Yuki Tsunoda says he is targeting a podium spot at next week’s Japanese Grand Prix as he reacts to his shock Red Bull switch for the remainder of the 2025 Formula 1 season.As anticipated by Autosport in China last weekend, Red Bull confirmed on Thursday that it would promote Tsunoda to the seat alongside Max Verstappen meaning Liam Lawson is back at Racing Bulls after two difficult weekends in …Keep reading
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 start for the New Zealander.So there will be immense pressure on Tsunoda to perform better than the man he is …Keep Read more…
Eddie Jordan Racing became a big player in junior single-seaters prior to the Jordan squad arriving in Formula 1 in 1991.Before becoming the Midland-owned MF1 Racing for 2006, Jordan built up a cult following, helped launch the careers of several drivers and briefly became a championship contender.Here’s our choice of the squad’s finest moments.10. Winning the 1987 British F3 …Keep reading
When Romain Grosjean’s Haas car split in two and burst into flames during the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, it was the titanium halo that ultimately saved his life. But what few people know is that a groundbreaking welding technique played a crucial role in making the halo strong enough to perform as designed in that terrifying moment.The halo, now an essential part of Formula 1’s safety package …Keep reading
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 outing with the Milton Keynes-based outfit – including placing …Keep reading
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 the Chinese Grand Prix a fateful lowlight.Eagle-eyed observers may …Keep reading
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 been dropped faster. That Lawson was given just two rounds with …Keep reading
Pre-season, those amenable to a wager would have thought the odds on Jack Doohan being fired before Liam Lawson insufficiently lucrative to justify placing a bet. It seemed to be a dead cert, what with Alpine lining up Franco Colapinto as a ‘test and reserve driver’ within a month of Doohan’s low-key first race outing in Abu Dhabi.In the run-up to Lawson’s demotion back to the Racing …Keep reading
Before the 2025 Formula 1 campaign actually began, figuring out the pecking order in the midfield based on pre-season testing was tricky, with the data pointing to a close fight.Fast-forward two weeks, and Racing Bulls has consistently qualified top of the midfield – Yuki Tsunoda fifth in Melbourne, then Isack Hadjar up to seventh at Shanghai with his team-mate ninth. China’s sprint …Keep reading
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 effect.Lawson paid the price for two disappointing weekends in Melbourne …Keep reading