Christian Horner says a big factor in the decision to move Liam Lawson to Racing Bulls after just two races was because his engineers had become “concerned” by his mental state.

Sergio Pérez has addressed Red Bull's strategy to replace Liam Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda, starting from this weekend's Japanese GP

Even for a team with a reputation for making sudden midseason driver swaps, to move this early in the year feels abrupt.

Por JENNA FRYERLiam Lawson condujo una camioneta Raptor que cuesta 100.000 dólates en el estacionamiento del Centro de Rendimiento de Ford, llegando un poco tarde durante su apretada agenda

Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda both shared their timeline of events that led to the very public seat swapping ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix

Yuki Tsunoda will replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull from the Japanese Grand Prix, and the New Zealander will return to the Racing Bulls.

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Liam Lawson has tipped Yuki Tsunoda to feel “more comfortable” on his debut for Red Bull at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix. After just two races alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull, Lawson has been demoted to Racing Bulls for Suzuka. Lawson struggled considerably for overall speed in his two races for the team in Australia and China.

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.