Despite returning to the slower Racing Bulls car, Liam Lawson outqualified his Red Bull replacement Yuki Tsunoda for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix. But there are signs Red Bull's merciless switch may actually be working already.

Red Bull’s decision to switch out Liam Lawson for Yuki Tsunoda had the whole of Formula 1 talking in the build-up to the Japanese Grand Prix – here Motorsport.com picks out the best reactions to the n

Liam Lawson said "it was a good day" after getting one over his Red Bull rival, finishing fifth fastest in the second practice session at the Japan Grand Prix at Suzuka. Australian Piastri finished top for McLaren with 1m 28.114s in what was a heavily disrupted session with four red flags throughout.