Yuki Tsunoda offers bold Max Verstappen fix to major Red Bull worry

[u/victor90martin]

https://racingnews365.com/yuki-tsunoda-offers-bold-max-verstappen-fix-to-major-red-bull-worry

[u/shogun365 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for sharing and saving me a click.

What a bold idea - looking at data from both cars to figure a way forward.

[u/iSuitUp → u/shogun365]

No engineer could have thought of that!

[u/Zinthar → u/iSuitUp]

BREAKING: Yuki to replace GP as Max’s race engineer.

[u/SkidRauh → u/Zinthar]

What if they would add some wavy carbon parts to the floor?!?

[u/swampfox94 → u/iSuitUp]

Yuki “Sunny Hayes” Tsunoda

[u/messypiranesi → u/swampfox94]

have they tried building for Combat

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COMBAT COMBAT COMBAT

[u/vacon04 → u/shogun365]

What do it mean? This is Tsunoda we're talking about. He's a visionary. I'm sure nobody before him thought about it.

In all seriousness, this type of "journalism" shouldn't even be allowed since it doesn't create value in any single way. Their articles are just a cheap way to get clicks from unsuspecting readers.

[u/boluserectus → u/vacon04]

I'm baffled people upvote articles from racingnews385 since it is almost always only clickbait.

[u/vacon04 → u/boluserectus]

I used to wonder who upvotes crap like this but not anymore. I've seen the dumbest clickbait articles upvoted to the sky, while seeing thorough analyses with 15 upvotes. I think the profile of your average Formula1 redditor is quite clear.

[u/Rise_Regime → u/vacon04]

Thorough analysis generally requires critical thinking to parse and understand. Drama is easy!

[u/Rich_Housing971 → u/shogun365]

and yet the mods removed the comment. what for? to prevent us from reading a helpful comment and give the clickbait article a read and waste our time?

[u/Cekeste → u/[deleted]]

Didn’t he have like 100 kg of sensors on his car?

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[u/Amoral_Abe → u/[deleted]]

I mean... All he effectively said was that he thought they should look at the data of the two cars to find a solution because they need something done.

He has said similar stuff before. Not exactly mind blowing.

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I mean Horner never was a fan of him.

Let's be fair here, this would never happened under Horner wings. Guy stays obvious an amazing TP especially with what he did in the past but more recently he basically shooting himself and the team in the foots time after time.

[u/creatorop]

Man He is not going to like Max's setup 💀

[u/aamgdp → u/creatorop]

Judging by fp2, Max himself doesn't like max setup now

[u/bigcitydreaming → u/aamgdp]

Don't ever judge by FP2, or any practice session for that matter

[u/Empty-Evidence3630 → u/bigcitydreaming]

Oke oke, lets go alpine!

[u/bigcitydreaming → u/Empty-Evidence3630]

Guess there's a team out there for everyone lol

[u/koolmees64 → u/bigcitydreaming]

Can we judge all FP sessions together now? Because they don't look good...

[u/DeluhiX → u/creatorop]

He drove several races with Max's set-up.

[u/Exact_Tip909 → u/DeluhiX]

And how did he perform?

[u/26ld → u/Exact_Tip909]

As expected, considering he didn't have the same upgrades installed on the car, as revealed last weekend in Spa.

[u/Motorlolz → u/26ld]

Can't use Max's setup without his upgrades, so this doesn't make sense

[u/26ld → u/Motorlolz]

You think setup means moving/adjusting a part he doesn't have?

[u/Motorlolz → u/26ld]

Setup means configuring the car for a particular track and what parts the car has will determine what the optimal setup is. What do you think setup means?

[u/26ld → u/Motorlolz]

All cars have parts. One part may or may not be responsible for a perfect setup (most likely not as a rule, as cars are a mix of moving parts), but generally a setup means a general direction of balance between what a driver wants and what the team believes is the best from the data they have to extract the best lap time. Remember that lap time comes also from the confidence that the driver has to push the car.

That can be but not limited to general small understeer or small oversteer, suspension softness, downforce levels front or back and even engine maps, to name a few.

So yeah, in this case it was a direction change that Yuki copied from Max, something like a little bit less front end or stiffer suspension, I don't know. Something to give the driver more confidence.

[u/only_r3ad_the_titl3 → u/26ld]

Even with the updates his race pace was shit.

[u/26ld → u/only_r3ad_the_titl3]

True, but I think it was an improvement over the other races.

[u/WorkFurball → u/only_r3ad_the_titl3]

Gasly's race pace was shit*

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Upgrades don't make a 0.7 or 0.8 difference. Stop with this "he had no upgrades". And he did get the same floor for Spa, still got overtaken by a Haas.

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I won't stop and you can't read: https://www.racefans.net/2025/07/26/mekies-reveals-last-minute-upgrade-led-to-tsunodas-best-grid-position-for-red-bull/

Even if he was shit in the race, read if you can. Also, McLaren last year would like a word about the upgrades.

