Yuki Sunoda Since jumping is ending a hard time in red bull Racing bulls Earlier in the 2025 Formula 1 season. But despite the result of another decrease in Hungarian Grand Prix, he said there was positivity to take from the weekend.
Tsunoda’s campaign in Budapest was never really away from the ground, the Japanese driver was struggling for speed in practice before qualifying the 16th for Grand Prix. In the race, unable to move through pack on tight hungarings, he could not show his ability and ended the race in 17th.
But, for a time, there was no large Gulf in the results between Sunoda and their four-time world champion team-mate, Max VerustapaneDutchman also had a difficult tenure in Hungary, struggling through a 70-lap race to take only two points to finish his ninth place.
“Obviously, as a team, we struggled at the end of this week,” Tsunoda told the media after the Hungarian GP.
“So, even though I was tenth behind, I could not go to Q2. Therefore, on paper, it does not feel good, but at the same time, I think what I am doing so far is positive.”
Positivity Tsunoda talked about coming, as he is closing on the performance of his more successful team partner. In Q1, the top time of 1M15.736s of Vrstappen was just 0.163S faster than Tsunoda.
Conversely, the Tsunoda spa had half a second from the speed of the Vastapane last week, and the difference in the previous race in the silverstone was the same.
“Yes, I mean, it’s positive, and showing that I am progressing,” Tsunoda said. “When I introduced the package very close to Max, if you look on paper – especially on low run – it’s quite clear that I am shutting down the difference to Max.
“Yesterday (Saturday qualifying) was probably one of the nearest gaps in the last four years, which I think the team was proud, and I think I could be proud of it. So I will just keep what I am doing.”
Yuki Sunoda, Red Bull Racing Team
Photo by: Guido de Bortoli
Despite the positivity in qualifying, the speed of Tsunoda race unfortunately, the tight track in Hungary and the loss he has suffered, says that he “loses a lot of speed” at the closing stages of the Grand Prix “.
“Baseline’s speed was already (a real struggle for the team),” Tsunoda explained. “And at the top of it, the damage was not at all ideal. Yes, too much race was done with him.”
Despite the results on paper, the declining gaps for Vestapane would actually be what Sunoda expected to go into the summer brake of Formula 1.
“Obviously, there is not much time to relax,” Tsunoda said. “It was a bit surprised that we did not have the amount of speed in the last race (and) for the first half of the season. But at the same time, the areas are very, very tight.
“I think it is impressively good, in the context of the package red bull (has been brought so far). The goods he has done in the first half of the season is incredible. So I hope we can continue with it (after the break).”
The team will target better fate when returning to the zandwort for Dutch Grand Prix in late August, their struggles in Hungary are considered track-specific.
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