Helmut Marko has described Yuki Tsunoda as “not a typical Japanese driver” who had to be brought down a peg or two when he became “too cocky”. Tsunoda found himself promoted to F1 this season with AlphaTauri after Marko was captivated by his outstanding raw pace in junior formulas, but so far he has looked every bit the rookie he is. There have been a series of crashes, penalties and team radio rants from Tsunoda, who was heard saying “f*****g idiot, this guy” when felt he had been impeded during practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. To try and harness his undoubted talent, AlphaTauri recently moved the 21-year-old from his UK base to their own HQ in Faenza, Italy under the...
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