Rumour: Marko considered Tsunoda as teammate for Verstappen

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17:48, 15 Dec 2020

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Yuki Tsunoda drove a very creditable test for AlphaTauri today during the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi and is expected to be announced as Pierre Gasly's teammate at AlphaTauri.

Rookie of the year

Tsunoda drove's last season in Formula 2. There he achieved third place in the championship with three victories. He also received the Anthoine Hubert Award for the rookie of the year. A place in Formula 1 seems a logical next step for the Young Japanese driver.

Tsunoda to Red Bull Racing

So it is expected that Tsunoda will go to AlphaTauri, but according to Formula 1 journalist Adam Cooper, Helmut Marko had big plans for Tsunoda. "Helmut Marko rates Yuki so highly that he may even have been tempted to put him straight into Red Bull Racing."

Cooper thinks that this will not happen until 2022 at the earliest, because there are too many interests for next year. "Dr. Marko knows that Red Bull Racing can win both titles, so it's not the time to experiment."

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'@yukitsunoda07 tested for @AlphaTauriF1 today, and should be confirmed tomorrow for 2021. Helmut Marko rates Yuki so highly that he may even have been tempted to put him straight into @redbullracing. But Dr M knows RBR can win both titles, so it's not the time to experiment...

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Rumour: Marko considered Tsunoda as teammate for Verstappen

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