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Red Bull Confirms Tsunoda for Rest of 2025, Defers 2026 Decision

The team says it will settle its 2026 lineup over the winter to align with the rules reset.

Yuki Tsunoda of Japan and Oracle Red Bull Racing walks in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 05, 2025 in Monza, Italy.
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Overview

  • Team principal Laurent Mekies said Red Bull will not make another mid-season change, confirming Yuki Tsunoda remains alongside Max Verstappen for the remainder of 2025.
  • Red Bull will choose from its in-house pool for 2026, with rookie Isack Hadjar emerging as the leading candidate after a Dutch Grand Prix podium and a 37-point haul.
  • Mekies described Tsunoda’s recent form as a positive trend and stressed there is no pressure to rush the decision on next year’s pairings.
  • At Monza, Hadjar was summoned to the stewards after FP3 for allegedly failing to use the prescribed escape road at turns 4/5.
  • Racing Bulls installed a fifth Honda power unit in Hadjar’s car after qualifying, triggering a parc fermé breach that requires a pitlane start for the Italian Grand Prix.