Christian Horner explains why Red Bull picked Liam Lawson over Yuki Tsunoda | EXCLUSIVE | ESPN F1

[@pvanb]

"He's decided to step away" ...riiiiight, definitely Checo's decision. 🙄

[@safwatabedin1950]

When you are the only reason why your entire team lost a championship and you have been underperforming the whole season, you shouldn't have to be asked to leave, you should just step down.

[@NukeRose1]

Looking forward to seeing an EXTRA SPICY Yuki in 2025!😂

[@nthatomalope]

Whoops!

[@takefivefilms]

I cant wait for drivers to survive on this ahaha

[@rabicake1019]

Not only him, all four drivers of them are extra spicy mode

[@ThunderDownUnder28]

Yuki is dogshit. Shouldn't even be in F1. Drugovich should take his spot.

[@wooloongabba]

Yuki hasnt got the temperament to deal with this imo , will self destruct . Liam had a higher ceiling potential than Yuki , with only 11 races Liam was only hundredths of Yuki where Yuki should have been tenths in front

[@bike2310]

I SUPPORT YUKI MORE THAN EVER

[@brentp2053]

who cares i think redbull knows more than you

[@1q2w3e60]

So does Honda, Yuki is just another average pay driver to join the likes of Stroll

[@Dischingo]

​@@brentp2053Yeah Red Bull knows how to lose. They lost Honda they lost Newey, they lost the WDC and now they are going to lose Verstappen to Mercedes with how Red Bull is falling apart.

[@unsaidatom2310]

Yuki is a dud

[@Fiasco3]

Horner was going to throw an out of form Daniel Ricciardo in front of Yuki too. It's just mate deals.. no form needed.

[@stupornova7138]

Let's be honest, Yuki has been with the RB for 4 years, and Horner expected Tsunoda to have grown as a driver, yet Yuki is still only 5'4" Reply.

[@lin3bass]

😑

[@lestercombs1871]

Can’t wait for Liam to show he’s up to the task of being Max’s wingman.

[@RomanGamingLXXXVI]

😂

[@cbdesign362]

Have seat 😂😅😂

[@imawormbeforeiamman6052]

Jajajajajajaja😂 Good For Tsunoda

[@tonyjones7285]

That’s their plan, once max goes in a couple of years if Liam proves he’s #1 driver material they’ll support him for the WDC

[@williamdaniels9180]

Sad for Yuki as well but I feel that Red Bull know that Yuki will go with Honda to Aston Martin.

[@Ikas90]

He'll be better off going to Aston Martin, with an Adrian Newey designed car. Yuki the next WDC!

[@unsaidatom2310]

Lol! I presume your prediction is based on Lance dying and alonso having a stroke

[@imawormbeforeiamman6052]

​@@unsaidatom2310well Alonso is old. He'll be 44 next year. He is no Fandango

[@unsaidatom2310]

@@imawormbeforeiamman6052 Max will ne at Aston before yuki

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

@@Ikas90 Yuki is not a WDC, best he could do is a reserve driver and is simply a Manufacturer merchant that was only in F1 because Honda wanted a Japanese driver, if Honda didnt want anything, AlphaTauri would end up with Albon anyway and they'd easily beat Alpine for 5th in the constructors championship if it was a Gasly-Albon lineup instead of the underwhelming Tsunoda who couldnt beat Stroll or Vettel (both of whom had less superior cars to the AlphaTauri)

[@Jimmy-i1q]

Liam showed glimpses of a Verstappen mentality, he will be the guy who will cross lines to win. This is the key to being a World Champion, it's shown by Senna, it's shown by Schumacher, it's shown by Verstappen. On top of that, despite the fact that the FIA hates this, those watching F1 will love it or hate it, but it will make watching worth while.

[@vengángel]

He is forbidden to approach little Max.

[@n41mp]

@@vengángel Little Max? Max is 27 btw😂

[@SBX70]

You have to drive your own race. Lawson will make himself crazy if he tries to measure his performance against Verstappen. It's like me as a cyclist comparing myself to Tour Pros, it would be very demoralizing.

[@bjornhoffmann6008]

They wanted someone with attitude. Liam giving Checo "the bird" got him the seat🤔😉

[@Jacky5299]

He's as interesting as cardboard!!

