Christian Horner confirms end-of-year Red Bull F1 test for Yuki Tsunoda

Yuki Tsunoda will drive Red Bull's current F1 car in the end-o🔯f-season test in Abu D🐬habi.

Yuki Tsunoda
Yuki Tsunoda

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yuki Tsunoda will get the chance to drive Red Bull’s RB20 F1 car at the end-of-season test in Abu Dhabi.

The 24-year-old Japanese racer, who drives for Red Bull’s sister squad 🍎RB, will finally get a chance to test current Red Bull machinery a🦩t the post-season test following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December.

Tsunoda's only previous🐽 outing in a Red Bull car came at the Goodwood Festival of Speed when he drov𝔉e the RB18.

Honda have been pushing for Tsunoda to get the chance to prove h🌃imself in a Red Bull and team principal Christian Horner has no💛w confirmed that a test will happen.

"Yuki is a member of the junior team, and it's something that we have discussed with Honda," Horner told media including in Friday’s FIA press conference at the Mexico ཧCity Grand Prix. 

"He w💞ill test the car at the tyre test following the conclusion of the season, and it's something that has been agreed for quite some time🌱.

"It will again be go🅘od to give him a run, and get the opportunity to work with engineers and see how he performs in a Red Bull Racing car.”

Despite outperforming the now axed Daniel Ricciardo, Tsunoda has seemingly never been considered as a serious contender to b𓆉e Mꦛax Verstappen’s teammate.

Ricciardo’s replacement, Liam Lawson, is seen as a more likely candidate to take Seꦜrg꧑io Perez’s seat if the Mexican continues to underperform.

Horner once again pointed out that Perez has a valid contract with ✨Red Bul♔l for 2025.

“Checo has a contract for next year, so🥂 he's currently our driver for꧋ 2025,” he said.

"Obviously there is a seat available at VCARB, but they're all Red Bull Racing drivers that are on lo💝an.

"We have the benefit of time to sit down with Laur♔ent [Mekies, RB team principal] and Peter [Bayer, RB CEO] and look at all the options."

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