F1 will stop in Suzuka in the next Japanese GP, where in addition to the updates that the various teams will introduce, there will also be the debut of a driver
F1 stops for a few weeks waiting to return to the track next week Japanese GP on the historic Suzuka track. The event on Japanese soil was brought forward by a few months considering that it was usually held in autumn. Among the many new features we will see in Japan there will be the debut of a new rookie.
Indeed, the team Visa Cash App RB will put the Japanese driver Ayumu Iwasa behind the wheel of the single-seater Daniel Ricciardo in FP1. In fact, each team has the obligation to make debuting drivers debut in at least two sessions during the World Championship.
The former team AlphaTauri therefore it will have a totally Japanese pair during the first free practice session, with Yuki Tsunoda and Ayumu Iwasa who will be accompanied by the Honda engine, also Japanese.
F1: a driver will make his debut in the Japanese GP | Who is Ayumu Iwasa
Ayumu Iwasa, this will be the name of the rookie driver who will debut this weekend in Japan. The 21-year-old native of Osaka has already had the opportunity to test an F1 single-seater during the tests carried out in Abu Dhabi at the end of 2023. Confirming Iwasa's presence was the consultant of the Austrian team Helmut Marko who announced:
We can't wait for the Japanese GP to arrive, where on Friday in FP1 we will give Ayumu Iwasa the chance to try the RB. It's a track that should suit his car.
The Japanese driver has had two excellent seasons in Formula 2, finishing in fourth place last championship. He is part of Red Bull's young driver program. This year he returned to racing in Japan making his debut in Super Formula with the Team Mugen in the first race of the season at Suzuka, finishing in ninth place.
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