Only after the first two rounds have been completed in the 2025 Formula One season, a driver change was announced at Red Bull Racing. This swap also includes Racing Bulls, as Liam Lawson returns to the Faenza-based team.

Red Bull dropped the strugging Liam Lawson for Yuki Tsunoda ahead of this weekends Japanese Grand Prix and star driver Max Verstappen was not too pleased with that decision

Max Verstappen has doubled down on his decision to “like” an Instagram post accusing Red Bull of “bullying” Liam Lawson.

According to multiple reports, Yuki Tsunoda will replace Lawson as Red Bull’s second driver at the Japanese Grand Prix. Lawson will swap spots with Tsunoda and move back to the Racing Bulls team alongside Isack Hadjar while Tsunoda teams with four-time world champion Max Verstappen.

Max Verstappen opens up on Red Bull's 2025 problems and gives a cagey response to the team's driver swap in Japan

Max Verstappen confirmed he was unhappy with Red Bull’s ruthless driver swap for the Japanese Grand Prix, saying his endorsement of a social media post criticising the move “speaks for itself”. The four-time world champion has a new teammate at Suzuka after Yuki Tsunoda replaced the underperforming Liam Lawson two weeks into the Formula One season.

But following his sudden promotion to the senior Red Bull team last week, Yuki Tsunoda knows he has his long-awaited chance to write a new chapter in Japan’s F1 history. Resumin

Lawson was dropped after a torrid first two races of the season in Australia and China, with Yuki Tsunoda picked to replace him. Lawson drops back down to the junior team, Racing Bulls, while Tsunoda makes his Red Bull debut at his home race in Suzuka this weekend.