{"id":31400,"date":"2025-03-13T07:15:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=31400"},"modified":"2025-03-13T07:15:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:15:22","slug":"tsunoda-believes-political-reasons-cost-him-red-bull-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/03\/13\/tsunoda-believes-political-reasons-cost-him-red-bull-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunoda believes “political” reasons cost him Red Bull seat"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding Yuki Tsunoda<\/a> heading into the 2025 season. Despite a series of solid campaigns, the Japanese driver is in a difficult position to secure his place in F1.<\/p>\n

This is not due to a lack of interest, with several midfield teams understood to have enquired about Tsunoda last year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

However, with Red Bull<\/a> choosing to activate his option at VCARB, a lot of doors have closed in the driver market.<\/p>\n

Tsunoda is not oblivious to his predicament<\/strong>, but he remains determined to prove himself on track.<\/p>\n

Missing out on Red Bull deal is a major setback for Tsunoda<\/h4>\n

Last year wasn’t the first time that Christian Horner’s team elected against putting Tsunoda in the Red Bull.<\/p>\n

Unlike previous years, though, the 24-year-old was building a case for a promotion that was almost impossible to ignore<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After comfortably dispatching of De Vries in 2023 (which was not Red Bull’s expectation), he went on to outqualify and outscore Daniel Ricciardo.<\/p>\n

Historically, Red Bull have shown little hesitation in putting youngsters in the main team – even if they have relatively limited experience.<\/p>\n

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