Not just Max Verstappen
The 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix didn’t end with the most memorable result for Red Bull, amid struggles and errors that saw Max Verstappen finish in 6th place. An outcome that has further fueled speculation about potential negotiations between the four-time world champion and Mercedes. However, there was still a positive note for Milton Keynes: for the first time this season, Max Verstappen wasn’t the only Red Bull driver to finish in the points.
Yuki Tsunoda in the top 10
After two non-scoring finishes from Liam Lawson, later replaced by Yuki Tsunoda starting from the Japanese GP, the Japanese driver finished the race in Sakhir in 9th place, scoring two points and bringing both team cars into the points: “Today was another learning curve,” commented car #22. “I feel I could have done better — there are still many things we could have done better together, and the pit stop issues cost us positions. The pace was good, but I’m not entirely satisfied because I think we could have gained another couple of places. It’s only my second race, and some things happen that you’ve never experienced before, so it’s good that many new things are happening at this early stage, so we can maximise things in the future. Overall, these are my first points with the team, so it has to be a positive day. I feel we made a step forward compared to Suzuka, so I appreciate the team’s support and the fact that we managed to progress so quickly in a positive direction. I’m not setting a specific goal for Jeddah yet — I just want to keep doing what I’m doing. Hopefully I can qualify a bit better, and that should make life easier.” – he pointed out at the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
That Yuki Tsunoda wasn’t entirely satisfied with his first points at Red Bull was also clear from the team radio on the cooldown lap, even as he acknowledged the steps forward made with the RB21 ahead of this weekend in Saudi Arabia: “Sorry guys, the pace was there. I think first points are good. Let’s keep pushing.”
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