Liam Lawson, tapped by the team to replace Sergio Pérez, was out and Yuki Tsunoda, passed over initially by the team to replace Pérez, was in. That move sparked a debate throughout the Formula 1 world regarding how Red Bull continues to handle their second driver.

Yuki Tsunoda finished just over a tenth behind Max Verstappen in their first session together as Red Bull teammates.

Formula 1 hits the legendary Suzuka circuit for round three of 2025 this weekend. And after a week away, this weekend could really show us the pecking order for

Yuki Tsunoda got up to speed relatively quickly in his first official session as a Red Bull driver. The 24-year-old went 6th fastest in FP1, setting a very clean lap to finish only a tenth behind Max Verstappen.

Yuki Tsunoda carried a nation’s hopes and a ferociously competitive team’s expectations during his first on-track experience of the Red Bull RB21 at Suzuka. It wasn’t as bad as the FP2 times made it l

Yuki Tsunoda makes a promising start to his Red Bull career in first practice at the Japanese Grand Prix, finishing sixth.

Yuki Tsunoda got his first taste of the Red Bull RB21 in Friday practice at Suzuka, where he put in a commendable first showing. Having got the nod to step into Liam Lawson’s vacated RB21 after the first two races of the F1 2025 season,