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“A Capable and Humble Driver”: Red Bull Prodigy Yuki Tsunoda Wins Over the F1 World by Getting His Hands Dirty for Helping Out Imola

Published 05/19/2023, 6:15 AM EDT

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Yuki Tsunoda is learning from the best. After suggesting that his defense improved after watching Fernando Alonso’s video, Tsunoda’s inner Sebastian Vettel seems to have woken up as he helps the people out in Imola by getting his hands dirty. Remember how Vettel stayed back, helped clean the stands, and took the trash out after races? Yuki is doing the same thing for the people in desperate need at Imola. The Japanese seem to have won over the fans with his actions. Let’s see how things went down.

Earlier this week massive rain showers and thunderstorms hit the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, causing flooding in multiple areas. F1 took the sensible decision and canceled the GP which was supposed to be held this weekend in Imola. Many teams and drivers took to social media to explain their grief and hope for the well-being of the people living in the Emilia-Romagna region. Nevertheless, Yuki Tsunoda had different ideas for helping out. 

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While Yuki Tsunoda’s radio messages may portray him to be someone with an aggressive personality, his recent deeds and speeches suggest otherwise. Tsunoda recently explained how he looked up to Fernando Alonso as his Hero and was humble enough to acknowledge that he’s been watching the Spaniard’s videos to learn more about defending. This humble personality was showcased recently as a post appeared on Twitter. 

Post the Emilia Romagna floods, Tsunoda was seen cleaning up the city of Faenza in the Emilia-Romagna region. The AlphaTauri factory is based in Faenza and Tsunoda, along with his teammates were seen getting their hands dirty. In a Tweet posted by ESPN, the AlphaTauri men and the Japanese driver are seen with shovels and brooms in their hands with the caption, “Yuki Tsunoda helping clean up Faenza, the city where AlphaTauri’s factory is based in Italy ❤️”

Yuki Tsunoda’s humble actions to help out the people in Italy won over the internet and the fans. As he got his hands dirty, fans expressed themselves on social media to praise the Red Bull prodigy. Let’s see what they had to say.

Fans react to Yuki Tsunoda helping in cleaning up Faenza 

Fans took to Twitter to praise the ‘Humble and Kind’ Yuki Tsunoda. Many suggested that they are proud of the driver and that he is doing everything in his power to help the people, suggesting that he’s a great example of a humble human being. Others complimented his nature and driving simultaneously to explain how he’s been consistent this season. Let’s see how the fans reacted on Twitter.

Some suggested that his stature might e small but his aura is huge as he is one of the few drivers putting in the hard work to help the people out in Faenza.

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Many expressed their love for Yuki Tsunoda and asked him to stay with the team and never leave. Tsunoda has considerably upped his performance this year and has been dragging the slow AlphaTauri car or just into the points regularly.

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What do you make of this Yuki Tsunoda helping people out in Italy? Did he win your heart over as well?

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Pranay Bhagi

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Pranay Bhagi is an F1 writer at EssentiallySports, who has always been passionate about sports and writing. With a degree from a prestigious institute, he has channeled his enthusiasm into sports journalism, particularly F1, a sport that has captivated him for over a decade. Pranay's deep-rooted love for the sport began during the Sebastian Vettel era, and he has been following it religiously ever since.
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Varunkumaar Chelladurai