Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has confirmed that RB driver Yuki Tsunoda will have the opportunity to drive the senior team’s car during the 2024 post-season testing in Abu Dhabi.
Tsunoda is contesting his fourth campaign at Red Bull’s sister team, formerly called AlphaTauri, but the Japanese driver has so far been overlooked when it comes to sitting alongside Max Verstappen.
Speaking at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix, Tsunoda, 24, He insisted that he deserves to be promotedstating that “if I perform well, I hope those guys [at Red Bull] I’ll see,” but admitted, “I can’t control those things.”
What has now become clear, however, is that he will drive for Red Bull in the end-of-season test at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit in December, following talks between the team and its engine supplier Honda, which has supported to Tsunoda for many years. years.
“Well, Yuki is obviously a member of the junior team,” Horner said in the Mexico City paddock. “It is something we have discussed with Honda.