The Japanese driver has certified within the prime 10 for the final three races, outpacing his extra skilled team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.
He secured a seventh-place end in Australia, helped by the retirements of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton and a penalty for Fernando Alonso.
Tsunoda then adopted up with tenth on benefit at his residence race in Suzuka, making up for a poor preliminary begin by performing some spectacular passing strikes and benefiting from a fast cease when a gaggle of vehicles pitted on the similar time.
“He stated he went out with the samurai spirit,” Bayer informed Motorsport.com. “I feel it was a tremendous achievement for him in entrance of the house crowd and Honda.
“Anyone informed me it’s the first time [for a local driver] since 2012 when [Kamui] Kobayashi scored [points] in a Japanese GP, so an important achievement from Yuki, truthfully.
“It was an immaculate drive from him, and he was managing the tyres when he needed to, he was pushing when he needed to. He had nice help from the staff with that pitstop. General very, very proud of him.”
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Bayer stated that Tsunoda soaked up the strain of performing in entrance of his residence crowd, reflecting an general change in his strategy this 12 months.
“That is one thing that we have seen now on the final couple of races, and he has made such large progress mentally.
“Over the winter he made superb progress bodily, however mentally he’s on a special degree now.
“He is taking this up, and he is taking really power from it, relatively than being distracted. I feel this was actually a mega drive from him.”
Tsunoda has outqualifed Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll at each occasion thus far this 12 months. Nevertheless, Bayer says that it’s too early to counsel that RB can proceed to outpace the Canadian and infiltrate the tail-end of the group of top-five groups.
“I’ve to watch out with that,” he stated. “In all probability what helped us is that it appeared that originally, Lance did not get as a lot out of their improve as we initially thought.
“And we now have been a bit higher right here than we thought as a result of we had been really considering this isn’t a monitor for us. Additionally, our new improve might be extra aiming in the direction of the approaching races.
“However I’ve to say that the staff is truthfully so centered on discovering that hundredth right here, a tenth right here. It is a large effort the place everybody’s preventing for it.
“And I feel that it is a homogeneous push, and that is in all probability what permits us to form of sniff into the highest 10.
“What we felt, and that is what we’re pleased with to a sure extent – this was the primary time we’re within the prime 10 based mostly on race craft, it isn’t as a result of one thing occurred or somebody tousled.”
