Tsunoda will step into Liam Lawson’s vacated RB21 at Suzuka this week after Red Bull swapped the two drivers following contrasting fortunes in the early rounds of the F1 2025 season. While Lawson suffered three Q1 eliminations and failed to score a single point,

Barely three months ago, Yuki Tsunoda’s window to drive for Red Bull Racing in Formula One appeared to have closed. Despite putting forward a strong case through the 2024 season for its sister team, RB, Red Bull passed over Tsunoda when replacing Sergio Pérez. Instead, it promoted Tsunoda’s teammate Liam Lawson into the seat.

Yuki Tsunoda is stepping up to take on the toughest job in motorsport: being Max Verstappen’s team-mate. So how will the hugely popular Japanese driver rise to the challenge?