Surely Yuki Tsunoda believed this would be his time for the highly coveted promotion. Four years behind him at Red Bull’s sister team, with a record 12 Q3 progressions in 2024, the popular Japanese driver believes he is entering his primetime years at 24. This season, he outperformed his teammate 18-6 in qualifying and 14-6 in races over 24 rounds. If not now, when?
But still, it wasn’t enough.