US EditionIsack Hadjar Joining Red Bull and Arvid Lindblad, 18, Gets 2026 F1 Drive at Racing Bulls
- 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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Dec.3 - Red Bull has confirmed the expected top-to-bottom overhaul of its driver structure for 2026 - with Yuki Tsunoda losing his race seat and moving into a Red Bull-Racing Bulls reserve role. Isack Hadjar steps up to partner Max Verstappen, while new 2026 rookie Arvid Lindblad replaces him ...
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Is Isack Hadjar Doomed To Be The Next Victim Of The Dreaded Second Red Bull Seat?
This weekend will mark the end of the Formula 1 season as McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri duke it out with Red Bull's Max Verstappen for the World Drivers' Championship. Still, this didn't stop Red Bull from looking to next season and making a massive, albeit expected announcement about their driver lineups.Verstappen will partner with rookie standout and current Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar. The Frenchman will then be replaced at R…
The movement redefines the alignments of the main team and its junior team for 2026
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