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Red Bull hoping to save Verstappen future with driver swap - Marko
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01/04/2025 at 15:0701/04/2025 at 13:53 Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has revealed that the team’s recent driver swap –promoting Yuki Tsunoda to Red Bull Racing and relegating Liam Lawson to Racing Bulls – was partly motivated by a crucial need to enhance the RB21 car’s performance. This move, the earliest driver change in Red Bull’s history, aims to secure Max Verstappen’s fifth consecutive drivers’ title and prevent performance clauses in his contract from triggering an exit. However, time is pressing for Red Bull to improve its fortunes, with F1’s upcoming races likely to determine Verstappen’s mindset for 2026, when the...
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