Yuki Tsunoda's big break in Formula 1 looked to have slipped away. Red Bull never quite believed. Honda's support had seemingly started to drift. Now, though, with a Red Bull debut at his home of Suzuka on the horizon,

SUZUKA, Japan — Yuki Tsunoda finally has his promotion at Red Bull. That was difficult enough, elevated to the top team last week as Liam Lawson was demoted to Red Bull's No. 2 Formula 1 team — Racing Bulls — after failing to score points in the season's first two races.

The president of the Honda Racing Corporation has said it will not "interfere" with Yuki Tsunoda's Formula 1 career after