Scuderia AlphaTauri has showed that Eastern motive force Yuki Tsunoda will stay with the squad for the 2023 season. The extension manner the 22-year-old will spend 3 years with AlphaTauri after making his F1 debut closing 12 months.
AlphaTauri prolong Yuki Tsunoda’s contract for some other System 1 season (AP)
HIGHLIGHTSTsunoda retained through AlphaTauri for subsequent System 1 seasonTsunoda will spend 3 years with AlphaTauriTsunoda lately sits sixteenth within the F1 desk
Scuderia AlphaTauri has showed that Eastern motive force Yuki Tsunoda will stay with the squad for the 2023 season. The extension manner the 22-year-old will spend 3 years with AlphaTauri after making his F1 debut closing 12 months.
Tsunoda, who lately sits sixteenth within the F1 desk, mentioned he was once grateful for the chance offered to him.
“I need to say an enormous thanks to Crimson Bull, Honda and Scuderia AlphaTauri for proceeding to present me the chance to force in System 1. Having moved to Italy closing 12 months, to be nearer to the manufacturing facility, I truly really feel a part of the workforce and am happy that I am getting to hold on racing with them in 2023,” Tsunoda mentioned after the extension.
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The Eastern motive force mentioned he is able to push himself onerous within the midfield struggle for the rest of the season.
“In fact, our 2022 season is not over but and we are nonetheless pushing onerous within the midfield struggle, so I am absolutely interested by completing it on a prime after which we can look ahead to subsequent 12 months,” Tsunoda added.
AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost noticed that Tsunoda has endured to make stronger this season and merits a seat in System 1.
“As we have now noticed since he joined us closing 12 months, Yuki is an overly proficient motive force and has stepped forward so much this season. The tempo he has proven not too long ago is obvious proof of a steep studying curve, which proves he merits a seat in F1, and I nonetheless be expecting some sturdy effects from him within the closing six races of 2022. As I all the time say, a motive force wishes no less than 3 years to completely familiarize yourself with System 1, so I am happy he is been given the time to turn his complete possible,” Tost mentioned after extending Tsunoda’s contract.
The identification of Tsunoda’s team-mate for subsequent season stays up within the air, with present motive force Pierre Gasly being related to Alpine.
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