March 27, 2025
Red Bull have officially switched Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda
Sometimes the murmurs heard around the rumor mill have truth to them, like the one that has been going around about Red Bull being unimpressed with Liam Lawson.
Well, today Liam Lawson has learned of his fate. Lawson is returning to his seat with the Racing Bulls, and Yuki Tsunoda will now driving the Red Bull as early as the Japanese grand prix.
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Lawson and Tsunoda were briefly team mates at the end of last season, when Lawson replaced Daniel Ricciardo – and did well enough to earn the nod over Tsunoda to partner with four-time World champion Max Verstappen to start the new season, replacing Sergio Perez. However, Lawson has struggled greatly through two races this season.
Lawson crashed in his debut race for Red Bull in Australia, but he was not alone in doing that amid treacherous conditions. Lawson again struggled in China before finishing 15th in Shangha – prior to the disqualifications of both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, which actually worked in Lawson’s favor, bumping him up two spots in the standings.
Red Bull Team Principal and CEO Christian Horner said: “It has been difficult to see Liam struggle with the RB21 at the first two races and, as a result, we have collectively taken the decision to make an early switch. We came into the 2025 season with two ambitions, to retain the World Drivers’ Championship and to reclaim the World Constructors’ title and this is a purely sporting decision.
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Lawson, meanwhile, will return to Racing Bulls where he will partner with rookie Isack Hadjar – the situation mirroring the cases of Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly, who each returned to the sister outfit from Red Bull after three races into 2016 and 12 in 2019 respectively.
One thing is for sure, the Japanese grand prix is going to be quite interesting indeed.
