Even though Ralf Schumacher had urged Yuki Tsunoda to turn down a Red Bull promotion, that would have been impossible anyway. That is because – as revealed by Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko and former boss of their junior F1 team Franz Tost – Tsunoda was obliged to move up to Red Bull under the terms of his contract.

Former F1 star Ralf Schumacher has slammed Red Bull and insisted that four-time world champion Max Verstappen 'will leave' the team to join one of their rivals

Former F1 driver, Ralf Schumacher, has criticised Red Bull Racing's approach to its drivers' management, claiming Yuki Tsunoda taking over from Liam Lawson is yet another wrong choice, with the German he would have picked a different driver to take the second seat at the Austrian team next to Max Verstappen.