If Tsunoda can make better use of that car, then that is the way forward. It takes nothing away from car issues. Red Bull know that there only shot at the WDC is improving the car, and furthermore if the car improves, AND Tsunoda is competitive in it, then that will help Max massively in the 2nd half of the season as Tsunoda will take points away from the other teamsLookingGlass wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025, 01:00Didn't say other cars are perfect. The same Dutch source initially reporting the driver change is reporting Max is unhappy with the decision because it doesn't fix the issues with the car.AR3-GP wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025, 00:52Every car on the grid is flawed in some way. I don't remember anyone saying that Kubica, Sargeant, and Latifi shouldn't have been sacked, and that the Williams was just flawed. Sainz hasn't been close to Albon either...Why won't Williams stop throwing drivers at it...LookingGlass wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025, 00:34Throwing Yuki at the problem isn't going to fix a flawed car. He did marginally better than Lawson last year with 3 (now 4) years of experience and a full offeason.
.Honda has been paying an astronomical sum to support Tsunoda already. Japanese auto manufacturers are unbelievably passionate about their home-grown talent. Something like this will strike a chord in every single person arriving to work every day at HRC.
its about adaptation and feeling comfortable to push .when checo is comfortable he can be close to Max or even beat him but when he is not he can be a second slow.yuki has innate aggression so he will push the car or put it on the barrier something you rarely saw with daniel he wasn't willing to push the car to its limit and make mistake along the way and learn.AR3-GP wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025, 00:52Every car on the grid is flawed in some way. I don't remember anyone saying that Kubica, Sargeant, and Latifi shouldn't have been sacked, and that the Williams was just flawed. Sainz hasn't been close to Albon either...Why won't Williams stop throwing drivers at it...LookingGlass wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025, 00:34Throwing Yuki at the problem isn't going to fix a flawed car. He did marginally better than Lawson last year with 3 (now 4) years of experience and a full offeason.
Sure, but it's not like they can do much to help him along any. The engines are fixed and they aren't about to start blowing up PUs trying to run them too hard.AR3-GP wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025, 01:40Honda has been paying an astronomical sum to support Tsunoda already. Japanese auto manufacturers are unbelievably passionate about their home-grown talent. Something like this will strike a chord in every single person arriving to work every day at HRC.
The 2024 driver silly season Lawson over Yuki justifications disnt age well.organic wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025, 21:58It's confirmed now. Yuki to the main team.
Expecting sky etc to report soon
Verstappen insider van Haren next:
https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/16267721 ... iam-lawson
He wont do bad at all. You will be suprised how he adapts.Wouter wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025, 23:35How can I quickly destroy the F1 career of two talented racing drivers? ASK RBR!!
They shoud change their f*cking car instead of changing the drivers! Yuki is doing great in the VCARB02.
He will do bad before his homecrowd in Suzuka thanks to this rediculous decision!!!
I'm not convinced. That side of the garage is not right.ringo wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025, 02:02He wont do bad at all. You will be suprised how he adapts.Wouter wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025, 23:35How can I quickly destroy the F1 career of two talented racing drivers? ASK RBR!!
They shoud change their f*cking car instead of changing the drivers! Yuki is doing great in the VCARB02.
He will do bad before his homecrowd in Suzuka thanks to this rediculous decision!!!
Also... he has nothing to lose. 2025 was his last year in redbull and likely F1 according to Horner.
It's well known that max has been and continues to be completely open and forthcoming with his teammates at red bull about the setup choices/car decisions he makes, if you're suggesting that there is some subterfuge therefourmula1 wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025, 02:12I'm not convinced. That side of the garage is not right.ringo wrote: ↑26 Mar 2025, 02:02He wont do bad at all. You will be suprised how he adapts.Wouter wrote: ↑25 Mar 2025, 23:35How can I quickly destroy the F1 career of two talented racing drivers? ASK RBR!!
They shoud change their f*cking car instead of changing the drivers! Yuki is doing great in the VCARB02.
He will do bad before his homecrowd in Suzuka thanks to this rediculous decision!!!
Also... he has nothing to lose. 2025 was his last year in redbull and likely F1 according to Horner.
Might be conspiracy territory but if I was a top driver I'd want the best engineers on my side, then if I knew I could work with them to set the car up better than my teammate, I wouldn't want the other side having any of that data. I'd have it written into the contract. Why would I give them a chance to compete when I can beat them before we even race. Why would I allow my teammate to use my feedback and setup to compete with me.
But anyone who claims that Verstappen would have all the power at Red Bull is wrong. [Verstappen] also disagrees with the team management's decision to intervene so quickly.
doesn't really bode well for verstappen remaining for much longer in this team, to be honestRed Bull is searching
It shows once again that the team is searching. Both in terms of drivers and in terms of the car. Team boss Christian Horner also had to admit after the Chinese Grand Prix that he has no idea what to expect from his team during the next showdown, in Japan in just under two weeks. He acknowledged that his team lacks speed. And of course that they are working hard to get things back on track. But that will also have happened in Milton Keynes during the winter and the fact is that the gap with the competition has only increased, compared to the already unconvincing 2024. It is logical that doubts will also arise with leader and four-time world champion Verstappen as to whether the team is still able to solve the problems.
