Just days after Red Bull axed Christian Horner, the Formula 1 giants have reportedly decided to sack one of their drivers.
Last week, Red Bull announced that Horner had been ‘relieved of his operational duties’ having lead the team for over two decades.
The dismissal of the team principal, husband of former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, comes after months of tension within the team and a sharp decline in performance on the track.
While Max Verstappen has won two races this season and sits third in the standings, he will relinquish his championship crown to either Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris of McLaren.
The RB21 is proving incredibly difficult to drive, as evidenced by the woeful results of Verstappen’s teammates, who have scored a combined seven points to the Dutchman’s 165.
Young Liam Lawson was picked by Horner to replace Sergio Perez for 2025 but was brutally axed after just two races, with the more experienced Yuki Tsunoda replacing him.
The Japanese driver has not fared much better however, failing to finish higher than ninth and not scoring any points in the last five grand prix.
And it seems patience has run out for the 25-year-old, with GPblog claiming that Red Bull have decided not to extend his contract, though he will be allowed to see out the rest of the season.
It might not be the end of the road for Tsunoda however, as it is said his representatives recently held talks with Cadillac who are joining the grid in 2026, while he also continues to be linked to Aston Martin.
If all this is true, Red Bull could have an entirely new driver line-up next year with four-time champion Verstappen in talks to join rivals Mercedes.
Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar would be first in line to step up to the senior Red Bull team following his impressive start to life in F1, with Lawson also under consideration.
This would open the door for 17-year-old Arvid Lindblad, a Red Bull junior and Formula 2 star, to be fast-tracked to Racing Bulls and become the fifth British driver on the grid after Norris, Sir Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Ollie Bearman.
The F1 season continues with the Belgian Grand Prix on July 27.
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