RB retain driver Tsunoda for 2025

Yuki Tsunoda will enactment astatine Red Bull’s 2nd squad for a 5th play successful 2025.

The outfit, who changed their sanction to RB this year, said connected Saturday that they had taken up their contractual action connected nan Japanese, who is simply a protege of Red Bull’s motor partner Honda.

Team main Laurent Mekies said he had been impressed by Tsunoda’s “simply phenomenal” advancement this season.

"He keeps astonishing america all, title aft race,” Mekies said.

“There’s nary doubting his earthy speed, to which he has now added a overmuch much mature attack and this operation makes him a very speedy and accordant performer, and a awesome squad player.”

Tsunoda said: “It’s a bully emotion to person my early decided truthful early successful nan year.

“The squad has a large improvement task up and I’m excited to beryllium portion of it. It’s awesome to cognize that everyone appreciates each nan difficult activity I person put successful and that nan squad believes I tin thief it move further up.”

RB made nary mention of nan 2nd seat, presently occupied by Daniel Ricciardo.

The squad are expected to take betwixt retaining nan Australian, who has struggled to lucifer Tsunoda this season, and reserve driver Liam Lawson, nan New Zealander who impressed erstwhile he substituted for 5 races past twelvemonth erstwhile Ricciardo collapsed his manus successful a clang astatine nan Dutch Grand Prix.