Honda president Koji Watanabe spoke with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner as recently as Saturday as he continued his push to ensure Yuki Tsunoda at least has a shot at the Red Bull race seat. Red Bull have yet to reveal their full line-up for both Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls for the 2025 championship with a decision expected sometime this week.

Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson continue to await Red Bull’s call on who will become Max Verstappen’s next teammate. In the aftermath of Tsunoda’s post-season test with Red Bull, Honda have voiced their support for the Japanese driver.

Red Bull ignoring Yuki Tsunoda over excessive swearing is irritating an F1 journalist as Max Verstappen does the same