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.

Despite this success, he was overlooked by Christian Horner and Helmut Marko as a replacement for the struggling Sergio Perez, with Red Bull ’s leadership citing concerns regarding his temperament and consistency. However, after an immense start to the 2025 campaign, Tsunoda’s performances became impossible to ignore.

Yuki Tsunoda has revealed the target he has been set by Red Bull as he gears up for his F1 debut with the team. Tsunoda has earned a shock promotion to Red Bull from this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix after the main team ruthlessly decided to swap out Liam Lawson following a dreadful two-race stint.