Perez reveals when it became clear he was set to leave Red Bull F1
Sergio Perez has revealed the moment it became clear his Red Bull Racing exit was inevitable. After joining the team in 2021, following previous stints with Sauber, McLaren, Force India and Racing Point, Perez struggled to extract the same level of performance from the Red Bull cars as his world champion team-mate Max Verstappen in […]
What Tsunoda must do to become a success at Red Bull
The man himself frames it as fate. After an often frustrating four-year Formula 1 apprenticeship with Red Bull’s junior team, during which the prospect of promotion diminished and then seemed to vanish entirely, Yuki Tsunoda is now where he thinks he always should have been. Trouble is, that’s what the driver he is replacing thought. […]
Where did each Red Bull F1 driver finish on their team debut?
Yuki Tsunoda is set to become the 14th driver to start a Formula 1 grand prix for Red Bull when he competes for the team at Suzuka on the 6 April. It will be the third round of the 2025 F1 season and he will replace Liam Lawson as Max Verstappen’s team-mate after a point-less […]
Verstappen disagreed with Red Bull’s Lawson decision
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has confirmed Max Verstappen disagreed with Red Bull swapping Liam Lawson for Racing Bulls’ Yuki Tsunoda just two rounds into the 2025 Formula 1 season. Red Bull made the call after Lawson failed to perform at both Albert Park and Shanghai, with him placing last in both qualifying sessions at […]
Tsunoda will finish 2025 F1 season at Red Bull – Marko
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has stated that Yuki Tsunoda’s future will be secure until the end of the 2025 Formula 1 season, after the Japanese driver was promoted to the main team at Liam Lawson’s expense. Red Bull’s decision was made following the Chinese Grand Prix, where Lawson vastly underperformed again in his second […]
Promoting ‘battered boxer’ Lawson to Red Bull was a mistake
Red Bull’s Helmut Marko has admitted handing Liam Lawson an early promotion to Red Bull in Formula 1 over Yuki Tsunoda was a mistake. On Thursday morning Red Bull announced Lawson and Tsunoda would swap places, with the Japanese driver promoted to the main team while the Kiwi would return to Racing Bulls with immediate […]
Will the Lawson/Tsunoda swap fix the problems at Red Bull F1?
Red Bull has already called time on Liam Lawson’s very short stint with the team, as the 23-year-old has been dropped after just two grands prix in 2025. Lawson will return to Red Bull’s sister squad Racing Bulls, with his former team-mate Yuki Tsunoda heading to the ‘A’ team after a point-less start to the […]
How Red Bull’s previous mid-season F1 driver swaps worked out
Red Bull’s impending swap between Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda feels particularly brutal coming just two grands prix into the 2025 Formula 1 season — but history shows the company is not shy of shaking up its driver line-ups. Not counting its agreement with Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi in its maiden 2005 campaign, Red […]
The key talking points from the Chinese GP
There’s a famous saying — “In Formula 1, you are either giving pain or taking it.” And, after just two rounds of this year’s world championship, there are plenty of examples of that. In the latest edition of the James Allen on F1 Podcast, we’ll dig into what’s gone wrong for Liam Lawson and why, […]