Tsunoda Doubts VCARB 02’s Competitiveness for New F1 Season

Racing Bulls Face Tougher Battle for Points in 2025

05/03/2025

Racing Bulls may struggle in 2025 as Yuki Tsunoda fears the VCARB 02 lacks the performance needed to fight for points.

While all teams are optimistic about their winter progress, Yuki Tsunoda has expressed concerns for Red Bull’s second team, which fell short of expectations during winter testing.

“I don’t think our performance is as strong as in the first half of last season,” Tsunoda stated. “So I believe it will be a bit harder to fight in the top 10, and scoring points will be very tight. There has been some progress, but not enough compared to what we aimed for so far.”

The good news for the Faenza-based team is that it was the most productive over the three days, completing 454 laps despite a few issues, particularly with the brakes. “I think I was quite surprised. Yes, productive days, I’d say.”

“We faced some obstacles, and things didn’t always go as planned, but that’s what testing is for. I think it’s good to encounter these problems now to prevent them in the future. Overall, I’m quite satisfied with these three days and looking forward to what’s next.”

Tsunoda Doubts VCARB 02’s Competitiveness for New F1 Season Tsunoda Doubts VCARB 02’s Competitiveness for New F1 Season

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Full 2025 F1 testing results

Carlos Sainz
1
CARLOS
SAINZ
Leader
Lewis Hamilton
2
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+0.031s
Charles Leclerc
3
CHARLES
LECLERC
+0.083s
George Russell
4
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+0.197s
Max Verstappen
5
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.218s
Alex Albon
6
ALEX
ALBON
+0.302s
Kimi Antonelli
7
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+0.436s
Oscar Piastri
8
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+0.592s
Pierre Gasly
9
PIERRE
GASLY
+0.692s
Lance Stroll
10
LANCE
STROLL
+0.881s
Liam Lawson
11
LIAM
LAWSON
+0.904s
Jack Doohan
12
JACK
DOOHAN
+1.020s
Yuki Tsunoda
13
YUKI
TSUNODA
+1.149s
Isack Hadjar
14
ISACK
HADJAR
+1.327s
Fernando Alonso
15
FERNANDO
ALONSO
+1.352s
Esteban Ocon
16
ESTEBAN
OCON
+1.380s
Lando Norris
17
LANDO
NORRIS
+1.534s
Gabriel Bortoleto
18
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
+1.709s
Nico Hulkenberg
19
NICO
HULKENBERG
+2.109s
Oliver Bearman
20
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+3.013s

Testing Total Distance Covered by Team

1
Mercedes
458
2
Haas
457
3
Racing Bulls
454
4
Alpine
405
5
Williams
395
6
Ferrari
382
7
McLaren
381
8
Sauber
354
9
Aston Martin
306
10
Red Bull
304
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