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Yuki Tsunoda
- Team Racing Bulls
- Date of birth 11/05/2000
- Place of birth Sagamihara, Japan
- Race Debut Bahrain, 2021 (AlphaTauri)
Hand on heart, nobody wants to start a fifth full season with Red Bull’s ‘B-team’, and nobody has until Yuki Tsunoda in 2025. No matter its name, it’s a team where you’ve tried to move up or have been moved on by then, and Tsunoda hasn’t managed the former and avoided the latter. Now what?

Tsunoda has made no secret of his desire to graduate to Red Bull Racing over the past two years, and he’s beaten his teammates (Nyck De Vries, Daniel Ricciardo and Liam Lawson) 34-12 in qualifying over that time while outscoring them 47-24 in races. But, clearly, there’s been something unquantifiable that has shaped the senior squad’s stance.
With Honda’s association with Red Bull in its final season, Tsunoda has to look out for himself to secure his future. It might not be the one he coveted, but at least he knows, unequivocally, where he stands.