F1
Portrait: Isack Hadjar, the advent of the eternal outsider
Isack Hadjar with Red Bull on the Yas Marina track in 2024. © Xavi Bonilla / DPPI
This is the story of a determined boy, endowed with unwavering faith, who never imagined he wouldn't one day become a pilot. Formula 1This may have sometimes caused a certain amount of surprise among those lower down the pyramid, while his confidence in his abilities may sometimes have made him seem overconfident… but isn't that a quality when you're aiming for one of the 20 most prestigious seats? He is above all someone who is reserved by nature, and who doesn't like to splash people around. recounts Christophe Lollier, national technical director at the FFSA and one of the first to discover his talent. It's a form of protection, in the sense that he doesn't give his trust easily. When you get to know him well, he talks a lot, is very charming, and opens up easily. He's determined, he has no doubt about his potential… and that's his greatest strength. That's why he's gotten to where he is today. »
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Yves-Henri RANDIER
03/12/2025 at 06:12 a.m.
A great promotion or a poisoned chalice? Certainly a bit of both, but he'll "have the chance" to be at the start of a new regulatory era. The potential setbacks of the Red Bull/Ford partnership in 2026 could help him hone his skills without that good old Doktor Helmooooout being too quick to demote him, especially since it's hard to imagine Lawson or Tsunoda returning to Red Bull Racing!
Alain Féguenne (🇱🇺 Luxembourg)
03/12/2025 at 04:00 a.m.
For Isack… a great… promotion… and well-deserved… 👍. Careful… being Max's teammate… isn't… easy. But… Isack has talent… 👍👍👍. 😎👀🍾👀🍾
Lucas Paul
03/12/2025 at 11:14 a.m.
Unfortunately for him, the word "outsider" will still be attached to him in 2026, thanks to his nomination to become Max's "slave"... His career is now over, until the day he realizes this and leaves Red Bull for a normal team! Sorry, French friends, you won't find a high-ranking driver in future championships with him :(:(:(: Sad, because he's a good driver! This is how Red Bull destroys future threats for Max :(:(:(:
Iceluc
21/12/2024 at 10:32 a.m.
Yet another very objective and particularly well-argued comment from our friend Patak...
Creek
21/12/2024 at 08:41 a.m.
Among the 3 French drivers in F1, only Ocon is a good driver.
DANRV64
20/12/2024 at 05:13 a.m.
I hope the suit to wear in F1 is not as big as the jacket he has in the picture
Yves-Henri RANDIER
20/12/2024 at 12:52 a.m.
The missed title in F2 will not have harmed him in the end, so much the better for him. Now, what is the only instruction given by this good Doktor Helmouuuut? Destroy Tsunhonda in 2025 ... in the pure lineage of Red Bull management