POWER RANKINGS: Who shone brightest for our judges during an eventful Sprint weekend at the Miami GP OBITUARY: Remembering the life and career of the ‘tough and popular’ Jochen Mass Ocon vows Haas will 'keep at it’ as he laments bad luck during Miami Grand Prix Antonelli's 'seismic moment' and why Williams were faster than Ferrari – it’s our Miami GP review Gasly admits Alpine ‘need answers’ after difficult weekend in Miami as Doohan reflects on Lap 1 collision with Lawson Yuki Tsunoda admitted that he made his life “much more difficult” after picking up a five-second time penalty in the Miami Grand Prix meaning that he had to work even harder to build a gap and hold onto the final point on offer in P10 Tsunoda gained a position at the start but hit trouble when he was investigated for speeding in the pit lane during his pit stop an offence that ultimately earned him a five-second penalty READ MORE: Piastri wins from Norris and Russell as McLaren seal commanding 1-2 in Miami Grand Prix As he continued to run in P10 for much of the remainder of the race the Red Bull driver was then faced with the challenge of maintaining a big enough gap back to Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar in P11 in order to keep the final points-paying position This was a feat that Tsunoda ultimately achieved but the 24-year-old conceded after the race that it had not been a straightforward task Tsunoda was hit with a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane during the Miami Grand Prix “Certainly my old team mate didn’t make my life easier!” said Tsunoda “[In the] last 10 laps he picked up pace quite a lot and I was pushing enough but I just got to go what I’ve got to do and I maximised my pace “Obviously a bit unnecessarily from myself that made my life much more difficult with the five seconds MIAMI LOWDOWN: All the key moments as McLaren and Antonelli shine, Ferrari face tensions and LEGO takes over "I’m happy that I’m able to score points but at the same time not happy with the pace I had and I think as a team we struggled [on] overall pace so [it’s] something that we have to look at.” Time penalty ‘made my life much more difficult’ admits Tsunoda after P10 in Miami Pushed on whether he was surprised by the RB21’s pace at the Miami International Autodrome Tsunoda admitted that there are still improvements to be made going forward “[The] pace itself was alright,” the Japanese driver explained but at the same time I think we didn’t have good pace at all I struggled from Qualifying – I just feel the car is not going forwards as I’m expecting to READ MORE: Verstappen labels Miami Grand Prix ‘a struggle’ after slipping back to P4 as he reflects on gap to McLaren “To be honest it’s hard to explain what the issue is I did what I can do in this race and that was my probably maximum as I can do for now Don't miss your chance to experience the picturesque Imola circuit.. MONDAY MORNING DEBRIEF: How Leclerc and Hamilton’s opposing Miami strategies culminated in fractious Ferrari radio exchanges HIGHLIGHTS: Piastri leads McLaren 1-2 after thrilling race in Miami Driveable LEGO big builds welcomed to Miami drivers’ parade Cadillac unveil their team logo and brand during dazzling Miami launch event ahead of 2026 entry Piastri wins from Norris and Russell as McLaren seal commanding 1-2 in Miami Grand Prix VideoHIGHLIGHTS: Piastri leads McLaren 1-2 after thrilling race in Miami AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from the Miami GP as Piastri wins in dominant McLaren 1-2 © 2003-2025 Formula One World Championship Limited Get quick access to your favorite articles Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers Make your voice heard with article commenting On lap 14 of the 18-lap wet-to-dry contest, Racing Bulls driver Lawson made contact with the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso while attempting to overtake the Spaniard in the fight for eighth Lawson planted his car around the outside at Turn 11 which would become the inside line for the right-hand Turn 12 switchback Alonso followed the natural line towards the apex of Turn 12 while Lawson persisted with the move halfway into the runoff area The New Zealander's front-left tagged Alonso's right-rear sending the two-time world champion into the barriers at relatively low speeds While driving behind the safety car in the aftermath Lawson felt he was not to blame for the collision because he was ahead at the apex something that his race engineer backed him up with Alonso remained calm before jumping out of his mangled Aston Martin saying he "knew" the clash with Lawson was going to happen neutral view came from Haas driver Oliver Bearman Photo by: James Sutton / Motorsport Images Lawson explained: "He came out on cold tyres and I'd done a lap so I was trying to get by him early in the lap made sure to get my wheels ahead at the apex when I'm trying to overtake And I feel I did that and then I got squeezed off but I do feel like I had my wheels ahead." the FIA's race stewards have sided with Alonso by handing Lawson a five-second penalty which means he loses his seventh-place finish The 23-year-old also receives his sixth penalty point over the past 12-month period "Car 30 was attempting an overtake on the outside of Car 14 into Turn 11 Although being able to pull fully alongside the front axle of Car 30 was not ahead of the front axle of Car 14 at the apex as required per the driving standards guidelines," said the stewards "Therefore Car 30 was not entitled to be given room at the exit the car which has the right to the racing line in Turn 11 also has the right to the racing line in Turn 12 Car 30 drove to the very edge of the track between Turns 11 and 12 and collided with Car 14 on the approach to Turn 12." There was also a five-second penalty for Williams driver Albon for not respecting the minimum time under the safety car Because the pack finished bunched up behind the safety car it was still enough to drop the Thai driver out of the points from fourth Bearman received a time penalty as well for an unsafe release, with Sauber driver Nico Hulkenberg having to take avoiding action in the pitlane. Unlike the clash between Max Verstappen and Andrea Kimi Antonelli so Bearman only received a five-second penalty instead of 10 Those three penalties promoted Red Bull driver Tsunoda from ninth to sixth ensuring the Japanese driver scoops up three points for his second points finish with Red Bull Tsunoda started from the rear after missing an opportunity to set a clean sprint qualifying lap on Friday but on Saturday he was rewarded for an early switch to slick tyres and marched into the top 10 Mercedes shock sprint polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Alpine driver Pierre Gasly also move up into the points in seventh and eighth respectively Finally, there was a reprimand for Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc after driving with a car in dangerous condition Leclerc failed to make the start of the sprint race after crashing out on the laps to the grid aquaplaning off the road in his Ferrari while on intermediate tyres.Leclerc still drove on in his damaged car for four corners until being asked to park his car by the team Stay up to speed with the latest F1 Miami Grand Prix news, expert analysis, photos and videos. Join our watch along on Race Center Live by signing up here From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport In order to keep delivering our expert journalism we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker Although Sprint qualifying didn’t go to plan for Yuki Tsunoda Christian Horner says the newest Red Bull driver is doing a “nice job” He puts that down to Tsunoda focusing on his own performances rather than obsessing over what the other side of the garage is doing Tsunoda was announced as Max Verstappen’s sixth Red Bull Racing team-mate when he was called up to replace Liam Lawson ahead of round three of the F1 2025 championship Red Bull declaring they had a “care of duty” to Lawson to remove him from a pressurised situation in which he was floundering But while Tsunoda has yet to match Verstappen out on track scoring two points to the Dutchman’s 51 he has made inroads as he has twice put the second RB21 inside the top ten in qualifying and also scored points His Q3 run came to an end in Miami on Friday evening when “some intelligent car just came out from the pits and I [had to] abort my lap” before “pretty poor” communication from Red Bull meant he exited the pits too late for a second run in Q1 He qualified 18th for the Miami Sprint race whereas Verstappen will line up fourth on the grid 👉 Revealed: The six drivers out of contract at the end of the F1 2025 season 👉 F1 2026 driver line-up: Lewis Hamilton and other drivers already confirmed for 2026 Red Bull team principal Horner believes Tsunoda is slowly but surely making progress And his secret to that is focusing solely on his own form and not worrying about what Verstappen is doing on the other side of the Red Bull garage and so he’s done quite a few races now He understands how it works,” he told Sky F1 “And what I’ve noticed with him he’s not obsessing what Max is doing He’s just focusing on his own setup with his engineer and not trying to mirror what’s going on on the other side of the garage which I think is the right approach.” An approach that’s benefitting from having more time behind the wheel with Tsunoda doing a private test in the title-winning RB19 at the Silverstone circuit ahead of Miami “I think it’s just more seat time,” Horner added “Him getting used to the engineering “I think he’s doing a nice job he’s put a really positive energy into the team “He’s offering some really useful feedback as well But while Horner is happy with Tsunoda’s progress who has been told he’ll be in the RB21 for the remainder of the season what happens next in F1 2026 has yet to be decided Red Bull may already have his replacement lined up in Racing Bulls’ sensation Isack Hadjar, who Helmut Marko has talked up as the next “big one” “Hadjar has completed the fewest test kilometres in Formula 1 cars and still competes with Antonelli and the like… Here comes a really big one,” he told Sky Deutschland Hadjar has scored points in two of five Grands Prix with Horner also impressed with the 20-year-old’s performance “He’s exceeded all of our expectations,” he said he’s looked really very impressive so far this season and particularly at tracks he’s not been to He’s very little mileage in a Grand Prix car at all so and he’s taken to it like a duck to water I think this crop of juniors that are coming in now you can see they’re just ready to adapt to Formula One Isack has driven brilliantly so far this year at pretty much all-new circuits to him.” Read next: Alpine boss responds after Colapinto sponsor slip-up raises Doohan alarm © Planet Sport Limited 2025 • All Rights Reserved Yuki Tsunoda and Jack Doohan led complaints about traffic in Formula 1 sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix which left a handful of drivers unable to set times in the final moments of SQ1 Tsunoda was distinctly unhappy with traffic afflicting both his sole SQ1 lap and his attempt to set another at the end of the session as the emergence of Oliver Bearman's Haas from the pitlane prompted him to slow up on his first lap – tailbacks in the pitlane left the Red Bull driver without enough time to make a second attempt Doohan was also caught up in pitlane traffic after failing to put enough lock in the car to make it fully into the fast lane which left him stranded; he needed his mechanics to pull him back by which time a series of cars had leapfrogged him in the order to leave the pits The Australian felt that the team's simultaneous release of team-mate Pierre Gasly had blocked him from being able to exit the pits properly where Tsunoda missed beating the chequered flag by a matter of seconds he reckoned that the communication from his team on the out-lap was also "poor" having been aware that time was tight to get a lap in "Some intelligent car just came out from the pit and I aborted my lap a lot of cars [hurt] my first lap quite a lot," said Tsunoda who also appeared to be wedged between Ferraris part-way though his first timed lap that's it; on the last corner obviously I had a quite a lock-up but to be honest the lap was pretty gone from Turn 1 already because of the car at the exit And I wasn't able to do a proper lap at all because there's a car in front and communication was pretty poor as well Doohan rued his own botched qualifying and was irate on the radio following his SQ1 elimination; speaking later he reckoned there was a chance to improve on his second tour had he been able to get out of the pitlane in time The Australian believes he's in for a tough Saturday race but hopes the team is able to gather some effective data to boost his chances of securing his first F1 points on Sunday but ended up getting blocked on my way out of the pitlane "I wasn't able to do all the final timed lap and that's why they make qualifying that long; you just do two laps and improve quite a lot on the second lap I ended up being the last car out there and didn't get the chance just trying a few things different from practice and still it wasn't too bad and I think there was a lot more time in the car for the second lap we just need to learn as much as we can from that for the main race and then focus on the main quali." Doohan: "If you're going to send [Gasly] after me you have to make sure he's ready...or before me I can't turn out then turn in because he's going to run into me Stay up to speed with the latest F1 Miami Grand Prix news, expert analysis, photos and videos. Join us for Sunday's watch along on Race Center Live by signing up here Yuki Tsunoda will start the Miami GP Sprint from the pit lane after Red Bull made set-up changes to his RB21’s suspension Tsunoda qualified 18th for the 19-lap Sprint and blamed “poor” communication from the team for his SQ1 exit Having made it through to Q3 in his most recent two outings with Red Bull Tsunoda had hoped for another top-ten showing especially as only the top eight drivers score points in Sprint qualifying His initial run was hampered when “some intelligent car just came out from the pits and I [had to] abort my lap” while Red Bull sent him out late and behind his team-mate Max Verstappen 👉 F1 2025: Head-to-head qualifying statistics between team-mates 👉 F1 2025: Head-to-head race statistics between team-mates The Red Bull driver did not make it to the line in time for his closing run Asked what had happened in Sprint qualifying Tsunoda told the media including PlanetF1.com: “Some intelligent car just came out from [the] pit and [I had to] abort my lap but to be honest the lap was pretty gone already from Turn 1 because of the car at pit exit Just [wasn’t] able to do a proper lap at all Quizzed on whether he knew he was close to the cut-off time I was but I just… what do you want me to do “Communication is pretty poor as well and Red Bull made the call to make set-up changes to his RB21 meaning he’ll start the Sprint from the pit lane Read next: Horner reveals major Tsunoda observation compared to Max Verstappen at Red Bull Become part of the largest racing community in the United Kingdom Yuki Tsunoda was not best impressed with Red Bull and "some intelligent car" he encountered which led to him getting eliminated from sprint qualifying at the first time of asking in Florida Yuki Tsunoda has lamented multiple triggers that caused him to slump out of sprint qualifying in Miami at the first hurdle The Japanese driver only managed one push lap leaving him to start the sprint down in P18 He was unable to complete a final attempt after "pretty poor" communication from Red Bull saw him cross the start/finish line less than a second too late for a second timed run the 24-year-old vented his frustration at an unnamed competitor compromising the start of his lap some intelligent car just came out from the pits and I [had to] abort my lap," Tsunoda replied when asked if there was a mistake on his first run or if something had gone wrong the lap was pretty gone already from Turn 1 "Just wasn't able to do a proper lap at all As the clock ticked down to the end of SQ1 at the Miami International Circuit giving his team-mate ample time and room through the last corner as he prepared for his lap the Dutchman dived into the pit lane and Tsunoda was consigned to his fate When discussing the misunderstanding after the session he did not shy away from publicly holding the Milton Keynes-based team accountable I was," he responded to being asked if he realised time was tight and that he might run out of it Tsunoda does not expect to take much from the shortened race in the Sunshine State before adding: "I’ll try my best obviously Join RacingNews365's Ian Parkes and Nick Golding as they discuss a hectic opening day of on-track action at the Miami Grand Prix Sign up for the daily digest and/or weekly newsletter and we'll make sure that you are fully up to date with the latest news from the Formula 1 world Find the latest F1 news and news from other motorsport series at RacingNews365.com the world's leading independent F1 website providing daily F1 coverage Check out the 2025 F1 calendar for an overview of all the races with extensive background and real-time information.  Follow RacingNews365 on your favorite social media channels The FIA have announced a penalty verdict after the stewards noted Red Bull star Yuki Tsunoda for a pit lane infringement during the Miami Grand Prix Oliver Bearman has missed out on a precious point for Haas Oliver Bearman has been dumped out of the points of the Miami sprint after collecting a penalty as Red Bull opted for a pit-lane start for Yuki Tsunoda after making suspension set-up changes in parc fermé Haas driver Bearman capitalised on a chaotic race to claim a point for eighth at the end of the 18 laps has been handed a five-second penalty for an unsafe release into the path of Stake's Nico Hulkenberg at a time when the field made tyre changes from intermediates to slicks due to the wet-track start following a heavy downpour ahead of the race The penalty means Bearman drops to 15th in the classification allowing Tsunoda to claim eighth after taking the chequered flag in ninth A stewards' document read: "Car 87 [Bearman] was released into the path of Car 27 [Hulkenberg] which was arriving in the fast lane causing car 27 to brake and take evasive action." Yuki Tsunoda’s radio messages on the final lap of the Miami Sprint hinted at a Red Bull plan to minimise his team-mate Max Verstappen’s penalty Verstappen was given a 10-second penalty in Saturday’s Sprint at the Miami Grand Prix after an unsafe release resulted in a crash in the pit lane with Kimi Antonelli As the drivers pitted to swap their worn intermediates for slick Pirelli tyres in the short race It was “human error” according to Red Bull that saw the team release Verstappen into the path of Antonelli Verstappen suffered a broken front wing while Antonelli didn’t get to make his stop as he veered back into the fast lane to avoid further damage and therefore missed his opportunity to pit The incident was noted by Race Control with Verstappen facing a 10-second penalty for an unsafe release 👉 The results of the F1 2025 championship 👉 The updated Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championship standings His chances of minimising that pending penalty were wrecked when the Safety Car was deployed when Fernando Alonso was spun into the Turn 11 wall by Liam Lawson Lawson’s antics meant he was also facing a potential penalty with Tsunoda’s Red Bull race engineer Richard Wood urging him to stay as close to Lawson as possible in light of his potential penalty But as the drivers exited Turn 17 on the final lap the Japanese driver was then told to fall back from the car ahead of him which hinted at Red Bull hoping Verstappen could slot into the gap when the penalties were applied is under investigation so he may get a penalty.” We will finish under the Safety Car but keep it tight in case there’s penalties ahead.” But as Tsunoda came to Turn 17 on the final lap Wood: “So we need to be within eight drop back to eight car lengths behind Bearman Tsunoda: “You mean like make a gap or what Tsunoda: “Did I do the right thing or what Verstappen and Lawson weren’t the only drivers taking the chequered flag inside the top eight to be penalised Alex Albon was stripped of his fourth-place finish after receiving a post-race time penalty for a Safety Car infringement while Oliver Bearman lost P8 for an unsafe release by the Haas team Tsunoda was therefore elevated to sixth place scoring a further three points to bring his season’s tally to eight Tsunoda will start Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix from 10th on the grid having returned to Q3 after a disappointing Sprint qualifying “In Sprint Qualifying I almost didn’t do any proper laps so it was kind of clouded what kind of balance that we have And we made a setup change with almost a guess because of Sprint qualifying rain was happy that I were able to go through to Q3 but obviously P10 is not the place I wish to be Asked by PlanetF1.com’s Elizabeth Blackstock where he could make up performance the Japanese driver replied: “If I know Read next: Max Verstappen silences ‘silly’ speculation after welcoming baby daughter Yuki Tsunoda has brought a "positive energy" to Red Bull as team principal Christian Horner has praised the job that the Japanese Formula 1 driver has done at the team so far Tsunoda was given a test at Silverstone in Red Bull's RB19 although faced what he described as "classic British weather" as he struggled to get much in the way of mileage in the run It nonetheless gave him time to further bed in with the Red Bull team at a track event, having been thrust into the team for Suzuka at short notice when Liam Lawson was placed back at the Racing Bulls squad after two races Horner nonetheless stated that Tsunoda was taking the right approach in not trying to measure himself up to Verstappen on the other side of the garage and that he had been impressed by his new driver's feedback so far the way that the team works and so on," Horner said to Sky on Tsunoda's test And he's brought a really positive energy into the team He's offering some really useful feedback as well He's just focusing on his own set-up with his engineer and not trying to mirror what's going on on the other side of the garage Horner added that he was also impressed by the efforts of Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar who has enjoyed a strong run in his opening races in F1 after a difficult first appearance in Australia The Frenchman has scored five points so far and has shown strong pace in qualifying throughout the first five races of the season "I think he's exceeded all of our expectations he's looked really very impressive so far this season and particularly at tracks he's not been to," Horner enthused "He has very little mileage in a grand prix car at all you can see they're just ready to adapt to Formula 1 and they're full of confidence so far this year at pretty much all new circuits to him." 