Liam Lawson was not aware that Red Bull were considering a driver swap with Yuki Tsunoda until he got the phone call from Christian Horner, and it was a “done deal”. Red Bull shocked the F1 paddock last week when they announced,

Red Bull demoted Liam Lawson after the Chinese Grand Prix, swapping him with Yuki Tsunoda. Lawson now returns to Visa Cash App Racing Bulls while Tsunoda gets to realize his dream of driving for Red Bull starting with his home race,

Hardly an hour goes by without more news on Red Bull and their driver line-up. For obvious reasons, Christian Horner’s team is firmly under the spotlight as Yuki Tsunoda replaces Liam Lawson for the remainder of 2025.

Christian Horner has “promised” Yuki Tsunoda that Red Bull will not enforce team orders to favour Max Verstappen in “some situations” during the F1 2025 season. That is the claim of the new signing as he prepares to make his Red Bull at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

Tsunoda is set to make his debut for the Austrian side entering his home Grand Prix in Suzuka. After Liam Lawson was replaced just after two rounds into the season, does the Japanese driver feel any added pressure on his shoulders?