Red Bull Racing officials have come out and explained their decision to drop Liam Lawson from the second seat of their team and choose to promote Yuki Tsunoda.

Writing in his weekly Speedweek column Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko opened up about the switch, the team’s start to the season, as well as a much-discussed Red Bull meeting this week where the team reassured Verstappen about their plans for the RB21, their challenger for the 2025 campaign.

Yuki Tsunoda became Max Verstappen's third different teammate in four races when he replaced Liam Lawson at Red Bull on Thursday. Lawson, who started only two grands prix and a sprint with Red Bull before returning to sister team Racing Bulls,