Yuki Tsunoda

Country:

Japan

Birth Date:

11 May, 2000

Birth Place:

Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

Driver Height:

158cm

Driver Weight:

61kg

Yuki Tsunoda Biography

Yuki Tsunoda will continue with AlphaTauri for the 2023 F1 season.

Yuki Tsunoda F1 career (2021 - Present)

After scoring points on his F1 debut at the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix, much was expected from Tsunoda in the remaining 21 races.

Frequent crashes and a general lack of pace meant Tsunoda scored points just seven times in 22 races.

While his points scoring was poor, Tsunoda seemed to find a breakthrough in the closing rounds, regularly making it into Q3.

Tsunoda made respectable progress in 2022 but was unable to show it as AlphaTauri slumped to their worst finish since 2012.

The Japanese driver remains with the team in 2023, alongside Nyck de Vries.

Yuki Tsunoda News

‘Gasly a distraction? Tsunoda has grown as a sportsman this year’

26 June, 2023 - 09:28

F1’s Tom Clarkson has suggested that Pierre Gasly’s departure from AlphaTauri has allowed Yuki Tsunoda to grow “as a professional sportsman”.

Furious Tsunoda slams “ridiculous” penalty: 'Zhou pretended to be forced off'

5 June, 2023 - 12:59

Yuki Tsunoda has labelled the penalty that cost him a points finish in the F1 Spanish Grand Prix as “ridiculous” and “really unfair”.

‘I don’t care about Hamilton!’ - Sainz and Tsunoda’s radio rage

28 May, 2023 - 19:34

Carlos Sainz and Yuki Tsunoda took aim at their respective F1 teams with furious radio messages during the Monaco Grand Prix.

Tsunoda 'must be considered' for Aston Martin-Honda F1 seat

24 May, 2023 - 07:02

Honda hopes Yuki Tsunoda will be in the frame for an Aston Martin seat when their F1 engine partnership begins in 2026.

Tsunoda helps with Faenza clean up after deadly floods

19 May, 2023 - 09:24

AlphaTauri F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda has been out on the streets of Faenza helping with the clean up operation following major flooding.

Yuki Tsunoda reveals extent of awful flooding in AlphaTauri’s hometown

17 May, 2023 - 17:57

Yuki Tsunoda has shown images of Faenza engulfed by the dreadful floods that caused the cancellation of the F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Explained: New F1 format quirk rules two drivers out of SQ3

28 April, 2023 - 22:12

McLaren’s Lando Norris and AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda will not be able to take part in the final segment of Saturday’s F1 sprint qualifying should they reach it.

“He will finally be ready for Red Bull” - A surprise Perez replacement for 2025?

5 April, 2023 - 16:15

AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has heaped praise on Yuki Tsunoda for how he has “improved in every respect” in F1 2023.

AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost: “I don’t trust my engineers anymore”

18 March, 2023 - 08:55

Franz Tost, the AlphaTauri team principal, claims he doesn’t trust his engineers anymore because their promise of substantial development is yet to materialise.

FIRST LOOK: AlphaTauri reveal tweaked F1 2023 livery

11 February, 2023 - 22:44

AlphaTauri became the latest team to unveil their new livery for the 2023 F1 season at a launch event in New York on Saturday.

British food and weather forced Tsunoda to quit UK home

7 January, 2023 - 15:00

Yuki Tsunoda has felt “more energetic” since swapping the rain of the UK for a new life in Italy.

The five drivers under the most pressure heading into F1 2023

29 December, 2022 - 09:00

With F1 2023 nearly upon us, which drivers are going to be under pressure when the new season kicks off in March?

F1 2022 head-to-heads: Who dominated their teammate?

25 November, 2022 - 06:00

F1 2022 has come to a close after 22 races across eight months, but which drivers stamped their authority on their teammates at the end of it all?

FIA explains ‘unusual’ Safety Car unlapping which left Tsunoda puzzled

14 November, 2022 - 07:00

The FIA has explained the “very unusual situation” which led to Yuki Tsunoda not being allowed to unlap himself during a late Safety Car period at the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

De Vries lands full-time F1 drive with AlphaTauri for 2023

8 October, 2022 - 01:28

Nyck de Vries has earned a full-time F1 drive with AlphaTauri for the 2023 season, replacing Alpine-bound Pierre Gasly.

Yuki Tsunoda to stay at AlphaTauri for F1 2023 season

22 September, 2022 - 08:40

AlphaTauri have confirmed that Yuki Tsunoda will stay with the team for the 2023 F1 season.

‘A bad joke’ - Binotto apologises for Tsunoda ‘tsunami’ comment

10 September, 2022 - 13:39

Ferrari F1 team principal Mattia Binotto has apologised for describing AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda as a “tsunami”.

Tsunoda gets 10-place Italian GP grid penalty for reprimand haul

9 September, 2022 - 12:40

Yuki Tsunoda has been hit with a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix after reaching five reprimands during the 2022 F1 season.

Tsunoda: F1 fans starting conspiracy theories need brain scan

8 September, 2022 - 16:07

Yuki Tsunoda says F1 fans starting conspiracy theories about his retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix need to have their brains scanned to see "what's wrong".

AlphaTauri rubbishes ‘insulting’ Tsunoda foul play claims

6 September, 2022 - 09:27

The AlphaTauri F1 team have condemned “unacceptable, untrue and completely disrespectful” conspiracy theories surrounding Yuki Tsunoda’s retirement from the Dutch Grand Prix.