“I think a guy at that level, that has been scoring the [number] of points he’s scored this year, a guy that has put the car in P7 or in P3 in the last two races in qualifying, of course I think he’s ready to get a faster car.
“We are hoping to provide him with this faster car, but of course, I think he’s ready for a faster car and a faster team or a bigger team. So, the short answer is yes, [he’s ready].
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“As for the test, I think it’s been very important for our drivers to get a chance into the bigger team, into our brother team. It’s one of our key DNA aspects for this team to be able to grow our drivers and to make them attractive enough so that Red Bull Racing want to have them.”
Tsunoda declared that he was “happy more than ever” after getting behind the wheel of Red Bull’s 2024 challenger at the Yas Marina Circuit last week, with the team praising him for providing “excellent feedback” over the course of the day.
