Yuki Tsunoda looks past IndyCar, professes love for V8 Supercars in interactive session

Yuki Tsunoda, driver of Red Bull's junior F1 team recently got a taste of IndyCar action ahead of this Sunday's Las Vegas GP. Tsunoda got inside and drove the Honda-backed Dallara DW12 of Alex Palou. However, the F1 driver later picked another form of racing series over IndyCar, one he hasn't raced in yet.

During an interview ahead of the Las Vegas GP, Tsunoda was asked various questions wherein he had to pick one response or the other. The questions ranged from his preferred track, to what he'd pick as his only meal for life. When it came to picking a racing series he wanted to take part in one day, Yuki Tsunoda picked the Supercars championship in Australia, saying:

"IndyCar, that's cool, but V8 Supercars in Australia."

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Yuki Tsunoda highlights the differences between Formula 1 and IndyCar

Speaking about his few laps worth of experience in IndyCar, Yuki Tsunoda deemed it as a 'super fun' experience. It's worth mentioning that the racecars in both the disciplines of racing are identical on the surface and on paper in many ways.

Both Indycars and Formula 1 cars are powered by turbocharged hybrid V-6 engines that also take advantage of front and rear wings for aerodynamics. While highlighting the differences, Tsunoda brushed upon the driving style and remarked that in F1, one avoids sliding, which is not the case in IndyCar owing to their ability to maneuver better around the corners. He said (as quoted by Motortrend):

“It just feels a bit more like I would say, karting, or just like, the car that you can play around more. For example, the acceleration phase: Formula 1, I feel like I can slam on the throttle aggressively, more than [IndyCar]. I felt like Formula 1 car is controlled more by the [electronic] systems but this car feels more, like, direct, you know. So you still have to control the throttle, acceleration phase, control the sliding of the rear. So that feels quite nice, you know? Especially, you can drift around a little bit, slide around the car, so that was nice," Tsunoda described.

Having said that, he admitted that if he gets an opportunity to try out IndyCar, he would take it at 'the right time.' The junior Red Bull driver said he's fond of the United States of America, and won't mind living in the country.

However, for now, Yuki Tsunoda claimed the time is not right as he can't see himself driving at the IMS for more than 2 hours or 200 miles. He added that while he's not aiming to transition to the open-wheel series anytime soon, he will remain open to prospects of joining it in the future when he deems fit.