Yuki Tsunoda admitted Red Bull’s car is trickier to drive in real life than it is in the simulator, after his first run in it today. However the team’s new driver showed promising pace in the first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. He lapped just a tenth of a second slower than team
Max Verstappen subtly indicated his view of Red Bull’s extraordinary decision to drop his team mate after just two grands prix when the team announced the decision a week ago. He endorsed a social media post by fellow Dutch racer Giedo van der Garde which described the decision as being like “bullying or a panic
Red Bull has made sure Yuki Tsunoda has no doubts over their priority after he became the team’s latest driver. Tsunoda will team up with Max Verstappen, who lies second in the drivers’ championship after the opening two rounds. Red Bull’s motorsport consultant Helmut Marko said this week they need him to “support Max strategy-wise,”
Liam Lawson says the two race weekends he had in Red Bull’s car before being demoted to their second team wasn’t enough time to get used to it. Red Bull demoted Lawson to their second team, Racing Bulls, and have promoted Yuki Tsunoda in his place from this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. “Obviously I would
Red Bull will pay tribute to its engine supplier Honda by running a special livery at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. The team has revealed a special livery in the colours of the Japanese flag for its two RB21s. It is inspired by the Honda RA272 which scored the manufacturer’s first grand prix victory 60
Red Bull have made their expectations of Yuki Tsunoda clear as he prepares to start his first race for the team this weekend. Tsunoda has swapped places with Liam Lawson, who failed to score points in either of his first two events after joining the team at the start of the season. While Lawson failed
Red Bull have performed another of their stunning mid-season driver changes – and this week’s was perhaps their most brutal yet. Pierre Gasly was shown the door 12 races into his first year with the team. Daniil Kvyat was turfed out four grands prix into his second season to make way for Max Verstappen. But
Red Bull held a meeting with Max Verstappen following the Chinese Grand Prix to reassure him over their development plans. The world champion has begun his title defence on the back foot as Lando Norris pulled eight points clear of him over the opening three rounds. He finished fourth in China, behind the McLaren drivers
Former Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde has struck a chord among some on the grid today with a strongly-worded criticism of Red Bull. Van der Garde, who raced in F1 12 years ago, is unimpressed with Red Bull’s treatment of Liam Lawson. The team announced today it has dropped the 23-year-old after his
Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko has admitted the team made a mistake by promoting Liam Lawson to its line-up this year. The team confirmed today it has dropped Lawson with immediate effect. He will return to the other Red Bull-owned F1 team, Racing Bulls, while Yuki Tsunoda will take his former seat. While technical
Red Bull has taken the extraordinary decision to drop Liam Lawson just two rounds after he made his debut for the team. No driver has ever returned to Red Bull after being dropped by the team. Lawson will rejoin Red Bull’s second team Racing Bulls, which he drove for last year when it was known
The news Red Bull has fired Liam Lawson after just two starts for the team has been rumoured for days. But that doesn’t make it any less of a jaw-dropping decision, particularly given how patient Red Bull was with his predecessor Sergio Perez. Red Bull persisted so long with Perez it arguably cost them a
