Liam Lawson has had an encouraging start to his latest Formula 1 stint with Racing Bulls at the Japanese Grand Prix

Liam Lawson has broken his silence after his sudden demotion from Red Bull to its junior Formula One team, Racing Bulls, following the Chinese Grand Prix. As F1 heads to Japan's Suzuka Circuit this weekend, Lawson admitted that he "wasn't expecting" the setback.

Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies would be lying if he said Liam Lawson “was happy about the news” of his Red Bull exit. However, back with the junior team as of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix,

Can Yuki Tsunoda succeed in his first race at? And what would be the definition of success? Tsunoda was promoted to Red Bull’s senior team a week ago in place of

Liam Lawson said he was surprised at being demoted by the Red Bull team after only two races of the new season but remained determined to make his mark in Formula One with the junior Racing Bulls team.

Yuki Tsunoda finally has his promotion at Red Bull. That was difficult enough, elevated to the top team last week as Liam Lawson was demoted to Red Bull’s No. 2 Formula 1 team — Racing Bulls — after failing to score points in the season’s first two races.

Max Verstappen has admitted his “like” of a social media post criticising Red Bull ’s decision to drop Liam Lawson was “not a mistake”, ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Lawson was dropped after a torrid first two races of the season in Australia and China,

No one knows better than Liam Lawson how quickly things can change in results-driven, money-driven Formula 1. Last week the New Zealander was suddenly demoted to Racing Bulls after two poor Formula 1 races with the top team — Red Bull — in Australia and China to start the season.

Yuki Tsunoda explains how he received the news of his Red Bull Formula 1 swap and says he is yet to hear from driver mentor Helmut Marko