Tsunoda under pressure: Red Bull plans to switch to new talents!

Tsunoda under pressure: Red Bull plans to switch to new talents!

Milton Keynes, UK - Yuki Tsunoda has proven to be challenged in his existence as a driver at Red Bull Racing. The Japanese, who drives together with four -time world champion Max Verstappen, has continuously difficulties this season, but impressed with remarkable achievements in his career. According to Krone , Tsunoda has not achieved any significant success since he was promoted from the racing Bulls. In the last four races he stayed without World Cup points, his best result was a ninth place in Bahrain.

The Red Bull leadership team could still be forced to rely on other talents. Arvid Lindblad, a 17-year-old Swedish-Indian driver and junior in the Red Bull Academy, currently receives valuable training rounds at the Grand Prix of Great Britain. Lindblad established himself as the youngest racing winner in Formula 3 last season and is now shiny in Formula 2. He also holds the record as the youngest winner in this category.

Young talents in the ascent

The Red Bull Talenschmiede also offers other hopes of hope such as Isack Hadjar, who is considered a "absolute raw diamond" and, after the season, is considered for a possible promotion to the Formula 1 team. In addition, there are Ayumu Iwasa and Liam Lawson, with Lawson recently playing his best place in Spielberg with a sixth place and Iwasa is active in the Japanese Super Formula Championship. Another promising talent is 18-year-old Bulgarian Nikola Tsolov.

Despite the difficulties, Tsunoda is still in the planning of the team, as Tsunoda, as Red Bull . Team boss Christian Horner said that Red Bull has a responsibility towards Tsunoda, in particular to avoid the risk of losing another talent without thorough preparation. For the 2026 season, which begins with new regulations, the plans are still unclear.

In a time when personnel decisions at Red Bull are often hard - as the example of Liam Lawson shows, which was released after only two races - Tsunoda's future could be decisive in the team. Lawson was the fastest driver who was ever released by Red Bull, which strengthens the concerns about long -term access options for young talents in Formula 1. Red Bull is faced with the challenge of ensuring that their young talent remains competitive, while other teams like Mercedes offer their drivers long -term perspectives.

Max Verstappen also indicated that the current Red Bull vehicle was difficult to drive, which increases the requirements for new drivers. Despite these challenges, Tsunoda's commitment remains remarkable, especially in view of its past, which was characterized by some success, including a third place in the F4 championship in 2017 and winning the championship the following year. After Tsunoda started his debut season in Formula 1 2021 with points in Bahrain and achieved his best result in the 12th place in the driver's ranking in the 2024 season, there is still hope for a positive turn.