Yuki Tsunoda finished just over a tenth behind Max Verstappen in their first session together as Red Bull teammates.

Red Bull new recruit Yuki Tsunoda has been told to get as close to his world champion teammate Max Verstappen as possible at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend and he certainly delivered in the first practice session on Friday.

By Nick Mulvenney SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) -Championship leader Lando Norris topped the times for McLaren in first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday as Yuki Tsunoda impressed on his Red Bull debut with the sixth fastest lap at the Suzuka circuit.

McLaren’s Lando Norris topped the Japanese Grand Prix’s FP1 timesheets, followed by Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who rounded off the top three. All eyes were on Yuki Tsunoda as he exited the pitlane for the first time as a Red Bull Racing driver at his home Grand Prix,

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Yuki Tsunoda carried a nation’s hopes and a ferociously competitive team’s expectations during his first on-track experience of the Red Bull RB21 at Suzuka. It wasn’t as bad as the FP2 times made it l

Yuki Tsunoda carried a nation’s hopes and a ferociously competitive team’s expectations during his first on-track experience of the Red Bull RB21 at Suzuka. It wasn’t as bad as the FP2 times made it l

Banners, flags and posters of Yuki Tsunoda have undergone revisions in recent days at Suzuka, home of this week's Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, with Racing Bulls imagery swapped out for shots of the home favorite in Red Bull Racing gear.