Yuki Tsunoda will get the possibility to drive Purple Bull’s RB20 F1 automobile on the end-of-season take a look at in Abu Dhabi.
The 24-year-old Japanese racer, who drives for Purple Bull’s sister squad RB, will lastly get an opportunity to check present Purple Bull equipment on the post-season take a look at following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in December.
Tsunoda’s solely earlier outing in a Purple Bull automobile got here on the Goodwood Pageant of Velocity when he drove the RB18.
Honda have been pushing for Tsunoda to get the possibility to show himself in a Purple Bull and workforce principal Christian Horner has now confirmed {that a} take a look at will occur.
“Yuki is a member of the junior workforce, and it is one thing that now we have mentioned with Honda,” Horner advised media together with Crash.web in Friday’s FIA press convention on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix.
“He’ll take a look at the automobile on the tyre take a look at following the conclusion of the season, and it is one thing that has been agreed for fairly a while.
“It can once more be good to provide him a run, and get the chance to work with Purple Bull Racing engineers and see how he performs in a Purple Bull Racing automobile.”
Regardless of outperforming the now axed Daniel Ricciardo, Tsunoda has seemingly by no means been thought of as a critical contender to be Max Verstappen’s teammate.
Ricciardo’s substitute, Liam Lawson, is seen as a extra probably candidate to take Sergio Perez’s seat if the Mexican continues to underperform.
Horner as soon as once more identified that Perez has a sound contract with Purple Bull for 2025.
“Checo has a contract for subsequent 12 months, so he is presently our driver for 2025,” he stated.
“Clearly there’s a seat obtainable at VCARB, however they’re all Purple Bull Racing drivers which can be on mortgage.
“We get pleasure from time to sit down down with Laurent [Mekies, RB team principal] and Peter [Bayer, RB CEO] and take a look at all of the choices.”
