Isack Hadjaroutstanding pilot of the Red Bull Junior Teamfinds himself in a crucial position as he fights for the title of Formula 2. With uncertainty over the future alignment of Red Bull Racing in the Formula 1the Frenchman sees an opportunity to debut in the top category in 2025 and keep the place for which the Argentine is fighting Franco Colapintowho is one of the candidates to be the partner of Max Verstappen.
The current situation in Red Bull It is complex. Sergio Perez has been confirmed along with Verstappen for the main team, while Yuki Tsunoda will continue in the satellite team, Racing Bulls, where today Liam Lawson It has its place until the end of the season.
However, the performance of Pérez has come under fire, having accumulated only 48 points in the last 15 grands prix, compared to 257 in Verstappencurrent three-time world champion and current world championship leader. This has led to speculation about possible changes to the lineup, including the promotion of himself. Lawson or the incorporation of Colapinto.
Hadjar20 years old, has shown his potential in the F2, surpassing drivers like Colapinto himself and Oliver Bearman (he will race in F1 in 2025 for the Haas team) in the promotional categories. “This shows that our generation is good,” Hadjar commented in dialogue with Motorsport.
“I would say that my possibilities are alive”he added. “Obviously, it’s not up to me. There are many things happening in Red Bullanything can happen. And obviously, I am next on the list. So that’s just a fact,” he said.
“I don’t know what decisions they will make, but I hope to be here and try to be ready for next year in any case,” he noted. And he explained about the promotion of pilots to the Maximum that “for a while, we thought that experience was the most important thing, and that you couldn’t jump in and beat the guy who’s been in the game for 10 years. F1but actually, yes you can. If you’re fast, you’re fast. So they did it right for us, showing what the grill F2 can produce by going to the F1″.
“I think if I had to get into an F1 car right now, it would be a lot more difficult than for Ollie or Liam,” he stated. “My experience so far in F1 There have been three FP1s, and the race plans are always quite limited with the laps,” he said.
Colapinto added point twice to Williams. About the Argentine’s rise to F1Hadjar indicated “that’s how things are”. Both have known each other since Formula 3. While he admitted that Red Bull search “a driver who is fast, and I show that I am”, while acknowledging: “I have been in the (Red Bull) program for three years, I am second in F2, I am the team’s reserve”.
The young French driver has had a season of ups and downs in the F2. After a disappointing initial campaign with Hitechwhere he finished 14th, has achieved four victories this year with the team Campos Racing. However, he has faced recent challenges, losing the championship lead after pointsless races in Monza y Baku due to errors and mechanical problems.
Hadjar is second in the competition with 165 points and is 4.5 behind the leader, the Brazilian Gabriel Bortoletoanother who confirmed his presence in the Maximum for the coming season with the team Sauber. The Frenchman is preparing for the last two rounds of the 2024 season F2 in Qatar y Abu Dhabiwhere there will be 76 units in dispute.
Isaac is hoping to secure the title and convince Red Bull that he deserves a seat in the F1. “If I don’t get that seat, it wouldn’t seem right to me, obviously, because you want to drive,” he said. Hadjaralthough he is willing to take on the role of reserve pilot if necessary.
The decision of Red Bull about his future alignment could open the door for Hadjar take the leap to F1a dream that the French pilot hopes will become a reality.
