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Red Bull confirms major driver switch! 🚨⁣ •⁣ Yuki Tsunoda will replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull starting from the Japanese Grand Prix, with the team calling it a "purely sporting decision" to improve the performance of the struggling RB21. 👀⁣ •⁣ Lawson was promoted to replace Sergio Pérez despite limited F1 experience, but after failing to score points in his first two races and struggling in China and Australia, Red Bull has decided to make an early switch. 🫣⁣ •⁣ Tsunoda, who has been with the Red Bull junior team since 2021, brings more experience and familiarity with the car, which the team hopes will help develop the RB21. 💪⁣ •⁣ This move also comes with strong backing from Honda, Red Bull’s engine supplier and a longtime supporter of Tsunoda’s career. 🤝⁣ •⁣ His promotion sets up a fairytale moment—his first Red Bull start at his home race in Suzuka. 🇯🇵⁣ •⁣ With this change, Tsunoda becomes Verstappen’s third teammate in just four races, marking another chapter in Red Bull’s ...

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