After an often frustrating four-year Formula 1 apprenticeship with Red Bull’s junior team, during which the prospect of promotion diminished and then seemed to vanish entirely, Yuki Tsunoda is now where he thinks he always should have been.

Liam Lawson pulled a nearly $100,000 Raptor pickup truck into the parking lot of the Ford Performance Center running a little bit late during his packed schedule of appearances as Red Bull’s newest Formula 1 driver.

Lawson struggled to adapt to the Red Bull machinery and failed to score any championship points for the team during the first two rounds, whereas Tsunoda has continued to show signs of improvement both in his demeanour and out on track, prompting a ruthless driver swap.