[@sammacculloch446]

​@@Jacky5299I've seen a cathedral made of cardboard.. that was pretty interesting.

[@opexo]

yeah exactly what everyone in RB is looking for in a driver, if hes giving birds left or right or not. In the same sense, i think Yuki has given more birds and blessing than anyone else, yet he wasnt picked up. How odd...

[@RomanGamingLXXXVI]

We'll circle back to this comment in a few months... 😉

[@jengar6258]

politics, yuki should have gotten the seat on merit.

[@arrongoodwin3339]

Lol, politics when they selected someone with no sponsorship influence or money behind him

[@sammacculloch446]

Merit... how did he even still have a seat after 2021.!! What's the damage bill comparison over liams 11 races? Lol

[@kahutara818]

​@@arrongoodwin3339hey lets not speak sense in here

[@brentp2053]

really what merit

[@Chip_in]

Sayonara ⛳

[@bestwifman]

This clearly a political choice and not a skill choice. Not saying Liam isn’t skilled, he is very, but this still is a quick jump for him.

[@Both-Barracuda]

How’s it a political choice? Lawson doesn’t have huge financial backers like half the grid do. Yuki probably would never have been in F1 if he wasn’t from Japan with the Honda ties

[@bestwifman]

@ Exactly, it’s Yuki’s Honda connections that now work against him. He was given a chance through them but now Red Bull are cutting it off with Honda and Hondas going on to Aston Martin. They don’t feel that they have complete ownership over Yuki like they do Liam

[@gerardcrabb4556]

@@bestwifman he would have been in Vcarb if DR had not come back to try for seat so makes space for rookie in RB Visa...

[@morrisanderson818]

Liam's driven the car a few time's during the last 2yrs,

[@imawormbeforeiamman6052]

Lawson is the Redbull academy graduate, i think

[@mikarteta]

Speaking as a Red Bull fans, I totally get the dissatisfaction with Yuki not being promoted among fans, Yet honestly, I feel like we know too little about the situation. Only they have got the data, their race pace, Q pace, the sim data, the ability to cope with the sensitivity of that Red Bull car. We as fans know literally nothing. Be patient guys. Jury’s still out.

[@SBX70]

Very well said, there's no way of knowing what goes on behind closed doors.

[@BotsWeekendCovers]

Spot on, but I understand the fans concerns. Let RedBull play out and lets see.

[@Grammarlings-cf8yw]

Except Marko is also a known racist... so he doesn't always think rationally

[@yuyatanazawa995]

yeah but basically same people put gasly, albon, perez in that car and look what happed? recent history suggest they dont really know what they are doing (of course except max, but then max was easier pick I guess

[@Saiko-Johnny]

You are right, and don't forget the difference in mindset, which also plays a role...

[@BotsWeekendCovers]

Lets be honest here. Yuki's mouth/attitude was his demise. Granted he's gotten better but no one in the RedBull garage wanted to deal with that BS.

[@TheGppablo]

sure, they have enough already with one ashole over the radio when things go slightly wrong.

[@BotsWeekendCovers]

@@TheGppablo LOL Agreed but not the Yuki level and Yuki isn't a world champion...

[@matt.163]

Yep. He's fast but would be a nightmare behind the scenes

[@otyanomizueki]

Horner gained revenge against Honda by ignoring Yuki.

[@muddhutter]

Lawson is a Red Bull driver he has been with them since he was 16 yrs old. So been selected to be Verstappen's wingman was a good choice. Tsunoda is tied to Honda.

[@InterestedAmerican]

Yuki Tsunoda must be apoplectic right now. He's put in the time. His teammates have come and gone yet he remained. Now he realizes Red Bull will never bring him to the big team. Who knows why. Speculation can reach disturbing conclusions, but the fact remains that Yuki will need to get out of Red Bull's grasp in order to fulfill his dream of challenging for a WDC.

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

grow up, he isnt WDC material, Honda needs to get rid of him

[@larixarquitectos8695]

They treated Checo Pérez quite poorly and didn’t give him a dignified exit. They should learn from Ferrari-the way they parted ways with Carlos Sainz was outstanding. It’s sad that Christian Horner refuses to acknowledge that Checo’s car wasn’t competitive. There’s overwhelming evidence to back it up. Unfortunately, I’m once again disappointed by another “sport” that’s nothing more than a crude business.

