[Canal+F1] Lawson to replace Perez
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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Yuki be like :
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so we back to throwing rookies into a meat grinder?
This announcement is not going to affect my life in anyway but fuck I am disappointed yuki is not going to Red Bull
The source is [Julien Febreau](https://x.com/canalplusf1/status/1868928230876758406?s=46&t=IN__pmnxYNoMnVKW541XJg), lead journalist for France’s national broadcast of F1.
>We confirm it to you, Sergio Pérez will no longer be a Red Bull driver next year”
>Liam Lawson will be alongside Max Verstappen… and a seat remains to be taken at Racing Bulls
Notably he has links to Isack Hadjar, the french junior most likely to take the open VCARB seat.
ETA: Also now being reported by [Sky Germany](https://x.com/skysportformel1/status/1868941531991752911?s=46&t=IN__pmnxYNoMnVKW541XJg)
TsuNOda
Gasly/albon 2.0
At this point Verstappens unborn child has a higher chance of getting the second RBR seat than Yuki.
Yuki getting the Sainz Toro rosso treatment
Won’t let them leave, won’t promote them because of internal Political reasons
Yuki should just ask them for a loan to other team if a person is booted in middle of next season
Kind off like Sainz-Renault move
I’ll believe it when I see an offical post by Red Bull. There have been too many “Perez is Out” Stories and nothing has happened yet.
Red Bull back to doing what they love most, feeding rookies to the wolves. They haven’t learned from the awful Gasly-Albon pairing.
Yuki deserved better than being stuck at the lower-level team again.
So strange, not sure what he has done to get this chance ahead of other drivers.
Well great man management by Horner
This will probably just destroy yuki..it’s like being in a dead end job, knowing you’ll never be promoted for the work you are doing. Then a newer colleague who the boss likes, gets promoted ahead of you
Just announce it already………..
Marko had said yesterday this week it will be announced. The source stated by OP seems genuine & at last, a true rumour to turn reality kind of a thing.
This all started from Horners sheer incompetence
1. Checo should have never been extended, and now their in a mess to get rid of him and it back fired spectacularly
2. The no brainer was to give Yuki some races in the RB after the summer break..give him afew races to see what he can do. If he flops, back to VCARB next season and go for Lawson
If life was like F1’s transfer market stories, i’d be Yuki
Tsunoda has to ditch those MFers
I am upset it’s not Yuki.
Poor Yuki…
Sky is also reporting it, seems like this time its the real deal. Poor yuki :/
Edit: [Sky Germany](https://www.instagram.com/p/DDrExEKMGdz/?igsh=MXg5ZTlraTF1d3VmZw==)
Sad Yuki noises
Yo everyone get in here.
At this point just seeing Perez not in the car for next year is a big win already. I will be upset over Tsunoda at some later date.
Red Bull’s interesting new design choice: the sword of Damocles hanging over their second driver.
Well, if this is true, good luck to Liam, I’m rooting for him but he’ll need it.
Tsunoda done so dirty fucking hell
Sad for Yuki, excited for Lawson, about time for Perez.
Inb4 Lawson underperforms and he gets dumped halfway through his first season at Red Bull. We’re back to the junior meatgrinder
That really sucks for Yuki… They underrate him so much.
So who’s replacing Lawson post Hungary?
Feel bad for Yuki. Lawson is in for a serious test however.
As a kiwi I’m stoked for Lawson.
As a somewhat intelligent man I am confused as to why Yuki isn’t getting the seat.
As an advocate for mental health I am worried for Lawson.
As a person who lived in Japan for 2 weeks I am sad for Yuki.
As a human I am currently writing this post while fighting the urge to eat the leftovers in my kitchen.
Am I surprised? No. Am I mad? GOD DAMN RIGHT, GIVE MY BOI A CHANCE
Official announcement pending, but it seems to be a done deal now.
It’s a bold direction, not picking the more obvious choice in Yuki Tsunoda. But I am thrilled to finally have a kiwi in the top teams, hopefully he does very well and who knows, podiums or even a win? I dream of the day I get to hear the New Zealand anthem play out in F1, and that’s becoming closer to reality with this move.
yuki deserve it.
If true, that’s so unfair to Tsunoda.