Isack Hadjar to stay Red Bull driver in 2027
Frenchman Isack Hadjar is to remain at Red Bull as Max Verstappen’s team-mate for the 2027 season.
The 21-year-old was promoted to the senior crew this season after a rookie 12 months with Racing Bulls and has managed to be nearer to Verstappen on tempo than any team-mate since Daniel Ricciardo in 2018.
His greatest consequence this season got here with a 3rd place on the Monaco Grand Prix.
Red Bull crew principal Laurent Mekies described the transfer as “a straightforward determination”.
Mekies stated: “Since becoming a member of us firstly of the 12 months, Isack has been excellent on and off observe, particularly contemplating that is solely his second F1 season.”
Hadjar returns to Red Bull for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix after lacking the previous three races with a damaged wrist, an damage sustained whereas boxing as a part of his coaching programme.
Mekies added: “You may see from his first weekend in Melbourne that he dealt with the step up with outstanding composure and had earned his place on this seat.
“The interval since his damage has been a tough one for Isack, however this extension exhibits how a lot we consider in him.”
Hadjar stated: “I got here to this crew eight months in the past and instantly understood the size and ambition of this organisation.
“There are so many proficient individuals on the manufacturing facility, and also you’re conscious of the privilege of driving for such an unimaginable crew alongside a four-time globe champion like Max.
“I’m consistently trying to hear, be taught and push myself additional each single day, which solely makes me extra enthusiastic about what lies forward.”
Over the primary half of the season, Hadjar was 0.239 seconds slower than Verstappen on common in qualifying and has managed to out-qualify the Dutchman thrice, in Australia, Japan and Britain.
In Silverstone Verstappen had a down-on-power engine and in Australia the Dutchman crashed firstly of qualifying.
Verstappen signed a two-year extension to his contract, that now runs to the tip of 2030, in August.
