Otago Daily Times

Tsunoda completes test

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Motorsport: Honda protege Yuki Tsunoda, who is in the frame for an AlphaTauri race seat next season, had his first Formula One test at Imola yesterday and completed more than a race distance.

The 20yearold Formula Two racer covered 352km in a 2018 Toro Rosso car at the Italian track, enough to make him eligible for a Friday first free practice session with the Hondapower­ed outfit.

The Japanese is expected to graduate to Formula One as teammate to French race winner Pierre Gasly and in place of Russian Daniil Kvyat. The youngster will need to secure a superlicen­ce but is on target to do that, ranking third in Formula Two with four races remaining in Bahrain. — Reuters

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