New Red Bull driver Tsunoda tells The Japan Times he started to believe that a promotion to the senior team might never come — until it did.

Helmut Marko has confirmed that Red Bull gave Yuki Tsunoda several simulator sessions following the Chinese Grand Prix, which offered “very good” feedback to the team. Tsunoda is due to make his first appearance as a Red Bull Racing driver this weekend at his home race,

Yuki Tsunoda will become Max Verstappen’s fifth teammate in six years this weekend when he makes hid Red Bull debut at his home Grand Prix in Japan.