Red Bull keeps Tsunoda for 2025 as Hadjar rises

Red Bull Racing has ruled out any further driver changes during the 2025 Formula 1 season, team principal Laurent Mekies said at Monza on the weekend of the Italian Grand Prix, a decision announced as the team dealt with a midrace collision that damaged Yuki Tsunoda's car and complicated evaluations of his form. The crash with Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson on Lap 29 left Tsunoda with floor damage, cost him a chance at points and highlighted the internal competition gripping Red Bull's driver programme.

The clash at the Variante della Roggia chicane saw Lawson attempt an outside pass that resulted in contact between his front left and Tsunoda's rear right. Stewards deemed the incident a racing incident, but the drivers offered contrasting accounts. Tsunoda said he was "distracted" and that the contact caused "so much damage" it ruined his race. Lawson described the moment as incidental, saying he tried to pass back and had "no room" on the right, adding that he returned the position after both ran through the runoff.

Mekies defended Tsunoda publicly while stressing patience on lineup decisions. Speaking before and after the race weekend in Monza, he said Tsunoda will remain...