Yuki Kakuda: I need to perform well, I need to beat my teammates

Hiroshi Kakuda said he knows what he needs to improve in 2022, and if he does, he can beat his teammates.

He admits that given how tough the first half of the season has been for him, he was surprised to get a second chance at Little Red Bull. In his rookie season, his performance was completely defeated by teammate Pierre Gasly. As the season progressed, the young Japanese driver underwent several lifestyle changes to change his destiny. He moved from England to Italy to get closer to the team's Faenza base, where he says he will go all out to improve his fitness and has been abstaining from alcohol during the summer break to complement his fitness programme.

Kakuda Yuki drove many tracks for the first time in his career in the 2021 season, and now that he has full F1 experience, he hopes "the preparation will be in his favor". With that, he feels he now has the "conditions" to be on an equal footing with Gasley next season.

He said: "2022 is going to be a very important year for me, I don't know how fast the car will be, but I need to perform well, I need to beat my teammates, I need to race more consistently. Now I know the details that I have to improve, and if I improve this, I can beat him, beat my teammates, or play a competitive game. At this point, I think 2021 is a very good year of preparation. ”

The new rules for 2022 provide a fairer playing field for the new season, and Red Bull Is expected to continue to be in good shape after the 2021 Team Standings P6 results.

Kakuda admits that if he wants to play his part in helping the team move forward, he must always stay in the top 10.

He said: "If it's a good car, I'll go all in to get consistent scores and get good results. If it's a bad car or not going fast, you can still tap into the potential of this car, and I know how to tap this car and make myself faster. ”