Isack Hadjar before the Sprint at Silverstone: "I missed out on 3rd place because I'm not fast enough"

Eighth in sprint qualifying, Isack Hadjar appeared disappointed at Silverstone, where he once again seemed to have sufficient pace to achieve a better performance.

Third in SQ1, Isaac Hadjar probably hoped for better after the sprint qualifying rounds F1 at Silverstone. Just like in Montreal, where the Frenchman achieved second position in the first two qualifying sessions, it seems that the final step is still the most difficult for him to overcome this year.

“I finished eighth, last of the drivers in the top four cars, which is a bit disappointing.” he regretted. I missed out on third place because I wasn't fast enough on my last lap. Max was able to be, so I really want to see what went wrong on that lap. I know I didn't get a very good start, so that cost me a bit of time.

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Often aware of his weaknesses or shortcomings in qualifying, Isack Hadjar seems in any case to still have significant potential ahead of the Silverstone Sprint. "That's why it's a bit more frustrating, because I know that if I had done a cleaner lap, I could have climbed back up to third place." He insists. I'm happy with my driving today, from the first lap, so that's a good thing. I hope we can find even more performance on Saturday.