Isack Hadjar: ‘I’m a fighter’

F1: Beyond The Grid

karenellenbevan

Leisure, Sports, Technology, Automotive

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

He took some blows on his climb to Formula 1. Now Isack Hadjar is toe-to-toe with the heavyweights.

Hadjar’s first F1 race was over before it began, as he slid off the track on a rain-soaked day in Australia. He tells Tom Clarkson how previous setbacks helped him get back on his feet, and establish himself as one of the best young drivers in the sport.

Hadjar describes himself as ‘a fighter’, and he picks the World Champion he most wants to face up to as team mates. He talks about the difficult step from Formula 2 to F1, life in Red Bull’s driver program, how his parents inspired him to reach the highest level, and how he earned his nickname, ‘Le Petit Prost’.

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1:58.0	From Heartbreak on his Formula One debut, No way, Isaac Hadjar!
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2:05.6	To arguably the best rookie of the season so far,
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