Who is Tsunoda, the AlphaTauri pilot who shoveled mud in Faenza hit by the flood – Corriere.it

He didn’t limit himself to a request for help on social media. When he saw that Faenza, the city that welcomed him, was on his knees, Yuki Tsunoda took to the streets to shovel water and mud. He didn’t stop, he went on for hours: shorts, a sweatshirt, soaked shoes, a smile to anyone who asked him for a photo. He hadn’t said anything to his team, it was a surprise for them to see him sweeping the streets.

The floods that hit Emilia-Romagna led to the cancellation of the Formula 1 Imola GP. But Tsunoda, a 23-year-old Japanese from Sagamihara, won his race. He who moved to Faenza to always stay close to the headquarters of his Scuderia, AlphaTauri (the former Toro Rosso), and to learn Italian. Immerse yourself in a new culture.

The eighteenth Japanese driver in the history of Formula 1, Tsunoda inherited the passion for engines from his father, who already took him to the Nakai kart track at the age of 4. So Yuki starts racing karts, with his father who is his mechanic. From 2009 to 2015 he participates in various national championships, such as the Haruna Cup Series and the Jaf Regional Karting.

In 2016 the debut in the Japanese Formula 4 championship: he finished in sixteenth place, the following year third and the one after that he won the title. the turning point. Honda places him in the Young Driver Programme, and in 2019 he joins the Red Bull Junior Team: he moved to Europe, competed in Formula 3 and then in Formula 2, where in 2020 he finished third in the standings just 15 points behind the winner, Mick Schumacher. Thus comes the call from AlphaTauri for Formula 1. On 28 March 2021 the debut in Bahrain, in which he immediately scores points. The best result was a fourth place in the Abu Dhabi GP. Then constant, continuous growth, which leads him to renew his contract until 2023.

Not just a pilot. Yuki follows football, a Juventus fan. On 17 February he was a guest of the Juventus club for the Europa League match against Nantes, the first match he saw live, complete with a souvenir photo with Pogba.

He keeps in training with boxing and doing long bike rides. For relaxation you have often chosen Lake Como. But her Italian home is Faenza, the city for which she asked the approximately 2 million followers on Instagram And Twitter Donating: Any help appreciated. As he proved himself.