Yuki Tsunoda
Oracle Red Bull Racing
2024 Stats
Points
30
Starts
24
Wins
0
Poles
0
Top 5
0
Top 10
9
Non-factor in final race of 2025
Tsunoda finished 14th in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix F1 race at Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Tsunoda had a decent showing in qualifying, particularly helping teammate Max Verstappen with a tow on his first run of Q3. However, Tsunoda then failed to log a time in the session due to a track limit violation, lining him up 10th on the grid. His race was later derailed as he continued to try to aid Verstappen by holding up Lando Norris, though he ultimately got a penalty for changing direction more than once. While Tsunoda did his best to help his teammate throughout the weekend, the result ended up being underwhelming. He'll enter 2026 as a reserve driver for the team.
Tsunoda had a decent showing in qualifying, particularly helping teammate Max Verstappen with a tow on his first run of Q3. However, Tsunoda then failed to log a time in the session due to a track limit violation, lining him up 10th on the grid. His race was later derailed as he continued to try to aid Verstappen by holding up Lando Norris, though he ultimately got a penalty for changing direction more than once. While Tsunoda did his best to help his teammate throughout the weekend, the result ended up being underwhelming. He'll enter 2026 as a reserve driver for the team.
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
After finishing 14th in the series standings in 2021, Tsunoda slipped backward a touch in 2022. He scored just 13 points compared to 32 his rookie season. Some of that slip is due to missing the second race of the season in Saudi Arabia with an engine failure on his way to the grid. That was just one example of Alpha Tauri not living up to their own expectations last season after a competitive 2021, which affected Tsunoda's results. He had six other DNFs following that failure to start. Five of those were crashes, which is where the driver can work to eliminate this year. Despite the struggles he managed to finish in the top 10 four times last season, including the first race in Bahrain. The good news for him and the team is that his single-lap speed appears to be there. Tsunoda's average start was 13.6 with five of those being inside the first five rows. With fewer crashes in 2023, Tsunoda could be a reliable fantasy option in the mid-field battle this season.
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Brings home points in Qatar
Tsunoda finished 10th in the Qatar Grand Prix F1 race at Lusail International Circuit on Sunday.
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Team mistake dooms weekend
Tsunoda finished 14th in the Las Vegas Grand Prix F1 race at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit on Saturday.
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Bad timing for poor weekend
Tsunoda finished 17th at the Brazilian Grand Prix F1 race at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on Sunday.
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Crash in Sao Paulo GP Practice
Tsunoda crashed in FP1 for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Interlagos Circuit on Friday.
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Narrowly misses points
Tsunoda finished 11th in the Mexico City Grand Prix F1 race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on Sunday.
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