Yuki's P4 in Abu Dhabi will be looked back on as career-defining. It was exactly the confidence boost he needed going into the off-season of what was a tough but decent first year.
He's done well so far this season against a strong teammate in Gasly, who will definitely have his eyes on McLaren or even Mercedes.
I also feel that with Checo and Max entrenched at RB now they have changed their view on the senior team/Alpha Tauri makeup, in the sense that Checo is not a RB driver academy driver and is there to stay, so Alpha Tauri won't be as much of a "you have two seasons or you're out" mentality.
A fairly strong chance now would be Tsunoda and Vips at AT next season, with Gasly going to McLaren alongside Lando.
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