Yuki Tsunoda suffered an early scare in the only free practice session ahead of this weekend's São Paulo Grand Prix. Just under eight minutes into the 60-minute session in Interlagos, Tsunoda spun at Turn 5 and miraculously avoided a huge collision with the barriers. Learn more about Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda . Find out about his wins, facts, statistics and what makes him special on the race track. In the entire history of Formula 1 , no Japanese driver has ever won a World Championship Grand Prix. Could Yuki Tsunoda be the first? Red Bull certainly think so, with the youngster resolutely following the path to their senior team over the past few years. Tsunoda 's ascent to the top tier of motorsport was astonishingly rapid: he went from racing in Japanese F4 to a Formula 1 seat with AlphaTauri, now Racing Bulls, in just over three years, having arrived in Europe in 2019 with no knowledge ... Yuki Tsunoda (Japanese: 角田 裕毅, Hepburn: Tsunoda Yūki; pronounced [tsɯnoda jɯ̟ᵝːkʲi]; born 11 May 2000) is a Japanese racing driver who competes in Formula One for Red Bull Racing.
