Isack Hadjar on the podium at Zandvoort: Dazzling

The youngest Frenchman in history to climb onto a Formula 1 podium, Isack Hadjar is laying the first milestone in a career that promises to be brilliant, following on from an already thrilling first year of discovery in the big leagues. The future belongs to him.

Published 01/09/2025 à 16:20

Cyprien Juilhard

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Isack Hadjar on the podium at Zandvoort: Dazzling

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There's a unique scent in Faenza. It comes from a factory nestled in the city in the province of Ravenna. A site inaugurated in 1979, which at the time housed the men and women dedicated to the daily management of the Minardi team. In 2005, the team was transferred to the Italian flag. Red Bull, becoming the training center of the Austrian behemoth, which arrived full of ambition in Formula 1. There was born Toro Rosso, transformed into AlphaTauri, then into Racing Bulls. The name has changed, not the spirit. Especially not the soul of this team. Because this one definitely has something special. An ability to shine, to hit hard with resources that are much more limited than the giants of the sport. Faenza experienced its first dream at Monza in 2008, with the stunning victory of Sebastian Vettel, just 21 years old.

Since then, the legend has been enriched by other young talents, one day called to join the parent company in Milton Keynes. Some have passed through in a whirlwind, others have distinguished themselves, in the i

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Yves-Henri RANDIER

02/09/2025 at 12:14 a.m.

So what will this good Doktor Helmooooout decide? Will he continue his apprenticeship in 2026 at Racing Bulls or will he be promoted to Red Bull? If Lindblad's F1 announcement were to be made soon, the Frenchman's promotion to the second Red Bull seat is imminent...

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