Red Bull Just Replaced Liam Lawson After Only Two Formula 1 Races

Yuki Tsunoda will be Max Verstappen’s racing partner for the rest of the Formula 1 season, Red Bull said Thursday. Tsunoda will swap places with Liam Lawson, who lasted just two races in a Red Bull seat and will now spend the rest of the year racing for Red Bull’s sister team Racing Bulls.

The decision was abrupt even for Red Bull, which has cycled through half a dozen teammates for four-time world champion Verstappen. That list includes Lawson, Sergio Pérez, Alex Albon,…