The Latest Breaking News from Racing Bulls

The saga surrounding Yuki Tsunoda’s promotion and Liam Lawson’s demotion to Racing Bulls is thus: for years now, around and through Max Verstappen’s multiple world titles, Red Bull has been a one-car Formula 1 squad.

The man himself frames it as fate. After an often frustrating four-year Formula 1 apprenticeship with Red Bull’s junior team, during which the prospect of promotion diminished and then seemed to vanish entirely, Yuki Tsunoda is now where he thinks he always should have been.

Lawson has been dropped two races into the season.

Pre-season, those amenable to a wager would have thought the odds on Jack Doohan being fired before Liam Lawson insufficiently lucrative to justify placing a bet. It seemed to be a dead cert, what with Alpine lining up Franco Colapinto as a ‘test and reserve driver’ within a month of…

Before the 2025 Formula 1 campaign actually began, figuring out the pecking order in the midfield based on pre-season testing was tricky, with the data pointing to a close fight.

Red Bull's Helmut Marko has admitted handing Liam Lawson an early promotion to Red Bull in Formula 1 over Yuki Tsunoda was a mistake.

Next up: Yuki Tsunoda.

COMMENT: Red Bull have promoted their Japanese driver just two races into the new season at the expense of Liam Lawson – but as Kieran Jackson explains, the role of Max Verstappen’s teammate is the toughest spot in F1

Lawson pays the price for poor performances in Australia and China