Red Bull driver, Villeneuve says.
“Yuki wants to prove that they should keep him for the future because he’s a Honda driver he’s not a Red Bull driver.”
Verstappen on driver swap: ‘Poor Checo, poor this or poor that, I don’t care’
Max Verstappen does not believe that Sergio Perez’s situation should be compared to that of Liam Lawson.
“I don’t think you need to have a look at anyone to be honest. What has been done has been done. I think it’s more important that we take a good look at ourselves and just keep on working and keep on improving the car,” said Verstappen to media present at Suzuka.
“I don’t care what anyone else thinks. ‘Poor Checo or poor this poor that’. At the end of the day we got ourselves into this situation so just need to work on it,” concluded Verstappen.