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Exclusive interview: Max Verstappen’s new teammate, who makes his Red Bull debut at his home race in Japan this weekend, speaks to Kieran Jackson about the moment which shifted his F1 career trajectory It was the straw which broke the camel’s back for Yuki Tsunoda in Formula One: a final unleashing of road rage with sparks flying on the asphalt and over the airwaves Disgruntled over a late-race position swap at last year’s season-opener in Bahrain, Tsunoda was eager to vent his exasperation after the race concluded. As cars trundled aimlessly back to the pits, Tsunoda divebombed his teammate Daniel Ricciardo before swerving erratically – and dangerously – towards the second RB car It is the instance of immaturity Tsunoda himself brings up at the end of a 15-minute conversation with The Independent which flicked a switch in his mind: the fiery blow-ups could not continue “I never felt controlling my emotions was the key to my success, it was just my natural character,” Tsunoda says, fully aware now that his audible frustrations were a hindrance to his development. A journey which takes him to the present day, to this weekend at his home race in Japan, and a spot in the Red Bull garage “My mindset would be to take my stress out on the track and then focus afterwards. These days, F1 is more political and has more sponsors You don’t want a driver shouting emotions… the team wants to hear specific feedback “I had to change my approach for the future, after what happened with Daniel in Bahrain last year. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be sticking around in F1 It’s the one area I’ve worked really hard at – and it’s helped change my mindset and be more serious.” Eighty-nine races into his F1 career, Tsunoda will need all of that new-found composure in abundance as he takes on F1’s poisoned chalice: a seat alongside four-time world champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull following a torrid first two rounds for Kiwi racer Lawson it is now Tsunoda who gets his long-awaited shot in front of his adoring home faithful at Suzuka It is the front-of-the-grid opportunity Tsunoda has been craving since he made his F1 debut for the junior team in 2021 The Japanese driver spent last week in the simulator in Milton Keynes: one final audition before the real thing uninhibited driver development chief Helmut Marko and the rest of the Red Bull executive pack had made their decision It marks the biggest moment of Tsunoda’s career which has Having won the F4 Japanese Championship in 2018 Tsunoda moved to Switzerland to be closer to his 2019 F3 team “I moved to Europe and to Switzerland and I missed my friends quite a lot,” he tells The Independent prior to the announcement of his move to Red Bull he considers Faenza – in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy “I actually like living in Europe more than Japan now,” he says I went back to Japan to mentally reset after Abu Dhabi [in December] and I spent some time with the Japanese fans… it was nice to get out of the racing environment Tsunoda actually spent much of the off-season snowboarding in the Hakusan National Park Yet attention quickly shifted to pre-season where he underwent a “very good” training block in Dubai and his outstanding performances in qualifying so far this year – fifth in Australia ninth in China – point towards a driver at the peak of his powers The Dutchman has beaten his adversary on the other side of the garage in the last seven seasons Over the next few months, the spotlight will be firmly on Tsunoda, who has already stated he is targeting a dream spot on the podium this Sunday, as he looks to emulate compatriot Kamui Kobayashi’s result in 2012. One thing is for sure: he cannot afford a start that is as disastrous as Lawson’s. But after four years in the sport, right in the glare of the Drive to Survive cameras in the paddock, Tsunoda has finally learned how and where to divert his energy: to the racetrack. “The amount of attention you get in this sport… it’s a bit surprising,” he says. “It’s hard to know how to act in front of the cameras. In my rookie season, I wasn’t natural. It wasn’t a smart or efficient use of my energy. “But now I know how to manage myself. I enjoy having more responsibility. This year is a chance for me to step up and be a more complete driver.” That step up, however, would come quicker than anyone anticipated. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies who makes his Red Bull debut at his home race in Japan this weekend speaks to Kieran Jackson about the moment which shifted his F1 career trajectory Max Verstappen finished 4th after starting from pole Yuki Tsunoda overcame a five-second penalty to secure 10th and a valuable point finishing 0.168 seconds ahead of his former teammate Isack Hadjar who pushed hard in the final laps but had to settle for 11th Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The boosting products are infused with caffeine and B vitamins for energy as well as l-theanine for calm attention while others include ginseng for memory or melatonin and other natural ingredients to help sleep and recharge. Part of Neuro’s proprietary pitch is its patented formulation and cold-compression technologies to ensure that the active ingredients don’t suffer from biodegradation when packaged. For Tsunoda, the F1 travel schedule — 24 races across almost every time zone — and the physical demands of each race made Neuro’s potential an appealing proposition. “With 24 races around the world, staying sharp and focused during every session is essential, and using Neuro plays a strong part in this,” Tsunoda said in a statement. “F1 requires so much focus, mental clarity and good sleep,” co-founder/CEO Kent Yoshimura said. “We have a couple of things in our arsenal that’s really perfect for someone with his lifestyle,” added Neuro co-founder/CFO Ryan Chen. And Tsunoda’s profile should help with what Chen described as “this process of really trying to educate consumers that a product like ours exists, and no one’s really built this category.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Neuro (@neurogum) Neuro has previously partnered with CrossFit athletes, judo and table tennis Olympians, DJ Steve Aoki and Chess.com, but this new partnership with Tsunoda is by far its highest profile into sports. The founders appeared on Shark Tank five years ago and though they received two investment offers they were seeking to raise money at a $15 million valuation; they now said it’s valued over $100 million.) Joe Rogan also organically has endorsed the product on his podcast multiple times The founders have their own compelling athletic stories Yoshimura used to train with the Japanese Olympic judo team while Chen was a nationally-ranked youth runner before suffering a snowboarding accident when he was 19 that left him paralyzed below the waist He shifted into wheelchair racing and trained with the Paralympic team They met as UC-San Diego students and quickly became best friends Yoshimura was studying neuroscience and started mixing supplements in his dorm room to keep up with the pace of his training studies and social life; Chen was a chemistry and economics student Energy drinks often had too much sugar or other additives and they wanted cleaner methods of energy amplification than only taking caffeine Gums and mints are also inherently more portable and social Their realization was that “we could harness this power and simplify it in a way that’s way more approachable with ingredients that we all recognize,” Yoshimura said (Only l-theanine might be unfamiliar to some consumers but it is a naturally occurring amino acid most commonly extracted from green tea.) As part of the sponsorship, Neuro also gains the right to design one of Tsunoda’s F1 helmets this year. Yoshimura is also a noted muralist who will take the lead on the artwork which Chen said would likely be done to raise awareness for a nonprofit with the helmet later auctioned off in support of the cause “There’s so much cross-collaboration between us also and the resilience it takes to make it to top team which Yuki was finally able to make and then perform at his highest in his hometown of Japan — and to be a Japanese F1 driver the focus that is required to build a business for any startup entrepreneur Neuro, which makes gums and mints enhance boost energy and focus, has signed its first major sports brand ambassador in Red Bull Racing Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda, Lemire also reports The boosting products are infused with caffeine and B vitamins for energy as well as l-theanine for calm attention while others include ginseng for memory or melatonin and other natural ingredients to help sleep and recharge Part of Neuro’s proprietary pitch is its patented formulation and cold-compression technologies to ensure that the active ingredients don’t suffer from biodegradation when packaged Yuki Tsunoda blamed “poor communication” after not having enough time to set a final lap during SQ1 of Sprint Qualifying in Miami meaning that the Japanese driver exited the session early and will line up for Saturday’s Sprint in P18 After the initial lap times went on the board in Friday’s session Tsunoda found himself potentially at risk in the drop zone meaning that his last effort would be crucial in determining whether he would progress into the next stage READ MORE: Antonelli storms to remarkable maiden pole ahead of Piastri and Norris during Sprint Qualifying in Miami the Red Bull driver did not make it to the line in time for his closing run As he was running behind team mate Max Verstappen on track the Dutchman slowed to enter the pits after realising that he did not need to set another lap himself meaning that Tsunoda did not have enough time left to get to the line 2025 Miami GP Sprint Qualifying: Tsunoda knocked out in SQ1 Asked what had happened during his first run of the session Tsunoda cited traffic in the pit lane as he explained: “Some intelligent car just came out from [the] pit and [I had to] abort my lap HIGHLIGHTS: Catch all the Miami Sprint Qualifying action as Antonelli makes history with maiden pole When pushed on whether he had been aware of how tight it would be to reach the line in time for his second run Tsunoda laments traffic at pit exit for SQ1 exit Given that he will now line up in P18 for the second Sprint of the campaign – and his first as a Red Bull driver – Tsunoda admitted that he may have his work cut out in making gains but that he will not give up AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from Sprint Qualifying in Miami as Antonelli takes stunning pole ‘We made it count when it mattered’ – Russell satisfied with recovery to podium after troublesome Miami weekend Red Bull's protest into Russell over yellow flags rejected by Miami stewards DRIVER OF THE DAY: Piastri's imperious Miami showing gets your vote Yuki Tsunoda was dumped in SQ1 in qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix Sprint Yuki Tsunoda was dumped out in SQ1 of Miami Grand Prix Sprint qualifying after confusion involving team-mate Max Verstappen.  needing to find time to make the second segment but as team-mate Verstappen pulled wide at the final corner unsure as to what the world champion was going to do.  Tsunoda eventually passed and floored it to the line but missed the flag by about one second to leave him 18th on the Sprint grid.  Tsunoda had locked up and run wide during the first laps in SQ1 The Japanese driver was joined in the elimination zone by Lance Stroll Gabriel Bortoleto and Oliver Bearman.  Doohan was unhappy with Alpine releasing both himself and Pierre Gasly at the same time.  the segment was topped by George Russell from Kimi Antonelli and Alex Albon.  