US EditionIsack Hadjar Joining Red Bull and Arvid Lindblad, 18, Gets 2026 F1 Drive at Racing Bulls
Isack Hadjar earned promotion to race alongside Max Verstappen after a rookie season podium; 18-year-old Arvid Lindblad joins Racing Bulls, while Yuki Tsunoda moves to a reserve role.
- On Tuesday, Oracle Red Bull Racing announced Isack Hadjar, French driver, will replace Yuki Tsunoda as Max Verstappen's teammate next season, while Arvid Lindblad joins Racing Bulls for 2026.
- After an impressive rookie campaign, Hadjar earned promotion with a Dutch Grand Prix podium and regularly outpaced Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls driver.
- Laurent Mekies said `In his first F1 season, he has displayed great maturity and proved to be a quick learner`, praising Hadjar’s progress.
- With Lindblad promoted, Yuki Tsunoda will be made Red Bull test and reserve driver and is likely to drop out of the Formula One starting grid next year.
- Amid wider shifts, Red Bull will build its own engines from next year and pushed to avoid PR fallout after Daniel Ricciardo's exit last year, while Hadjar faces partnering Max Verstappen.
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The 21-year-old French driver, who started this season in Formula 1 in the sister team of the red bull brand, will be the future partner of the quadruple world champion Max Verstappen next season.
UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Hadjar to partner Verstappen in 2026 as Lindblad arrives in F1 | Sports-Games
UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Hadjar to partner Verstappen in 2026 as Lindblad arrives in F1 Isack Hadjar will replace Yuki Tsunoda in the hot seat as Max Verstappen's Red Bull teammate next season with Arvid Lindblad joining Liam Lawson at Racing Bulls, the Formula One teams announced on Tuesday. Frenchman Hadjar, 21, has made a big impression in his debut season with sister team Racing Bulls including taking his first podium with third place in the Du…
Frenchman Isack Hadjar will be Max Verstappen's new teammate with Red Bull next season.
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