Tsunoda, Red Bull and Japanese Grand Prix
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The quick turnover of drivers has highlighted the difficulties of partnering Verstappen in a Red Bull that is notoriously tricky to drive on the limit, but Tsunoda believes he can buck the trend.
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Tsunoda, 24, has shown good speed in his Racing Bulls car so far and lost out on a points-scoring finish when he had to pit because of a front wing issue late in the Chinese Grand Prix. But don’t expect that speed to translate to race-winning speed in Japan. Tsunoda is +4000 to win the race at BetMGM and is the No. 7 favorite.
Championship leader Lando Norris topped the times for McLaren in first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday as Yuki Tsunoda impressed on his Red Bull debut with the sixth fastest lap at the Suzuka circuit.
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GPblog on MSN'Not in a hundred years would Lawson be faster than Tsunoda'Under Franz Tost, Liam Lawson made his debut in Formula 1 at AlphaTauri, but the Austrian doesn't seem to have a high opinion of him. The former team boss fully understands why the New Zealander was demoted from Red Bull Racing to Racing Bulls after just two Grands Prix.
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Autosport on MSNF1 Japanese GP: Norris tops FP1 from Russell, Tsunoda sixth for Red BullMcLaren’s Lando Norris leads first practice at the Japanese Grand Prix as Yuki Tsunoda makes his official Red Bull debut
Yuki Tsunoda finally has his promotion at Red Bull. He was elevated last week and Liam Lawson was demoted to Red Bull’s second team — Racing Bulls — after failing to score points in the season’s first two races.
Free Practice session 1 marked the beginning of Yuki Tsunoda’s first weekend in his new Red Bull Racing seat. Tsunoda was able to keep up with Verstappen and ended the session less than three-tenths off his four-time world champion teammate.
That sensitivity and haphazardness show the scale of the task ahead for Yuki Tsunoda, ahead of his Red Bull debut this weekend at his home race in Japan. Tsunoda received the call-up after a torrid first two races for Liam Lawson in Australia and China, which included a crash and two back-of-the-pack qualifying results.
In a second practice session that was dogged by no fewer than four red flags, New Zealand’s Liam Lawson can at the very least take pride in clocking a faster lap time than his senior Red Bull teammates at Suzuka.
Here's a guide that tells you what you need to know about the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. It's the third round of the 2025 F1 season.