Ahead of the Miami GP, Yuki Tsunoda completed a testing day at Silverstone in the RB19 under wet and damp conditions. While the limited track time reduced his running, Tsunoda still considered the session valuable for gaining mileage.
Last week Tsunoda completed a day of testing at Silverstone in Red Bull’s RB19; however, Tsunoda was quick to mention the limited running time due to a damp track.
“Yeah, I experienced the classic British weather – started damp, and we didn’t bring any wet tyres, just because we didn’t want to waste any mileage for the driver TPC test. So we waited quite a long time for it to dry up. Unfortunately, we got a bit of an issue at the end of the day as well. So in the end, we didn’t drive much, but still a cool experience.”
Tsunoda admitted it was difficult to feel the difference between Red Bull’s current car and the two-year-old car he tested last week.
“To be honest, it’s hard to feel the difference, right? It was completely different conditions and completely different corner characteristics compared to previous races that I’ve raced. Also, I didn’t want to give stupid feedback to make confusion, so I told them what I felt clearly, but otherwise, still a good test for me to get some mileage.”
Tsunoda admitted the day at Silverstone was not the most productive.
Tsunoda admitted that the TPC day wasn’t the most productive in terms of feedback, admitting some hesitation about overwhelming the team with input. Following the TPC outing, he acknowledged that his understanding has slightly improved, stating, “Maybe like just naturally. Maybe in terms of limits – those things just naturally come into my brain and muscle memory.”
“So once I hit the track in Miami, probably it will feel maybe different. But so far in terms of understanding about the set-up – because it was just really, really limited time – we wanted to do lots of changes to the set-up but just couldn’t manage to finish those.”
“It finished more towards the engineering side – what they wanted to try. So to be honest, maybe in terms of car set-up, not really. But hopefully I have a lot of movements going on with the car and I’m not always there – I’m just there. Hopefully that gives us slightly better confidence into this Miami Grand Prix.”
Tsunoda will be hoping to gain further experience and confidence with the RB21 ahead of the Miami GP this weekend, especially as he continues to adapt to the complexities of Red Bull’s 2025 car. The limited running at Silverstone did not offer the most productive feedback window but was still further progress in getting to grips with the car. With growing expectations and competition both within the team and in the World Championship Standings, Tsunoda will be eager to translate his weekends into points.