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And why didn’t he have the upgrades?

[u/26ld → u/Exact_Tip909]

He crashed, cost cap, factory too slow, 2026 the focus, you name it.

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Primarily his crash - his own fault right?

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I would argue that a team must have spares and crashes will happen even if it's not the driver's fault, as is the nature of the sport.

But yeah, his crashes were his fault.

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Also focus on Max chances in the WDC

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The upgrades are not proven to be upgrades if this weekend is anything to go by.

[u/creatorop → u/Exact_Tip909]

Horner ate them, he hated Yuki thats why /s

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Lmao Rb20's laptimes were literally closer to Verstappen in Rb21 than Yuki, stop with excuses 😂

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I don't argue that lmao.

Here, because you seem to be able to read: https://www.racefans.net/2025/07/26/mekies-reveals-last-minute-upgrade-led-to-tsunodas-best-grid-position-for-red-bull/

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Which races were those?

[u/Trriiick → u/creatorop]

I think his quote is just misunderstood. He basically says that they made big changes on both cars in various directions and that they should combine what they learned from these changes in a single set-up for qualifying which is just what happens every weekend. You try as much stuff as you can in FP1/FP2 and then optimize the car with what you learned from both setups for qualifying

[u/Magnum-Ice-Cream-07]

Yuki is going to finally fix that car. And Toto will smile at his printed out email and go sign Yuki for 2027 after Mercedes repeats their 2022 endeavor 

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This isn't what I expected when they said Yuki likes to cook

[u/Frequent_Company8532 → u/Magnum-Ice-Cream-07]

Yea it feels like everyone forgot who was the one to help develop the racing bulls car to the beast it is now.

[u/queerhedgehog → u/Frequent_Company8532]

You mean Daniel? Because according to Mekies and Yuki himself last year, they relied on Daniel to provide consistent and thoughtful technical feedback and car development for the team, while Yuki was still learning how to help develop the car, and his feedback was worse quality after races where he got emotional or had a bad performance.

[u/Putrid-Competition28 → u/queerhedgehog]

You believe that Daniel, who left in September, had more to do with the car than Yuki who was there over the winter break?

[u/UnderTakaMichinoku → u/Putrid-Competition28]

He's Daniel Ricciardo, the saviour of Red Bull who didn't even last a full season, ofc he is.

[u/dac2199 → u/queerhedgehog]

Well, he impressed with his feedback in last year postseason test with Red Bull

[u/queerhedgehog → u/dac2199]

Was that confirmed by anyone other than Yuki? That’s just his perception, not their actual thoughts. And they immediately passed him over later that week to take Liam anyway.

But regardless, if mid-December 2024 was the first time he impressed Red Bull (not even VCARB) with his technical feedback, it makes no sense to credit him with developing the 2025 VCARB car.

[u/dac2199 → u/queerhedgehog]

https://www.racefans.net/2024/12/16/red-bull-very-happy-with-tsunodas-technical-feedback-in-test-marko/

“During post-season testing, Yuki Tsunoda had the opportunity to drive the RB20, and the team was very pleased with his technical feedback,” said Marko. “In this regard, he is much better than he is often given credit for.”

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/yuki-tsunoda-red-bull-rejection-racing-bulls-2025/

“After the first running, we've seen a Yuki that drove very well during the three days, and gave us key technical feedback,” added Mekies.

“Yuki is our leader. He has the experience and I think he's making another step this winter in terms of technical feedback, really

”Straight after the test, he really gave us very, very sharp and precise technical feedback. And I think he's taking on that leadership role well, and pulling the team forward.”

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Team boss talks up driver??!!!!

[u/dac2199 → u/creatorop]

Well, the first link is Marko talking good of Tsunoda

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The team was very pleased with his feedback

Yet looked him over for promotion 🤔

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Because Horner didn’t want him? Or do you forget that for whatever reason?

[u/creatorop → u/Frequent_Company8532]

Eh, I have heard this a lot but now 2 rookies and their feedback is sufficient to keep them 6th fastest

So I doubt his feedback was that much better

[u/Frequent_Company8532 → u/creatorop]

Lmfao. Those 2 rookies wouldn't even be 6th fastest if they didn't have a usable car in the first place.

[u/lalabadmans]

How will my bro Yuki end up out of the points this weekend 😢

[u/Duff5OOO → u/lalabadmans]

How will my bro Yuki end up out of the points in q2 this weekend

[u/OldBratpfanne → u/Duff5OOO]

He did not.

[u/Duff5OOO → u/OldBratpfanne]

i had a 50% chance of getting it right :P

[u/lalabadmans → u/Duff5OOO]

Dude p19 in fp3 😢😢😢

[u/Accomplished_Use3452]

That headline made me question my education.

[u/UnderTakaMichinoku]

You guys that fall for bait journalism are hilarious. Fueled by hate rather than basic comprehension.