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Tsunoda admits exploiting DRS for fast Bahrain laps

Mar.25 F1 rookie Yuki Tsunoda has admitted he deployed DRS too early en route to his impressively fast laps in the recent Bahrain test. Top Red Bull official Dr Helmut Marko has been particularly vocal about the 20-year-old Japanese, who has been placed also with Honda's support at Alpha Tauri for 2021. 'Helmut called me at the end of every test day,' Tsunoda told France's Auto Hebdo. 'He was particularly impressed after the last test session.' Marko confirmed: 'He will be the best Japanese driver ever in Formula 1.' However, there is still the matter of why Tsunoda felt the need to improperly use DRS in order to finish the test just behind Max Verstappen's quickest lap. 'I have seen that...
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