The 24-year-old believes that he is now on the road to reeling in Verstappen, although this will naturally take time. Before him, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon and Sergio Perez have all failed to pose a consistent threat to the four-time world champion, and their reputations suffered significant damage as a result.

Yuki Tsunoda says that he gravitated more towards Max Verstappen's set-up in his first Formula 1 weekend with Red Bull in Japan, and reckoned it was "incredible" how the four-time world champion could work with it.

Tsunoda explained that, because of his limited experience and running with the car thanks to a series of interrupted practice sessions, he ended up tweaking his set-up to move mor