A third French driver arrives in F1. In addition to Pierre Gasly (Alpine) and Esteban Ocon (Haas), Isack Hadjar will be on the starting grid for the Australian Grand Prix on March 16, for the opening of the 2025 Formula 1 season. This Friday, Racing Bulls formalized the arrival of the F2 world vice-champion, who benefits from the game of musical chairs. Indeed, he takes over the seat from Liam Lawson, replacing Sergio Pérez at Red Bull.
Last season, he finished second in the Formula 2 championship, behind Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto. In 2025, he will be in the deep end with Yuki Tsunoda as his teammate. Like Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo or Max Verstappen before him, the Paris native comes from the Red Bull Junior program.
“This is huge for me, my family and everyone who believed in me from the startindicated the Frenchman in the press release published Friday by Racing Bulls. I did everything to achieve this dream. I am ready to work hard and do my best for the team. I look forward to working with Yuki and learning alongside him, I have always admired him.”
Piastri, Ocon, Gasly, Hadjar… “There are drivers who reveal themselves immediately”
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“He must be more patient and less impulsive.”
“His parents and his sister are very intelligent, so he too should use his head a little more sometimes, it’s one of his weak points. He must be more patient and less impulsive. He has a lot of temperament, is too capricious sometimesestimated Helmut Marko, consultant for Red Bull, to AFP in early December. But he has made a lot of progress in this area. He is one of our most promising and fastest young drivers. And he also knows how to manage his tires very well, which is very important today. He lost more than 80 points this season due to mechanical problems, but he hung on until the last race, which proves his mental strength“.
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