Experienced in Formula 1, fast and almost always available. Those seem to be the three minimum requirements for a reserve driver in Formula 1 nowadays. Whereas in the past, teams mainly relied on young, inexperienced talents when a full-time driver suddenly needed to be replaced, the top teams in particular look for experienced drivers. Who
Yuki Tsunoda has been confirmed as Red Bull Racing’s reserve driver which means that he does have a chance to drive for Red Bull Racing in a grand prix after all. If Max Verstappen or Liam Lawson need to step away for the race weekend, Tsunoda could be stepping up.
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Yuki Tsunoda, to his own dismay, was passed over to fill in the vacant seat at Red Bull Racing after Sergio Perez was pushed aside by the Austrians. Red Bull chose to put Liam Lawson next to Max Verstappen, a decision Guenther Steiner does not understand very well.
It’s hard not to feel some sympathy for Yuki Tsunoda as he embarks on his fifth season at Red Bull’s second team knowing he has missed his best chance yet to join the leading squad. That was despite the 24-year-old delivering the most consistently convincing performance of his career to date in 2024, with a
Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton have both continued to share short glimpses into his time so far in Maranello. Hamilton will be there on Wednesday for his first run in a car, which will also be televised. Also completing a run in Italy will be the Racing Bulls, with Yuki Tsunoda, Isack Hadjar and Ayumu Iwasa.
For the start of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Yuki Tsunoda will once again start the season at VCARB. While he had hoped to be joining Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing, Liam Lawson was promoted instead. Speaking to Motorsport, Racing Bulls’ Racing Director Alan Permane mentioned that Tsnuoda should still be aiming for a seat
Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB), Red Bull Racing’s junior team, will be spending three days, 21, 22, and 23 January, at the Imola circuit. They will be preparing for the start of the 2025 season, which starts in only 54 days. While at the circuit, the Faenza-based will be completing a TPC (testing a
Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar will make their first appearance in Racing Bulls’ new Formula 1 car before the joint livery launch. On February 17, Red Bull Racing’s sister team will be in action with the 2025 car during a filming day at the Imola circuit, as the team has confirmed to GPblog.
More rumours around Aston Martin, pictures of Max Verstappen luxurious yacht, and three teams to have a filming day on the same day in Bahrain! GPblog brings you the best news of the day from the world of Formula One, together with an exclusive interview with singer Per Gessle!
Jacques Villeneuve believes Yuki Tsunoda will began his final season in Formula 1. According to the Canadian, the Japanese will leave anyway after his fifth season with Racing Bulls, after which no team will pick him up for 2026. A fair comment from Villeneuve or not? Here is our verdict.
Where Jacques Villeneuve had previously fiercely criticised Daniel Ricciardo, and most recently taking a dig at four time world champion, Max Verstappen, now it is Sergio Perez’s turn.