[@nilanjanghosh8174]

Their team, their choice. With the amount of money Checo costed the team, he is lucky Redbull didn't drop him in the middle of the season..

[@Pevi70]

@@nilanjanghosh8174 And the fact that none of the pundits ever considered him one of the potential winners in the last three years

[@erikvermolen8371]

Well if there is overwhelming evidence, it should be very easy for you to present some of that evidence! Otherwise you're nothing but a LIAR! ANd they treated him badly?? By extending his contract when he was not performing you mean? Stop your nonsense, you're just trying to cope with it, and making stuff up. Sad.

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

why does Checo deserve sympathy, he literally stupidly claims Red Bull should've tried better to win the constructors, sure he does make a point that Red Bull should've done more with the car but another part is Checo barely doing anything after Miami, he didnt finish any higher than 6th

[@Steinstra-vj7wl]

What a nice way of saying to Honda as a 'thank you very much for your great engines and efforts to help us win titles...." Red Bull will be without that Honda commitment next year, and there "own" engine will be a great disappointment.

[@MIMIZU529]

I could really understand how Newey and Wheatley felt when they left.

[@drbrucejmacmurray1834]

Good Move, look forward to Liam proving his worth. Look forward to Liam backing SUPER MAX !!

[@opexo]

lets not kindly forget people, that Checo was one and a half legs out of F1 after 2020 too, RB had other options but gave him the chance so if not else thats a quite nice bonus 4 years he had

[@Jimmy_Moon]

Well. No matter what, we're going to find out who's right and who's wrong. Yuki has been doing a superb job at VCARB (previously known as AlphaTauri). So really hope his does not get this better of him because I really do think he's capable of driving in a top tier team winning points, podiums and trophies.

[@kimipang2602]

RB choose Liam due to probably he still a rookie and will not a threat to Max while Yuki had some hot temper when the race is not going his way. Yuki might be a threat to Max during the race if he had same pace as Max which Max probably don't like it

[@Judge371]

Yuki would never have the same pace as Max, if he tried to keep up he’d just end up crashing

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

Yuki fight Max.....when he's being lapped by him

[@southpaw578]

I’m so stoked for next year. The grid has a lot of new faces and old faces on different teams.

[@sheldoniusRex]

>Checo's decided... After you told him he wasn't driving next year. >Liam's got the right skillset, the right mindset... And the right ethnicity for Dr. Marco's country club. >It's great to have Yuki for next year... Because you're scared shitless your rivals will scoop him up.

[@indcredible7839]

No one wants Yuki lol. Liam was within a 1/10th of him in pace 11 races into his career. The only reason he is in the sport is because of Honda.

[@The123Orion123]

@@indcredible7839A lot of people in denial about this. His first couple of seasons were pretty terrible. If not for Honda he wouldn’t have been there.

[@sheldoniusRex]

@@indcredible7839 lol, it looks like I found Liam's burner account.

[@jackienorris6606]

@@The123Orion123by the end of his second season he was beating gasly. Lawson hasn’t beaten Yuki once this year

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

@@jackienorris6606 only because Gasly was going to Alpine anyway and was disatisified at AlphaTauri in 2022, Yuki is simply a manufacturer merchant that wouldn't have even been in F1 if Honda lobbied AlphaTauri into putting him in

[@AozoraUltra2006]

Perez legitimately proved he can’t fit, way too inconsistent. But not promoting yuki and throwing Lawson into the hot seat feels like a sick joke

[@RomanGamingLXXXVI]

Redbull is a joke, and time will show.

[@DineshKumar-iu5pl]

Lawson is better than Yuki in Race pace, strategy execution and technical aspects. Horner is right Liam is just 11 races old so his appreciation curve is more than Yuki. Yuki has the pace this year but we saw it when Daniel was thr Honey Badger was respected more by Vcarb than Yuki for inputs. That's what seals Yuki's chance. Also being a Honda backed driver Yuki can leave anytime and not get tied to Red Bull for longer time, say if he performs well in RedBull then Aston would scoop Yuki from RB if Alonso is ready to move out or Stroll is under investors pressure in the new regulation.

