Hours after Liam Lawson's promotion to Red Bull, Racing Bulls announced his successor. The Italian team has formalized the arrival of Isack Hadjar alongside Yuki Tsunoda. The French crack star, aged only 20, admitted to having realized one of his biggest dreams by finally arriving in F1.
After the departure of Sergio Perez, Red Bull formalized the promotion of Liam Lawson as a new teammate Max Verstappen. A new driver was then expected within their second team, Racing Bulls. And this Friday, the Italian team announced the arrival of Isack Hadjar. Impressive in F2the 20-year-old French crack finally arrives in F1. And he already seems on cloud nine.
“I feel like I’m entering a whole new universe”
« In the journey that took me from karting to single-seaters, being in Formula 1 today is the moment I have dreamed of and aspired to all my life. I feel like I'm entering a whole new world, driving a much faster car and racing against the best drivers in the world » first explained Isack Hadjar in comments reported by Motorsport.com.
“It will be a good thing to learn” alongside Tsunoda
« I look forward to working with Yuki and learning from him. I have always admired him, he went through the Red Bull Junior program like me and we took the same path to F1. He is experienced and it will be a good thing to learn alongside him » then added the new pilot of Racing Bullsunder flag Red Bull. It now remains to be seen whether the young Frenchman will quickly establish himself in F1. Red Bull in any case seems to be banking on him for the future. Maybe in a few years, Isack Hadjar will have the chance to evolve alongside Max Verstappen within the parent stable. To be continued…