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Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda is the latest in a long line of Japanese seeking F1 success

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Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda of Japan smiles during a press conference in Tokyo, ahead of the Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix, Wednesday, April 2, 2025.(Kyodo News via AP)

(ASSOCIATED PRESS)

SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Yuki Tsunoda finally has his promotion at Red Bull. That was difficult enough, elevated to the top team last week as Liam Lawson was demoted to Red Bull's No. 2 Formula 1 team — Racing Bulls — after failing to score points in the season's first two races.

Delivering will be even tougher as Tsunoda joins a long list of Japanese drivers with varying degrees of success in Formula 1.