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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Yuki Tsunoda need not worry about his Red Bull stint potentially being as short as Liam Lawson’s with Helmut Marko offering support. The Japanese driver will step into Lawson’s vacated RB21 at Suzuka next week, with Red Bull swapping the two drivers after a difficult first two race weekends for Lawson at the senior team. … Read more
Christian Klien, Scott Speed, Sebastien Bourdais, Daniil Kvyat (twice), Pierre Gasly, Nyck de Vries, Daniel Ricciardo – the list of drivers being replaced mid-season by Red Bull or its sister team is lengthy. As of this week, Liam Lawson joins that group and, in a way, he’s even a record-breaker: no Red Bull-contracted driver has … Read more
Michael Schumacher was not popular among other F1 drivers, according to Christian Danner. “Well on the track, Schumacher was occasionally quite nasty,” Danner told SpaceportSweden. “In his manoeuvres he was quite unfair. Just listen to what Mika Hakkinen has to say and what other people like friends or Nick Heidfeld have to say. “You just … Read more
Red Bull has allegedly made the decision to swap Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson ahead of the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, according to reports. Lawson was chosen ahead of Tsunoda to contest the 2025 season with Red Bull, but has so far had a torrid start to life with the Milton Keynes-based squad. A … Read more
Red Bull have reportedly decided to axe Liam Lawson after just two races of the Formula One season, following a disappointing start to the 2025 campaign. He was chosen over Yuki Tsunoda to replace Sergio Perez but two Q1 eliminations, in addition to P15 and P12 finishes in Australia and China, prompted the team to … Read more
Monday’s fast-paced F1 news includes Red Bull calling an emergency meeting amid rumours that the team could replace Liam Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda. There’s only one story in town after a bruising Chinese Grand Prix weekend for the Red Bull rookie… Liam Lawson’s future to be decide in crucial Red Bull meeting? Red Bull adviser … Read more
Liam Lawson has laughed off Yuki Tsunoda’s claim that he is ready to replace him at Red Bull, remarking that the Racing Bulls driver “can say whatever he wants.” PlanetF1.com understands that Lawson’s seat at Red Bull is already under serious threat after a disastrous start to the F1 2025 season. Liam Lawson future: Yuki … Read more
After another difficult weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix, what does Red Bull do about addressing Liam Lawson’s struggles in the second RB21? Lawson was knocked out in Q1 for a second consecutive weekend, and finished in 15th place after a sub-optimal two-stop strategy in a race where he didn’t make much forward progress. Is … Read more