AlphaTauri has invested a lot in rookie Yuki Tsunoda, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Not only does he get another season to develop with the team, but he now has his own racing simulator to practice with at home.
Expectations for the Japanese racing talent were high, and his strong debut in Bahrain underlined that. After that however he had a period with peaks and lows, in which he made several crashes. Helmut Marko then decided to move him to Italy, so that he could 'settle in' with his team.
Tsunoda has good hopes for simulator
On top of that, he has now been given his own racing simulator. "I've been doing a lot of laps," says Tsunoda in conversation with Motorsport.com. "It's not the same as the simulator at Red Bull of course, but it's the most realistic one I've used."
"The big advantage of the sim is that I can get to know the circuits and sharpen my driving style," the AlphaTauri driver continued. "The last five races I was pretty consistent, but the speed and performance were not so good. I hope I can improve this weekend and be more competitive," concludes Tsunoda.