[@nagasako7]

If I was Japan, I'd stop buying Redbull cans 😅

[@DarkWhite292]

They drink Boss coffee anyway L

[@SuperJay12jay]

Redbull will be nothing without Honda in the future. Horner has problems with Japanese obviously. Rising star Tsunoda not going stay with sinking ship anyway. He will be with Aston Martin.

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

Tsunoda is not a rising star, just a bratty man-child that was only in F1 because Honda wanted him

[@JCLA-pp2cd]

Aston Martin won't work, consider Alonso stays if the Car is Great thanks to Horner. Lance has Invinity Contract, cause of his Dad. And even one of them retires, THERE IS DRUGOVICH WHO WILL TAKE THE SEAT!!!!!!!!!

[@leger205]

I think it came down to who Max wanted as a team player. I don't see Max and Yuki getting along too well, as for Liam, Max will take him under his wing.

[@RomanGamingLXXXVI]

Will take him under his "wing" as long as he doesn't become a challenger.

[@bertjilk3456]

Great decision! Looking forward to seeing Max and Liam take the team forward.

[@Marcus_K]

With Newey gone and a new 2nd driver, whose best achievement is finishing third in F2, I could see next season being a bit of a struggle for Red Bull.

[@mrtheandrew89]

Did you watch his f2 season? He had reliability issues and got taken out of enough races to ruin his championship contest.

[@RTonYT2002]

Because Marko needs to promote a RB development driver, or else his "development program" appears a waste, a massive waste. They promote Albon and Gasly to failure (and let Sainz go) so the development program is on it's last gasp (as is Marko). Horner wants championships, Marko wants to develop drivers and promote them as his success. Two different goals. This round goes to Marko. Lawson delivers or Marko and Lawson go in one move, around the summer break.

[@johnmccann1960]

I have to admit . . . . . a good point.

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

Correct, Red Bull watching the likes of Antonelli, Piastri, Bearman, and Colapinto driving while their talent was on the sidelines wasn’t a good look for them

[@marp155]

Very unclear answer with regards to Perez to be honest? So he decided to leave and RB only agreed to that?

[@chris-tanks]

You really have to read between the lines and drivers’ contracts can be quite complex. It’s most likely that Perez’s contract had an exit clause that allowed him to negotiate a mutually agreed exit with compensation for his unfulfilled time with the team. And on the other end there would’ve been a performance clause that would’ve allowed Red Bull to fire him for underperforming. So financially it would’ve been the sensible thing to be paid and say he wanted to leave..

[@JohnTattersall-y7f]

Good interview and there you have it. Work ethic and the RB team like Liam. No matter how much mandate Horner and Marko have if you don't take the whole team with you you are toast. Sad for Yuki, but with Honda backing he will pop up in a contending team in 26 and I trust VCARB do better this year so Yuki can show the value that he brings.

[@justinm.1]

@0:40 yeah I'm sure Perez did...

[@sunnymilner]

From New Zealand 🇳🇿! To all those people belittling Liam Lawson "Do your research Liam Lawson!" During the Japanese/Pacific Grand Prix in 2021/2022 Liam Lawson, and Yuki Tsonuda were teammates. In that series Liam was faster, stronger, and won the Japanese/Pacific over Yuki. And as Christian just alluded to Liam Lawson out Performed both Alec Albon, and Rick Cassidy another New New Zealand driver in the DTM in Germany. Liam Lawson should have won that German DTM, after been Blatantly taking out on the 2nd to last corner by the guy's teammate that ended winning the series. Liam Lawson was Very Gracious in his speech, Congratulating the winner,, and blaming himself for losing the DTM Series. Next Year Liam Lawson will WOW the crowds being a car similar to Max's. The Max, and Liam's Partenership will be 'SOMETHING SPECIAL," for Red Bull, and spectator's. Liam Lawson as a 7 Year old cart racer wasn't scared of the 8 and 9 Year old, when it came to push and shub Liam Lawson always came out on TOP.

