Marko pleased with Red Bull drivers in Japan, but he leaves Verstappen out of consideration

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20:00, 04 Apr 2025

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Helmut Marko has seen how Liam Lawson has bounced back after his demotion form Red Bull Racing.

Marko talks about FP1 and FP2 for Tsunoda, Hadjar, and Lawson in Japan

Earlier, Marko reacted with frustration at Red Bull's correlation issues, as the on track performance did not match the data from the simulator. Despite this setback, he saw strengths in the three young Red Bull drivers, complimenting the New Zealander, Lawson, on his performance following his demotions from Red Bull.

"A very good day for Yuki and for all of our young drivers. Hadjar did well, and Lawson recovered," the Austrian said in conversation with Sky Sports F1, after the first two practice sessions.

Marko on Tsunoda's future within the main Red Bull team

Tsunoda is making his debut for Red Bull Racing this weekend. Marko was already asked whether Tsunoda is a serious candidate to retain the second Red Bull seat for the long-term future at the Austrian team. Marko answered: "He proved it today, yes."

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Marko pleased with Red Bull drivers in Japan, but he leaves Verstappen out of consideration

Marko talks about FP1 and FP2 for Tsunoda, Hadjar, and Lawson in Japan

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