Liam Lawson, tapped by the team to replace Sergio Pérez, was out and Yuki Tsunoda, passed over initially by the team to replace Pérez, was in. That move sparked a debate throughout the Formula 1 world regarding how Red Bull continues to handle their second driver.

Yuki Tsunoda got up to speed relatively quickly in his first official session as a Red Bull driver. The 24-year-old went 6th fastest in FP1, setting a very clean lap to finish only a tenth behind Max Verstappen.

Yuki Tsunoda carried a nation’s hopes and a ferociously competitive team’s expectations during his first on-track experience of the Red Bull RB21 at Suzuka. It wasn’t as bad as the FP2 times made it l

Yuki Tsunoda finished just over a tenth behind Max Verstappen in their first session together as Red Bull teammates.

That's Friday at Suzuka done for Formula One, and so it's time for GPblog's round up, F1 Today. F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda needs to prove Red Bull Racing they should keep him, thinks Jacques Villeneuve. According to the Canadian world champion,

Yuki Tsunoda makes a promising start to his Red Bull career in first practice at the Japanese Grand Prix, finishing sixth.

Former AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost has claimed Liam Lawson's natural ability doesn't compare to Yuki Tsunoda's.

Red Bull's decision to replace Liam Lawson with Yuki Tsunoda in F1 raises questions about talent evaluation and team dynamics.