Isack Hadjar says he has the perfect timing he might have requested for to maneuver as much as Crimson Bull, because of the brand new laws which might be being launched in 2026.
Crimson Bull opted to drop Yuki Tsunoda on the finish of 2025, selling Hadjar after a powerful rookie season at Racing Bulls. Whereas the second seat alongside Max Verstappen has been a troublesome alternative for a number of drivers – together with Tsunoda, Liam Lawson and Sergio Perez – over the previous 18 months, Hadjar says the timing of his transfer reduces a variety of challenges his predecessors confronted.
“To get to Crimson Bull, I needed to do my greatest right here [at Racing Bulls],” Hadjar mentioned. “There wasn’t a lot consideration paid at what the massive boys had been doing.
“However now, clearly, the main focus level is altering, and I am unable to wait to get to MK (Milton Keynes) and begin working with the blokes via January, February. It isn’t going to be enjoyable, however I imagine it is the place I will make the distinction, as a result of the automobile just isn’t constructed but. And there is one device on the market, it is the sim. So there’s loads to do. I can enable myself extra holidays, however what is the level?
“It is the perfect timing by far … It is a new automobile. It isn’t like Max is aware of the automobile, proper? All of it begins from scratch. I really feel very, very fortunate in the way in which I am coming to Crimson Bull. It’ll be very useful, and if the automobile has to go in a single path, then I will be right here as nicely. And perhaps it is from my enter. So I am excited.”
The Frenchman has already acknowledged he must mood his personal expectations alongside Verstappen subsequent season, however he additionally hopes the surroundings will enable him to be taught from the four-time world champion so early in his profession.
“Actually, I believe I am very fortunate I arrive, I’d say, in higher situations,” he mentioned. “Laurent [Mekies, team principal] goes to be there. I’ve labored with him already, so very acquainted faces. Actually, I am excited.
“[Success would be] combating for wins, being there each weekend. To be the primary driver shortly to be doing a very nice job subsequent to Max…
“It is exhausting to appreciate. It isn’t simply Crimson Bull, but it surely’s simply being teammates with Max. I am so grateful as a result of I am simply 21 and I get to see what the best stage on the planet is at such a younger age. I am very fortunate.”
