The former world champion claims that the F1 star is in great danger of losing his seat in 2025… The driver claims that it will be the “first off the grid” in his “last season in the Red Bull family” »

The former world champion claims that the F1 star is in great danger of losing his seat in 2025… The driver claims that it will be the “first off the grid” in his “last season in the Red Bull family” »

The former world champion has issued a chilling warning to F1 stars ahead of the 2025 season.

Anticipation is building for the new season after an exciting year in which Max Verstappen became champion for the fourth time in his career. Last month, Red Bull decided to replace Tsunoda with Liam Lawson as their new number two driver alongside Max Verstappen.

Former F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve today weighed the pros and cons of the situation, insisting that the Japanese driver would be first off the grid. “Tsunoda will be the first rider off the grid. He’s there thanks to Honda,” he told Action Network. “It will stop at some point.” “Anyway, this is his last season with the Red Bull family, and I don’t see the team that wants him unless there is a big Honda push.”

He added as follows: “It’s a big chance for Liam Lawson. It’s a big chance, but I’ve seen the driver collapses quickly and joins the main team. So we will see how much he is mentally strong and how good it is, because we still don’t know.

“The Lawson contract should help worklift. But not in his head. In his heart, he’s there to take Max’s place. “So he’s going to try to get stronger and faster. Hopefully this puts pressure on Max and pushes him to do even better.” It will help the team improve. »

Tsunada outperformed Lawson in all six race weekends he raced against last season, winning four of them and only losing the other two due to crashes.