F1Weekly Podcast # 877

NASIR RETURNS FROM SEBRING AND THE HOST PREPARES FOR THE F1 SEASON AND FERNANDO BOTH BACK THIS WEEK END. GARRY IS ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND LOOSH ON THE LOOSE IS ALSO BACK WITH TEAM MATE COMPARISONS ! ALSO…SPECIAL INTERVIEW PREMA TEAM F2  DRIVER OSCAR PIASTRI!   LET’S HEAR FROM YUKI…

Yuki Tsunoda:
“Making my Formula 1 debut this weekend in Bahrain is going to be a big step up from Formula 2. During the off-season, I was able to drive some older F1 cars and then we had the three-day test at Sakhir, so with all of that combined I feel I am well prepared. There has been a lot to learn, in terms of the power of the car, how effective the brakes are and, especially unique to Formula 1, how many controls and switches there are on the steering wheel.

During the test, I worked on understanding how the car reacts to all the changes that can be made to it, I spent a lot of time studying the data and I feel I have made some progress. Comparing this year’s car to last year’s, I had a good feeling through the steering and the engine seems to have more power, but although testing went well, we won’t know how competitive we are until this weekend, because in testing, everyone is running different programmes.”

“I have also worked hard on my physical preparation, training every day and focusing on those areas where I saw I needed to be stronger. I am keen to see what happens in this first race. My approach to the season will be to push hard right from the start, building on my experience to find the limits of the car and I hope that, by the mid-season, it all comes together with some good results. My team-mate is very fast and experienced, and I plan to learn as much as possible from him. I am the first Japanese driver to race in Formula 1 since 2014 and I know a lot is expected of me from the Japanese fans, so I will be trying my best to make them happy. I think I’m ready!”

Play Podcast: 03-23-21f1weekly877.mp3