[@jackienorris6606]

Yuki went 6-0 this year. Your weird cherry picking doesn’t make sense. Admit your boy is worse than Yuki objectively

[@weon_absoluto]

dont really care about his abilities, as a hispanic he has pissed off everyone of us, disrespected Alonso, Sainz, Colapinto and the middlefinger to Checo IN MEXICO, I hope he gets replaced mid season

[@JohnTattersall-y7f]

@@jackienorris6606 6.0 in qauli!!, not with race cars around him. LL beat him twice in the race. and close enough in 2 others that would have given YS concerns.

[@mrtheandrew89]

Thanks for pointing this out, I watched the entire DTM series and he got ripped off. Liam should have that championship trophy but the Germans couldn't allow it. Haven't watched a DTM race since, completely ruined the sport. Liam is a talent and he's got that dog in him which is what they need.

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

@@weon_absoluto Checo deserves disrespect, he was trying to crash into Kimi Raikkonen in the 2013 Monaco Grand Prix, tried to kill Esteban Ocon 2x at the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix, was banging wheels with Jenson Button at the 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix, stupidly crashed into Felipe Massa at the 2014 Canadian Grand Prix, stupidly crashed into Carlos Sainz at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Checo deserves to be disrespected, his nationalism-driven fanbase (which you are definitely part of) are full of delusions and fairytales thinking he's the next Michael Schumacher, blindly supported this mid-level driver (referring to checo obv) and now that he's sacked, there is no need to parrot around him anymore. Red Bull should've gotten Carlos Sainz as soon as he became an option

[@mathewhosier9739]

Ppl been crying about Perez not deserving the seat and the second he leaves the same ppl are all of a sudden Cheko supporters, yalls bias and blind hatred against Red Bull has blinded your judgment

[@BKKLB]

Yuki was faster than Liam at nearly every race save one..... Everyone expected Nick DeVries to be faster, Yuki blew him away, Daniel Ricciardo comes back into Red Bull, Yuki effectively ends his career. Liam Lawson comes along and is consistently slower than Yuki.

[@coollastsamurai]

dishonest, disrespect, injustice to yuki

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

deserved, Yuki shouldnt have even been in consideration for a Red Bull seat. they shouldve gotten Sainz as soon as Ferrari sacked him

[@coollastsamurai]

@harshith27-zy4ky Not at all.

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

@@coollastsamurai ok, Yuki was only in F1 because of Honda lobbying the higher-ups at Red Bull to get him a seat at AlphaTauri for 2021 instead of Kvyat or Albon. instead its injustice for Kvyat and Albon for being passed over for this manufacturer merchant known as Tsunoda

[@coollastsamurai]

@harshith27-zy4ky does not explain why Lawson deserves at all. He won only reverse grit sprints in F2 whereas Yuki won multilple in regular races with rookie of the year award. The fact suggest you are wrong. Lawson could not even beat honda paid driver. Marko even admits in the recent interview that Yuki is faster tha Lawson.

[@contrnsmagnificndjoobngtaint]

8:00 did he say Charles is one of the fastest “dry” guys ? Insinuating max is better in wet?

[@bullrush1725]

I get the support for Yuki, but Liam has only had 6 races versus Yuki's multiple seasons. Yuki is a inflammable and does not have Liams race craft and mental toughness. Any time things don't work for Yuki he explodes and not in a good way. Sounds like he has rubbed some in the team the wrong way.

[@Grammarlings-cf8yw]

Lawson has a bad attitude and explosive character too - we've already seen that.

[@bullrush1725]

@@Grammarlings-cf8yw I'm not sure of the bad attitude thing. In the heat of the moment racing, things happen. But how you communicate with the team is more important and Yuki has blown up a number of times... I'm yet to see that from Liam. But I'm sure they all have their moments

[@Sikasays]

​@@Grammarlings-cf8yw I wouldn't call getting your elbows out during a race a sign of an explosive character tbh. I didn't hear Liam slag anyone off post race in interviews either, which would be a clear sign of a bad attitude.

