Red Bull, Liam Lawson
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Lawson had qualified 18th at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix but crashed out of the race; in China he qualified last for both the sprint race and the main event, finishing 14th and 12th.
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Harry Benjamin sits down with Tsunoda ahead of his home race, and we also hear from former Haas boss Guenther Steiner and former Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari on the situation.
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I’m really looking forward to be racing in Japan this weekend. Suzuka is one of my favorite tracks on the calendar,” said Lawson. “It’s cool to drive and very high speed, which makes it great fun in a Formula One car.
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RACER on MSNAhead of Japan, Red Bull dominates, but in a different wayWell, I liked the comment, the text, so I guess that speaks for itself, right? It was not a mistake.” Max Verstappen is not happy. At the center of a crowd huddled around a small table in the
Tsunoda was promoted to Red Bull’s senior team a week ago in place of Liam Lawson. The two drivers were teammates at RB’s junior F1 team Racing Bulls for the final six races of the 2024 season. After Red Bull Racing moved on from Sergio Perez at the end of the season, Lawson got the call to jump up instead of Tsunoda.
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.
Red Bull's decision to swap Liam Lawson with its junior team driver Yuki Tsunoda has had no impact on the rookie driver.
We are already at the third race weekend of this Formula 1 season: the Japanese Grand Prix. As always, the race weekend kicks off on Thursday with the media day, including two press conferences with drivers.