Japan's Yuki Tsunoda to race for Scuderia AlphaTauri in 2021 F1 season

AlphaTauri has confirmed that 20-year-old Yuki Tsunoda is to replace Daniil Kvyat and team up with Pierre Gasly for the 2021 Formula One season.

He will become the first Japanese driver to compete in F1 since Kamui Kobayashi drove for Caterham in 2014.

Tsunoda finished third in the Formula 2 championship this year behind Mick Schumacher, winning at Silverstone, Spa, and Sakhi, and he made the podium at four other races.

(IMAGE CREDITS: Twitter/@yukitsunoda07)