Christian Horner says Yuki Tsunoda “finds his feet” in Red Bull after a quiet first racing weekend for a team in Japan.
Tsunoda qualified for the 15th place behind the driver who replaced in Red Bull, Liam Lawson, after an error at the last Q2 running.
In the opening round he got in front of Lawson and undermined Alpine’s Pierre Gasly at the stop stage before spent the rest of his home race stuck for Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.
“He settled into the team. He got very good feedback. His P1 was very strong, P3 was fine,” Horner said.
“In Q1, he was just a tenth of Max. He made a mistake in the fourth quarter when he was 15 km / h faster than he was in 1 place. He had a moment and then chased the rest of the lap.”
“The qualification dictated her race, a race where I could not remember that I saw any pre -pre -pre -pre -. If he qualified above, he would end up above.
“Now he finds his legs in the team and in the next races we will see that the show will enter forward.”
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Sky Sports F1’s Naomi Schiff will show you a Yuki Tsunoda driver’s room
Tsunoda left with “mixed feelings”
Tsunoda was only one tenth for Verstappen on Friday in the first training, but did not continue this form when it was the most in the qualification, because the four -time world champion took the shock pole and converted it to victory.
Red Bull has openly stated that this year he favors the title of drivers, and Tsunod has been said to want to be close enough to help Verstappen strategically.
“I’m happy with my performance, but when it comes to the result, it’s quite difficult,” Tsunoda said Sky Sports F1.
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Liam Lawson exceeded their Red Bull Substitute Yuki Tsunoda but both were eliminated in the fourth quarter of the Japanese Grand Prix
“I wanted to end up in points. I was expecting more in my home Grand Prix so it’s a mixed feeling.
“I learn and gain more confidence in the car. At the end of the race I felt controlled. If I had a different qualification, I am sure it would be different.
“I’m glad I’m considering the amount of time I had in the car. Fortunately, I have max as my team (so) I can learn, so I will keep up my step, what I’m doing and I’m excited about Bahrain.”
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Anthony Davidson of Sky F1 is on Skypad to talk to us across the journey Yuki Tsunod to Red Bull
Impressive Hadjar would not refuse Red Bull Call-up
While Lawson came to Q2 for the first time this season, when he was eliminated in his two trips in the fourth quarter, he ended up to the 17th place after his moderately soft tire strategy did not work.
“I need to build, get used to the car. We had a good pace throughout the weekend, unfortunately not when we need, but there are always positives so we can take away,” he said.
But Isack Hadjar had another impressive weekend after qualifying the seventh and completed the Sunday race in the eighth for Lewis Hamilton.
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Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls laughs with the Sky Sports F1 team about its problems with the Q1 seat belt after qualifying for the seventh for the Japanese Grand Prix
Hadjar overcame the obvious problems with the seat belt that he had expressed extreme need over the radio in the early stages of the qualification to prove his speed.
There were questions about how the French would have bounced off after he hit the Australian Grand Prix, which opens the season, and he answered them points in China and Japan.
Asked if he sees herself in the future in the future to join Red Bull, he said, “I’m happy where I’m at the moment, but I would never refuse the call, that’s certain!
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Racing Bull’s Isack Hadjar says he is really enjoying where he is, “would never refuse a call” Red Bull
Bahrain GP Sky Sports F1
Thursday 10th April
- 14:00: Driver’s press conference
Friday 11th April
- 8.50: 00: Practice F3
- 10:00: Practice F2
- 12:00: Bahrain GP Practice One (session starts at 12:30)*
- 1.55: 00: Qualification F3
- 2,40: 00: Qualification F2
- 15:35: Bahrain GP Practice Two (session starts at 16:00)
- 17:15: Show F1
Saturday 12th April
- 11.10: 10: F3 Sprint Race
- 13:15: Bahrain GP Practice Three (session starts at 13:30)
- 15:10: F2 Sprint
- 16:10: Bahrain GP qualification accumulation
- 17:00: Bahrain GP qualification
- 19:00: Ted’s qualifying notebook
Sunday 13th April
- 10.50: 00: F3 Feature race
- 12.20pm: F2 Feature Race
- 14:30: Bahrain GP Building: Grand Prix Sunday
- 16:00: Bahrain Grand Prix
- 18:00: Bahrain GP Reaction: Chessboard
- 19:00: Ted’s notebook
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