Red Bull announced on Thursday it is shifting its driver rotation around just two races into the new season, announcing that Yuki Tsunoda will replace Liam Lawson as Max Verstappen’s teammate.

Liam Lawson has been brutally dropped by Red Bull after just two races of the 2025 F1 season – with Yuki Tsunoda replacing the New Zealander to land a debut for the team at his home race in Japan next week.

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 will race for Red Bull from his home Japanese Formula One Grand Prix next week with struggling New Zealander Liam Lawson demoted to sister team Racing Bulls in a straight swap.

Yuki Tsunoda will be Max Verstappen’s racing partner for the rest of the Formula 1 season, Red Bull said Thursday. Tsunoda will swap places with Liam Lawson, who lasted just two races in a Red Bull seat and will now spend the rest of the year racing for Red Bull’s sister team Racing Bulls.

Did Liam Lawson lose out on his chance at Red Bull Racing in just two races? Red Bull made it official on Thursday that Yuki Tsunoda will replace Lawson as Red Bull’s second driver at the Japanese Grand Prix on April 6.

Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko admits the team "made a mistake" with their decision-making over Liam Lawson.

Former Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez could make his way to the F1 grid with the sport's eleventh team, Cadillac.

Yuki Tsunoda's first race with the senior Red Bull team will be the Japanese Grand Prix, from 4-6 April Red Bull have confirmed that they will demote Liam Lawson and replace him with Yuki Tsunoda with immediate effect.