Author of his best career performance in the Netherlands, Isack Hadjar was disillusioned after his third place in the Netherlands.
Isack Hadjar will keep an unforgettable memory of his first Grand Prix in the Netherlands. Leaving fourth on the grid thanks to a last round of madness during the qualifications on Saturday, the young French pilot was indeed the first podium of his young career on Sunday.
After being able to resist the Mercedes of George Russell or the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton, he took advantage of the abandonment of Lando Norris to finish in third place, behind Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen. A historical performance, the Lyonnais becoming, at 20 years, 11 months and 3 days, the youngest French pilot in history to invite himself on a podium. And in the history of F1, only four wonders were earlier than the young tricolor.
Isack Hadjar obviously did not turn his pleasure on arrival. As soon as he got out of his car, he went to throw himself into the arms of his team to share his happiness. And it was the same after the traditional podium during which the Racing Bull driver received a nice souvenir cut.
Isack Hadjar will have to take out the glue
But the young Frenchman will have trouble putting the said cut in his trophy cabinet. While he was pose it alongside his whole team, Isack Hadjar saw his trophy breaking clean in his center, on the thinnest part he held with his left hand. An incident that did not make him lose a smile.
“It is a moment that I will never forget, even if everything did not go as planned then”, he reacted to the microphones, adding: “It was incredible to hold Russell behind and see our strategy working to the end. »»
