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Tsunoda set for Imola test debut with AlphaTauri F1 team

Japanese Formula Two driver Yuki Tsunoda will test with the Red Bull-owned AlphaTauri Formula One team at Imola next month.

Tsunoda, currently third in the F2 standings, will drive a 2018 Toro Rosso car -- the latest allowed for such a test -- on Nov. 4 after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at the Italian circuit.

The Honda-backed 20-year-old is a contender to race for AlphaTauri next season and the 300km test will qualify him to take part in a grand prix practice session.

The team's Twitter feed showed the Japanese having a seat fitting at their Faenza factory in Italy.