Tsunoda's Road to F1 Stardom: Ready to Replace Perez by 2025?
Apr.1 - Yuki Tsunoda could be ready to be Max Verstappen's teammate by 2025.
That is the view of Franz Tost, boss of the second Red Bull-owned team AlphaTauri.
Japanese Tsunoda, 22, has been a rough diamond since his debut in 2021, leading many to surmise that 2023 may be his third and final year to shine.
"Yuki drove two extremely strong races so far," Tost told Sport1. "I am very happy with him.
"It's not his fault that we aren't competitive yet."
As for Tsunoda's rookie teammate Nyck de Vries, Tost is not yet passing judgement.
Scuderia AlphaTauri Team Principal Franz Tost
"He is a rookie and still needs time," said the Austrian. "But I expected that."
Tsunoda, however, is fast approaching readiness to replace the highly experienced Sergio Pérez and become world champion Verstappen's teammate at the top Red Bull team.
"As far as I know, Sergio Perez still has a contract for next year," Tost said.
"All I can say is that Yuki is on the right track. He has improved in every respect. But I think he should drive at AlphaTauri again in 2024.
"In 2025, I think he will finally be ready for Red Bull."
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Time will tell.
He aint lighting it up this year, ok lets say the cars no good , so that leaves 24, to impress enough, for me , he hasn't and wont do enough, this is more about pressuring Nick to up his game Imo
Well he's not great so Max will give it the ok
Yuki drove a solid consistent race in Melbourne today in a car that is way off the pace. He managed to avoid all the carnage and penalties, finishing a good 10th at the finish.
If he gets a competitive car under him, I think he can make a good impression on the rest of the field.
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