Promoted to Red Bull for 2026, Isack Hadjar already has to face questions.
The promotion of Isack Hadjar to Red Bull for the 2026 season is already being debated. At only 21 years old, the French driver, author of a solid first season in F1 with Racing Bulls, is preparing to play alongside Max Verstappen in the Austrian parent team. Today, opinions differ. Jacques Villeneuve praises the young driver’s state of mind, while Anthony Davidson is more reserved.
For Jacques Villeneuve, Hadjar has the ideal state of mind. In the podcast High performancethe 1997 world champion recognizes his irregularity but praises his qualities: “He had some crazy moments… Very aggressive, very in the Red Bull DNA. » According to him, if the Frenchman maintains this momentum, he will find at Red Bull “the perfect team” and will be able to take advantage of the change in regulations to progress.
Hadjar powerless against Verstappen?
Conversely, Anthony Davidson, former F1 driver and Sky Sports consultant, is skeptical. “It is not only with this generation of regulations that Max crushed all his teammates. It’s perhaps a little naive to think that he will be able to fight against the four-time world champion right away. Let’s see how he gets out of this.”he says.
Hadjar arrives in a period of resetting the rules in F1, which could facilitate his adaptation, according to Villeneuve. Davidson, for his part, remains cautious and waits to see how the young Frenchman will manage the pressure and the hierarchy in the team. The verdict will come next February, during pre-season testing, when the Frenchman has already completed his first laps at the wheel of his Red Bull.
