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Racing Bulls Team Principal Laurent Mekies revealed “it was easy” promoting Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar to F1.
Hadjar was the final piece in the Red Bull puzzle, joining the team after Sergio Perez left at the end of the 2024 F1 season. Red Bull then promoted Liam Lawson to partner Max Verstappen for 2025, completing the driver line-up with Hadjar alongside Yuki Tsunoda. Hadjar’s selection was a natural choice as he was next in line from the Red Bull junior programme. Although the decision was swift for Red Bull, Hadjar had to wait until after the Abu Dhabi race to officially find out he would be an F1 driver for Racing Bulls. Despite missing out on the F2 title, Hadjar remains focused on his ultimate goal of becoming an F1 world champion.
