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Isack Hadjar has had a poor Formula 2 season and hadn’t driven an F1 car at all before AlphaTauri threw him into Mexican Grand Prix practice. But he swam rather than sinking, and Red Bull’s enthusiasm is clear
Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar, after making his debut in FP1 at the Mexico Grand Prix with AlphaTauri, admitted that his first taste of Formula 1 weekend action was “overwhelming”. Despite being dubbed as a “little Prost” by Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko, Hadjar doesn’t take the Alain Prost comparisons too seriously. Surprisingly, he delivered an accomplished performance during his first outing in Mexico, even though he has had very little experience in F1 machinery. Hadjar struggled during his first stint, but quickly settled in and set some quick laps, eventually finishing with a laptime of 1m21.941s. Unfortunately, he had to abort a potentially stronger lap due to a mistake, but still managed to complete a long run on fresh tires towards the end of the session.
Source: The Race
