Isack Hadjar could have “very bright” future, says Christian Horner.
“I think he’s been the most outstanding of the rookies,” Red Bull team principal Christian Horner told Canal+.
3 Jun 2025
Jaden Diaz-Ndisang
Last Word On Sports

Whilst Lawson has worked to re-acclimatise to Red Bull’s second team, Hadjar has relentlessly been scoring points. In combination with his regular Q3 appearances, the Frenchman is now a common presence in the top 10. Red Bull are taking notice of this, with Christian Horner praising the youngster’s performances last weekend in Spain:

“I think he’s been the most outstanding of the rookies,” he told Canal+. “The expectation on him wasn’t as high as he’s delivered so far. He’s exceeded all our expectations, he’s been fast, he’s been consistent. He’s constantly delivered, and I think it’s been a great start to his Formula 1 career.”

“And I think he just needs to keep that momentum running.” When asked about what he foresees in Hadjar’s future, Horner responded: “His future, if keeps performing as he is, is very bright.”

‘Most outstanding of the rookies’;

https://lastwordonsports.com/motorsp...istian-horner/


Simon Lazenby shares what jubilant Racing Bulls staff said off the record after Isack Hadjar heroics
5 June 2025
Tyler Rowlinson
F1 Oversteer

Jubilant Racing Bulls staff were ‘at pains to say’ that they outscored Mercedes in the European triple header. Racing Bulls’ form have made them serious contenders in the midfield in 2025. It has even seen them outperform frontrunners in recent races.

Mercedes had a disastrous triple header, with Kimi Antonelli failing to score a point after suffering two mechanical issues at Imola and Barcelona. George Russell scored 18 points in the last three races, which is two less than what Hadjar and Lawson managed for Racing Bulls.

Hadjar Lawson Russell Antonelli
Emilia Romagna GP 9th 14th 7th DNF
Monaco GP 6th 8th 11th 18th
Spanish GP 7th 11th 4th DNF
Points 16 4 18 0

‘Outscored Mercedes in the European triple header’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/sim...adjar-heroics/


Hadjar had ‘a lot of fun’ in ‘best race we could have done’
04/06/2025
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

Isack Hadjar continued his impressive run of form in Barcelona last weekend, bringing his RB01 home in seventh place after a gritty, strategic drive that the Racing Bulls charger described as “a lot of fun” as he went toe-to-toe with a F1 veterans.

“Really happy, it is the best race we could have done,” commented the rookie. “I really enjoyed it as well as there was some really good fighting, especially on Lap 1 with Fernando and Pierre, honestly I had a lot of fun and overtook a few cars as well,” the rookie said.

“Good pace on the medium was I think our strength and we made the most of it, extended on the soft, honestly we played it really well today. It’s just a shame at the end that Nico [Hulkenberg] on new tyres got us but, you know, he was way too fast for us.”

“Best race we could have done”;

https://f1i.com/news/540829-hadjar-h...have-done.html


Hadjar declares points run in Spain ‘a lot of fun’ as Racing Bulls team mate Lawson reflects on factor that ‘screwed’him
3 Jun 2025
Formula One - Official Site

Isack Hadjar continued his strong run of form with a seventh-placed finish in Spain, calling the race “a lot of fun” as he battled his way to his third points score in a row. But there were contrasting fortunes for Liam Lawson, who also found himself with his elbows out on a number of occasions. The Kiwi racer tried his best, but ultimately came home just outside the points in P11.

Hadjar managed to hold position off the line from P9, battling hard with fellow Frenchman Pierre Gasly in the early stages. Those two had stayed up late watching Paris Saint-Germain play in the Champions League the night before, but there were no signs that either were taking it easy on the other once the visors went down. Hadjar only dropped to 10th after his first pit stop and remained in the top 10 after his second stop. He was running seventh at the Safety car restart, but had had to fit used soft tyres – while Nico Hulkenberg behind had a fresh set of boots on. Although Hadjar lost out to the Kick Sauber, he crossed the line eighth – inheriting seventh when Max Verstappen had a penalty applied.

Team mate Lawson was also in the thick of the action. He pulled out an incredible late-braking move on Alex Albon, although the two did make contact at one point. He then tried something similar on Ollie Bearman later in the race, doing everything he could to move forward from P13 on the grid. Lawson found himself 10th at the Safety Car restart, but he had stuck with his original soft tyres – which were already 14 laps old when the Safety Car appeared. That left him a sitting duck at the end, as he lost out to Fernando Alonso to wind up 11th.

‘Contrasting fortunes’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...SMtPt5NITNlkl2


Liam Lawson takes responsibility for Spanish GP incident: 'Completely on me'
Liam Lawson narrowly finished outside of the points in the Spanish Grand Prix, after fierce battles with Ollie Bearman.
2 June 2025
Jake Nichol & Ian Parkes
RacingNews365

Liam Lawson has taken responsibility for the contact with Ollie Bearman in the Spanish Grand Prix during their fierce battle. The battle between Bearman and Lawson was the highlight of a rather drab Barcelona race up until the late safety car, with Bearman just about managing to stay ahead of the Racing Bulls driver.

During one incident at Turn 1, Lawson clipped Bearman, forcing the Haas driver to take to the run-off, and as per the overtaking guidelines, was not entitled to space as his front wing was not alongside the mirror of the Haas. Bearman cut through the Turn 1 run-off, but given the circumstances, no further action was taken against Lawson, as Bearman was still ahead at the apex.

‘Narrowly finished outside of the points’;

https://racingnews365.com/liam-lawso...mpletely-on-me


Liam Lawson theory rejected by Racing Bulls boss: 'It was not us'
Liam Lawson is settling back into life at Racing Bulls, and his boss Laurent Mekies has rejected one theory.
6 June 2025
Jake Nichol
RacingNews365

Racing Bulls boss Laurent Mekies has rejected the idea that the team 'rebuilt' Liam Lawson following his brutal axe from Red Bull. "No, it is not us rebuilding Liam," Mekies told Sky Sports F1 when asked if the team had rebuilt Lawson's confidence.

"Liam got here, he had to jump in the car, and in-season, that is very difficult, and it was difficult for Yuki to go [to Red Bull], it is difficult to jump into a car he has not driven at all. So it took some time, not so much to rebuild the confidence, but to actually get used to our car, and the lap-time is being unlocked at every race.”

"But again, I would not call it confidence. I would say it is just him getting on top of the car, being more and more comfortable in it and being able to push in it."

‘Settling back into life at Racing Bulls’;

https://racingnews365.com/liam-lawso...-it-was-not-us