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.

Red Bull will sport a striking all-white livery at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix in a tribute to engine partner Honda. Japanese F1 star Yuki Tsunoda will make his Red Bull debut this weekend, having replaced the axed Liam Lawson after the first two races of the 2025 season.

With two rounds of the 2025 season behind us, Lando Norris is the early pacesetter. He won the season opener in Melbourne and finished second to team-mate Oscar Piastri in Shanghai, meaning he sits eight points clear of Max Verstappen heading into the Japanese GP.

Liam Lawson joins a long list of athletes and coaches who will think they should have been given more time with their teams

Ralf Schumacher has come down heavily upon Liam Lawson after he was dropped by Red Bull for Yuki Tsunoda, questioning his existence in F1.

Red Bull chief Helmut Marko has revealed the downward spiral Liam Lawson found himself on that eventually led to his axe from the Formula 1 team. Yuki Tsunoda will race with Red Bull from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards,