Liam Lawson has just finished a day of filming at the wheel of Red Bull Racing’s RB20, giving the young driver valuable experience behind the wheel of Formula 1’s most sensible car. But why didn’t Yuki Tsunoda get the same chance?
After the British Grand Prix, RBR team boss Christian Horner kept his cards to himself and responded “you never know. . . ” when asked about Tsunoda’s choice of driving a car.
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Speaking to the media, adds PlanetF1. com, after the British Grand Prix, Christian Horner asked why Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda had never received a check behind the wheel of a Red Bull Racing machine.
The question was especially relevant, given that later that week Liam Lawson would have a photo behind the wheel of the RB20 on a day of filming at Silverstone.
Horner’s initial reaction was timid, as he said: “Yuki is a Red Bull Racing driver. He has a contract with Red Bull Racing and we re-signed him because he performed well, so we are very aware of his performance.
Asked what that might mean for Tsunoda’s long career at Red Bull’s most level-headed team, Horner replied: “You never know, maybe one day they’ll do a check, you never know. “
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Later in the conversation, Horner was asked how he thought Tsunoda would simply, perhaps to get a control day with Red Bull or a promotion from the VCARB team.
However, Horner also spoke of the advantages that hiring an experienced driver like Daniel Ricciardo brings to Tsunoda.
Experience, points. . . is it enough to get a full-time seat at Red Bull Racing or is there a possibility to overhaul the car in the near future?
Well, Horner had an equally timid answer to that question, too.
“You can never rule it out,” he said.
“Yuki, we have multi-year roles on him because he’s a talent. “
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