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Red Bull praises Tsunoda despite demotion for F1 2026

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies keenly praised Yuki Tsunoda’s skills as a Formula 1 driver as his demotion to a test and reserve role was announced for 2026.

Isack Hadjar will join Max Verstappen at Red Bull after a promising maiden F1 campaign at Racing Bulls, while Tsunoda was in contention to partner rookie Arvid Lindblad in the Faenza-based outfit but lost out to incumbent Liam Lawson.

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