Yuki Tsunoda has claimed Purple Bull had been “impressed” along with his suggestions throughout his debut F1 take a look at for the staff in Abu Dhabi.
Tsunoda bought his first outing for the staff on Tuesday on the post-season F1 take a look at.
The Japanese driver bought his palms on the RB20 for the primary time, alongside Purple Bull junior Isack Hadjar.
Whereas Tsunoda didn’t problem the highest of the timesheets, he was happy with how rapidly he tailored to the Purple Bull.
Tsunoda is in competition to obtain a promotion for subsequent 12 months, with Purple Bull nonetheless undecided whether or not they’ll stick to Sergio Perez.
Nonetheless, Liam Lawson is considered forward of Tsunoda within the operating to be Max Verstappen’s teammate.
Talking at Honda Racing’s season finale occasion, Tsunoda mirrored on his landmark outing for Purple Bull.
“I heard so much about how impressed they had been, significantly with my suggestions,” Tsunoda stated, as quoted by Autosport.
“This got here not solely from the trackside engineers but in addition from the engineers supporting remotely from Purple Bull’s manufacturing facility in Milton Keynes. They talked about how impressed they had been with my enter.
“That space was a key goal for me. I consider Purple Bull already understands that my velocity isn’t a lot of a problem. As an alternative, what they’re extra targeted on are issues like my suggestions, my behaviour throughout the staff, and the way I conduct myself within the automobile. They in all probability noticed these areas as the largest unknowns.
“So whereas preserving that in thoughts, I continued to offer suggestions as I at all times have, aiming to speak as totally and with as a lot element as attainable.”
Purple Bull set to make key determination
Purple Bull’s second driver downside has been a recurring matter all through the 2024 F1 season.
Despite the fact that Perez began the 12 months strongly, his kind rapidly tailed off.
From Might onwards, Perez didn’t register a single top-three end.
His abysmal kind meant Purple Bull dropped to 3rd within the constructors’ championship, giving them their worst end since 2019 general.
Purple Bull must select between Tsunoda and Lawson.
Whereas Tsunoda had a normal edge in efficiency phrases, Lawson has carried out nicely given his lack of expertise.
