Isack Hadjar Reveals Struggles with Car Consistency During Australia Practice Sessions Isack Hadjar described his first Friday as a Red Bull Racing driver as a challenging experience, admitting that the car’s inconsistency made it difficult to maintain performance during practice sessions in Australia. The 21-year-old, promoted from his sister team Racing Bulls, faced several issues during both free practice sessions, which he acknowledged were expected but still impacted his results. In the first session, Hadjar started strongly, briefly leading the timesheet before encountering a significant lock-up that sent him off the track. Despite the incident, he finished in fourth place, behind teammate Max Verstappen. However, the second session proved more problematic. A major snap at Turn 5 forced him to narrowly avoid the wall, and he ended up outside the top eight, securing ninth place on the timesheets. Reflecting on the challenges, Hadjar said, “In FP1 everything went pretty well, and then FP2 I just had a few issues with the car. So yeah, consistency was nowhere really, and I’ve been struggling a bit more with the car balance. We made a few changes so let’s see what we understood.” When asked about the biggest issue, he explained, “Inconsistency in the deployment – I had to adapt my braking points and it was just very messy. For sure it was expected. As long as we know why and we don’t make the same mistake again, then we’ll be fine.” The difficulties Hadjar faced were part of a broader competition for pole position, with multiple teams vying for the top spot. Red Bull’s chief engineer, Paul Monaghan, emphasized the importance of overnight adjustments to optimize one-lap pace for qualifying. “We’ve seen how easy it is to get it wrong; we’ve seen how difficult it is to get it to be perfect,” Monaghan said.#max_verstappen #racing_bulls #red_bull_racing #isack_hadjar #paul_monaghan
