Yuki Tsunoda

Racing Bulls · P20 · 1 p

The Racing Bulls car currently sits in the back half (1.67 s/lap off the fastest car in race pace). Qualifying and race pace go hand in hand for Tsunoda (1.96 and 1.99 s/lap off the front). In wheel-to-wheel combat Tsunoda falls short of the car's potential: the driver share of attack is -0.68 s/lap, a bigger pace advantage than the team-mate's is needed to get by. Tyre management is better than the field's: Tsunoda's stints lose less pace per lap than others on the same compound.

Tsunoda and Lindblad have been team-mates in 3 of 16 races; the comparison below covers those races. In qualifying Lindblad leads the intra-team qualifying battle 3–0, by 1.043 s/lap on average in Lindblad's favour. In races where both were classified: 2–1 to Lindblad, and in race pace Lindblad is 0.181 s/lap quicker over the season. Current form (weighted to recent races) gives Lindblad an edge of 0.08 s/lap. Tyre management is better than the team-mate's (-0.022 against +0.002 s/lap stint slope versus the field).