Yuki Tsunoda impressed Pink Bull when he examined the workforce final week, in accordance with their motorsport marketing consultant Helmut Marko.
Pink Bull is contemplating whether or not to switch Sergio Perez within the workforce’s line-up for subsequent yr. Tsunoda, who has simply accomplished his fourth season at their second workforce RB, and his workforce mate Liam Lawson are the favourites to win promotion.
“As for subsequent yr’s driver line-up, we’ll announce updates within the coming days,” Marko informed Pink Bull-owned publication Velocity Week. “There’s been loads of hypothesis, together with some absurd figures about potential buyout charges, that are full nonsense.”
Tsunoda has spent longer at Pink Bull’s second System 1 workforce than every other driver with out being promoted to their most important squad. Final week’s take a look at was the primary time he has pushed a Pink Bull in something moreover an indication run.
“Throughout post-season testing, Yuki Tsunoda had the chance to drive the RB20, and the workforce was more than happy together with his technical suggestions,” mentioned Marko. “On this regard, he’s a lot better than he’s usually given credit score for.”
Whoever Pink Bull choose as Max Verstappen’s workforce mate, Marko mentioned the workforce will proceed to prioritise his necessities when growing their automobile.
“I imagine our workforce is able to offering Max with a automobile that may permit him to battle for the championship once more,” he mentioned. “And we all know what must be accomplished. The automobile will need to have a wider working window to make sure it stays balanced regardless of minor temperature fluctuations or technical changes.
“That’s precisely what our engineers are engaged on. Forty factors of downforce are useful, nevertheless it’s these further four-tenths on the stopwatch that concern each me and the driving force. The automobile’s dealing with must be predictable, giving the driving force the boldness required to push the boundaries.
“Since we’ve Max, the quickest and greatest driver on the grid, it’s solely logical to tailor the automobile’s improvement to go well with his driving preferences. I’m assured that so long as we offer him with a aggressive automobile, he’ll stay with Pink Bull Racing.”
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