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Yuki Tsunoda in at Purple Bull as Liam Lawson demoted to Racing Bulls
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Yuki Tsunoda in at Purple Bull as Liam Lawson demoted to Racing Bulls

By Miles Cooper March 27, 2025
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Yuki Tsunoda will race for Purple Bull from the Method 1 Japanese Grand Prix onwards, with Liam Lawson returning to Racing Bulls after a tricky begin to 2025.

Lawson was promoted to the senior crew having contested the ultimate six races of final 12 months for Racing Bulls as Daniel Ricciardo’s alternative. The Kiwi racer was most well-liked as Sergio Perez’s alternative regardless of Tsunoda having accomplished 4 seasons with the squad.

Having certified 18th within the season-opener Australia, Lawson was plum final in Shanghai qualifying for each the dash race and the grand prix.

He has began each of his grands prix for Purple Bull thus far from pitlane, with the 23-year-old rookie crashing out in difficult circumstances in Melbourne and ending twelfth in China, benefitting from different vehicles having points in addition to a trio of disqualifications additional up the sphere.

Instantly after the race, Purple Bull crew principal Christian Horner was bombarded with questions over whether or not Tsunoda was being lined as much as change Lawson from his dwelling grand prix at Suzuka. On the time, Horner stated Purple Bull would look into the information gathered from Lawson’s automobile and analyse his efficiency. Now the choice has been taken to usher in Tsunoda.

Motorsport.com understands a key a part of the early name was to faucet into Tsunoda’s better expertise to assist develop the RB21 alongside reigning world champion Max Verstappen and that it was a bunch resolution somewhat than being Horner’s particular person alternative.

Yuki Tsunoda in at Purple Bull as Liam Lawson demoted to Racing Bulls

Yuki Tsunoda, taking the Purple Bull Racing RB20 for laps throughout testing after the Abu Dhabi GP, 2024

Picture by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Photographs

“It has been tough to see Liam wrestle with the RB21 on the first two races and because of this we now have collectively taken the choice to make an early swap,” Horner stated.

“We got here into the 2025 season, with two ambitions, to retain the world drivers’ championship and to reclaim the world constructors’ title and this can be a purely sporting resolution. We acknowledge there’s lots of work to be performed with the RB21 and Yuki’s expertise will show extremely helpful in serving to to develop the present automobile. We welcome him to the crew and are wanting ahead to seeing him behind the wheel of the RB21.

“We’ve got an obligation of care to guard and develop Liam and collectively, we see that after such a tough begin, it is smart to behave rapidly so Liam can achieve expertise, as he continues his F1 profession with Visa Money App Racing Bulls, an setting and a crew he is aware of very properly.”

Whereas Tsunoda’s promotion had been extensively anticipated, it was unclear whether or not Lawson would return to Racing Bulls or be taken out of the firing line altogether.

Franco Colapinto, who raced for Williams for the second half of final season earlier than becoming a member of Alpine as a reserve driver for 2025, had been linked with the seat vacated by Tsunoda however in the end Lawson will get one other likelihood to point out what he can do.

The highlight will likely be firmly on Tsunoda when he heads to Suzuka subsequent week and will likely be eager to enhance on his finest end in F1 thus far — fourth place in Abu Dhabi in his debut season of 2021.

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