Christian Horner was right to drop Liam Lawson after just two races and replace him with Yuki Tsunoda, according to Express Sport readers. The decision was widely debated and criticised in the paddock and among fans, with one former F1 driver even comparing the treatment of the New Zealander to ‘bullying’.

Christian Horner defended Yuki Tsunoda after he failed to score points on his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix. After securing a shock pole at Suzuka, Max Verstappen held off the challenge of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to claim his first win of the Formula 1 season.

Christian Horner says a big factor in the decision to move Liam Lawson to Racing Bulls after just two races was because his engineers had become “concerned” by his mental state.