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Tsunoda open to working Indy 500 “as soon as I begin getting a bit older”
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Tsunoda open to working Indy 500 “as soon as I begin getting a bit older”

By Miles Cooper November 21, 2024
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Yuki Tsunoda isn’t ruling out the potential for in the future working within the Indianapolis 500, however not anytime quickly. 

The 24-year-old, who competes for Purple Bull’s sister outfit RB in Components 1, drove an Indy automotive for the primary time on Tuesday as a part of a celebration of Honda’s ‘Hybrid Heroes’ forward of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix. The outing, which additionally noticed three-time Components 1 World Champion Max Verstappen drive the Acura ARX-06 GTP entry, got here on an estimated 1.3-mile street course at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

After being coached up by six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon, Tsunoda made a few runs that lasted roughly a mixed half-hour, and it was very evident he was pushing the restrict straight away. And the smile from the affable Japanese driver was wider than normal as soon as he climbed out of the cockpit of the No. 93 entry that was ready by Chip Ganassi Racing. 

 

Throughout the occasion, Tsunoda took half in a choose media roundtable, the place Motorsport.com requested if this expertise offered curiosity in entering into an Indycar extra sooner or later if a chance was offered – probably mirroring the trail of ex-F1 castoff and fellow countryman Takuma Sato, a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500.

“If I’ve [an] alternative and I really feel it’s the appropriate time, for certain I’d like to,” Tsunoda stated. “I just like the US itself, so I don’t thoughts residing right here as nicely.

“However I really feel prefer it’s not the time as a result of I can’t think about I’m driving at [Indianapolis Motor Speedway], greater than a two-hour race and we do greater than 200 mph or no matter each lap. For me, it’s scary. I can’t think about myself driving greater than two hours and being in that automotive. I don’t know. For now, I [am not] actually aiming or interested by IndyCar, however yeah, why not sooner or later?”

Tsunoda offered extra thought relating to his tackle the oval racing that may be a important a part of North America’s premier open-wheel championship. 

“Not afraid, however positively doesn’t really feel absolutely comfy driving an oval,” Tsunoda stated. “I respect the drivers so much. Driving [Indianapolis] the 2 hours, like how can this driver drive in a circle, actually two hours subsequent to the wall each lap. If in case you have a collision, it may be actually, actually huge as nicely, so these issues I can’t think about proper now. And proper now, I’m probably not interested by the ovals. 

Tsunoda open to working Indy 500 “as soon as I begin getting a bit older”

Yuki Tsunoda, RB F1 Crew

Picture by: Honda

“You realize, [the Indy 500] is such a cool competitors and a lot of the drivers will dream about being there, however presently I don’t have that concentrate on [or] something. As soon as I begin getting a bit older and my mentality of issues change, perhaps I’ll attempt at that time; drink the milk on the finish of the race, hopefully.”

So far as what it was prefer to drive an Indycar, Tsunoda wasn’t fazed by the shortage of energy steering because of the slow-speed corners of the circuit format, however did work up a sweat after sitting behind the aeroscreen for the primary time, reverse of the Halo in F1.

Moreover, although, the enjoyment he felt behind the wheel reminded him extra of his karting days as he was in a position to assault every nook.

“It simply feels a bit extra like karting – you possibly can mess around extra,” he stated. “Components 1 vehicles are managed by the programs, electronics, however this automotive feels extra direct, so you must nonetheless management the activation section to manage the sliding of the rear; that feels fairly good, particularly [since] you possibly can drift round slightly bit [and] slide round within the automotive. So, that feels good. Straightaway I felt comfy, so in a position to push slightly bit extra.”

Yuki Tsunoda, RB F1 Team, Scott Dixon

Yuki Tsunoda, RB F1 Crew, Scott Dixon

Picture by: Honda

One of many distinctive components, in response to Dixon, was Tsunoda’s curiosity in studying each small component of the instruments obtainable within the automotive immediately, significantly the roll bars, engine modes and deployment of the hybrid system.

David Salters, the president of Honda Racing Company, confirmed to Motorsport.com that it didn’t take lengthy to offer Tsunoda the possibility to push the tempo.

“It was fairly spectacular to see, like Flip 3, he was on full push,” Salters stated. “Once we began off, taking it straightforward, the automotive was in observe mode – powertrain – after which he got here in, and there was a little bit of a facet dialogue for brand new boots and race-quali energy. And he fairly loved that, I feel.”

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