{"id":31601,"date":"2025-03-17T06:57:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T10:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=31601"},"modified":"2025-03-17T08:49:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:49:33","slug":"tsunoda-should-be-in-red-bull-instead-of-lawson-says-zak-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/03\/17\/tsunoda-should-be-in-red-bull-instead-of-lawson-says-zak-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunoda should be at Red Bull instead of Lawson, says Zak Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yuki Tsunoda<\/a> was one of the stand-out performances in Australia, qualifying in a fantastic 5th for VCARB. The Japanese driver was in contention for a top 6 finish on race day, only for a strategic blunder at VCARB’s pit-wall to cost him<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

However, Tsunoda’s strong performance did not go unnoticed – especially as former teammate Liam Lawson spent most of his weekend at the back of the field.<\/p>\n

McLaren<\/a> CEO Zak Brown has wasted no time in raising questions about Red Bull’s driver pairing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Yuki Tsunoda validated, Brown joins Red Bull criticism<\/h4>\n

Since Daniel Ricciardo’s departure in 2018, Red Bull have failed to put someone able to compete against Max Verstappen in their second seat.<\/p>\n

Verstappen outscored Sergio Perez by over 500 points across 2023 and 2024, evidence of the desperate need for a change.<\/p>\n

The general consensus last year was that Tsunoda deserved an opportunity<\/strong> at the Milton Keynes squad.<\/p>\n

Having outperformed De Vries, Ricciardo and Lawson in successive seasons, the Japanese driver did everything within his power to demonstrate his abilities.<\/p>\n

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