As required by FIA regulations, the paddock teams must offer each of their cars to a young driver during an EL1 session of the season. Racing Bulls thus left the seat of Daniel Riccardo, who performed poorly in the first races, to Ayumu Iwasa for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Japanese like his new partner Yuki Tsunoda, Ayumu Iwasa will have the chance to perform in front of his audience. At 22, he has five victories in his first two seasons in Formula 2.