Yuki Tsunoda was promoted the other way and finds himself in the toughest job in motorsport – being teammate to reigning world champion Max Verstappen. It’s something of which the world champion is very aware.

Red Bull have brought updates for the RB21 to Japan, after Helmut Marko issued a "next five races" warning before it is "too late".

Yuki Tsunoda said he has not been offered any guarantees about how long he will stay at Red Bull but is confident he can rise to the challenge, even if he is not promising to match teammate Max Verstappen from day one.

SUZUKA, Japan — Yuki Tsunoda finally has his promotion at Red Bull. That was difficult enough, elevated to the top team last week as Liam Lawson was demoted to Red Bull's No. 2 Formula 1 team — Racing Bulls — after failing to score points in the season's first two races.

Connor Zilisch will return to the Nascar Cup Series for the Coca-Cola 600, making his oval debut for Trackhouse Racing with Red Bull returning as the sponsor.

Barely three months ago, Yuki Tsunoda’s window to drive for Red Bull Racing in Formula One appeared to have closed. Despite putting forward a strong case through the 2024 season for its sister team, RB, Red Bull passed over Tsunoda when replacing Sergio Pérez. Instead, it promoted Tsunoda’s teammate Liam Lawson into the seat.

Hexagon has joined forces with Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing to launch a competition connecting esports with engineering.

Zilisch will get another chance in May, competing in NASCAR's longest event -- the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He will again drive the No. 87 Chevrolet with backing from Red Bull.