Tsunoda: RB could catch F1’s top five teams


The Faenza-based group loved its best outing of the 12 months in Miami final weekend, with Tsunoda scoring twice due to an eighth-place end in Saturday’s dash adopted by a robust drive to seventh in Sunday’s race.

Workforce-mate Daniel Ricciardo had a robust Saturday as nicely, qualifying and ending fourth, earlier than a somewhat nameless grand prix through which he crossed the end line in fifteenth.
A complete of 12 factors allowed RB to consolidate its sixth place within the standings behind Aston Martin.

The outcomes left Tsunoda inspired about his group’s type going ahead, hailing the velocity of its progress.

“It exhibits how a lot we’re pushing, you already know, particularly the individuals who work within the background,” Tsunoda advised F1.com after the race. “The progress we’re having all year long thus far could be very quick.

“Each race thus far we had been all the time no less than driving across the P10 and a lot of the races we’re scoring factors, and not too long ago it is not even simply P10, however P8, P9, P7, P4.

“Clearly, it is not stage but [with] the Mercedes, for instance, however right now I [was] capable of be on the tempo and even sooner tempo in comparison with one of many Mercedes.

Yuki Tsunoda, RB F1 Workforce VCARB 01, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W15

Picture by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images

“So clearly, if we proceed like this, perhaps we in some unspecified time in the future catch up the [top five] groups. We by no means know and that is what we purpose for for now.”

The Japanese, who has scored factors in three of the primary six races of 2024, had a busy race, with fights in opposition to a number of drivers – together with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton – and a scare when he practically misplaced management of his automotive.

“I sort of peed in my pants once I slid at Flip seven,” he stated of the incident.”I sort of had a half-spin there. It was my largest mistake and it was pointless for me.

“However after that, the tempo was there. I additionally loved the battle with Lewis. Ultimately, he overtook me like yesterday, so sort of deja vu.”

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