The message Red Bull has sent to young talent with its Lawson and Tsunoda swap

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

The other F1 driver still under pressure

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

Is Racing Bulls “wasting” its potential with strategy errors in F1 2025?

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

Marko: Promoting ‘battered boxer’ Lawson to Red Bull was a mistake

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

The five factors behind Red Bull swapping Lawson and Tsunoda in F1 2025

It’s no secret that Red Bull is known for quick decisions when it comes to the driver market, but even by its standards, a change after just two race weekends is extreme. However, Red Bull has deemed it necessary to swap Liam Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda.
The decision is presented as a collective one, after a high-level meeting in Dubai on Tuesday with team principal Christian Horner, Red Bull …Keep reading