Sergio Perez may be facing his last race in his Red Bull career. After the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the racing team will announce whether they will continue with the Mexican in the coming season. Yuki Tsunoda is already shuffling his hooves behind it, as he made clear before the last Grand Prix of the year.
Yuki Tsunoda makes no secret of the fact that he wants to drive for victories alongside Max Verstappen in the Red Bull in the future.
“Compared to what I have done this year, it is quite clear that I should be given a chance,” “Motorsport Week” quoted the Japanese as saying on Thursday.
Whether he can win the race remains completely open, although the pendulum has recently swung towards the 24-year-old. Tsunoda has been driving in Formula 1 for sister racing team Racing Bulls since 2021. “I don’t know, it’s up to them,” he referred to the bosses at Red Bull. However, it was clear to Tsunoda that Formula 1 is a very “political sport” that often involves dealing with certain drivers to open up new markets.
Formula 1 showdown for Red Bull
Tsunoda continued: “I’m sure that the last race here is very important. But for me it feels like every race so far has been a very important one.” He felt pressure from the first race. “If I hadn’t hit Daniel (Ricciardo, editor’s note), I would be sitting on the sofa right now.”
In addition to Yuki Tusnoda, his new teammate Liam Lawson from New Zealand is also eyeing the coveted cockpit at Red Bull. Williams rookie Franco Colapinto from Argentina is also hoping for his chance. It was said that a change for the youngster recently seemed to have fallen through.
Meanwhile, Tsunoda will have to be surprised. “We’ll see who’s in the car. I might be surprised, I don’t know. There’s just a lot of speculation going around and it’s hard to predict what they (the Red Bull bosses, editor’s note) will do. think.”