Tsunoda praises the “fantastic” De Vries and reveals harmony: “We are looking for the same things”

With Pierre Gasly leaving AlphaTauri for Alpine in 2023, Yuki Tsunoda highlighted the qualities of Nyck de Vries, his new teammate, and highlighted the synergy between the two

Yuki Tsunoda completed its second season in Formula 1 in 2022, and the year held a special farewell to the Japanese, who saw his Alpha Tauri🇧🇷 Pierre Gasleypack your bags for the alpine🇧🇷 Together with Nyck de Vries confirmed in the position for next year, commented the Japanese — in an interview with Interlagos accompanied by BIG PRIZE — on expectations for the partnership with the Dutch from 2023.

“We have a great relationship, we’ve known each other for a few years and we’re looking for the same things, which is already a good start,” said Tsunoda. “It’s good for the development of the car. Everyone saw how fast it was at Monza. [com a Williams], did a fantastic job. If he can repeat this level every time, it will be great for the team’s wishes in the fight for the Constructors’ Championship,” he assessed.

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De Vries’ arrival in Formula 1 came after a series of changes that moved the grid. It all started on the weekend of Hungarian GPWhen Fernando Alonso he left Alpine to switch to Aston Martin: the French team intended to take effect Oscar Piastri as a starter, but the 2021 F2 champion left for McLaren and changed all plans.

Then the Enstone team chased Pierre Gasleyforming an all-French duo with Esteban Oconwhile AlphaTauri chose In Vries to replace him alongside Tsunoda. In addition to these changes, Haas has dropped Mick Schumacher and opted for the return of the expert Nico Hulkenbergwhile Williams went in the opposite direction and chose the youth of Sergeant Logan replacing Nicholas Latifi.

In 2022, with AlphaTauri below the level of the previous year, Tsunoda was unable to exceed 12 points in the standings. With Gasly’s 23 goals, the Faenza-based team reached 35 at the end of the season and finished in ninth place, two points behind Haas and ahead only of Williams – who added eight, two of which thanks to De Vries in the Italian GP🇧🇷

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