Despite returning to the slower Racing Bulls car, Liam Lawson outqualified his Red Bull replacement Yuki Tsunoda in Japan. But there are signs Red Bull's merciless switch may actually be working already.
Leaving aside the ruthlessness of Red Bull's decision to demote Lawson after two difficult races on circuits he didn't know, what ultimately mattered to the team is having someone in the second car who could be a regular scorer of big points to boost its constructors' hopes, and ideally as soon as possible.
