Tsunoda to accelerate Red Bull learning with private Silverstone F1 test

Crimson Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda is ready for a non-public take a look at at Silverstone subsequent week with the hopes of rushing up his integration into the Components 1 squad.

Off the again of an action-packed triple-header, the 24-year-old will drive Crimson Bull’s 2023 RB19 on the British Grand Prix venue.

Tsunoda made his Crimson Bull debut on the Japanese Grand Prix earlier this month, changing his former Racing Bulls team-mate Liam Lawson.

Again-to-back weekends in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia adopted, leaving the Japanese driver with little time to digest the tougher RB21, which is suffering from severe balance issues.

Autosport understands Tsunoda’s testing of a earlier automotive session (TPC), which is preceded by a simulator day, was pre-arranged when he signed for the squad.

As per the laws, any such take a look at should be performed with equipment that’s not less than two seasons previous.

This may very well be useful for Tsunoda as he will get to check the automotive that Crimson Bull gained a file 21 out of twenty-two grands prix with throughout 2023, within the fingers of world champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.

As Tsunoda continues to become familiar with the Crimson Bull’s driving type and the group’s set-up strategies, he now will get to pattern what a significantly better automotive appears like.

The TPC take a look at is nothing out of the bizarre, nonetheless, as Lawson additionally acquired a day in the identical automotive on the Spanish circuit of Jerez in February to organize for his 2025 marketing campaign.

Tsunoda scored his first factors for Crimson Bull with ninth eventually weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, however admitted he nonetheless needed to get used to how the RB21 likes to be pushed.

“It comes right down to the expertise actually, this automotive behaves fairly otherwise at every monitor so it’s exhausting to foretell,” Tsunoda mentioned forward of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

“I’m not absolutely enjoyable driving this automotive – I’m nonetheless dashing and never absolutely in management but.”

Tsunoda crashed in FP2 after clipping the within wall of Jeddah’s remaining nook, however made it again out in remaining follow after the required repairs.