Tsunoda: I don't think I need to change my driving style.

      Yuki Tsunoda, who will make his debut as a Red Bull Racing driver at his home track this weekend, is confident that he can handle the RB21 car - despite the fact that it has unusual handling characteristics.  

      Yuki Tsunoda: "This is not only my first race for Red Bull Racing, but more importantly, it is my home Grand Prix. In my opinion, in every sense, this is generally the best of all possible situations, and I feel really inspired.

      I spent a few days in Tokyo before that, and although they were very intense, I managed to spend some time with my friends, so so far everything is going great. But before I went to Japan, I flew to the UK for a couple of days, where I also worked on a simulator at the team base.

      First of all, I must say that the picture on the virtual track does not quite correspond to what a rider experiences behind the wheel of a real car, but so far I have not felt any special difficulties in the piloting process. So far, I've only gotten a first look at the RB21 on the simulator, so after the first workout, we'll see if we have to adjust the settings somehow.

      But I don't think I'll need to change my driving style. After all, I've been doing fine at Racing Bulls so far – if it weren't for that, I wouldn't be sitting here in a Red Bull Racing logo uniform right now.

      In general, I intend to continue working the way I have been working before, and I will move forward gradually, step by step. However, let's see – maybe I won't even have to use this approach if the driving experience is immediately comfortable enough.

      If you attack really aggressively right away, say, more than 95%, then you start to feel that the front and rear wheels of the car start to slip a little. It shows up when you start to enter a turn – then you realize where the limit of what is possible is.

      Fortunately, last year's tests were held in Abu Dhabi, and there are wide departure zones there, so I could immediately attack, knowing that the track forgives some mistakes. But at the same time, I was quite comfortable driving the RB20, although historically that car was characterized by obvious manifestations of instability.

      At the entrance to the corners, it was definitely felt, even if I wasn't attacking at the limit. Still, I didn't have any difficulties piloting the RB20, and now, when I was working on the simulator, it didn't feel like it was incredibly difficult either. At least I already understand the direction we need to move in from the very beginning, and it seems that we have found a good foundation to achieve the desired pace."