Former world champion insists F1 star is in HUGE danger of losing his seat in 2025... as he claims the driver will be 'first to leave the grid' during his 'last season with the Red Bull family'
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A former world champion has issued a chilling warning to one F1 star ahead of the 2025 season. After a thrilling year - which saw Max Verstappen become champion for the fourth time in his career - anticipation is building ahead of the new season. However, one driver who will be apprehensive about the year ahead is Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda - who finds himself in a difficult situation ahead of the new season.
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Last month, Red Bull made the decision to name Liam Lawson as their new number two driver - alongside Max Verstappen - over Tsunoda. Now, former F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has weighed in on the situation and insisted that the Japanese driver will be the first to leave the grid.
'Tsunoda will be the first driver to leave the grid - he's only there because of Honda,' he told Action Network. 'At some point this will stop. Former F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has issued a warning to one F1 star. Red Bull opted to overlook Yuki Tsunoda - instead choosing Liam Lawson - for 2025 season.
'The writing is quite clear that this is his last season with the Red Bull family anyway. And I don't see any team wanting him unless there's a big Honda push.'. He added: 'It's a big chance for Liam Lawson, it's a big opportunity, but we've seen drivers being put into the main team right away collapse very quickly. So, we'll see how mentally strong he is and how good he really is, because we don't know yet.
