Yuki Tsunoda on Food, Therapy, and Max as a Teammate

The Red Flags Podcast

Vox Media Podcast Network

Sports

4.6 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

We sat down with everyone's favorite F1 driver, Yuki Tsunoda, in Vegas for one of his most honest and hilarious chats yet. We talk about his best meal of 2025 and and the impact on his weigh-in, what he's learned from his teammate Max Verstappen, reflection and finding himself, how he's benefitted from therapy, the meaning behind his Kintsugi-inspired helmet designed by Neuro Co-Founder and CEO Kent Yoshimura, and how he stays stylish and locked in during a 24-race season.Huge shout out to Neuro for making this interview possible! Try their products today and get 20% off your order at neurogum.com/discount/VANKAH or use code VANKAH at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?
0:04.0	Not much to it is there?
0:06.0	Unless of course it's a Walker's sandwich.
0:11.0	Mmm, that is good.
0:13.0	Now that's what Asani should sound like.
0:15.0	Go all crisp in with walkers.
0:18.0	Delicious.
0:20.0	What's up, bankers?
0:22.6	Hello, bankers.
0:26.1	I'm so excited.
0:27.6	I'm so excited.
0:29.8	I just can't hide it.
0:32.3	We're with Yuki Sanota and I think I like it.
0:35.6	We're back on the pod with the man, the myth. Everyone's favorite driver, Yuki Sonota. What's up, guys? Banca, indeed. I don't know what his Banca is. It's like how Gunther says wanker. Like a wanker. Oh, good. Yeah. Yeah. So that's a new, kind of the word I can say right equivalent of i guess bad words you know
0:58.2	it's not that bad bad word right i guess yeah it's a it's a it's a spin on a swear word good
1:03.8	bonkers is my word this weekend yes yes that's right that's right we're here we're in las
1:10.5	Vegas we're with you.
1:13.1	The season's almost done, and I think everyone has a really important question to ask you right now.
1:18.8	What was your best meal you've had this year?
1:21.3	That's a really important question.
1:25.4	Best meal.
1:26.8	Oh, well, it's definitely one of the best meal oh well
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