Red Bull Racing: Tsunoda Dropped in Favour of F2 Prodigy

Arvid Linblad, F1 Driver from 2026

18-year-old  Arvid Linblad will be joining the 2026 Formula One grid with Visa Cash App Racing Bulls, with Frenchman Isack Hadjar being promoted to Oracle Red Bull Racing alongside Max Verstappen.

Linblad, the young record-breaker is currently hold title of  the youngest Formula 2 and Formula 3 race winner.

He is also the second-youngest driver to make his F1 debut, with his announcement confirmed at 18 years and 117 days.

The young trailblazer is set to take part in his first full race weekend at the Australian Grand Prix in March 2026 with the sister team to Red Bull Racing, entering the season as the only rookie on the grid  a significant drop from 2025’s five rookies.

Linblad concluded his Formula 2 season this weekend at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi before joining Racing Bulls, making the grid one-fifth British drivers and becoming the second British-Asian driver on the grid, alongside fellow Red Bull Junior Academy graduate and current Williams driver British-Thai Alex Albon.

Linblad is currently 6^th place in the formula 2 championship for campos racing with 121 points.

 As for Oracle Redbull driver, Yuki Tsunoda has been dropped from both teams, with Liam Lawson and Verstappen re-signing with their respective teams.

Tsunoda’s future as more than a test and reserve driver for Oracle Redbull Racing is uncertain at this time, with opportunities in other series emerging.

Endurance racing team Nielsen Racing took to social media to tease a potential seat, posting on X: “Hey @yukitsunoda07, would you like to give endurance racing a good go?”

Many Tsunoda fans took to social media to express their disappointment in Redbull for dropping Yuki.

With @Cloudy0_o on X saying “No one understands how genuinely sad I am that Yuki Tsunoda won’t be on the f1 grid next year”

With one race left in the 2025 season, we await further announcements on Yuki’s career.

Written by Eireyn