Permane: “Hadjar was phenomenal. Proud of his promotion to Red Bull”

Hadjar, what a debut year Isack Hadjar left his mark in 2025, the year of his debut in Formula 1. In a season that saw the rookies impose themselves strongly (Kimi Antonelli achieved two podiums, Oliver Bearman came close to him in Mexico), the Frenchman did not disfigure at all, obtaining a third place in Zandvoort and offering continuous performances throughout the year. After a shocking start in Melbourne, where he hit the wall on the formation lap and returned to the pits in tears, Hadjar was able to get back up, scoring 51 points and only missing out on the top-10 in the World Championship in Abu Dhabi. His speed earned him the call from Red Bull, who arrived just before Abu Dhabi to the detriment of Yuki Tsunoda. A promotion that Racing Bulls consider highly deserved. Permane’s words “Isack was phenomenal. We saw it after the disaster in Melbourne and the enormous upheaval it caused him, but he recovered almost immediately”, these were the words of the team principal of the Faenza team Alan Permane at Motorsport Week. “He had an excellent race in Japan, already in the third weekend. Suzuka went a bit unnoticed, but for me his season really began there. He did an incredible job, he got to grips with the car and understood how to make it work on a track like Suzuka, which obviously isn’t easy. And then he went from strength to strength.” “We could have been almost certain that he would reach Q3 every weekend, with the right car. We are obviously sad to lose him, but at the same time very proud that he did a good enough job to be promoted.” Hadjar will have to overcome the “curse” of the second Red Bull driver, which sees Max Verstappen’s teammate almost never capable of bringing solid points to the team.