Red Bull Boss Backs Tsunoda for F1 Seat

0:00It's April 7th. Welcome in. This is F1 News Today, where your team meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Red Bull Boss Laurent Mecky says, Yuki Senota deserves another shot at a full-time Formula One Seed after getting bumped to reserve driver last year. Senota had a tough 2025 season, scoring just 30 points over 22 grams pre and finishing 17th in the standings. That was a far cry from teammate Max for Staff in 2nd place, so Red Bull handed the seat to Isaac Hadjar, who's shown in his rookie year at Racing. Bulls with a podium at Zanborg, Senota spent four years there before moving up, but now he's crushing it behind the scenes as a simulator ace. Mecky's praise to notice deep car knowledge and recent race experience, saying drivers like him are built to compete, not just support. Still, Hadjar's locked in for now, after impressing in his first three races alongside Verstappen. Hadjar grabbed third and qualifying on debut in Melbourne, scored points in China, and even

1:00out-qualified the world champ at Suzuka. Something's Senota, never pulled off. Mecky's highlighted Hadjar's grind, like flying back for extra SIM time between Varentests. Red Bull's learning from past 2nd car struggles and expects Hadjar to keep climbing, while hoping to note a lands that next big break soon.