Ricciardo, who was paid to depart McLaren for 2023, returned to front-line F1 obligation in Hungary to interchange sacked AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries.
However he sustained a damaged bone in his left hand in a apply crash at Zandvoort to depart substitute Liam Lawson to fill in for 5 rounds.
Ricciardo returns to the cockpit this weekend for the US Grand Prix. Now that he and Tsunoda have signed for AlphaTauri for 2024, they have to set up a working relationship.
As this grows, Tsunoda says he’s taking a look at Ricciardo to assist enhance his “emotion management”.
Requested by Motorsport.com about Ricciardo’s damage return in Austin, Tsunoda stated: “Trying ahead to it. We have simply had two races, so I have never totally explored sufficient his character or how he drives.
“However already discovered a lot of issues from him. Particularly the weak point I’ve and what I need to enhance now might be probably the greatest issues that he’s good at.”
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Daniel Ricciardo, Scuderia AlphaTauri, with Yuki Tsunoda, Scuderia AlphaTauri
Prompted to make clear this space of weak point, Tsunoda pointed to his “emotion management”.
Tsunoda has gained some notoriety for his extra vibrant outbursts on crew radio and has beforehand talked about that he has sought psychological steerage.
He continued: “Extra like emotion management and the way he behaves in groups. He is actually good. That is actually key, particularly whenever you drive 24 races a 12 months and drive persistently.
“That is an important factor and he is skilled so he most likely is aware of what he can enhance, what the crew is asking for.
“So, he is far more calm than me. That is most likely one of many issues I need to enhance now.”
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Yuki Tsunoda, Scuderia AlphaTauri
Tsunoda added that whereas his and Ricciardo’s relationship remains to be very new, already he reckoned they fed again related info on the automobile.
“I simply do not know correctly but about him however I feel we suggestions in regards to the automobiles and knowledge what I bought from him has been pretty related,” he stated. “I feel we’re working fairly nicely, as a crew as nicely.
“So, trying ahead to working with him subsequent 12 months as nicely.”