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How do Formula 1 teams coach their drivers to prevent them giving unfavourable answers to the media? Photographer Michael Potts gained a revealing glimpse of Racing Bulls’ instructions to Yuki Tsunoda as his media guidance sheet was visible in a picture taken at Zandvoort this weekend.The document is headed with handwritten notes including unanswered potential questions such as “have you spoken to drives [sic]?” and “should you have gotten the seat?” Other potential questions and answers are listed beneath. View the original picture on Potts’ site. YUKI KEY MESSAGING - Happy to be back racing on track - I’m here to support both teams when… - I trust the team have made the right… - As always, I’ll do my best to secure… POTENTIAL QUESTIONS How did you find out you were going… - Laurent called me (TBC based on…) What was your first reaction when you… - Obviously excited to be back on… mend, but feel prepared to… Did you expect to get another F1 race… - Anything can happen in F1. I’m… How much of a challenge is it to jump… - Of course it’s a challenge, but… as much as they can in the time… What do you think about Liam getting… - My focus has been on the role I’m… making the best decision for the team… You’ve been in exactly the same situation… - I haven’t no. Does his previous experience with Red Bull… - I wouldn’t say so given how much the regs have changed Do you expect Liam to perform better this time around? - It’s impossible to compare last year with the new regs Could a strong weekend from Liam change his future with Red Bull? - That’s a question for Laurent Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and Formula 1 - Small change made “unbelievable” improvement in Hamilton’s Ferrari - Norris beats Mercedes pair to Dutch Grand Prix pole position - 2026 Dutch Grand Prix grid - McLaren’s car is “terrible” in low-speed corners – Norris - ‘A sprint race at Zandvoort is not going to be the most exciting’ – Lindblad