It is a goodbye, but then again it is not. While Sergio Perez has been replaced by Liam Lawson as number two driver alongside Max Verstappen, the Mexican does remain linked to Red Bull Racing. A smart move by the Austrians and who knows where that will eventually lead?

Yuki Tsunoda will represent experience and continuity at Racing Bulls next year but, passed over for promotion, the Japanese looks to be running out of road at the Red Bull-owned Formula One team.

Surely Yuki Tsunoda believed this would be his time for the highly coveted promotion. Four years behind him at Red Bull’s sister team, with a record 12 Q3 progressions in 2024, the popular Japanese driver believes he is entering his primetime years at 24.