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.

That is the belief of Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko, who says the influence of engine partners Honda was not “decisive” in the decision to promote Tsunoda. Yuki Tsunoda transf

Formula 1 saw its first major driver change of the season courtesy of Red Bull Racing, when the team dropped Liam Lawson and replaced him with Yuki Tsunoda to partner current world driver's champion Max Verstappen.

Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda tells BBC Radio 5 Live's Harry Benjamin about what team principal Christian Horner expects from him as Max Verstappen's team-mate.

Yuki Tsunoda will be centre of attention at his home Japanese Grand Prix this weekend after joining Max Verstappen at a Red Bull team desperate to reel in McLaren following their ominous start to the season.