Yuki Tsunoda has revealed where he is currently at in terms of adapting to the Red Bull RB21 with the Japanese driver admitting that the process “needs more time” despite being happy with the progress he has made so far Tsunoda made the step up to the Milton Keynes-based outfit at Round 3 in Japan the team having opted to move him from Racing Bulls while sending Liam Lawson – who had initially earned promotion but struggled in the two opening rounds – back to the sister outfit in Tsunoda’s place NEED TO KNOW: The most important facts, stats and trivia ahead of the 2025 Miami Grand Prix Since then the 24-year-old has scored his debut points for the squad with a P9 result in Bahrain, though faced a disappointing end to his weekend last time out in Saudi Arabia after retiring following a first-lap collision with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly Asked ahead of the upcoming Miami Grand Prix about how confident he is now feeling in the car Tsunoda cited Qualifying as an area for improvement as he responded: “It just needs more time 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Tsunoda and Gasly collide on Lap 1 to trigger Safety Car but just when you push 100% on the limit in Qualifying that’s where you kind of face it for the first time “The starting point is always slightly below where I want to be or where I used to start with in FP1 so it takes a bit more time to build up on new tracks most of the time so far I experience new behaviour from the car and I’m not always able to cope with it I wouldn’t say the car is super difficult – it just needs more time to define where the limit is.” F1 FANTASY: Strategist Selection – What’s the best line-up for the Miami Grand Prix? Tsunoda explained the differences between driving the RB21 versus his previous car a challenger that he was more accustomed to after racing for the Racing Bulls team across four full seasons “I’ll say it’s not complicated [to drive the Red Bull] in the sense of trying to drive around “In VCARB the car was a bit more lenient and forgiving with any directions but better than I thought initially when I jump into Red Bull This is the first time after joining Formula 1 [that I’m in a different car] For four years I drove the same car and knew how to set it up and where the limit was Tsunoda has now competed in three race weekends at the wheel of the Red Bull RB21 I just naturally didn’t have to think about it before in terms of set-ups… The set-up I tried a couple of time in Suzuka that I thought would be good just didn’t work out – even when in the car and sometimes you just have to accept the difficulties of the car if it feels like a lot of understeer or oversteer THIS WEEK IN F1: 10 quiz questions on Miami Grand Prix trivia and the latest F1 news “The team is helping a lot with those directions I pushed a bit more and had a massive snap I just try to keep my head down and slowly build up “Even with the general environment [within the team] so a mix of Scottish English and my Japanese English – it’s a bit interesting Those things just need more time to blend in.” Tsunoda has cited Q3 of Qualifying as a "priority area to work on" With Red Bull’s Helmut Marko recently suggesting that Tsunoda has further progress to make when it comes to performing in Q3 of Qualifying the driver admitted that he “definitely” agreed with this I wasn’t able to put it all together in Q3,” Tsunoda reflected But if you push slightly more than the car can handle – even 2% more than what the car wants – it just reacts super differently to what I used to be used to READ MORE: Soundtrack artists including Doja Cat, Ed Sheeran and Don Toliver announced for upcoming ‘F1’ movie That will come with experience in the Red Bull I definitely haven’t been able to extract the performance in Q3 You can be more flexible with the team on strategy Albon delighted with fifth in Miami as Sainz admits frustrations over inability to score 'bigger' points for Williams Verstappen labels Miami Grand Prix ‘a struggle’ after slipping back to P4 as he reflects on gap to McLaren Norris concedes he 'paid the price' as he reflects on Lap 1 battle with Verstappen in Miami Yuki Tsunoda recently had the chance to get more experience behind the wheel at Red Bull - but it didn't go exactly to plan Yuki Tsunoda has explained why his private test with Red Bull after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix failed to go to plan To further aid his embedding process following his call-up to the team Red Bull arranged a TPC (testing of previous cars) outing for the Japanese driver at the Silverstone Circuit Tsunoda got behind the wheel of the RB19 from 2023 as he looked to unlock a further understanding of Red Bull machinery - but the test was derailed by adverse weather conditions “I experienced the classic British weather – started damp and we didn’t bring any wet tyres just because we didn’t want to waste any mileage for the driver TPC test,” Tsunoda told media including RacingNews365 “So we waited quite a long time for it to dry up.” Full-time F1 drivers are limited to just 1,000km across four days of TPC sessions making each opportunity a highly valuable outing for the competitor As well as weather impacting the test outing Tsunoda revealed a car issue threw a further spanner in the works we got a bit of an issue at the end of the day as well,” Tsunoda added It was completely different conditions and completely different corner characteristics compared to previous races that I’ve raced I didn’t want to give stupid feedback to make confusion still a good test for me to get some mileage.” as they discuss Miami Grand Prix media day and the absence of Max Verstappen The Formula 1 paddock is reacting to the news that Max Verstappen has become a father. His Red Bull teammate Yuki Tsunoda posted a video on Friday sending his well wishes Wishing you and Kelly [Piquet] all the best many congratulations on becoming a dad,” the Red Bull team principal said in the clip “What a wonderful addition to your families so get ready for some late nights and early mornings and make sure you get involved in the nappy changing Kelly and P [Kelly’s daughter Penelope] and all the very best from us.” The couple announced the birth of their daughter Lily on Instagram Our hearts are fuller than ever - you are our greatest gift Meanwhile, Nico Hulkenberg lost his status as the only dad on the Formula 1 grid. The Sauber driver was asked about the news during media day which Verstappen skipped in order to be with Piquet in Monaco “It was a fun fact that since Checo and K-Mag left at the end of last year I was the only dad,” Hulkenberg said Many beautiful and nice things that come with that He was quick to dismiss the notion that drivers slow down after having kids Look at the stats and what happens,” Hulkenberg told reporters but I can only speak for myself and personally I don’t feel that’s the case I tend to forget what goes on outside of the car because we are so focused and driven to perform and maximise I just personally feel it’s an added benefit because it’s given me so much outside of work and being in Formula 1 I would even say it’s been helpful for me if anything.” Yuki Tsunoda believes he still needs more time to push the Red Bull Formula 1 car to the maximum after a mixed start to life at the team.  The Japanese driver started the 2025 season with sister squad Racing Bulls, but then replaced the underperforming Liam Lawson at Red Bull after just two grands prix Although Tsunoda has been an improvement on Lawson the 24-year-old has only scored two points in his three grands prix aboard the difficult-to-drive RB21 - citing qualifying as an area to improve as he struggles to get to grips with the car.  “It just needs more time, I guess, to get used to it fully,” said Tsunoda ahead of this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix “I think I'm happy with the progress so far But just when you push 100% on the limit in qualifying which you kind of face almost [for the] first time in qualifying Because you don't really push 100% until then.  I experienced a new kind of behaviour from my car and just not able to sometimes cope with it it just needs more time and to define where the limit is." Tsunoda has arguably taken on the most difficult job in F1, which is being the team-mate of four-time world champion Max Verstappen whose very particular driving style requires a certain type of car Many of his team-mates have struggled to cope with this and Tsunoda joined a Red Bull squad that was struggling with its machinery as discrepancies between the track and the team’s wind tunnel resulted in issues with the car.  "I would say it's not complicated to drive around,” Tsunoda added [but] what I felt in the VCARB was a bit more lenient and a bit more forgiving with any directions.  kind of narrower window that they can form which I think being a window to drive around is still not easier than a VCARB but better than I thought initially when I jumped into Red Bull.”   While off the pace compared with Verstappen He scored his first points for Red Bull with ninth in his second race in Bahrain but then crashed out a week later in Saudi Arabia.   as he prepares to enter his fourth race with Red Bull Tsunoda said he knows what he “wants to work on” in order to get to grips with his new car but conceded that race-winning pace won’t be easy to come by.   “Sometimes you just have to accept the kind of difficulties of the car,” he said Sometimes if you're feeling kind of a little oversteer just probably stick to the direction.”    To see the latest F1 Miami GP news, expert analysis, photos and videos, head here.  avoiding Q1 eliminations and reaching Q3 twice Is that enough evidence that Red Bull made the right call by swapping Lawson for him? Our international panel of experts have their say When I asked Helmut Marko to share his impression of Tsunoda so far but he needs to learn to deliver under pressure in Q3 as well." Indeed Tsunoda's Q3 performance in Jeddah wasn't the best but the fact that he was there for two consecutive race weekends is already a big plus Tsunoda is even the first driver in the second Red Bull to do so in over half a year That says everything about the struggles the team has faced with the second seat Tsunoda immediately showed his value by 'just being there', giving Max Verstappen a distant tow that proved important to secure pole position These are exactly the things the Red Bull leaders are looking for everybody knows that the Milton Keynes-based team won't fight for the constructors' title this year but any help for Verstappen in his hunt for a fifth consecutive drivers' title is very much welcomed by Marko and Christian Horner Tsunoda has to simply continue on this path: getting into Q3 bringing home solid points and helping the team where he can is overdriving and crashing a car that’s already difficult to handle as he starts chasing the last tenths that are missing compared to Verstappen But he shouldn’t look at his team-mate too much then he shows that promoting him might have been the right decision after all – even if the way Lawson has been treated remains harsh Finding the right team-mate for Verstappen is a problem Red Bull has had for many years. The choice to entrust the second RB21 to Tsunoda is the latest episode of a long soap opera, but in this case the choice was correct. Yuki has gained the right experience at Racing Bulls and is now able to face the difficulties and pressure that come with driving a Red Bull We have seen him reach Q3 in the last two races and the more he improves his feeling with the car the more he will be able to aim to bring points to the team when Marko and Horner decided to promote Lawson despite the fact that he had never competed in a full Formula 1 season Liam was exposed to an almost impossible task ending up humiliated after only two race weekends Red Bull keeps searching for the new Verstappen by replicating the method that worked with Max – and only with him Tsunoda's first races with Red Bull have left hope that has yet to materialize his Sunday in Jeddah ended within seconds of the lights going out – not ideal when you're trying to quickly convince everyone that you were the right (yet maybe hasty) choice until FP3 in Saudi Arabia he seemed closer to Verstappen but then came qualifying and he was a world away – almost a second behind – which is not the kind of margin Marko has ever found acceptable for Red Bull’s second driver which left him in a position to score in the race and therefore continue to justify his promotion Tsunoda's fortune is twofold: on the one hand, Lawson at Racing Bulls is not proving that his demotion was undeserved either. In Jeddah, young Isack Hadjar outperformed him again potentially making the Frenchman the next contender should Red Bull consider another change Tsunoda’s advantage is that two driver changes in the same year is too much – even for