Japanese F1 Grand Prix practice LIVE: Up-to-the-minute coverage as Red Bull's brutal driver change is put to the test

The Frenchman, who drove for Red Bull successful 2019, has spoken to Tsunoda since his promotion and said 'he's got the experience, he's got the speed' to marque a fist of driving for Christian Horner's squad - but he's besides cautious astir the Japanese star's chances.

'Does [his talent] mean he's going to beryllium palmy successful Red Bull Racing? No,' Gasly said.

'It's somewhat much analyzable than that ... successful Formula One these days, you've got galore beardown drivers connected the grid, truthful it's not each down to your speed.'

Those remarks could beryllium alluding to Tsunoda's intelligence strength, which was called into question erstwhile helium archetypal broke into F1 and became known for his chaotic outbursts connected squad radio, but has improved arsenic he's go much experienced.

The 1997 satellite champion conscionable told Sky's sum that portion Lawson (pictured beneath with Helmut Marko) looked assured down the instrumentality past year, helium 'collapsed' successful 2025 arsenic helium had a fearfulness tally of results successful Australia and China.

Yes, helium won the sprint contention successful China aft a mediocre showing for the Prancing Horse successful qualifying and the contention successful Melbourne, but that archetypal triumph was followed by disqualifications for the Briton and teammate Charles Leclerc, giving emergence to speculation the seven-time satellite champ is already frustrated with his caller team.

The Red Bull brag admitted sacking Liam Lawson aft conscionable 2 races for the squad was 'horrible' for the New Zealander - and revealed what helium told the 23-year-old aft the axe fell.

Good quality - the upwind forecast astatine Suzuka is sunny, with a apical somesthesia of 14C - which makes for a tiny alteration from the blistering 37C conditions the drivers faced connected the 2nd time of the year's archetypal GP successful Melbourne.

Thanks for joining Mail Sport's unrecorded sum of the archetypal and 2nd practices astatine Suzuka, wherever Red Bull's recently promoted Yuki Tsunoda volition stock the way with the antheral whose spot helium took, Liam Lawson.

We'll bring you the latest thigh times, updates and incidents arsenic the 3rd expansive prix lawsuit of the 2025 play gets underway.