Tsunoda is not planning to move back to the UK
Despite his promotion to Red Bull Racing, Yuki Tsunoda is not planning to move back to the United Kingdom, suggesting that he cannot see any advantages in leaving Italy.
After only two races into the season, Yuki Tsunoda replaced Liam Lawson at Red Bull in a swap deal from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards, partnering defending four-time world champion Max Verstappen for the remainder of the 2025 season.
Honda has been reported to have offered the team €10 million to have Tsunoda promoted in time for their home Grand Prix. The Japanese driver qualified fourteenth and finished twelfth on debut, as teammate Verstappen won the race.
The following race in Bahrain saw Tsunoda take his first points for Red Bull with a ninth-place finish. He qualified eighth in Saudi Arabia, but he retired from the race on Sunday after having suffered race-ending damage in a lap-one collision with Pierre Gasly.
The Japanese driver started from P10 on the grid last time out in Miami. Tsunoda then spent the first part of the race behind the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, but he picked up a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Despite the penalty, he managed to stay in the point-scoring zone, finishing the race in Florida tenth.
Tsunoda lived in the UK when he started his F1 career in 2021, but he moved to Italy to get closer to Racing Bull's headquarters. However, it has now been suggested that the Japanese driver might return to the UK after his promotion to Red Bull as the Austro-British team is located in Milton Keynes.
However, Tsunoda has now rules out a possible move to the UK, claiming that it would not provide any advantages compared to Italy.
“No I haven’t, and so far I’m not planning to. I think I’ve been in the UK long enough, so I don’t think there’s much benefit. I have more benefits of living in Italy.”
Reflecting on his life in the UK, Tsunoda recalled: “Unfortunately, when I was living in Milton Keynes, it was in quarantine. So I didn’t have the best time in the UK. So that didn’t help for sure as well.”
Living in Milan now, Tsunoda has denied that it would be a disadvantage to live far away from Red Bull's Milton Keynes headquarter as he can fly quickly to the UK for simulator work.
“I think this kind of Formula 1 schedule, when you have a bit of downtime, it’s very important that you have a house that you can be comfortable with in order to reset your mind.”
“I think Italy so far has allowed me to reset and I’m feeling very comfortable. I’m happy with Italy and I’m happy to go to Milton Keynes for simulator sessions or whatever.”
