Yuki Tsunoda of Japan on track during the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 20, 2024
Yuki Tsunoda seen at the car launch of the Visa Cash App RB.

Yuki
Tsunoda

Japan

Japan

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F1

Japan's newest F1 hero, Visa Cash App RB driver Yuki Tsunoda has risen like a rocket through the ranks of formula racing.

Date of birth

May 11, 2000

Birthplace

Sagamihara

Age

24

Nationality

Japan

Japan

Career start

2016

Disciplines

Formula 1

Yuki Tsunoda started out on his road to Formula One back in 2016 when he made his debut at the Suzuka round of the Japanese F4 championship. In total that series, he won 10 races, and finished on the podium 18 times, with 12 pole positions and five fastest laps.

In the 2018 season alone, he won seven times in taking the title by 14 points, ahead of Teppei Natori in second place.