Red Bull If the team doesn't plan to drop him from the RB21 he has all the time in the world – still 19 races – far more than Lawson was given Tsunoda has only scored two more points than Lawson despite having contested one more race (two points in three races versus zero in two) That’s hardly the level of contribution Red Bull is looking for especially as it targets the drivers' championship with Verstappen while facing a real threat of slipping to fourth in the constructors’ standings It's fair to say that Tsunoda's initial Red Bull stint hasn't been great But there are mitigating factors to argue that it was just above the 'acceptable' level He was thrust into the seat to do the 'toughest job in F1' just before a triple-header The biggest problem so far has been qualifying but the gap to Verstappen is still too big – and he's spent all three races stuck behind slower cars and it's certainly something Red Bull tried to address by organising a test session for its new driver before Miami He clearly needs more time – and the cautious comments from Red Bull bosses suggest that they want to take some pressure off him as it proved impossible for Lawson to handle There are signs Tsunoda may be on the verge of a breakthrough as he has shown flashes of speed in some sessions but the task is to put laps together in the most important ones but more opportunities to prove himself in meaningful sessions Making sure he gets the most out of them should be Tsunoda's top priority But the step forward is clearly needed – and the longer it takes I agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies to serve relevant advertising and improve my service Pay to read The Race without adverts or cookies used for personalised ads By logging in, you agree to our use of third-party and analytics cookies to enhance your experience and improve our services. For more details, please review our Privacy Policy Yuki Tsunoda’s test in a 2023 Red Bull Formula 1 car at Silverstone last week didn’t deliver the anticipated step in understanding of the car thanks to the intervention of what he described as.“classic British weather” After his sudden promotion to Red Bull Racing in a seat swap with Liam Lawson Tsunoda was pitched into an F1 triple-header in Japan He admitted that “I’m not really understanding even half of” the car in Jeddah and the hope was that the TPC (testing of previous cars for machinery of 2021-23 vintage) running would accelerate his progress and augment the work he was able to do at Red Bull's Milton Keynes factory in the gap between races. Although running in the wet could have been at least of some value, with race drivers limited to a combined total of four days and 1000 kilometres of TPC running in a calendar year, there was no intention to use any of that allowance in such conditions. There was also an unspecified car problem that impacted what dry running was available. “I experienced the classic British weather,” said Tsunoda. “It started damp and we didn't bring any wet tyres because we didn't want to waste any mileage. So we waited quite a long time to get dry. And also, unfortunately, we had a bit of an issue in the end of the day as well, so we didn't drive much. “But still a cool experience. To be honest, it's hard to feel the difference because it's completely different conditions and it's completely different characteristic corners compared to previous races. So also, I didn't want to really say something, [or give] stupid feedback to make confusion. So I told the difference I felt clearly, but other than that it was still a good test for me to get mileage.” Tsunoda does not believe the test had any impact on his understanding of how to get the best out of this lineage of Red Bull cars in terms of set-up. However, he did concede that there might be a benefit in terms of confidence. “Maybe just in terms of those things that naturally come into my brain and muscle memory,” said Tsunoda when asked if the TPC test has increased the extent to which he understands the 2025 Red Bull. “So once I hit the track, Miami probably feels maybe different. “But in terms of understanding about the set-up [it wasn’t helpful] because it was just a really limited time. We wanted to do lots of changes of set-up, but couldn't manage to finish that stuff. “I just need more time to get used to it fully,” said Tsunoda. “I’m happy with the progress so far and the confidence is quite there, but just when you push 100% on the limit in qualifying, which you face almost [for the] first time qualifying because you don't really push 100% until then, I experience a new kind of behaviour from my car and just not able to sometimes cope with it. I wouldn’t say the car is super, super difficult, it just needs more time to define where the limit is.” Tsunoda made encouraging progress during the triple header, although that translated only into one points finish for ninth place in Bahrain. He would likely also have scored in Saudi Arabia but for the first-lap collision with Pierre Gasly that led to both retiring. However, he’s still trying to understand the nuances of set-up of a car that he describes as having a “slightly sharper, narrower window” compared to the “more lenient” Racing Bulls cars. “The setup I tried, for example, a couple of times in Suzuka just didn't work out,” said Tsunoda. “In the car, I feel quite good in terms of balance, but in terms of laptime, when I look, it just didn't really reflect the feeling I had. “Those things just come from the experience and sometimes you have to accept the difficulties of the car. Sometimes, if you're feeling a lot of oversteer, a lot of understeer, if still the lap time is good, just stick to the direction. “I just have to get used to it. Even the limit I still don't know yet exactly, because [in] Q3 last lap in Saudi I decided to push more and I had a massive snap, which I didn't expect. It will get there, but I just try to keep my head down and slowly build up.” Please accept marketing cookies to enable YouTube videos. It’s no secret that ONE Championship is home to the planet’s best strikers, and the organization has now added another decorated superstar to its roster. Former K-1 Champion Yuki Yoza is officially bringing his talents to ONE’s star-studded bantamweight kickboxing and Muay Thai divisions – and fans around the world have reason to be excited. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ONE Championship (@onechampionship) The hard-hitting 27-year-old boasts a wealth of elite-level experience, having amassed an impressive 19-2 professional record while competing against the best opposition available on Japan’s ultra-tough kickboxing circuit. Like countless other Japanese fighters, Yoza’s first martial art was karate, and he racked up numerous amateur titles before making the switch to the professional ranks in 2019. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 与座 優貴 (@yozayuki_1) Training alongside globally recognized ONE superstars Takeru “The Natural Born Crusher” Segawa and current ONE Interim Featherweight Kickboxing World Champion Masaaki Noiri he has firmly established himself among Japan’s top strikers Notably, the ONE newcomer is riding a 10-fight winning streak that most recently featured a stoppage victory over former ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Petchdam Petchyindee. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 与座 優貴 (@yozayuki_1) Yoza brings a crowd-pleasing style of striking that fans won’t want to miss Like his teammates at the renowned Vasileus Gym he is a fearlessly aggressive fighter who will happily go blow-for-blow with any man on the planet if it means he can score the knockout After Red Bull made suspension changes to his car Yuki Tsunoda will start the F1 Sprint race from pit lane If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement Florida — After what he called “poor communication” saw him qualifying in P18 for Saturday’s F1 Sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix Yuki Tsunoda is set to start from pit lane after Red Bull changed the suspension of his car after the qualifying session Tsunoda only posted an initial push lap in SQ1 and was in the drop zone ahead of his second effort But as he was headed to the start/finish line to begin that final push lap at the end of the session he was behind teammate Max Verstappen who slowed down when he realized he did not need to go again and he did not get to the start/finish line before time expired meaning he was the first to take the checkered flag As for whether he can fight to the front in today’s session before the suspension changes were made requiring a pit lane start What could be a factor here in Miami is the weather It has been raining on and off throughout the morning and the F1 Academy qualifying session is running in slick conditions with some drivers using the wet tire compound That could give Tsunoda a chance to move forward if the opportunity strikes For the reasons previously explored in this writer's column last week Red Bull's RB21 Formula 1 car has performance available to be extracted - but largely in a certain When comparing how the drivers occupying Red Bull's rotating second seat had got on, it was evident that was something that Liam Lawson struggled with, while Yuki Tsunoda has been able to exploit that more even without the benefit of pre-season testing Lawson has been able to reclaim some of his mojo since dropping down to Racing Bulls, although he's mostly second fiddle to Isack Hadjar as he gets acquainted with the VCARB 02 restricted what Lawson have been able to do - but he's also struggled to maintain quite the same level of race pace as Hadjar could Overall, the rookie has been a stronger performer than Lawson. Take the Saudi Arabian GP; Hadjar broke past Fernando Alonso nice and early and thus massaged his hard tyres into a longer stint while Lawson (on mediums) spent another 10 laps sitting in the Aston Martin's wheel tracks before finally getting past That the two were separated by just 1.4s at the chequered flag is largely down to Carlos Sainz slowing Hadjar down, rather than Lawson finding prodigious pace on the hard tyre; Hadjar's laps at the start of Lawson's stint were better before getting caught and passed by Lewis Hamilton But it's getting better; the Kiwi is closer than he was to Hadjar at the start of his relocation and the Frenchman feels that he's starting to be pushed a little bit more with each passing round If Lawson can eradicate his apparent magnetism to in-race time penalties then he'll be on the cusp of a points breakthrough this year And this writer would like to see Lawson do well and to show that class he first showed with AlphaTauri in 2023 He has the opportunity to prove he deserves a long future in F1; although his current performances haven't quite shown that getting on an even keel over the remainder of this season's first half will help his cause greatly He might need to be a bit more honest with himself to get there. He says that his confidence didn't take a knock after his Red Bull demotion but it absolutely must have done - and it should have done every driver on the grid has had to face a test of a similar magnitude To take a life lesson from Chumbawamba's seminal classic Tubthumping a career isn't just defined by how they were knocked down but how quickly they were able to stand up The Racing Bulls VCARB 02 doesn't have the outright performance to be challenging the top four teams, but it's very much in a tete-a-tete with Williams for the championship's fifth spot overall And that's where Lawson needs to be looking - at ninth and 10th places not embroiled in scraps with Aston Martins and Saubers is showing that he was the better option for Red Bull at the start Whether he's able to open the lockbox of top-end performance of the Red Bull in qualifying will be a stern test; the car is good enough to secure poles and the odd grand prix victory if it's taken to its limit but the Japanese driver needs a lot more time to get there Now he seems to be at a point where he can consistently unlock the lap time needed to get the car into Q3, but he should have far more in his locker when he gets there. As Gianluca d'Alessandro explained in his analysis of Tsunoda's opening rounds he's already learned a lot about the car - but the process is ongoing and lamented his car’s performance after being eliminated in the second qualifying session In his first time driving at the Miami International Autodrome and missed out on a spot in the final qualifying session by 0.525s After progressing through the first sprint qualifying session (SQ1) with the 15th fastest time Lawson was able to improve one place after Williams’ Carlos Sainz had a time deleted for track limits on-board vision showed Lawson slightly lose control at turn 17 which ultimately cost him the time needed to progress that was so bad,” Lawson was heard saying on his team radio “[It was] a very messy session,” he said post-sprint qualifying the car wasn’t in a bad place this morning But we just fought the balance a lot more in quali “We have a race tomorrow to try and work some more stuff out we have this session to debrief on and analyse for tomorrow and try and put ourselves in a better place for the race.” Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the first time in his young Formula One career that makes Antonelli the youngest driver to take pole position – be it for a sprint or Grand Prix – in Formula One history Antonelli is so young he won’t be able to take part in the celebratory champagne if he can turn that pole position into victory on Sunday morning because of US alcohol laws World championship leader Oscar Piastri was 0.045s back to take second while McLaren teammate Lando Norris was third reigning world champion Max Verstappen was fourth Meanwhile, Lawson’s Racing Bulls teammate Isack Hadjar will start ninth Lawson’s starting position could come under scrutiny after Alpine’s Jack Doohan claimed to have been impeded by the Kiwi in his release from the garage before the first session Lawson sat 15th after the first qualifying runs and was the last car to reach the second qualifying stage came at the expense of Red Bull stablemate Yuki Tsunoda with a 1m 29.246s – his first Q1 exit of 2025 Lawson could have posted a faster time in the opening session but briefly lost control of his car at the turn 14 chicane given another full round of qualifying on Sunday Lawson was only able to log one lap in SQ2 and was released from the garage with less than two minutes left in the session Lawson was only able to post a 1m 28.375s – one thousandth of a second slower than what he’d managed in practice The Miami sprint race gets under way at 4am on Sunday Lawson logged the 11th fastest lap in the sole practice the 20 drivers are limited to just one free practice session for the entirety of the Grand Prix with a shorter 19-lap affair on Sunday to complement the 57-lap race on Monday morning (NZ time) in Racing Bulls’ one-off pink livery for this weekend he logged a vital 20 laps and put in a best time of 1m 28.374s Lawson did not log any laps on the medium tyre which is expected to feature heavily in the sprint and the Grand Prix a late red flag caused by Haas’ Ollie Bearman crashing out resulted in multiple drivers finishing their session’s work without setting a flying lap Hadjar continued to impress in his rookie Formula One season and crossed the line with a fastest time of 1m 27.968s to finish fifth That effort was 0.406s faster than the Kiwi Lawson improved during the hour-long session Lawson was able to improve in pace as his first stint went on the Kiwi was able to better his time to 1m 29.807s in his first 11 laps of the session With just over 30 minutes to go in the session Lawson returned to track on another set of hard tyres and again improved his best time by logging a lap of 1m 29.350s as teams set their focus to logging the fastest possible lap Lawson and Hadjar fitted a sole set of soft tyres as Lawson – naturally – went quicker than he’d done on the hards Daniel Ricciardo achieved Racing Bulls’ best result of the season in the Miami sprint race Alex Powell is a sports journalist for the NZ Herald He has been a sports journalist since 2016 OPINION: What we learned from the Miami Grand Prix Traffic and “poor communication” were cited as reasons for a disastrous qualifying effort Red Bull © XPB Images Yuki Tsunoda was knocked out in the first leg of qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix sprint after failing to get across the line in time to start his final flying lap Tsunoda had posted a best time of 1m29.246s in a traffic-disrupted first run in qualifying which left him in the danger zone as the clock ticked down to zero in SQ1 The Red Bull driver should have had another chance at progressing into SQ2 but the chequered flag was waved just seconds before he reached the start/finish straight preventing him from getting another lap on board His previous effort was only good enough for 18th on the grid on a day his teammate Max Verstappen qualified a strong fourth in the sister RB21 Tsunoda revealed that Haas driver Oliver Bearman compromised his first flying lap in qualifying which then left him on the back foot for the remainder of the session “Some intelligent car just came out from [the] pit and [I had to] abort my lap,” he said but to be honest the lap was pretty gone already from Turn 1 because of the car at the pit exit Tsunoda was running behind Verstappen on track in the closing stages of the sprint qualifying on Friday as it became clear to Verstappen that he was safely heading into SQ2 he aborted his final run and dove into the pitlane The Japanese driver blamed poor communication for his SQ1 exit suggesting Red Bull could have done more to prioritise him in that situation I was [aware it was tight] but what do you want me to do interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox For more information see our Privacy Policy © Crash Media Group Ltd 2025.The total or partial reproduction of text photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form Today's print edition Home Delivery A 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Please review updated ';P+='Privacy Policy Here';P+=' Formula 1 championship leader Lando Norris led the expected McLaren one-two in second Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice on Friday while Yuki Tsunoda crashed his Red Bull Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri, separated by three points at the top of the championship, resumed normal service after Alpine's Pierre Gasly was surprise pace-setter in the first session The Briton lapped the super-fast floodlit Corniche circuit with a best time of 1:28.267 0.163 seconds quicker than Australian Piastri Red Bull's four-times world champion Max Verstappen lapped third fastest before teammate Tsunoda brought red flags out with nine minutes remaining Check out: Result | Standings | Calendar Lando Norris set the pace in second practice for McLaren at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty ImagesSaudi Arabian Grand Prix FP2: Top 10Lando Norris finished an encouraging Friday for McLaren on top of the timesheets.. The Japanese, drafted in from Racing Bulls in a straight swap with Liam Lawson clipped the kerb at the final corner and put his car in the wall there was only enough time for practice starts Gasly led the first session in 1:29.239 seconds Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was third in that opener with Piastri, winner in Bahrain last weekend and hoping to become the first Australian to lead the championship since Mark Webber in 2010 run in the late afternoon sunshine on the shores of the Red Sea was largely unrepresentative of the conditions for Saturday's qualifying and Sunday's race The session still served as a useful measure of driver confidence on a daunting track that rewards the gradual building up of pace Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda is set to get a private test at Silverstone next week with the hopes of speeding up his integration into the Formula 1 squad Off the back of an action-packed triple-header the 24-year-old will drive Red Bull's 2023 RB19 at the British Grand Prix venue Motorsport.com understands Tsunoda's testing of a previous car session (TPC) was pre-arranged when he signed for the squad As Tsunoda continues to get to grips with the Red Bull's driving style and the team’s set-up methods he now gets to sample what a much better car feels like The TPC test is nothing out of the ordinary, however, as Tsunoda's predecessor Lawson also received a day in the same car at the Spanish circuit of Jerez in February in preparation for his 2025 campaign Tsunoda scored his first points for Red Bull with ninth place at last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix but admitted he still had to get used to how the RB21 likes to be driven this car behaves quite differently at each track so it’s hard to predict," Tsunoda said ahead of the Jeddah weekend “I’m not fully relaxing driving this car - I’m still rushing and not fully in control yet." Tsunoda crashed his car in FP2 after clipping the inside wall of Jeddah's final corner but made it back out in third practice after the necessary repairs.  Audi announce organisational restructure ahead of F1 arrival in 2026 Yuki Tsunoda made it two Red Bull cars in the top 10 for the first time this season in Bahrain as the Japanese racer finished ninth to claim two points – his best Grand Prix result of the year on his Red Bull debut last weekend in Suzuka Tsunoda’s Bahrain experience was the opposite – he struggled throughout practice and the early parts of Qualifying 'Reasonable' – Horner gives his verdict on Tsunoda's points-scoring Bahrain GP as he explains cause of Red Bull pit stop issues Tsunoda got the second Red Bull through to Q3 for the first time this year – following the team’s decision to swap him over from Racing Bulls to replace Liam Lawson – before improving one position on his 10th-placed grid slot in the race to take P9 He had to work hard for his result though, making contact with Carlos Sainz’s Williams twice in a heated race and having to make a set of soft tyres last 28 laps – as well as enduring some lost time in the pit lane when Red Bull’s traffic light system failed to work as intended “I’m happy for the first points,” Tsunoda said after the race 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix: Tsunoda and Sainz make contact after battling at Turn 1 “It’s always the feeling that I could have done better the pace was quite good and I could have done a slightly better job than this one and also the team could have done a slightly better job in terms of pit stop I don’t know what happened there as well.” Tsunoda and his team mate Max Verstappen were both delayed on their opening stops when the traffic light system malfunctioned Tsunoda dropped to P19 after his first stop READ MORE: ‘Everything went wrong’ – Verstappen rues problems after P6 in Bahrain as he reflects on ‘tough’ situation for Red Bull I wouldn’t have been able to progress as much as this Tsunoda seems to have settled into life at Red Bull well since his promotion The last time Red Bull had two cars in the top nine of a race was all the way back in Austin But on a day where Verstappen also struggled for pace and could only finish sixth Red Bull know they have work to do to get back to the front definitely have to continue like this and results will come in the future I'm not really rushing,” Tsunoda added when asked if this was a confidence boost ahead of Jeddah READ MORE: Sainz explains incident with Tsunoda that led to retirement from ‘frustrating’ Bahrain Grand Prix “I’m sure maybe more difficult race weekends will happen and that will be the most important time for me to see how I will cope with that Still a lot of challenges ahead but I’m ready for it “I am not setting a specific goal for Jeddah yet it’s just about keeping doing what I am doing I hope to do slightly better in Qualifying and that should make my life easier." ‘We took the tough decision’ – Vasseur defends Ferrari team orders situation in Miami as he acknowledges Hamilton’s frustration Tsunoda concedes he ‘made life much more difficult’ with five-second penalty in Miami after battling for final point RACE START: Verstappen narrowly holds onto the lead in thrilling start to Miami GP Yuki Tsunoda lost out to Max Verstappen in Jeddah qualifying P8 for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix while his teammate claimed pole The recently-promoted Red Bull driver said he isn’t “struggling,” but emphasized how tricky the RB21 is to drive.  