[@c.derecht3]

that are my thoughs also liam is a cool guy and very adabtable in any car

[@frisia3371]

Max Verstappen explodes too

[@hotness1338]

I'm happy for lawson got the spot, cause yuki got some anger issues

[@m-bq6qg]

This guy lie in the same level of politician, disgusting

[@hortonwilson9279]

Thanks Red Bull Racing, thank you Christian and Helmut👍 Chur Brutha Max🤙 Scott Dixon, Scott McLaughlin, Shane Van Gisbergen and now Liam Lawson NZ Driver's Dream Team 2025🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿

[@摩伽羅魚太郎]

hey！YO! Don't ignore my favorite Brendon Hartley he is good guy

[@hortonwilson9279]

@@摩伽羅魚太郎 and Brendon👍

[@摩伽羅魚太郎]

@@hortonwilson9279 yeah When I saw him in Suzuka, he was very popular with the Japanese people There were so many people that I couldn't get an autograph, but they gave me a thumbs up New Zealanders I know Hartley＆NJPWsJay White I didn't even know Scott Dixon was a Kiwi Well, I got a pretty bad impression If Jay White ever comes to Japan again, I'll boo him for you

[@Lunacrater]

Show them the LAW son!

[@FormulaIUhh]

Can't wait for the Lawson and Yuki swap at the summer break

[@naga2015kk]

more likely than hope. Yuki is maturing slowly.

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

@@naga2015kk he isnt maturing

[@brentp2053]

yuki is a honda driver why keep him on.

[@FotomanCalgary]

They should have chosen Yuki over Liam. Yuki has improved so much the last couple of years, and Liam is still crashing cars and costing teams money...

[@unsaidatom2310]

At this stage it doesn't matter who the second driver is. Max is number 1 and that will never change, no matter what team he is in

[@Fiasco3]

Ya it does, because the second driver still has to consistently score points as Checo has found out. Also act as a support against double teaming by teams like McLaren and previously Ferrari.

[@unsaidatom2310]

@Fiasco3 My point is, no matter the team mate Max will be the number 1 driver because he's the best. The WDC is way more important than the WCC. The monetary value means nothing anymore as there is a cost cap and wind tunnel time is worth more than the first garage in pit lane.

[@solaire9512]

An office administrator discussing racing, riveting.

[@AlejandroGomez-uy3ok]

without Honda engine in 2026 it wouldn't make sense to keep Yuki in RedBull. It seems that RedBull is going in a bad direction; the team must be keeping its fingers crossed hoping that Verstappen will stay in their side of the garage

[@JoeMac-bu6kb]

HRC will make a bigger statement in 2025, RB Liam is one of us and HRC Yuki is one of us.

[@josedleon2689]

The best BS ever said 😂😂😂 Not even him can believe the BS that is coming out of his mouth 🤣🤣🤣

[@gabrielchabla3672]

Don’t give us that excuse 😂😂

[@onomatopoeidia]

“We needed someone else likable in the company”

[@chriswatson3829]

Lawson was no better than Ricciardo. Infact he was worse. Daniel out qualified Tsunoda 6 time to Lawson's 1. Granted Daniel had more races. Qualify Stats Ricciardo 6, Lawson 1, Tsunoda 17. I'm thinkig Yuki will goto to Astin Martin 2026, and that's why Redbull didn't move him up. I think he would be a better No 2 than Lawson. Only time will tell.

[@Lunacrater]

Funny man

[@mrtheandrew89]

It's short sighted to look at results on on paper. If you actually watch the racing you'll see Lawson's race IQ and race craft are world class. If you watched Lawson in the other categories he's been in you'd see he can actually race and is clearly the right man for the job

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

Ricciardo, more like Ricciardone

[@gbarnewall1]

Because Yuki would have the whole of Honda backing him and Lawson will lie down easy

[@mrtheandrew89]

People looking at statistics and only seeing skin colour are so short sighted. You cannot simply look at results on on paper and make a correlation between two white people.. If you actually watch the racing you'll see Lawson's race IQ and race craft are world class. If you watched Lawson in the other categories he's been in you'd see he can actually wheel a car and is clearly the right man for the job. Watch the DTM GT3 series from 2021 or his or Super Formula season. Hes been winning races all around the world. Even how he has been making it difficult for Alonso and Perez already was epic to watch.

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

people seem to hate Liam, he seems like a decent guy and is actually competent (unlike mid-level cash cow known as Perez) and (manufacturer merchant Tsunoda)

[@matt.163]

Results on the track are only part of it. Yuki won in track but failed miserably behind the scenes.

