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Yuki Tsunoda

Tsunoda may be one step ahead of Vips after his first full F1 season at AlphaTauri, but the Japanese youngster still has plenty to prove. 

In a shocking contrast, Tsunoda picked up less than one third of the points collected by his team-mate, Gasly, during the 2021 season. 

At present, that would presumably leave Gasly ahead of him in the pecking order, but the 21-year-old does have a couple of things working in his favour. 

For one, Gasly has already tried his luck at Red Bull and it did not end well, and Tsunoda could build on a tremendously strong finish to the 2021 season, which was capped off with a stunning fourth-place in Abu Dhabi.