Yuki Tsunoda is struggling at Red Bull, as the Japanese driver is nowhere near his teammate, Max Verstappen. The Japanese driver is heading into this weekend's
British Grand Prix looking to end a lacklustre run of four races without a point.
Tsunoda floundered last time out at the Red Bull Ring in Austria as he tangled with Alpine's Franco Colapinto.
This left Red Bull with a double zero at their home event.
This earned him a 10-second time penalty before seeing the chequered flag two laps down in a Red Bull.
The second seat alongside Verstappen has long been an issue for the Austrian team since Daniel Ricciardo left at the end of 2018.
Tsunoda wants to "show what I am capable of"
Tsunoda established himself in the midfield over four seasons at Red Bull's junior team, now called Racing Bulls.
He cut out a lot of mistakes that plagued his early career and Tsunoda worked on his race pace to maximise results.
Despite a promising run prior to his promotion, the Japanese driver hasn't finished higher than ninth place in a Grand Prix for Red Bull since his debut at Suzuka this year.
The 25-year-old explained in the Red Bull press release that Austria was tricky and Tsunoda is working to step up.
Tsunoda said: "Austria was a tough weekend for us and I really had high hopes going into it. Unfortunately things didn’t turn out the way we wanted and we have to accept that and move on. I am feeling more and more confident in the car, which is why not being able to unlock the long run pace is frustrating for me.
"The Team and I are working together to find a way to do that and to gain consistency across a weekend.
"The positive is I have shown and have felt that we have the potential to qualify well, it’s now about making sure set up is right and I can lock a good lap in, like in Canada before the grid penalty. I want to get this week right for everyone and show what I am capable of."