{"id":32712,"date":"2025-04-10T13:18:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T17:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=32712"},"modified":"2025-04-10T13:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T17:18:57","slug":"yuki-tsunoda-reveals-red-bull-and-vcarb-set-up-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/04\/10\/yuki-tsunoda-reveals-red-bull-and-vcarb-set-up-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuki Tsunoda reveals Red Bull and VCARB set-up differences"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pressure is on for Yuki Tsunoda, who enters his second race weekend with Red Bull<\/a>. After a Japanese GP weekend with signs of promise, he must deliver another step forward and – crucially – deliver points in Bahrain.<\/p>\n

In terms of raw performance, Tsunoda has already shown clear improvement relative to his predecessor – Liam Lawson.<\/p>\n

Despite this, the 24-year-old is still acclimatising to the RB21 – which represents a very different challenge to his VCARB.<\/p>\n

Tsunoda outlines unique features of RB21<\/h2>\n

Prior to stepping into Red Bull, Tsunoda<\/a> was conscious of the steep learning curve he would have to navigate.<\/p>\n

Without any pre-season testing to accumulate mileage in the RB21, he essentially entered last weekend blind – aside from some sessions in the simulator.<\/p>\n

Although round three of the season is hardly the environment to acclimatise to a new team, Tsunoda believes he is making progress with optimising the car.<\/p>\n

With just one attempt on fresh tyres in Q2, the 24-year-old made a small mistake that prevented him from qualifying in the top 10, which essentially ended his chances of points.<\/p>\n

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