[@divaliciouslady3205]

Now more than ever I really hope Yuki performs even better n hopefully in 2026 he will find a more toxic free team

[@paullavallee1631]

They picked Liam because they want no threat to Max, just like they picked every other team mate. If Max had a in team threat the crying would be hilarious

[@GSDrummer93]

"He's come to his own conclusion...he's decided to step away from F1" - This guy is a weapon. It was your decision not his, no need to lie about it?! Perez underperformed and you got rid, simple as.

[@Redlingstein]

Checo 285 points gap to Max….over 5 million in damage costs….too many crashes…too many Q1 and Q2 eliminations!! Checo NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THAT SEAT….. RB simply used the performance clauses in the contract… OFC THEY DID!! With all reason! He cost them the Constructors championship!

[@Redlingstein]

Checo and RBR clearly DECIDED BOTH TO GIVE THIS EXPLANATION. BLAME CHECO FOR IT THEN….

[@rientsdijkstra4266]

Of course, but that was Horner being respectfull to Perez. Would you rather have him throw Perez to the lions? And furthermore, as Horner said: Perez also did good things and was quite popular. It's just that he did not do the good things often enough...

[@DavidMillsSeven]

Halfway season Yuki will get his chance.

[@FRSHGOST]

Wait? Cadilac won't be an engine supplier? Or will it happen later down the road?

[@suedtirol445]

Cadillac will use ferrari engines from 2026 and will build their own in 2028

[@the_fleeing_dutchman]

Again Nate, congrats on this interview! Good insights provided

[@Grammarlings-cf8yw]

Horner has no integrity, RB is the most Toxic team in F1. Yuki deserved it - and Lawson is into the meat grinder - it's probably not even the best thing for him (unlike giving him a season to improve at VCARB with less pressure).

[@Dischingo]

Yes it is quite bizarre if the Red Bull was as dominant as it was in 2023 I would say giving Liam a chance is fair enough but with the field being this tight especially at the top of the table and having Liam with only 11 race starts to all of a sudden compete for top six places is a disaster waiting to happen.

[@garyboxx1]

Kiwis do fly, go Liam.

[@gilgzz]

No one talking about Yuki being hard to deal with

[@matt.163]

Yep. Gasly and his attitude behind the scenes is the reason Yuki didn't get the seat. They don't want that again.

[@jfg2000utube]

Yuki is going to experience so many 'race incidents' with Lawson next season... 'he didn't give me room, and we touched and he was out of the race, oops... sorry...'.

[@nagendravukkisila5780]

I hope you're wrong don't want to see another season where a redbull is fighting a vcarb

[@rracker]

Just someone Max can beat easily , no point looking any deeper than that.

[@radamus210]

I think Yuki will look back on this and not feel so bad about it. And who knows, if Liam can't figure out how to drive Max' car? Yuki might get a shot.

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

Honda is out by the end of 2025, if Lawson gets replaced mid-season, they'd promote Hadjar instead of the manufacturer merchant known as Yuki Tsunoda

[@OnlyEricNg]

Bad CHOICE!

[@whfowle]

Liam will have the same car that Max drives but Max will get the most out of it. Liam will look at himself to find ways to improve while Yuki would probably feel demoralized that he can't match Max. So, Liam has the best possibility of keeping his enthusiasm up while he learns how to drive the RBR.

[@Lopasblin]

Source: source imagination

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

@@Lopasblin your source: from Yuki's crack

[@user-ld3ww2yx4k]

YUKI FOREVER

[@tongvincent8321]

Sorry ESPN the dislike is for Christian Horner😡🤬

[@BiotechWithBruno]

Horndog is a complete idiot for not hiring Tsunoda.

[@GoodGoing-b2u]

U need to explain ,why RB never got a good 2nd driver . U have to work on 2nd driver . Checo had filled that gap and was successful with the resources and support he recieved .

[@vakantieman3270]

Checo worked miracles the first 2 seasons. Being second in the championship how is that a bad second driver?

[@GoodGoing-b2u]

@vakantieman3270 rightly said . Checo was the only successful 2nd driver for RB

[@jogb9515]

Yuki did outqualify Liam 6-0, but the times were very close so it's not as lopsided as it seems. I still would have liked to see Yuki promoted and think it's too quick a move for Lawson.

