Politics and plans, Juan Pablo Montoya is convinced Arvid Lindblad will be promoted to Racing Bulls next season, but will Red Bull then axe Yuki Tsunoda or Liam Lawson?<\/p>\n
The former F1 driver reckons Red Bull \u201cpolitics\u201d and \u201cRed Bull Austria\u201d could save Tsunoda ahead of the New Zealand driver even though if were Helmut Marko\u2019s decision, Tsunoda would \u201c90 per cent be out\u201d.<\/p>\n
Yuki Tsunoda v Liam Lawson: All we know<\/p>\n
\u2981\t\u2018Politics\u2019 at play between Marko and Austria claims Montoya
\u2981\tMontoya backs Tsunoda in \u2018wouldn\u2019t be so logical\u2019 decision
\u2981\tHas the bridesmaid\u2019s Red Bull engagement fallen short?<\/p>\n
Red Bull<\/a> and Racing Bull will, as things stand, both have new drivers next season as rookie racer Isack Hadjar is tipped to join Max Verstappen at Red Bull.<\/p>\n PlanetF1.com understands from well-informed sources that Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has already informed Hadjar that he will step up to Red Bull next season, although other sources have indicated that conversations are ongoing. An agreement has yet to be officially signed.<\/p>\n Should Hadjar take the second Red Bull seat alongside Verstappen, the reigning World Champion\u2019s current teammate Tsunoda would be without a drive for next year\u2019s championship.<\/p>\n But that doesn\u2019t mean it would be the end of his Red Bull road.<\/p>\n Although it could be, he could also return to Racing Bulls where he scored 94 of his 115 Formula 1 World Championship points. The knock-on from that would be Lawson\u2019s exit as Montoya believes the one Racing Bulls seat will, under Marko\u2019s power, go to the team\u2019s junior driver in Formula 2, Lindblad.<\/p>\n Red Bull\u2019s politics could, said Montoya, be the deciding factor between Tsunoda and Lawson in a battle between Marko v Red Bull Austria.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there is a small chance because of politics and I don\u2019t want to talk about it here,\u201d he told the MontoyAS podcast of Tsunoda\u2019s chances of staying on within the Red Bull camp.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it\u2019s not so black and white because if I put it to you like this: if Helmut made the decisions, I would say that 90% he would be out.<\/p>\n \u201cBut right now things have changed a bit; they are a little more political. Red Bull Austria, it seems to me, wants to have a little more control of what is happening in the team.<\/p>\n \u201cSo now, how the decisions are made and the things that happen are going to change a bit, especially because there are three seats.<\/p>\n \u201cLindblad goes up for sure; it\u2019s whether Yuki leaves or whether Liam Lawson leaves. <\/p>\n \u201cTheoretically, that is the plan.\u201d<\/p>\n F1 2025: How Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar shape up<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0The results of the F1 2025 championship <\/a><\/p>\n