Yuki Tsunoda was informed after the Qatar Grand Prix that Abu Dhabi would be his last race as a Red Bull driver, irrespective of what, or how, he tried to help Max Verstappen in the season finale.

Alas, the questions of who, what, where, how and why would not apply. It was simply a case of you’re out, and Isack Hadjar is in.

Yuki Tsunoda has been dropped from a race seat

Tsunoda , Hadjar, Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad were all informed for the Red Bull/Racing Bulls decision ahead of the season final with Hadjar joining Red Bull as Max Verstappen’s F1 2026 team, Lawson holding onto his Racing Bulls seat and Lindblad stepping up from Formula 2 to F1.

Tsunoda was the big loser.

From Racing Bulls at round one to Red Bull at round three, he found himself a reserve driver at round 1 of F1

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