Honda get involved to ask Red Bull to give Yuki Tsunoda a chance

"He hasn't ruled it out. Nothing has been decided yet, but I think we need to procee🅷d properly."

Yuki Tsunoda
Yuki Tsunoda

Honda are pushing Red Bull to give 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda a test to “showcase his ability”.

Despite being part of the Red Bull family for several years, Tsunoda has never 🌸te🦹sted Red Bull machinery.

Since 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly’s departure from AlphaTauri (now RB) at the end of 2022, Tsunoda has been consistently Red Bull’s second-best driver behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.

Despite seeing off 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nyck de Vries and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Daniel Ricciardo, Tsunoda isn’t thought to be under consideration by Red Bull as a possible replacement for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez, who continues to underperform.

Koji Watanabe, who is president of the Honda Racing Corporation, has revealed he’s spoken with Christian Horner over giving Tsunoda a test for Red Bulꦅl.

“Regarding Tsunoda, our goal is for him to work hard and secure a seat at Red ꦫBull Racing,” Watanabe told Motorsport.com

“We believe he has the talent. Of course, driver decisions are ultimately up to the team, but as a partner we've strongꦡly requested that Tsunoda ♑be given the chance to drive and test in a Red Bull car. We want to at least give him the opportunity to showcase his ability.

“I've also s🍃poken directly with Ch🐈ristian about this. He hasn't ruled it out. Nothing has been decided yet, but I think we need to proceed properly.”

Red Bull’s partnership with Hond﷽🍌a comes to an end next year.

Red Bull will build their own engines from 2026, while Honda have♒ teamed up with Aston Martin.

Despite this facꦡt, Watanabe remains fully supportive of Tsunoda and his pursuit of a Red Bull drive.

“If all goes well and Tsunoda's abil𓃲ities are recognised, I believe he could remain w𒁏ith Red Bull beyond 2026 and compete for championships,” he added.

“It would be ideal for Tsunoda to become more of a Red Bull driver. It's not as if he's parting ways with Honda forever. His current focus should be on secu൩ring a Red Bull seat, and if that's his goal, he should pursue it.”

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