Yuki Tsunoda: I have to score points.

Yuki Tsunoda: I have to score points.

      Yuki Tsunoda has no contract for next season, and constantly trailing his teammate Max Verstappen does not improve his chances of staying at Red Bull Racing. The Japanese driver understands this, and ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix said he must start scoring points regularly.

      “I definitely have to do more, and the last two races before the summer break helped me a bit,” Yuki Tsunoda admitted on Thursday in Zandvoort. “Probably earlier the team didn’t realise how big the difference in pace between me and Max was because our cars were in different configurations.

      As soon as I got the new floor my pace improved sharply. In Hungary the gap between me and Max was minimal. That showed the team that I have potential.

      I have to keep doing what I’m doing, but at the same time I have to put it all together every weekend. You can’t rely solely on race pace. I also have to score points.”

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Yuki Tsunoda: I have to score points.

Yuki Tsunoda does not have a contract for next season, and consistently falling behind his teammate Max Verstappen does not improve his chances of staying at Red Bull Racing. The Japanese driver understands this and, ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix, said he must start scoring points regularly.