Tsunoda Accused by Bearman, Clashes with Lawson

At the United States Grand Prix, Haas driver Oliver Bearman accused Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda of a dangerous defensive move at Turn 15 that forced him onto the inside grass and dropped him from a realistic P7 to P9. Stewards took no action and Tsunoda defended himself, saying he did not move under braking and calling the outcome unfortunate. Separately in qualifying, Tsunoda accused Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson — who was promoted to the senior Red Bull team earlier this season — of deliberately slowing to block him and cost him a spot in Q3; Lawson denied the allegation. Both drivers failed to reach the final qualifying session, with Lawson 12th and Tsunoda 13th. The race complaint and the qualifying spat have intensified scrutiny of Tsunoda's form and his seat security within the Red Bull driver network.