In the entire history of Formula 1 , no Japanese driver has ever won a World Championship Grand Prix. Could Yuki Tsunoda be the first? Red Bull certainly think so, with the youngster resolutely following the path to their senior team over the past few years. Tsunoda 's ascent to the top tier of motorsport was astonishingly rapid: he went from racing in Japanese F4 to a Formula 1 seat with AlphaTauri, now Racing Bulls, in just over three years, having arrived in Europe in 2019 with no knowledge ... Yuki Tsunoda F1 news The 2025 Formula 1 season marks the fifth season for Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda , but this year he will race for the main Red Bull team for the first time. After a strong 2024 season with 30 points, it seemed like an exciting battle between Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda for the available Red Bull seat, following Sergio Pérez’s departure from Red Bull. Unfortunately for the Japanese driver, Lawson was given the preference, and Tsunoda will again race for Red Bull’s ... Red Bull were impressed with Yuki Tsunoda ’s performance at the Mexico City Grand Prix despite the fact he failed to score points. Tsunoda narrowly missed out on in Q3 but ran inside the points ... Yuki Tsunoda made his debut as a Formula 1 driver with AlphaTauri in 2021, having been the top rookie in Formula 2 the year before.
