Yuki Tsunoda says he ‘appreciates’ McLaren boss Zak Brown’s comment that he should be driving for Red Bull following his impressive display at the F1 Australian Grand Prix.

Tsunoda starred in the season-open🔯er, out-qualifying both Ferraris to secure fifth on the grid𒈔.

This was in stark contrast to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson, who had a torrid weekend for Red Bull.

Lawson was knocked out in Q1 before retiring from the♎ rac✱e.

Red Bull overlooked Tsunoda in terms of being Sergio Perez’s replacement as th🍃ey ultimately opted for Lawson.

After qualifying, Brown couldn’t resist but commenting on the Red Bull situation, telling Sky Sports: “Yuki did a great job. [He is] probably the guy who should be in the Red Bull if you look at how he’s performed, but🍃 they seem to make some strange driver choices from time to time.”

Tsunoda referred to Brown’s remark when speaking to media in Shanghai ahead🌊 of the Chi𒅌nese Grand Prix.

“These things haꦇve been going on since last year [after the] first race. Daniel-Checo, myself-Checo, Liam-Checo. It’s a bit of a tr꧂adition for our group. It’s positive but at the same time, I just have to keep [doing] what I’m doing.

“In the end, they chose this line-up last year at the end of the season. May🌠be they have a clear plan for the futu🎶re, I don’t know.”

Missed opportunity for Tsunoda

Australia proved to be🔜 a missed opportunity for Tsunoda and Racing Bulls.

Tsunoda remained inside the top six for most of the race, even overtaking 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc during the transition from dry tyres to interme🥀diates.

However, like Ferrari, RB misjudged the stratℱegy, meaning Tsunoda plummeted out of the points.

Tsunoda revealed that the team apologised to him aꦦfter for 🍸their strategy blunder.

“It was hard for mys🅠elf as well to monit🗹or every single corner because every lap it kept changing,” he added. “The lap before, sector one was not raining, but one lap later it was complete rain and we reacted too late.

“I don’t think I made a mistake, to be ho🦩nest, in terms of communications and everything, I’m pretty happy wꦬith it.

“It just💎 didn’t go the way we wanted. The safety💃 car came out a lap after I pitted, which wasn’t bad.

“At ⛦the same time, we know what has happened, aℱnd the team apologised to me right after the race.”