Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe has expressed his support for Yuki Tsunoda for a test run in Red Bull machinery, personally discussing the matter with team principal Christian Horner.

But despite showing some decent flashes of speed during his spell at the Faenza-based outfit, Red Bull has never been convinced that Tsunoda has shown everything that it feels is

The now-axed Daniel Ricciardo was initially brought in at RB as a backup option for the out-of-form Sergio Perez, while Ricciardo’s replacement Liam Lawson appears to have now leapfrogged Tsunoda in the queue for a potential future Red Bull seat.

I don’t know about previous years. But this year, yeah.” This was Yuki Tsunoda’s response after being asked if he deserves a Red Bull seat. Tsunoda will face off against Liam Lawson in the final rounds of 2024,

Honda, Red Bull's technical partner working with Red Bull Powertrains on the current power units, is leveraging its influence to push for VCARB driver Yuki Tsun

Honda hopes Yuki Tsunoda will get his chance at Red Bull. The top executive of HRC (Honda Racing Corporation), Koji Watanabe is in talks with Christian Horner and Helmut Marko about a promotion for the Japanese driver.

Tsunoda has yet to test a Red Bull F1 car despite his position at RB