Yuki Tsunoda’s strong run into the factors within the Australian GP wasn’t misplaced on Helmut Marko, however the Purple Bull motorsport advisor says the RB driver might want to do extra to be thought-about for a race seat at Purple Bull Racing for 2025.
Tsunoda certified P8 in Melbourne, ten positions forward of RB teammate Daniel Ricciardo, and spent his afternoon among the many high ten, crossing the checkered flag eighth however gaining a spot due to Fernando Alonso’s 20-second time penalty.
It was a well timed end result for the 23-year-old because it got here simply days after Marko criticized the race tempo of each Tsunoda and Ricciardo.
Each RB chargers are eying a seat with Purple Bull Racing subsequent season, however Marko, assessing Tsunoda’s kind, says he’ll want to lift his recreation one other notch to be considered for a plum seat at Purple Bull.
“Each lap he was aggressive and didn’t do something improper, he was calm,” commented Marko. “However as we are saying, one swallow doesn’t make a summer time.
“So, he has to enhance extra earlier than he may be thought-about on this path.”
Tsunoda reckoned that RB’s extra constant package deal in comparison with its AT04 predecessor helps him carry out higher.
“Each race week I’m simply resetting myself, at every monitor we carry out somewhat bit otherwise,” Tsunoda stated
“However really, the nice factor is our automobile is fairly constant when it comes to efficiency, that we didn’t have final 12 months. We have been sort of up and down final 12 months, in order that’s one of many strengths.
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“It was irritating the final two races. A few conditions occurred and there was a chance that we may rating factors, and we misplaced it.
“We knew that we would have liked a clear race and I believe we achieved it. We didn’t have any errors. That’s essential for me and for a staff to have an excellent confidence for upcoming races.”
To date, Tsunoda has outpaced Ricciardo in qualifying within the first three races of the season, and outperformed the Aussie on race day in Saudi Arabia and in Melbourne.
Hypothesis is rising that RB is already mulling changing Ricciardo with Purple Bull’s super-sub Liam Lawson as early because the Miami Grand Prix in early Could.
Daniel Ricciardo joins the grid in Melbourne.
Whereas strain is probably going constructing for Ricciardo given his disappointing outcomes, Marko gave no indication after Sunday’s race that the eight-time Grand Prix winner’s days at RB are numbered.
Though the Austrian acknowledged Ricciardo’s disappointing outcomes, he instructed that RB’s first order of enterprise is to enhance its automobile.
“He’s struggling, we’ll must see,” Marko stated. “There have been some good indicators within the Bahrain take a look at, however the previous few races haven’t been going too properly.
“I believe Ricciardo wants a protected and assured automobile. I hope the staff can provide him that so he can no less than be on par with Yuki.”
Looking forward to subsequent week’s spherical of racing in Suzuka, Ricciardo will relinquish his RB seat in FP1 for Japanese rookie Ayumu Iwasa.
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