Isack Hadjar will make his Components 1 debut in 2025 as Yuki Tsunoda’s new group mate at Racing Bulls, the group which competed as RB this yr.
He’ll transfer into the seat vacated by Liam Lawson following his promotion to Pink Bull alongside Max Verstappen.
Hadjar stated he was “very excited” by the announcement. “That is large for myself, my household and all of the individuals who have believed in me from the start,” he stated.
“The journey from karting by means of the ranks in single-seaters, to now being in Components 1 is the second I’ve been working in the direction of my complete life, it’s the dream. I really feel like I’m entering into an entire new universe, driving a a lot quicker automotive and racing with the perfect drivers on this planet. It’ll be an enormous studying curve, however I’m able to work exhausting and do the perfect I can for the group.”
Hadjar completed runner-up to Components 2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto this yr. He made his debut in a F1 apply session with RB in 2023 – after they competed as AlphaTauri – and has made three additional appearances for Pink Bull.
He has been a member of Pink Bull’s junior programme since 2022, when he completed fourth in Components 3 with Hitech. He graduated to F2 the next yr.
Hadjar’s rise to F1, 5 years after he moved into automotive racing, “has been nothing wanting excellent” stated group principal Laurent Mekies.
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“He has proven outstanding progress, with a sequence of spectacular leads to the junior single-seater ranks. He has the expertise and drive essential to compete on the highest degree, and we have now each confidence that he’ll adapt shortly and make a major affect.
“I imagine Isack and Yuki will make an excellent group. Yuki brings invaluable expertise to the group, he’s proven unbelievable resilience and maturity, which might be essential for the group as we try to hit all our goals and targets in 2025.”
Though Hadjar has not formally chosen his profession quantity but, he’s understood to favour utilizing quantity six.
Hadjar’s promotion means the F1 grid for 2025 is full. He’s certainly one of six drivers who will begin their first full seasons in F1 subsequent yr, together with Lawson at Pink Bull, Andrea Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes, Jack Doohan at Alpine, Gabriel Bortoleto at Sauber and Oliver Bearman at Haas.
View the present checklist of 2025 F1 drivers and groups
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