Yuki Tsunoda is expected to be a name of interest when the 2027 Formula 1 driver market takes shape. Tsunoda is looking to work his way back into a race seat after losing his spot at Red Bull at the end of last season.
Honda is still waiting to see what kind of relationship it can maintain with its protege Honda claims Yuki Tsunoda remains one of its drivers, but his job as a Red Bull-Ford reserve driver in Formula 1 might be a hindrance.
Last year saw Yuki Tsunoda become the latest in a growing line of casualties at Red Bull’s second seat. The Japanese driver was unable to secure another year with the Milton Keynes outfit, who instead opted to promote Isack Hadjar.
Yuki Tsunoda is off the Formula 1 grid for 2026, shifting into a reserve role within the Red Bull organisation. He had been on the starting grid every year since his debut in 2021.
Last season’s driver moves were headlined by Lewis Hamilton’s surprising move to Ferrari and six rookies embarking on their first F1 season. This season
Yuki Tsunoda, who has been part of the Formula 1 grid since 2021, will not be taking part in next season’s opener in Australia. He has been moved into a reserve role by Red Bull.
Yuki Tsunoda has expressed his gratitude to Helmut Marko following the confirmation of the Austrian’s exit from Red Bull, a surprising development given how long Marko had been involved in the sport.
The fallout from the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix isn’t over for Yuki Tsunoda. While the Red Bull driver served a five-second time penalty during the race, the Formula 1 governing body, FIA, has now issued additional punishment following a post-race review of the incident.
Sergio Perez once again became the center of the F1 internet universe, this time without even turning a wheel. As the 2025 Abu Dhabi GP reached its highest-pressure moments, Yuki Tsunoda’s inability to hold off Lando Norris created a seismic ripple across the championship storyline.
The FIA stewards have issued a punishment to Red Bull following an incident involving Yuki Tsunoda and Lando Norris during the Free Practice 3 session at the 2025 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The elite levels of motorsport are fickle at the best of times. Small margins can make or break a race, or season, or, in the case of Yuki Tsunoda, potentially a career.
F1 hasn't seen the last of Yuki Tsunoda. At least that's the mindset for the Japanese driver, who lost his race seat to Isack Hadjar after Red Bull confirmed the move on Tuesday.
Isack Hadjar will replace Yuki Tsunoda as the second Red Bull competitor alongside Max Verstappen for the 2026 F1 season, the team announced Tuesday. Hadjar, 21, is wrapping up a moderately successful rookie season for Racing Bulls, Red Bull's sister team.
Tsunoda’s Red Bull exit may open a strategic path to a full-time return. Yuki Tsunoda’s Formula 1 future took a major hit after Red Bull and Racing Bulls confirmed their 2026 driver line-ups without him.
Red Bull will be replacing Yuki Tsunoda with Isack Hadjar, according to a report from RacingNews365 on Monday. In related news, sister squad Racing Bulls will bring back Liam Lawson while promoting rookie Arvid Lindblad.
It’s a tough world out here. Formula 1 is a pressure cooker, a high-stakes game of musical chairs where only the fastest survive. Every driver on that grid knows that any weekend could be their last if they don’t perform.
Yuki Tsunoda’s charge in the Qatar GP Sprint was abruptly disrupted on Lap 14 when F1 officials confirmed a five-second time penalty for repeated track-limits infringement.
Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Yuki Tsunoda has been hit with a major setback ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as the Formula 1 governing body, FIA, has ruled that he must start today’s race from the pit lane following multiple regulations breaches after a bad outing during Qualifying.
Although the Championship fight between Verstappen and the McLaren duo takes centre stage this weekend, there are also plenty of eyes on Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda.
Yuki Tsunoda executed a solid recovery drives to finish 7th in the COTA Sprint and Grand Prix. The 25-year-old took an important step forward in the RB21, at a time when his Red Bull future is on the line.
Yuki Tsunoda picked up his best Red Bull result at the Baku GP, crossing the line in 6th place. Given the struggles Tsunoda has encountered at the Milton Keynes squad, his performance last weekend in Baku was encouraging.
Red Bull's race at the Baku City Street Circuit could not have gone much better for either driver, with Max Verstappen crossing the line in first, while Yuki Tsunoda put in a great performance of his own.
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has responded to speculation surrounding the second seat at the team following Isack Hadjar's stunning maiden Formula 1 podium.
The Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix qualifying session at Imola was anything but routine for Yuki Tsunoda. In the opening minutes of Q1, the Red Bull Racing driver lost control at the Villeneuve chicane, launching into a high-speed crash that sent his car flipping into the barriers.
With the third race of the season, the Japanese Grand Prix, approaching in under two weeks, Red Bull has a major decision on its hands that could determine how the rest of its season plays out.