[@hughbarlow9736]

What's more Lawson outqualified Yuki in the sprints, and in Austin, where Lawson had a back-of-the-grid engine penalty, his Q1 time was quicker than Yuki's time in both Q1 and Q2. And as Horner has noted, Lawson had quicker race pace than Tsunoda.

[@jogb9515]

@@hughbarlow9736 Yup.

[@jackienorris6606]

@@hughbarlow9736so one race. That’s it. Yuki didn’t get this treatment when he performed better against gasly. Y’all just don’t like Yuki for some reason

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

@@jackienorris6606 by that logic, Y'all just dont like Liam for some reason as he got into F1 atleast with some form of Merit while Yuki needed manufacturer support from Honda just to be in an F1 car

[@kretzschi5000]

i thought like ok liam has only a few races, perez was sent away because he didnt deliver. the car was difficult. Liam is a young raw talent but he needs to solidify himself. i think throwing him in that environment is a mistake. he will surely be judged over perez, not necessarily by red bull but by the media, they will be like Look he is also not delivering and that stuff. also if it doesnt work out they destroyed a young drivers career before it even began. its different than with max back then because at the time red bull wasnt a championship contender and the car was different. either liam lawson is a true superman or he will miserably crumble and they will finally bring in yuki, whether yuki does better, that i dont know but he has more experience and its about time he shows what hes got or otherwise he doesnt deserve to be there anyways

[@_Diamond-Dog]

Never liked redbull , now you people know why I’m 5 years ahead of most of you

[@sasharoblox6204]

Okay yeah whatever liam is taking sergio's seat but who is going to join the junior team with yuki? Franco colapinto please

[@Elaba_]

No team in Formula 1 stayed successful during more than a decade.

[@WHL-z3s]

Thats not fair and wrong

[@Mecool-677]

Yuki deserves the seat

[@eduardoamigon948]

🚫no RB🚫, ⚠RB cuts the Wings⚠

[@josephprocopio8423]

Good luck Liam. He will end up just like albon. Not ready yet

[@Yb.dominicc]

lol if Lewis had joined redbull , that would of been soo entertaining max vs Lewis 😂

[@Stevenotfamous]

"Good work ethic" from Liam? Didn't he show the middle finger to Checo this year?

[@gerardcrabb4556]

Lawson cheap option with rookie in RB Visa...

[@Redlingstein]

Fast and fierce and can handle pressure 👊🏻💪

[@dodgemf1]

Tsunoda the lowest paid driver on the grid, so not sure where you get you data.

[@gerardcrabb4556]

@@dodgemf1 Not paying DR and Checo as ambassador and rookie in RB Visa get Honda money to fund junior team...

[@gabrielfelipeoliveira77]

Out of nowhere Yuki is the most overrated driver in F1, both of them (Yuki and Liam) are not good enough for the Red Bull seat and both of them would get eaten alive by Max regardless

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

they shouldve gotten Sainz anyway

[@Robert32064]

Substitute "we" whenever he says "he".

[@aala7337]

Absolute joke now Red Bull . Next season Yuki will be after Lawson each race. RB should of signed Sainz ,the one that got away!

[@stevenplace6514]

Justice for Yuki

[@Kaijiro____93]

RB rookie team on F1 grid isn't looking good, Yuki been there for a while and hope to jump into top RB team. Liam only had couple of seatings but not a full year. Wonder what happens when Liam isn't showing signs for RB that he was the right wingman for Max. Same exit like Perez / Riccardo / Gasly. RB is like a laughing stock and not sending off the driver properly with a good farewell

[@HolyGuacamolean]

Yuki never gets the men's butts discount.

[@gabriellopez-barrera9551]

Prrrrrt.... so polite, say what you really think Chris c'mon.

[@naga2015kk]

YUki, STAY COOL remember Nick Deprie? he is gone within a few race. Stay consistent stay positive.

[@harshith27-zy4ky]

De Vries was a terrible benchmark, Yuki is the one who'll be lucky to endure the 2025 season when realizing he wont be in an F1 seat by 2026

[@lcthen1690]

Yes F1 and Liberty Media will be the winners.

[@MaXiMuSExecDB]

Politics, it's all about money