Our Reaction To The Tsunoda Lawson Red Bull Swap | ShefF1Podcast

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Mar 27, 2025
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Rudy Blank-Brown is joined as usual by Amy Hamerslagh and Sebastian Alston to discuss the news that Yuki Tsunoda will replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull from the Japanese GP.

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