Pierre Gasly has admitted Yuki Tsunoda was “very impressive” in Formula 2 last season – and is expecting a “fast” new AlphaTauri team-mate. Tsunoda was accelerated to F1 through the Red Bull driver development programme, securing three consecutive promotions having still been racing in Japanese F4 in 2018. One season of F2 was enough for Dr Helmut Marko to give the 20-year-old a shot at motorsport’s most prestigious series with AlphaTauri as Daniil Kvyat’s replacement. Winner of three F2 races last term, as well as achieving four pole positions and a trio of fastest laps over the course of the campaign, Tsunoda certainly caught Gasly’s attention too. The shock Italian Grand...
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