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PlanetF1 on MSNVilleneuve’s ‘paying the price’ Tsunoda theory after ‘not good enough’ qualy debutOut in Q2 at the Japanese Grand Prix after lapping half a second slower than Max Verstappen, that is “not good enough”. This is the blunt verdict coming from 1997 World Champion and Sky F1 pundit Jacques Villeneuve,
Max Verstappen delivered a pole position out of nowhere to mark Red Bull’s final Japanese GP with Honda power in style. He will be joined on the front row by McLaren’s Lando Norris, his team-mate Oscar Piastri P3,
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.
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Autosport on MSNTsunoda's first-day headaches in the Red Bull cockpitYuki 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
Two races into the 2025 Formula 1 season Red Bull shocked the paddock, demoting Liam Lawson after picking him to replace Sergio Pérez. Lawson heads back to Visa Cash App Racing Bulls and Yuki Tsunoda,
There is only so much you can extrapolate from one-and-a-bit practice sessions on a day when the only thing really catching fire was the grass around the Suzuka circuit. But it is fair to say that Yuki Tsunoda’s first day in a Red Bull was a qualified success.
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PlanetF1 on MSNFranz Tost’s emphatic ‘not in 100 years’ Lawson and Tsunoda predictionFormer AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost has claimed Liam Lawson's natural ability doesn't compare to Yuki Tsunoda's.
Yuki Tsunoda finally has his promotion at Red Bull. He was elevated last week and Liam Lawson was demoted to Red Bull’s second team — Racing Bulls — after failing to score points in the season’s first two races.
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PlanetF1 on MSNYuki Tsunoda’s telling first Red Bull RB21 verdict after swapping sim for real dealYuki 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,