Yuki Tsunoda replaces Liam Lawson at Red Bull for Japan GP in unprecedented F1 driver swap
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Drama in F1 as Yuki Tsunoda replaces Liam Lawson at Red Bull
- Yuki Tsunoda is replacing Liam Lawson at Red Bull for the Japanese Grand Prix.
- Lawson's two-race stint with Red Bull, marked by crashes and poor qualifying performances, has ended.
- Tsunoda, a veteran of Red Bull's junior team, will partner Max Verstappen at his home race in Suzuka.
- Red Bull cited the need for experience to help develop their car, the RB21, as the reason for the swap.
- Lawson will return to Red Bull's junior team, Racing Bulls, to gain more experience.