The pressure is on for Yuki Tsunoda, who enters his second race weekend with Red Bull. After a Japanese GP weekend with signs of promise, he must deliver another step forward and – crucially – deliver points in Bahrain.

After an often frustrating four-year Formula 1 apprenticeship with Red Bull’s junior team, during which the prospect of promotion diminished and then seemed to vanish entirely, Yuki Tsunoda is now where he thinks he always should have been.

A poor qualifying session for the new Red Bull driver shouldn't count Yuki Tsunoda out of the game at the Japanese Grand Prix.