Yuki Tsunoda wasn’t as disappointed hearing Liam Lawson’s move to Red Bull in F1 2025, as he wishes to continue what he has been doing at Visa Cash App Racing Bulls.
After pushing himself to lure Red Bull into taking him for 2025 F1 season, Tsunoda didn’t get the nod after the team picked up Lawson as Max Verstappen’s partner after dropping Sergio Perez. The Kiwi got the chance despite having less experience and races against the Japanese.
The hiring of Lawson didn’t happen just on the basis of performance but on overall parameter outside the track which Christian Horner noted on as well. Even Tsunoda knows why the Kiwi was taken over him, but he isn’t disappointed per se when the official announcement came through.
For Tsunoda, there’s only much he can do and he wishes to continue his run as he has been at Visa Cash App Racing Bulls against newcomer Isack Hadjar. “Last year’s thing, I already parked, put it out my head to be honest,” he said to media during F1 75 press brief. “The moment they officially announced it, I didn’t feel that super angry or disappointed.
“Maybe I was prepared inside of my head at some point, but in the end, even when I go to Racing Bulls, VCARB or Red Bull, the things I have to do are the same. So, in both ways, you can do pretty cool projects. Maybe if I go to Red Bull, maybe be a team-mate [to] Max, you can prove yourself in a different stage.
“Even with Racing Bulls, there are different things that I’ve never probably experienced, more like leadership, I guess, things that I have to at some point to develop myself more. I just kind of stick to what I’m doing. I understand why they chose Liam, it is what it is. It’s the things I can control and respect that, and yeah, definitely still have hope this season.
“I just keep focused on what I have to do, prove myself more than I deserve to be in F1,” summed up Tsunoda, who wishes to be part of Red Bull family in future as well. Even though Honda is to part ways to team-up with Aston Martin after 2025 and the Japanese driver not in the #1 favourite list, he still wants to remain with them.
“It depends upon my performance, like every season,” said Tsunoda. “Obviously, I would like to stay at the Red Bull family. If I’m at Red Bull Racing, that’s amazing. If not, still I would still love to be part of this team. I’ve been in this team for five years already. I’m probably the most [longest-serving] driver in this team.
“I already feel like I’m connected to every person, which is for me very important as a driver to develop myself and focus on what I want to do. I feel a lot of support from them, which means a lot to me. Whatever happens there’s going to be interesting options, but obviously my main target is to be in this team, the Red Bull family,” summed up Tsunoda.
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