Hiroki Tsunoda’s 2024 Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 seat is not guaranteed. Helmut Marko, Red Bull F1’s motorsport advisor, has mentioned that Yuki Tsunoda has the option of becoming a “reserve driver.” Hiroki Tsunoda, who is in his third year with Scuderia AlphaTauri, has struggled with the underpowered AT04 and has won all of the team’s points so far.
Nick de Vries, who joined the team at the beginning of this season, was expected to play an active role as a team leader, but Yuki Tsunoda’s results overwhelmed him. De Vries was fired after just 10 fights. His replacement, Daniel Ricciardo, suffered a crash in FP2 of the third race, the Dutch Grand Prix, and broke his left hand. Franz Tost, who has been forced to leave the team for a long time, said at Monza that Hiroki Tsunoda is likely to continue with AlphaTauri in 2024. However, no driver has been with Red Bull’s sister team for more than three years, and with Hiroki Tsunoda’s current engine partner Honda joining forces with Aston Martin from 2026, Tsunoda’s position within Red Bull is unclear. It becomes. Meanwhile, Helmut Marko mentioned the intriguing role of “reserve driver” as an option for Yuki Tsunoda. “Will he be in the car[full-time]or will he be a reserve driver?” Marko asked aloud. “As we have already seen, things can move quickly and there are only four seats available. “He has shown that he is more than capable of being in F1 and we will have to confirm that in the upcoming races.” In the past, Sebastien Buemi has a history of losing his race seat and being demoted to Red Bull’s reserve driver after failing to earn promotion to Red Bull Racing after three seasons with Toro Rosso. Meanwhile, Liam Lawson has competed in the past two races in place of injured Daniel Ricciardo. Lawson, who has high expectations from Red Bull, was sent to Japan’s Super Formula for military training, and when de Vries was fired, he was forced to ride the car midway through the season to avoid giving a negative impression. He is so valued that he was passed over for promotion. However, due to Ricciardo’s injury, Lawson was rushed into the car and finished 11th, his best result in the other AlphaTauri at the second race, Monza, when Yuki Tsunoda was unable to start due to machine trouble. In qualifying, he was just 0.164 seconds behind Tsunoda. Liam Lawson is aiming for a full-time F1 seat, according to Helmut Marko. Marko, 80, told Servus TV this week that Daniel Ricciardo, the AlphaTauri driver who missed Lawson, will miss at least two more races. “Unfortunately, it’s a pretty complicated fracture,” Marco said. “The idea is six weeks, but we don’t want to take any risks with that. Fortunately, we’ve found a great replacement in Liam Lawson. “I think he (Ricciardo) will be able to race again in Qatar as soon as possible. I’m looking forward to it, especially Singapore and Suzuka, which are the most difficult races on my hands.”Before being injured in a crash at Zandvoort, Ricciardo had been offered a seat at AlphaTauri in 2024, and possibly a seat at Red Bull Racing to replace Sergio Perez. was aiming for. However, 21-year-old Lawson has thrown a damper on the issue. “Lawson will be with us for a while,” Marco said. “And he’s a true New Zealander, just like Denny Hulme and Bruce McLaren. He’s tough but smart in battle. “He’s the man of the future. If our strategy had worked, we might have gotten points (at Monza). It’s unfortunate, but we have to be careful about that. “He definitely had speed and is really a player for the future. “He is currently second in Japan’s Super Formula, which is a very tough class. The car is faster than F2, but it doesn’t get much attention here because it’s done in Japan. Maybe he can still win there.” Red Bull F1 team principal Christian Horner has clearly expressed his desire to keep Daniel Ricciardo in the car in 2024 with a view to promotion to Red Bull in 2025. Marco recommends Liam Lawson. AlphaTauri’s new CEO Peter Beyer has said he wants to change the team’s previous policy and pair experienced drivers with younger players. Red Bull have Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez under contract until 2024, while AlphaTauri have options in Daniel Ricciardo and Liam Lawson. There is a possibility that Yuki Tsunoda could be that confused.
2023-09-08 16:40:00
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