Yuki Tsunoda explains struggles with Red Bull’s F1 car in 2025
2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 17, 2026, 9:37 AM
Last updated Sep 17, 2026
Yuki Tsunoda finished 17th in the Formula 1 drivers' standings while racing for Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen in 2025. Tsunoda's performance has drawn comparisons to Felipe Massa's early struggles with Ferrari in 2012. The challenges he faced with the Red Bull car contributed to his disappointing season. Further insight into Tsunoda's difficulties has been shared following the conclusion of the 2025 season.
- •Tsunoda ended 17th in the 2025 F1 drivers' standings.
- •He raced alongside title contender Max Verstappen at Red Bull.
- •His performance was compared to Felipe Massa's in 2012.
- •Insights into his struggles have emerged after the 2025 season.
- 9:37 AMAutosport — Tsunoda's in-depth look at why he failed to master Red Bull’s F1 car in 2025
- 9:12 AMMotorsport.com — Yuki Tsunoda reveals why he failed to master Red Bull’s F1 car in 2025
"It seems almost unfathomable for a title contender's team-mate to end up 17th in the Formula 1 drivers’ standings, yet that’s what happened to Yuki Tsunoda alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull in 2025. In a way, it was unprecedented – the closest modern example perhaps was Felipe Massa lying a lowly 16th eight rounds into the 2012 season while Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso ...Keep reading
"It seems almost unfathomable for a title contender's team-mate to end up 17th in the Formula 1 drivers’ standings, yet that’s what happened to Yuki Tsunoda alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull in 2025. In a way, it was unprecedented – the closest modern example perhaps was Felipe Massa lying a lowly 16th eight rounds into the 2012 season while Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso ...Keep reading
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External links- AutosportSep 17, 2026, 9:37 AMTsunoda's in-depth look at why he failed to master Red Bull’s F1 car in 2025
It seems almost unfathomable for a title contender's team-mate to end up 17th in the Formula 1 drivers’ standings, yet that’s what happened to Yuki Tsunoda alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull in 2025. In a way, it was unprecedented – the closest modern example perhaps was Felipe Massa lying a lowly 16th eight rounds into the 2012 season while Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso ...Keep reading
- Motorsport.comSep 17, 2026, 9:12 AMYuki Tsunoda reveals why he failed to master Red Bull’s F1 car in 2025
It seems almost unfathomable for a title contender's team-mate to end up 17th in the Formula 1 drivers’ standings, yet that’s what happened to Yuki Tsunoda alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull in 2025. In a way, it was unprecedented – the closest modern example perhaps was Felipe Massa lying a lowly 16th eight rounds into the 2012 season while Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso ...Keep reading
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