Red Bull consider immediate driver swap to bring in 'embarrassing' rookie

According to Ralf Schumacher, Red Bull could replace Liam Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda after disappointing results.

Red Bull Racing faces a key decision about Liam Lawson's future after a complicated season start for the New Zealand driver. Lawson, who took Sergio Pérez's seat for the 2025 season, has had difficulty adapting to the single-seater and his results have generated doubts within the team.Since Red Bull bet for Lawson with just 11 races of experience in Formula 1, there was uncertainty about his performance. Now, after only two Grand Prixes, his per…

Christian Horner passes verdict on potential Red Bull F1 driver swap

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has dismissed early talk of a driver swap between Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda following the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix. Lawson has suffered a torrid Red Bull introduction with 100% Q1 exits and zero points scored across the opening two rounds of the 2025 campaign. Tsunoda, meanwhile, has been in a rich vein of form for Racing Bulls as a consistent member of the qualifying top-10 with points finishes es…

Liam Lawson issues defiant response to Yuki Tsunoda's interest in Red Bull switch

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Red Bull to crunch numbers amid Lawson/Tsunoda switch talk

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner might not be aware of it, but he was channelling his inner William Edwards Deming as he discussed Liam Lawson’s future following another disappointing outing at the Chinese Grand Prix. "Without data, you're just another person with an opinion,” the American statistician and business theorist once said – and now Horner is seemingly hanging ...Keep reading

Red Bull consider immediate driver swap to bring in 'embarrassing' rookie

Red Bull love changing drivers, but doing so after just two races would be a new record. However, according to the man at the forefront of those decisions, it’s not off the cards. Marko has admitted Lawson is already in troubleGetty That could be good news for Hadjar who was lapping Shanghai for the first timeGetty The British-Austrian team saw another poor performance from their No.2 driver at the Chinese Grand Prix, with Liam Lawson coming hom…