The BBC’s Andrew Benson claims there is “absolutely nothing” Yuki Tsunoda can do to grab a Red Bull seat while his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo is being “protected” by Christian Horner in the Red Bull “power” struggle.
Red Bull are, although consistently denied by the team, said to be in strife after February’s investigation into team boss Horner’s behaviour ignited a ‘power struggle’ between the Briton and Helmut Marko.
While the charges against Horner were dismissed by Red Bull’s parent company in Austria, there was a second investigation – albeit a brief one – into Marko’s part in all of that as alleged Horner texts were released to the media.
Nothing came from either investigation, Horner continuing in his role as team boss and Marko as Red Bull’s motorsport advisor, but there is reportedly still a sense of lingering tension. And Yuki Tsunoda could be the innocent victim in all of this.
Although the Japanese driver has been junior team RB’s star driver in the first quarter of this season, outqualifying Ricciardo and outscoring him by 19 points to five, Ricciardo has Horner’s “protection” in the midst of a power struggle
