{"id":37265,"date":"2025-08-01T03:41:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T03:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/37265\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T03:41:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T03:41:48","slug":"yuki-tsunoda-says-comparing-him-to-max-verstappen-is-unfair-with-different-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/37265\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuki Tsunoda says comparing him to Max Verstappen is \u2018unfair\u2019 with different car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Red Bull has felt like a one-car \u2013 or at least one-driver \u2013 team for several years now as the second seat has been occupied by a rotating cast of individuals who are granted a vanishingly small window to prove themselves before being fired or demoted. Four-time world champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/max-verstappen\/17529\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Max Verstappen<\/a> is clearly a once-in-a-generation talent, but it is difficult to measure anyone against him when they don\u2019t have an equivalent car spec \u2013 especially one so tricky as the RB21.<\/p>\n<p>Read Also:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/yuki-tsunoda\/828523\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Yuki Tsunoda<\/a>, belatedly promoted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/team\/racing-bulls-12\/12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Racing Bulls<\/a> to fill the seat when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/driver\/liam-lawson\/451769\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Liam Lawson<\/a> \u2013 who had leapfrogged him in the Red Bull Junior Team queue \u2013 was dropped after two rounds, has finished in the top 10 just three times since his elevation. His part-season with Red Bull has been punctuated by high-profile mishaps such as his shunt in qualifying at Imola, in which he broke a brand-new floor.<\/p>\n<p>But in Belgium last weekend, after receiving a more recent floor spec between the sprint race and qualifying, he reached Q3 for the first time since Miami. He then finished outside the top 10 again, but that was more a factor of Red Bull botching its communications and not calling him in for slicks until after he had passed the pit entry.<\/p>\n<p>New team boss Laurent Mekies said the team took responsibility for that one but some questions still linger. It emerged that even the \u2018new\u2019 floor was not of the same spec used by Verstappen \u2013 and, heading into the Hungary weekend, many elements of Tsunoda\u2019s RB21 are still not the most recent, including the front wing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMissing the points is not ideal at all,\u201d Tsunoda told reporters at the Hungaroring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut one thing that helps me is definitely, with my engineering side, with my side of the garage, at least we know that there&#8217;s clear progress and a clear pace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/yuki-tsunoda-red-bull-racing-t.jpg\" alt=\"Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull Racing Team\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull Racing Team<\/p>\n<p class=\"photographer\">Photo by: Sam Bagnall \/ Sutton Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Tsunoda does not face the axe until season\u2019s end at the earliest, but one comparison all drivers face is the one with their team-mate. And the gulf between Tsunoda and Verstappen remains marked \u2013 traditionally Red Bull will tolerate the second driver being three tenths per lap off Verstappen on pure pace, but beyond that their future becomes less certain.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s interesting here is that Tsunoda has been on a journey from downplaying the difficulties of driving a peaky, inconsistent car \u2013 based on sim experience before he got in the real thing \u2013 to having to face the reality of being alongside one of the most ferocious competitors on the grid. And yet he still clings on to the hope of getting closer, given equal machinery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, how he [Verstappen] always extracts performance consistently every session, every grand prix, is very impressive,\u201d said Tsunoda.\u00a0\u201cIt&#8217;s not things that you can do very easily. And it seems like he can. It looks like he does it very easily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut at the same time, I just don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s fair to compare. And I don&#8217;t want to directly compare with him because he&#8217;s been here nine years in that car and I&#8217;m just jumping into the car.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd also, I&#8217;m not \u2013 well, let&#8217;s see if I get exactly the same car. Until that point, I can&#8217;t compare directly.<\/p>\n<p>Read Also:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut until then, I&#8217;m just focused on myself because I know clearly what I can improve and I just progress in my own way, step by step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Given Mekies is understood to be more sympathetic to Tsunoda than Horner, based on their previous relationship at Racing Bulls, Tsunoda may get his wish sooner rather than later. And having a team principal from a solid engineering background, shorn of responsibilities for marketing and such, should ensure Yuki has the support he requires.<\/p>\n<p>But can anyone seriously hope to match or beat Max Verstappen, given equal equipment? That is perhaps the most daunting task of all.<\/p>\n<p>Photos from Hungarian GP &#8211; Thursday<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753965131_769_isack-hadjar-racing-bulls-team.jpg\" alt=\"Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls Team\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/trackside.jpg\" alt=\"Trackside\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/oliver-bearman-haas-f1-team.jpg\" alt=\"Oliver Bearman, Haas F1 Team\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; 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Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/the-haas-f1-motorhome.jpg\" alt=\"The Haas F1 motorhome\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754019705_189_yuki-tsunoda-red-bull-racing.jpg\" alt=\"Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull Racing\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754019705_378_isack-hadjar-racing-bulls-team.jpg\" alt=\"Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls Team\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; 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Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754019707_974_fernando-alonso-aston-martin-r.jpg\" alt=\"Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754019707_157_yuki-tsunoda-red-bull-racing.jpg\" alt=\"Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull Racing\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/max-verstappen-red-bull-racing.jpg\" alt=\"Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754019708_3_charles-leclerc-ferrari.jpg\" alt=\"Charles Leclerc, Ferrari\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754019708_926_max-verstappen-red-bull-racing.jpg\" alt=\"Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"ms-item__img ms-item__img--3_2 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754019708_972_george-russell-mercedes.jpg\" alt=\"George Russell, Mercedes\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Hungarian GP &#8211; Thursday, in photos<\/p>\n<p>In this article<\/p>\n<p>Be the first to know and subscribe for real-time news email updates on these topics<\/p>\n<p>    Subscribe to news alerts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Red Bull has felt like a one-car \u2013 or at least one-driver \u2013 team for several years now&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37266,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1687,21197,372,6537,21196,3006,371,101,56,54,55,7942],"class_list":["post-37265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-f1","tag-f1","tag-f1-hungarian-grand-prix-2025","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-hungarian-gp","tag-max-verstappen","tag-red-bull-racing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-yuki-tsunoda"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}