11/07/2025 12:00
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has confirmed that
"intensive discussions" have taken place with Yuki Tsunoda. The
Japanese driver has endured a challenging start to life with the
Milton Keynes-based outfit, having scored just seven points in his
10 grands prix for Red Bull. To add to his difficulties, Tsunoda
has been eliminated in Q1 three times across the last six events,
whilst he is point-less in the last five. After failing to score a
point in the British Grand Prix, Tsunoda matched Mark Webber's
unwanted record from 2009, becoming just the second Red Bull driver
to go five consecutive races without a point. However, despite
Tsunoda's struggles, Marko has revealed that the 25-year-old is
making genuine steps in the right direction. According to Marko,
Tsunoda is getting closer to Max Verstappen and now works with a
sports psychologist. "Yuki Tsunoda has struggled on some GP
weekends, but we already saw an upward trend in England," Marko
wrote in his Speedweek column. "The gap to Max was smaller than
before in most of the free practice sessions, and he was able to
start from eleventh place on the grid in England. "We've had
intensive discussions with Yuki; he also works with sports
psychologists. Unfortunately, like Max, he had no chance in the
race with this wing. "But we're noticing an improvement in
performance, and we're optimistic that this will soon be reflected
in the points."
