Dr Helmut Marko has hailed Alpha Tauri recruit Yuki Tsunoda’s “incredible overtaking manoeuvres” as the Japanese 20-year-old steps up to Formula 1 for 2021. Also raving about the Honda-backed driver’s “attacking style” is Tsunoda himself, who said this week: “I’m confident that people who see me drive will be impressed by it”. “I’m a rookie, so for the first half of the season I want to double down on my attacking style and take it as far as I can, even if I make mistakes,” he added. “At the end of the day, if I didn’t rest my head against the headrest, I couldn’t even lift it,” Tsunoda admitted.

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