Christian Horner has admitted that Red Bull have bee🔜n guilty of promoting drivers pr🏅ematurely.

The notoriously ruthless F1 team axed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson after just two grands prix in 2025, sending him back to sister team Racing Bulls and replacing him with Yuk𝕴i Tsunoda.

Tsunoda will be in the Red Bull at this weekend’s F1 Japanese Gra๊n൩d Prix, on home turf.

But Horner has thought back to two dr✱ivers who were sacked by Red Bull, only to rebound with imp൲ressive F1 careers which go from strength to strength.

“In previous years we have perhaps promoted drivers too soon,” the Red Bull team pri﷽ncipalܫ told Sky Sports.

“If I think back to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon’s time…

“168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly was rushed through as Danieౠl Ricciardo moved to Renault.

“Particularly in Red Bull Racing, perhaps we have moved these jun🅰iors🏅 too soon.

“But that’s why we have a young driver programme and a t🔯alent pool which we’re looking to develop and iꦉnvest in.

“It has given many drivers, seven of the driv🍃ers on the current grid, have come through the Red Bull programme at some time.”

Sacked Red Bull drivers rebuilt F1 careers

Gasly only drove for Red Bull 12 times in 2019 but, after scoring 63 points🐟 compared to teammate Max Ver🍌stappen’s 181, was ditched.

Albon, who had only driven 12 times for sister team Toro Rosso, replaced Gasly. But h🍌e was dropped in favour𝔍 of Sergio Perez.

Both Albon, now a star with Williams, and Gasly who impresses for Alpine, rebuilt to become establis🐼hed F1 drivꦇers.

Perez, who was sacked in favour of Lawson, doesn’t currently have a seat but claims several team𓄧s are interested in hiring him.

Tsunoda is the next𒐪 driver who must tackle the tricky RB21 which has even given Verstappen problems.

“Yuki has done four and a bit seasons in Formula 1.ꦚ We know his skill-set well,” Horn𒁃er said.

“It’s firmly on us to deve♛lop ♒the car to ensure it’s drivable for both drivers.

“He’s under contract for several years to come so we have t﷽hose options on him. But our focus is here and now.

“🥂He has the opportunity, he has🐽 earned it. It’s down to him to make the most of it.”