Barely three months ago, Yuki Tsunoda’s window to drive for Red Bull Racing in Formula One appeared to have closed. Despite putting forward a strong case through the 2024 season for its sister team, RB, Red Bull passed over Tsunoda when replacing Sergio Pérez. Instead, it promoted Tsunoda’s teammate Liam Lawson into the seat.

Yuki Tsunoda's career in Formula 1 took a pivotal turn after a heated incident in Bahrain with Daniel Ricciardo. Recognizing the need to manage his em

Lawson’s axing from Red Bull Racing was brutal even by the team’s standards, but after two rounds the team believed it had seen enough. Down on confidence after failing to nail the RB21’s narrow sweet spot, he’s been dropped to Racing Bulls as part of Red Bull’s “duty of care” to the 23-year-old.

Yuki Tsunoda's big break in Formula 1 looked to have slipped away. Red Bull never quite believed. Honda's support had seemingly started to drift. Now, though, with a Red Bull debut at his home of Suzuka on the horizon,

Red Bull chief Helmut Marko has since pinpointed the moment Lawson’s ‘bad luck’ began, revealing that the Kiwi’s missed time in Bahrain testing was the origin of his problems.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, meanwhile, also responds to the question of what happens if Yuki Tsunoda struggles to adapt just as much as Liam Lawson; watch every session of the Japanese GP live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday,

Ahead of the race, Red Bull confirmed the shocking news that former Racing Bulls driver Tsunoda would be promoted for his home race, replacing ex-teammate Liam Lawson after just two races. And Tsunoda has now admitted that he was forced to make a massive change ahead of the biggest move of his career.

Liam Lawson has talked publicly about his shock departure from Red Bull Racing after just two races into the 2025 season.

Liam Lawson's "dream" Red Bull promotion became a nightmare -- the 22-year-old the latest driver off the team's conveyor belt of talent to wilt next to Max Verstappen.