The Red Bull senior advisor confirmed that was not “the deciding factor” when opting to switch Tsunoda and Liam Lawson after just two rounds of the 2025 season. Marko: Yuki Ts

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.

Yuki Tsunoda will become Max Verstappen’s fifth teammate in six years this weekend when he makes hid Red Bull debut at his home Grand Prix in Japan.