Red Bulls Yuki Tsunoda was just one tenth behind Max Verstappen in the most representative practice session on Friday in Japan but was not fully satisfied; watch final practice on Saturday from 3.30am before qualifying at 7am,

Red Bull new recruit Yuki Tsunoda has been told to get as close to his world champion teammate Max Verstappen as possible at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend and he certainly delivered in the first practice session on Friday.

Yuki Tsunoda is debuting for Red Bull Racing at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix following the controversial decision to drop Liam Lawson just two rounds into the season

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,

Oracle Red Bull Racing are throwing it back to 1965 for Sunday's Japanese GP at the Suzuka Circuit, with stunning red and white livery in tribute to their long-standing partnership with Honda

Tsunoda, 24, has shown good speed in his Racing Bulls car so far and lost out on a points-scoring finish when he had to pit because of a front wing issue late in the Chinese Grand Prix. But don’t expect that speed to translate to race-winning speed in Japan. Tsunoda is +4000 to win the race at BetMGM and is the No. 7 favorite.

Tsunoda was promoted from Racing Bulls last week to replace Liam Lawson with Red Bull, who had failed to score any points in his first two races of the season

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.

Yuki Tsunoda's team radio messages to his Red Bull team spoke volumes during practice for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.