Zak Brown took a swipe at Red Bull for their “strange driver choices” after Yuki Tsunoda impressed at the F1 Australian Grand Prix.

Tsunoda starred in qualifying, securing fifth place on the grid for Racing Bulls, ahead of Ferrari duo Charles🍸 Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

The Japanese driver ran we🧜ll ℱin the race, overtaking Leclerc as the track began to become more slippery.

However, like Ferrari, Racing Bulls’ strategy was wrong, becau💫se they stayed out too long on dryꦛ tyres in intermediate conditions.

Tsunoda would finish the race in 12th, making it a big opportunit😼y missed𒊎 for VCARB when some of their midfield rivals scored big points.

Tsunoda’s impressive weekend was in stark contrast ♌to Liam Law෴son’s, who was knocked out in Q1 before retiring from the Australian GP.

Red Bull opted for Lawson over Tsunoda as their replacement for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez.

🧜 after qualifying in Melbourne on Saturday, B🌸rown couldn’t resist taking aim at Red Bull.

“I think it’s going to be a very exc༺iting year,” Brown said.

“Yuki did a gre♏at job, probably the guy that should be in the Red Bull if you look at how he’s performed, but they seem to make some strange driver choi🥃ces.”

Is Brown right about Red Bull’s driver choices? 

Since Daniel Ricciardo’s departure at the end of 2018, Red Bull have struggled to find an adequate replacement to put alongside 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen.

Pierre Gasly was Ricciardo’s replacement in🥃 2019 but was replaced mid-way through the season due t🌟o poor form.

Alex Alb🌱on w🎀as then given a chance after just 12 races in F1.

While the Th♓ai driver was initially an upgrade on Gasly, 2020🔥 was a year to forget as he failed to out-qualify Verstappen at any of the races.

Withไ Red Bull reluctant to give Gasly aওnother chance, Red Bull turned to Perez, who had just enjoyed a strong season at Racing Point.

Perez’s arrival coincided 𓆏ꦬwith Red Bull becoming a title-winning force.

The Mexican played a crucial role iඣn Verstappen’s title win against Hamilton in 2021.

202ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ2 proved to be his strongest year with the team, even though he missed out on P2 in the championship to Leclerc.

However, by 2023, Perez’s performances became more err🥂atic as he underperformed in arguably the most dominant car in F1 history.

Perez’s future remained a hot topic thr🐎oughout 2024, with Ricciardo nearly making a sensational return ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix.

Red Bull could have replaced Perez with Carlos Sainz for 2025 - bꦏut decided agai๊nst it, ultimately choosing Lawson.

Lawson failed to out-qualify Tsunoda in their seven races together as teammates in ♍2024, althou🐼gh the gap between them was minimal.

With Sainz on the market for 2025 and Tsu🐈noda simply being more experienced, Brown might have a point.