Yuki Tsunoda has renewed his contract with RB Visa Cash App. The Japanese will remain with the Faenza team also next year
June 8, 2024
Lto Formula 1 warm up your engines for qualifying for the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix, the ninth round of the season. In the meantime, however, a new piece of what next year’s championship will be has been added to the puzzle. Yuki Tsunoda has renewed his contract with RB Visa Cash App extending his stay in the Faenza team, and consequently with the Red Bull family, also for the 2025.
“I’m very happy to be with Visa Cash App RB and it’s a good feeling to have my future decided so early in the year” he has declared Yuki Tsunoda. “Because of this, I want to thank everyone at Red Bull and Honda who have played such an important role in my career and they will continue to do so. The team has a great development project and I’m excited to be a part of it. It’s nice to know that everyone appreciates all the hard work I’ve put in and that the team believes I can help move the grid further. We have already made clear progress this season and this really motivates me to always give my best and that is what I will continue to do with VCARB. For the moment, I’m focusing on the remaining races of this season, with the aim of bringing home as many points as possible, always growing with the team, laying the foundations to do even better next year!”
“I watched Yuki’s progress in Formula 1 with interest even before returning to Faenza and it has been impressive, year after year” commented Laurent Mekies, Team Principal of Visa Cash App RB. “The pace he has made this year is simply phenomenal, and he continues to surprise us all, race after race. There is no doubt that his natural speed to which he has now added a much more mature approach and this combination makes him a very fast and consistent performer, and a great team player. We continue to get a better understanding of what he needs from us and vice versa, so we are progressing together, Yuki as a driver and the team, as Visa Cash App RB. We share the same ambitions, so there are several good reasons to continue our journey together. He still has a lot to give!”
“Yuki is a graduate of the Red Bull and Honda Junior Driver programs and it is thanks to the good work of all parties that he has been able to reach his current level of performance,” he added Peter Bayer, CEO of Visa Cash App RB. “As the saying goes, ‘never change a winning team’, so we are delighted to confirm Yuki as part of our future. He is a valuable asset on and off the track, as his engaging nature has made him very popular with fans around the world. We’re thrilled he’s staying with us.”
