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Why are Red Bull racing in white instead of navy at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix 2025?

Published on April 05, 2025 at 05:00 AM

Why are Red Bull racing in white instead of navy at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix 2025?

FORMULA ONE heads to Japan for the third race of the season, with Red Bull still in search of their first win of 2025.

is second in the World Drivers' Championship after two races, having come second to either driver in two races.

Formula One F1 - Red Bull Car Culture meet ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix - Tokyo, Japan - April 1, 2025 General view of the Red Bull car with a new livery during the event REUTERS/Issei Kato
Red Bull will be driving in a special red and white livery
Formula One F1 - Red Bull Car Culture meet ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix - Tokyo, Japan - April 1, 2025 Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda poses infront of the car during the event REUTERS/Issei Kato
Yuki Tsunoda will be making his debut for the Red Bull team in Japan
Max Verstappen (NED) - Oracle Red Bull Racing - Red Bull RB21 - Honda RBPT during F1 Grand Prix of CHINA at Shanghai International Circuit on March 22, 2025 in Shanghai, China.(Photo by Song Haiyuan/Paddocker) (Credit Hasan Bratic Alessio De Marco Avens-Images.com) Pictured: max verstappen,motori - formula 1 - formula 1 h Ref: BLU_S8238496 220325 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: IPA / SplashNews.com Splash News and Pictures USA: 310-525-5808 UK: 020 8126 1009 eamteam@shutterstock.com World Rights, No Spain Rights, No France Rights, No Italy Rights, No Portugal Rights
Max Verstappen is looking for his first win of the season in Japan

He also finished third to and in the season's first Sprint last weekend.

Verstappen will be lining up not only with a new livery, but with a new teammate this weekend.

poor start to the season , and replaced by home favourite for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Lawson will race for ‘feeder' team Racing Bulls, with Tsunoda make the switch from Racing Bulls to Red Bull.

But, Tsunoda will not be racing in the typical Red Bull car, as the team roll out a special edition livery for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Why are Red Bull racing in white?

The RB21 is rolling out a special white livery to honour the final year of their contract with engine manufactures Honda.

The Honda company are based in Japan, so Red Bull will wear the colour to honour them in their home Grand Prix.

Red Bull will already have endeared themselves to the Japanese faithful, as they promoted home hero Yuki Tsunoda to the second seat in place of Liam Lawson.

How to watch the Japanese Grand Prix and is there a live stream

  • The F1 Japanese Grand Prix is LIVE on Sky Sports F1.
  • The race will start at 6am BST in the UK.
  • Viewers will be able to watch the full race for FREE on Channel 4 following the conclusion of the race.
  • Follow along with the action on SunSport's comprehensive blog.
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