this unpredictable snap keeps happening and it’s just really hard to reach the limit,” he told reporters after the session Tsunoda said he was much more confident in the RB car over the past four seasons and knew how to find the limit but currently it's hard to find the limit so I’m really frustrated,” he added Watch: Was This as Magical a Pole as Max in Suzuka The Japanese driver, who was only promoted to Red Bull at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix just three weeks ago wants to give himself more time to get up to speed with the “unpredictable” car “I wouldn't say I’m struggling [against Verstappen] because it’s only the third race but it’s really unpredictable so far… I still don’t know why I had that snap.” Tsunoda also admitted he could learn from Verstappen’s ability to set up and handle the car in different conditions “Maybe I was too comfortable with the setup I had in free practice which is when the track was in a bad condition But when the track got better with these cold temperatures maybe I have to think about it slightly more,” he explained noting he found it harder to drive as the track rubbered in it was worse when the track got better and better so that's the difficult part,” he lamented.  Pierre Gasly has conceded that incidents such as his first-lap clash with Yuki Tsunoda at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix “should not happen” Former team mates Gasly and Tsunoda retired in the opening moments at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit with the pair colliding as they fought over eighth place READ MORE: Piastri clinches victory in Saudi Arabia from Verstappen and Leclerc as McLaren driver becomes new championship leader Gasly had positioned his Alpine on the outside of Tsunoda’s Red Bull and then attempted to stay side-by-side through the tight left-hander With the track immediately switching back to the right the Frenchman hoped to maintain his momentum and seal the position slid into the wall and dropped out of the race Gasly said: “I think I had a good run in Turn 4 managed to get good braking and get ahead of him 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Verstappen leads on the race start as Tsunoda and Gasly collision brings out the Safety Car so I left as much space as I could on the exit of the corner – I had already two wheels off the track I had to keep my inside wheels obviously inside the white line to make the move past but unfortunately there was this touch and it sent my car spinning.” Speaking before the stewards deemed it a racing incident Gasly was reluctant to expand on whether he thought one driver might be more to blame than the other READ MORE: Russell laments ‘underwhelming’ Mercedes performance in Saudi Arabia with fifth ‘where we deserve to finish’ “I’m not going to really comment on that,” he answered when asked if a penalty should be handed out It’s just an unfortunate outcome and obviously it should not happen Gasly’s race on the streets of Jeddah came to an end after just four corners “It has been quite a long time since we’ve been involved in any of this sort of situation and it’s never great.” Sunday marked a good opportunity for Gasly and Alpine to build on a first points score of the season one week before in Bahrain READ MORE: Leclerc ‘never expected’ podium in Saudi Arabia as he urges Ferrari to ‘keep pushing’ for fight at front the team failed to register for the fourth time this year with Jack Doohan crossing the line as the second-last finisher in 17th Gasly said: “It feels like we would have been in the mix with Carlos [Sainz] and Alex [Albon] today The incident itself doesn’t matter too much to me today it’s more that we looked strong and we could bag some good points for the team in that race we have been competitive all weekend and it’s probably on paper not our best track We will have to move on quickly and just build on these positives from the weekend.” FACTS AND STATS: Piastri secures McLaren’s first victory hat trick in over 25 years MONDAY MORNING DEBRIEF: How Leclerc and Hamilton’s opposing Miami strategies culminated in fractious Ferrari radio exchanges Yuki Tsunoda isn't quite fully comfortable with the Red Bull RB21 A recent test in the Red Bull RB19 at Silverstone didn’t provide Yuki Tsunoda with enough insight to cure his problems with the team’s current Formula 1 challenger Tsunoda made his Red Bull debut at the start of the recent F1 triple header and made Q3 in the latter two legs in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia The Japanese driver was able to convert a 10th place grid slot in Bahrain into a ninth place finish and Helmut Marko has hailed Tsunoda’s efforts as a positive step over his brief predecessor Liam Lawson Tsunoda is still seeking to fully understand the Red Bull RB21 and is missing vital tenths in Q3 to improve his results To help combat those issues, Red Bull sent Tsunoda to Silverstone ahead of the Miami Grand Prix in the all-dominant RB19 machine from 2023 “Yeah, I experienced the classic British weather – started damp and we didn’t bring any wet tyres, just because we didn’t want to waste any mileage for the driver TPC test,” Tsunoda told select media including Motorsport Week on Thursday “So we waited quite a long time for it to dry up we got a bit of an issue at the end of the day as well.  It was completely different conditions and completely different corner characteristics compared to previous races that I’ve raced.  the compromising conditions at Silverstone meant Tsunoda’s RB19 test “finished more towards the engineering side – what they wanted to try.” The result was that Tsunoda didn’t find many answers to solve his deficiencies with the current Red Bull car The lack of findings from his Silverstone test shouldn’t be seen as a disaster Tsunoda has made a steady start to life at Red Bull and immediately seems more comfortable and confident in his surroundings than Lawson managed across his two-round stint with the Milton Keynes-based outfit Arriving in Q3 and scoring points was a good foundation for Tsunoda to start with and he’s been consistently pragmatic in his approach no concern and no despondent rhetoric from Tsunoda when speaking to the media since joining Red Bull Tsunoda is aware he needs to carry on with the task work hard and improve and with time he will become better suited but just when you push 100% on the limit in qualifying Because you don’t push 100% until then.  so it takes a bit more time to build up on new tracks.  most of the time so far I experience new behaviour from the car and I’m not always able to cope with it.  “I wouldn’t say the car is super difficult – it just needs more time to define where the limit is.” said “When things get serious in qualifying but the normal margin is two or three tenths.” Tsunoda agreed that this is where he needs to improve the most I wasn’t able to put it all together in Q3,” he said.  But if you push slightly more than the car can handle – even 2% more than what the car wants – it just reacts super differently to what I used to be used to.  That will come with experience in the Red Bull.  I definitely haven’t been able to extract the performance in Q3.  there’s a better chance to score points.  “You can be more flexible with the team on strategy READ MORE – Helmut Marko indicates Yuki Tsunoda has desired level to retain Red Bull seat and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Click here for the full 2025 F1 calendar Click here for full Drivers’ Standings 2025) - Houston Dash forward Yuki Nagasato announced her retirement from professional soccer earlier today The decorated Japanese international brought extensive championship experience to Houston following her club career that spanned more than two decades and 12 titles or championships “I have decided to close this chapter of my professional career challenged myself and grown through every victory and defeat but every moment had meaning,” Nagasato said whether in the stands or from afar—your support pushed me forward staff and family—thank you for shaping me into the person I am today I will continue to be involved in football Nagasato joined Houston as a free agent prior to the 2024 season She appeared in 24 games for the team across all competitions and scored three goals Her first goal of the season came at Shell Energy Stadium to give Houston the lead against Seattle Reign FC on Sept Her volley against the Reign was voted the NWSL Week 20 Goal of the Week She would score spectacular goals against the Kansas City Current in the NWSL x LIGA MX Femenil Summer Cup and again in the regular season against the Orlando Pride The veteran forward also tallied two assists across all competitions last year "We want to thank Yuki for her contributions but to the sport across her remarkable career,” Dash President of Soccer “Her legacy will go beyond the titles she won or the goals she scored You saw that impact on many occasions across the country as fans shouted her name or former teammates embraced her We are happy to support her in this next chapter and thank Yuki for all the memories many of us hold on and off the pitch.” The forward began her stint in the NWSL with Chicago Stars FC in 2017 and she would play five seasons for the club She led the team to the postseason in four of her five seasons in Chicago and reached the NWSL Championship in 2019 Nagasato also spent the 2021 season with Racing Louisville FC Nagasato’s club career began in her native Japan where she made her professional debut in 2002 for Nippon TV Beleza She won six league championships with the club and was the league’s leading goal scorer in 2006 She left Japan in 2009 and signed for FFC Turbine Potsdam in Germany She won the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2010 and three consecutive league titles with the German side from 2010-2012 Nagasato moved to England in 2013 and played for Chelsea FC in the Women’s Premier League for two seasons The forward returned to Germany in 2015 and won the DFB-Pokal with Wolfsburg Nagasato represented Japan for more than a decade and joined the team for two Olympic Games She reached the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup twice and won the tournament in 2011 She made 132 appearances for the national team and scored 58 goals Sunday was a big opportunity for Yuki Kawamura throwing a no-look pass backward over his head to a streaking Marvin Bagley III for an easy basket assists (five) and rebounds (five) as the Grizzlies cruised to a 132-97 win The Grizzlies knew pregame that they were headed to the play-in tournament Kawamura has been a fan favorite all season and has drawn "we want Yuki" chants in blowout games He's on a two-way contract and was effective when he played for the Memphis Hustle of the G League Reach sports writer Jonah Dylan at jonah.dylan@commercialappeal.com or on X @thejonahdylan What's the key to Yuki Tsunoda's rapid acclimatisation to the RB21 Red Bull © XPB Images Yuki Tsunoda has explained how he is adapting to Red Bull’s 2025 Formula 1 challenger with a change in approach helping him unlock more lap time Tsunoda was thrust into a Red Bull seat at his home race in Japan in March without any prior testing with the team Red Bull’s struggles in 2025 are well documented, with both his predecessor Liam Lawson and Max Verstappen explaining on several occasions that the RB21 is a difficult car to drive Even Tsunoda admitted that the RB21 was “trickier” than he had originally anticipated after his first run in practice at Suzuka but after logging more mileage he has offered a more balanced verdict on the car While he still believes it is “not easy” to drive, he suggested a major part of the challenge comes from transitioning to a car that is totally different to what he was used to during his four years at AlphaTauri/Racing Bulls but better than I thought initially when I jumped into Red Bull.  “This is the first time after joining Formula 1 [that I’m in a different car] I just naturally didn’t have to think about it before.” Tsunoda has made a significant change in his approach at Red Bull after discovering that the RB21 can paradoxically be quicker when it’s not well-balanced He is now learning to drive the car with understeer and oversteer which in turn is helping him go faster on track “The set-up I tried a couple of times in Suzuka that I thought would be good just didn’t work out - even when in the car I just still don’t know yet exactly.  I just try to keep my head down and slowly build up.” Tsunoda progressed into Q3 in Bahrain and then logged his first points with the team with an eighth-place finish Another top 10 result seemed likely in Saudi Arabia after he qualified eighth, but an accident on the opening lap with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly forced him into an early retirement While the 24-year-old’s early results have been objectively better than Lawson's the Japanese driver still feels there is a lot of room for improvement He feels qualifying is one area where he needs to make the biggest jump having trailed polesitter Verstappen by nine tenths of a second in Jeddah “It just needs more time to get used to it fully,” he said ahead of the Miami GP I wouldn’t say the car is super difficult – it just needs more time to define where the limit is.”  Yuki Tsunoda brought out the first red flags of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend after he crashed towards the end of Free Practice 2 With just under nine minutes remaining on the clock Tsunoda clipped the inside of the final corner at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit causing suspension damage to his front left which left him a passenger as his Red Bull slid into the exit wall READ MORE: PADDOCK INSIDER: Verstappen's Red Bull future proves a hot topic as Alonso and Russell reflect on their own plans the session had been relatively positive for the Japanese driver falling 0.696s shy of session-topping Lando Norris Tsunoda's session had looked promising before his collision “I just turned in too much and clipped the wall with the inside wheel and had damage,” explained Tsunoda after the incident The pace was looking good so it’s a shame.” READ MORE: What time is the Formula 1 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and how can I watch it? Asked how confident he had been feeling in the car prior to his crash Tsunoda added: “The confidence level was pretty good The last soft run was a bit compromised with the warm-up and everything “I got limited time on the long run which I caused myself Piastri full of praise for McLaren after ‘unbelievable’ and ‘impressive’ victory in Miami Yuki Tsunoda reflected that “I don’t think I could have done better” to avoid contact with Pierre Gasly on the opening lap of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – the incident having eliminated both drivers from the race As the field raced from Turn 3 to Turn 4 of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit at the start of Sunday’s encounter Alpine driver Gasly made an audacious passing attempt around the outside of Tsunoda’s Red Bull in a battle over eighth position While overtakes are sometimes seen on the inside of the narrow left-hander even then it is not regarded as a common place to make progress with the walls closing on both sides and the track immediately switching back to the right it’s just a racing incident,” said Tsunoda after the former team mates came to blows and slid into the concrete wall “I don’t think I could have done better than that “I tried my best to avoid [him] as much as I can I don’t know what I can do other than that READ MORE: ‘It is what it is’ – Verstappen concedes tussle with Piastri ‘potentially’ cost him victory as he hails ‘good pace’ shown in Jeddah other than he goes half of the car at least on the white line Asked if both he and Gasly needed to be “more friendly” to each other with the field so congested at the start of the race Tsunoda brands his Lap 1 clash with Gasly ‘a racing incident’ it was not like I was nearly crashing into Carlos in front It’s hard to justify which is wrong or better.” Tsunoda was completing his third race weekend for Red Bull after replacing Liam Lawson ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix he has scored only two championship points – these through finishing ninth in Bahrain – compared to the 51 of team mate Max Verstappen READ MORE: Brown and Horner share contrasting views on Verstappen’s penalty in Saudi Arabia Aware of the pressure that can quickly build with sub-optimal results Tsunoda said: “Every lap for me is very important at this kind of time It’s still the third race and every lap counts to learn something and it’s a shame that something happened like this at this stage.” Driveable LEGO big builds welcomed to Miami drivers’ parade but have decided to give nearly their entire rotation the day off The Grizzlies ruled out ten players for Sunday's game the Grizzlies have turned to some of their top young talent to step up Fan-favorite guard Yuki Kawamura played 15 first-half minutes on Sunday and one steal on 2-4 shooting from three-point range with a +19 plus/minus Not only did Kawamura put together an impressive first-half stat line on Sunday but he had a couple of unbelievable highlights Kawamura got a steal and threw an absurd no-look over-the-head pass to Marvin Bagley for a fast-break dunk Via Grind City Media: "HOW DID YUKI KAWAMURA MAKE THIS PASS? HOW DID YUKI KAWAMURA MAKE THIS PASS?? 😱🤯#河村勇輝 @WMCActionNews5 | @FDSN_Grizzlies pic.twitter.com/qROrdDNunI Via BasketNews: "HOW DID YUKI KAWAMURA EVEN MANAGE TO MAKE THAT PASS?!? HOW DID YUKI KAWAMURA EVEN MANAGE TO MAKE THAT PASS?!?! 🇯🇵😱pic.twitter.com/VMGjFZpAwq Via GrizzMuse: "YUKI KAWAMURA WOW!!!" YUKI KAWAMURA WOW!!! pic.twitter.com/LmPIY8tpzU Kawamura had another crazy pass less than a couple of minutes later tossing one between his legs to lead to a Cam Spencer three-pointer Via NBA TV: "YUKI KAWAMURA BETWEEN THE LEGS DIME 😤 Pat Spencer cashes in the triple and the Grizzlies bench is in awe 🔥" YUKI KAWAMURA BETWEEN THE LEGS DIME 😤Pat Spencer cashes in the triple and the Grizzlies bench is in awe 🔥 pic.twitter.com/tlcRwsQqpG has only played 10+ minutes in one other game this season but continues to show what he is capable of when given the opportunity LOGAN STRUCKLogan Struck is a writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's On SI since 2023 The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda says his own mistake led to the crash that curtailed Jeddah FP2 running admitting he 'turned too much' in the final corner With under nine minutes on the clock Tsunoda tagged the inside wall at the final hairpin coming onto the main straight which appeared to break his track rod and left him unable to avoid clattering into the exit wall Tsunoda climbed out unhurt and soon apologised to his Red Bull team for the substantial repair job his mechanics will have on its hands on Friday night "Just turning too much and clipped the inside wall and just had damage," the Japanese told F1 TV "The qualifying [simulation] lap was pretty good I was a bit compromised with the [tyre] warm-up "I had a limited time on the long run which I caused by myself [with the crash] so I can't really complain It's not definitely not how I wanted to end up Norris headed team-mate Oscar Piastri by 0.163s to lead the second practice, which was held at the same time of day as Saturday's qualifying and Sunday's race, providing a much more representative picture than the sweltering first practice session headed by Alpine's Pierre Gasly But Verstappen and Tsunoda tend to run Friday with relatively conservative engine modes suggesting Red Bull's Saudi form on the vastly different Jeddah Corniche circuit may not be as disastrous as at its sobering Bahrain weekend (0:42)Has Red Bull's tricky start to the season shone some light on Sergio Perez's tough time last season Japan -- Yuki Tsunoda is confident the issues faced by previous Red Bull drivers when competing against Max Verstappen in the same car will not impact him to the same extent After the Chinese Grand Prix two weeks ago, Tsunoda was called up to replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull after the New Zealander struggled for performance during the first two races of the season The Japanese driver will be Verstappen's third teammate in four races after Sergio Perez lost his place at the team at the end of 2024 following a season-long struggle to match the four-time world champion in the same car and was replaced by Lawson for all of two races The quick turnover of drivers has highlighted the difficulties of partnering Verstappen in a Red Bull that is notoriously tricky to drive on the limit but Tsunoda believes he can buck the trend "I have confidence," he said at Suzuka on Thursday ahead of his home race weekend in Japan "I'm not saying I have the confidence that I can perform straight away like Max but I have confidence that I can do something different compared to other drivers that will be in the car I wouldn't be wearing this [Red Bull team clothing] I would have stayed in [junior team] Racing Bulls "Racing Bulls already have such a good car and I understand how they extract performance in every race so far but because I wanted to have a new challenge and I have good confidence to challenge myself so that's why I'm wearing this and hitting the track with a different livery." Yuki Tsunoda will drive the Red Bull for the first time at his home grand prix in Japan. Clive Rose/Getty ImagesTsunoda said Red Bull team principal Christian Horner called him to let him know about the driver swap in the days following the Chinese Grand Prix but said he could not offer "specific details" about how the process unfolded He added that Horner had been supportive so far and had not given him a deadline by which he was expected to be on or near the pace of Verstappen "I didn't get any specific number of races or time to prove myself," he added "He's been very supportive so far and just mentioned the expectations he has of me - what he wants me to achieve "Pressure always comes once you hit the track So far I'm not necessarily feeling pressure." - Tsunoda's Red Bull promotion will define his F1 career Tsunoda was at the team's headquarters last week and drove this year's Red Bull in the driver-in-loop simulator He said the car did not show any nasty traits in the virtual world but admitted that might change when he hits the track in reality in the simulator obviously it's not fully correct in terms of trickiness of the car but at least it didn't feel crazy tricky," he said "I can feel what the drivers mentioned about the instability or lack of driving confidence "I did multiple set-ups that I wanted to try to make it better and those two days seemed pretty productive I know what kind of direction I want to start and it seems to be a good baseline in terms of overall performance Asked if he'd had any words of advice from Verstappen Tsunoda added: "I think even if I tapped his shoulder and asked about the car "So I just try to discover it myself in the data I already checked multiple videos from him in the last two grand prix I didn't feel the trickiness yet - the clear trickiness of the car and I'm sure it also depends on driving style