Red Bull F1 star Yuki Tsunoda addresses 'intense' move
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Yuki Tsunoda knows he has his long-awaited chance to write a new chapter in Japan’s F1 history.
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Max Verstappen said that it “was not a mistake” that he liked an Instagram post criticizing Red Bull’s decision to swap Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda just two races into the new Formula One season.
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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.
Two races into the 2025 Formula 1 season Red Bull shocked the paddock, demoting Liam Lawson after picking him to replace Sergio Pérez. Lawson heads back to Visa Cash App Racing Bulls and Yuki Tsunoda, originally passed over for the spot at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen, gets his shot to drive for the senior team.
Speaking to media during his first public appearance as a Red Bull F1 driver at the Honda Welcome Plaza in Tokyo this week, Tsunoda attempted to temper expectations ahead of his home race and debut with the main team.
The president of the Honda Racing Corporation has said it will not "interfere" with Yuki Tsunoda's Formula 1 career after
Red Bull new recruit Yuki Tsunoda has been told to get as close to his world champion teammate Max Verstappen as possible at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend and he certainly delivered in the first practice session on Friday.
He has never finished on the podium in four full seasons in F1 but he has shown pace on both race weekends so far. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Yuki Tsunoda insists he is not feeling pressure to hit the ground running at Red Bull following their decision to axe Liam Lawson after just two races. The New Zealander was ditched after a disappointing second outing in China, having crashed out on his debut for the team in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
Yuki Tsunoda of Japan and Oracle Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing greet the crowd during an Oracle Red Bull Racing Show Run. Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen (L) and Red Bull Racing's Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda attend a talk session as part of the F1 Tokyo Fan Festival in Tokyo.