Tsunoda: 'You can see from the top speeds that we have improved the engine'

Yuki Tsunoda is probably the most expected rookie, given Alpha Tauri's good speed last year. If the team's upward trend continues, we could see Tsunoda regularly in the points. For now, he and the team seem to be on the right track.

"Thanks to the test drives in the old car in the winter, I came here with a good feeling," Tsunoda said as quoted by Auto Motor und Sport just before his final test session.

Although conditions are difficult to compare between the times the two teammates drove on the track, it does seem that the Japanese driver is well in line with his now experienced teammate Pierre Gasly. Even if his small stature also poses some problems.