After Red Bull made an announcement, “Why is Yuki Tsunoda leaving F1” has started to trend on social media. Fans are concerned about whether he will return to the circuit once again in 2026. Here’s what the announcement means for Tsunoda’s role.
‘Why is Yuki Tsunoda leaving F1?’ trending after Red Bull update, here’s why
Red Bull has made the decision to have a team reshuffle. This has led to “Why is Yuki Tsunoda leaving F1” trending on social media. Tsunoda is leaving the race roster for 2026 and moving into a reserve role. His seat will be taken by Isack Hadjar, while Arvid Lindblad has been promoted at Racing Bulls.
This new announcement has led Yuki Tsunoda to process what it all means for his career now. He said, “I heard after the race in Qatar. Obviously, I was disappointed. It’s tough. At the same time, I’m not fully recognising or fully feeling it yet that I’m not racing next year.”
He added, “It’s surprising that I was kind of okay the next morning – I was thinking about Abu Dhabi. It’s not ideal. What I’ve got to do here is exactly the same, what I was trying to do in Qatar. It’s to be competitive as much as possible and ideally help Max [Verstappen] and finish as high as possible for myself and the team.” (via F1)
This means that Yuki Tsunoda is not leaving Red Bull or F1. He is just being shifted to a different area in the team.
He said, “I’m not saying I don’t have regret at all. I’m missing the Racing Bulls car, which is part of the car I developed since the regulations started. Some DNA is in there, and you throw out your baby. So, I missed that and kind of regret that. At the same time, I don’t mostly regret it. I kind of understand why this seat is a little bit difficult, but at the same time, I think, towards the end, especially, the team gave me a lot of support.”
Originally reported by Preksha Sharma on Mandatory.
