Red Bull new recruit Yuki Tsunoda has been told to get as close to his world champion teammate Max Verstappen as possible at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend and he certainly delivered in the first practice session on Friday.

Ahead of his Red Bull debut at his home race, Yuki Tsunoda opened up on his targets with his new team. “Basically, be as close to Max [Verstappen] as possible, which anyway gives good results for the team,

Yuki Tsunoda finally has his promotion at Red Bull. He was elevated last week and Liam Lawson was demoted to Red Bull’s second team — Racing Bulls — after failing to score points in the season’s first two races.