Tsunoda: Rumors about the replacement of pilots are traditional for Red Bull

      At the first stage of the season in Melbourne, Yuki Tsunoda performed more confidently than his former teammate Liam Lawson, who joined Red Bull Racing. Immediately after the race in Melbourne, rumors began to spread that a few more unsuccessful races by Liam would open the way for Tsunoda to join the main team of the Austrian concern. In Shanghai, Yuki recalled that rumors about a replacement in the lineup are typical for Red Bull.

      Yuki Tsunoda: "There's only one race left, and similar rumors started last year after the first stage. First they said that Daniel Ricciardo would replace Sergio Perez, then that I would replace Sergio, then Liam. This is already a kind of tradition for our team. It's good to be spoken highly of, but I have to keep doing what I'm doing.

      After all, the squad for this season was only decided at the end of last year. The team may have clear plans for the future, but I don't know about them."

      At Albert Park, Yuki claimed to finish in the top five, but the wrong strategy chosen by the team did not allow him to earn points. The Japanese racer said that Racing Bulls apologized to him.

      "The condition of the track was constantly changing on each lap," Yuki continues. "A lap earlier, there was no rain in the first sector, and on the next, it started to rain completely, and we reacted too late.

      I don't think I made a mistake in communicating with the team or anything like that. I'm quite happy with the way I acted. It just didn't work out the way we wanted it to. The safety car pulled out a lap after I made a pit stop.

      We know what happened, and the team apologized to me immediately after the race."

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