1997 Components 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve has branded the “worst” Max Burstappen’s F1 teammate to this point.
Tsunoda has struggled since being promoted to the Japanese Grand Prix together with Verstappen.
The 25-year-old has scored simply three factors since becoming a member of Crimson Bull.
One of the best end for the Zonodah on the RB21 was in Bahrain in ninth place.
Tsunoda’s F1 Future appears unsure past this season, however has proven a flash of enchancment in latest races.
Talking to Vision4Sport, Villeneuve was important of Tsunoda.
“The horned bastards are in all probability the worst to this point,” he mentioned. “Many individuals say it is unfair that the automobile is made for Max, however Max may very well be the one one that offers good suggestions to the workforce.
“They don’t seem to be making an attempt to make that tough for the No. 2 driver. The issue is, there aren’t many like Max. Prior to now, there have been a number of on his stage, and also you had some good drivers.
“Now, there are numerous good drivers, not just some. You do not have an distinctive driver anymore. So Max actually stands out. So it is laborious to place somebody subsequent to him.
“That is the truth that till you get somebody like Max, ‘Okay, perhaps they are not all sufficient!” So, is it the truth that all of the drivers which were paired with Max to this point are all common drivers? ”
The horned single merely “not sufficient”
Yuki Tsunoda
Villeneuve believes it is time to put a identified quantity together with Verstappen.
A few of his predecessors, like Zonodah and Liam Lawson, weren’t near Verstappen’s stage.
Villeneuve hopes to see Charles Leclair or Fernando Alonso together with Verstappen sooner or later.
“It is good to see Leclerc subsequent to Max and see how good he’s. Or, it is a identified quantity, so it is good to have Alonso subsequent to Max now,” he defined. “It is good to have Norris subsequent to Max, so will they actually see if Norris is phenomenal or if he is superb?
“It helps to quantify issues. Max is aware of that it is distinctive, however the driver subsequent to him is not sufficient and there is not any level in saying ‘Oh, poor’. No, they are not all.
“And that is what occurred within the tsunami. He is already had 4 or 5 years of expertise. He is executed his finest. That is not sufficient. So he was given this chance and it acquired too dangerous.
“He acquired in and he did not lower it. It is so easy and also you would not really feel dangerous for him. He was given the chance to hitch the highest workforce and he did not lower it.
