Tsunouda is officially replaced by Lawson in Red Ball

Red Ball The decision was made, officially, Neozyre Layam Lawson stopped being the MAX Verstapen partner in the 2025 season From Formula 1, so the new Coequipero of the four time champion will be Japanese Yuki Tsunoda.

Through a press release, Red Ball told Lawson’s deterioration to the GP JapB. Skutter B of the Brand of Energy Hounds, created to develop young talents such as the French Isk Hadjar, which was promoted this year.

Lawson arrived in Red Bull as a substitute for Checo Pérez. The Mexican was separated from the team at the end of last season after they considered that it did not give up on the track, despite the fact that Sergio Perez defended difficulties in driving the RB20, 2024.

Now, the RB21, which maintains the basis of last year’s model, was a challenge to Lawson, which was eliminated in the first three rounds of the start of the season, in addition to not adding points and more than a second from the rhythm of the Verstapen race.

Lawson’s decision is an alternative to Tsunuda

After the Chinese Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing and those of the Austrian brand were held in Dubai to discuss the measures to be taken. The first was the disposal of Lawson to ascend to Tsunouda with the controversy also in the improvement plans for the car.

In the press statement issued by Red Bull Racing at the first hour of Thursday, the decision to go to Lawson was expressed when it was not at the time to help Red Bull goals, but also expressing that the car was not competitive.

“We got to the 2025 season with two ambitions: to keep the world championship and restore the title of builders of the world, and this is a purely sports decision,” said Christian Horner, head of the team.

“It was difficult to see Liam Fight with RB21 in the first two race, and as a result, we made a collective decision to make an early change.”

Horner said the decision also depends on “Protection and Development” of Lawson before the “difficult start”. In the opinion of the director, the bulls will be allowed to go to the “acquisition of experience” race.

When talking about the rise of Tsunouda, Horner realized the Japanese “experience” as one of the factors “to help develop the current car” by recognition “there is a lot of work related to RB21.”