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Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has confirmed Max Verstappen disagreed with Red Bull swapping Liam Lawson for Racing Bulls’ Yuki Tsunoda just two rounds into the 2025 Formula 1 season.

Max Verstappen liked an Instagram post criticising Red Bull for replacing Liam Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda after just two races and now three more F1 drivers have followed suit

Christian Klien, Scott Speed, Sebastien Bourdais, Daniil Kvyat (twice), Pierre Gasly, Nyck de Vries, Daniel Ricciardo – the list of drivers being replaced mid-season by Red Bull or its sister team is lengthy. As of this week, Liam Lawson joins that group and, in a way, he’s even a record-breaker:…

Lawson was replaced by Yuki Tsunoda just two races into the new F1 season

Lawson has been dropped two races into the season.

Before the 2025 Formula 1 campaign actually began, figuring out the pecking order in the midfield based on pre-season testing was tricky, with the data pointing to a close fight.

Now with the Racing Bulls after being replaced by Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bull after just two races into his first season with the team, the New Zealander has elaborated on a painful experience

The dismissal of the New Zealander and his replacement by the more experienced Yuki Tsunoda illustrates fundamental problems with the RB21

Red Bull's Helmut Marko has admitted handing Liam Lawson an early promotion to Red Bull in Formula 1 over Yuki Tsunoda was a mistake.

It’s no secret that Red Bull is known for quick decisions when it comes to the driver market, but even by its standards, a change after just two race weekends is extreme. However, Red Bull has deemed it necessary to swap Liam Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda.

Next up: Yuki Tsunoda.