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[Saba Sports News] The upcoming F1 Japanese Grand Prix this weekend is undoubtedly an important race for Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda, as he will represent Red Bull for the first time, replacing the underperforming Liam Lawson. The team hopes to leverage Tsunoda’s experience over the past four years to improve car performance. Recently, in a media interview, Tsunoda talked about his feelings, confidently stating: “I spent about two days on the simulator, and based on this experience, I don’t think this car is particularly difficult to drive. Of course, it depends on the settings; the car’s nose is indeed very sensitive, which is consistent with everyone’s comments, but if you ask me if this car is hard to control, I don’t think it gave me any particularly strange feelings on the simulator.” I believe this is a significant opportunity in Tsunoda’s career. He has been promoted from the Red Bull junior team to the Red Bull main team, driving the faster RB21, with the opportunity to become teammates with the world champion Max Verstappen, and to access more advanced racing car technology and team resources.