Tsunoda comes up with a particularly creative idea for Red Bull Racing

Yuki Tsunoda and Ayumu Iwasa have commented on their Friday activities during the Bahrain Grand Prix in representation of Red Bull Racing.

"Today was a bit of learning, we ran different set-up across the cars to see what the performance looked like. But overall, I would say the second session was a bit messy for me, with being able to put it together. There were also some communication struggles on radio between my race engineer and me, that’s all just part of the learning process and understanding one another properly, it’s only the fifth session together since I jumped in the car," Tsunoda said after the first day of racing in Bahrain.

The Japanese driver then came up with an idea to improve that aspect. "For now, there is some struggling, but at the same time a lot will come from cleaner communication. I think if we can clean up the communication then it’ll make operational things a lot smoother, warm-up, the switches etc. and that would bring lap times. Maybe Woody and I need to go out tonight and get to know each other, with my Japanese English and his Scottish English! It would be a fun night."

"It’s hard to tell where we are at the moment, I feel there is potential, but it has been hard to extract it. It wasn’t the finest Friday ever, I hope the rest of the weekend is better, I have to be better. I am still feeling optimistic and I am sure we will change a lot of things overnight," concluded Max Verstappen's teammate.

Iwasa on his FP1 in Bahrain in the RB21

Iwasa had the following to say about his experience in the RB21. "It was a really great experience to get to drive the RB21 in Bahrain, a big thank you to the Team for the opportunity.

"It was a bit tricky with the session I had, we had an aero test at the beginning of the session, so I didn't do many laps today, but I was focused on trying to do my best and to not make many mistakes. Towards the end of the session, I was feeling more comfortable in the car and was able to provide more feedback on the radio.

"It has been really helpful to work with GP (Gianpiero Lambiase, ed.) and the engineering team, to hear their feedback on my performance and to work with them. I had tested previously in the VCARB car, so it was great to have another opportunity to drive in an F1 car. It was overall a new and nice experience in the car and with the Team and will help prepare myself for hopefully more opportunities in the future."