Isack Hadjar annoyed after contact with Kimi Antonelli: "He shouldn't do that"

Only fifteenth at the finish of this Sprint, on the sidelines of the Chinese Grand Prix F1Isack Hadjar missed two opportunities. While the safety car was deployed after the stop Nico Hulkenberg On the track, the Frenchman had to wait a few seconds in the pit lane behind Max Verstappen as part of a double stoppage that was already costly for him. 17^e Upon exiting the pits, however, the person in question experienced an even more frustrating mishap alongside Kimi Antonelli at the start.

Having completely botched his start, the Italian then resorted to an aggressive approach to try and make up ground in the peloton. After making contact with Isack Hadjar, George Russell's teammate received a ten-second penalty for this.

"We wanted to understand how the soft tire would perform, explained the Frenchman to Canal+. With a completely destroyed flat bottom, we can't work. I don't understand why he's so overexcited when he has a rocket. He'll get back up one way or another. He doesn't have to do this. Oh well, these things happen.

Fitted with red-sidewall tires to test the system and avoid the same type of tire degradation as the other drivers, Isack Hadjar's gamble didn't pay off in terms of results. However, the driver Red Bull will have a date with the qualifiers to try to achieve a performance more in line with his expectations, he who had started to reveal himself in China in 2025.

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