Former System 1 driver Jacques Villeneuve believes that Isack Hadjar has the fitting perspective for Pink Bull because the 21-year-old driver prepares to hitch Max Verstappen on the Milton Keynes outfit subsequent 12 months.
Pink Bull introduced its 2026 driver line-up at first of December, inserting Hadjar alongside Verstappen and Pink Bull junior driver Arvid Lindblad beside Liam Lawson at Racing Bulls. Verstappen’s 2025 team-mate Yuki Tsunoda is about to maneuver right into a reserve driver position.
“Hadjar was hit or miss,” Villeneuve stated when reflecting on the rookie driver’s efficiency in 2025 on the Excessive Efficiency podcast.
“He had some loopy loopy… It is a very Pink Bull approach now. Very aggressive. Some loopy races. I imply some races had been ‘Wow, the place did that come from?’
“Then another races the place he was behind Lawson. So if he can maintain that particular momentum going, and it was solely his first season. So if he retains that momentum going, he is within the excellent crew. Pink Bull, along with his perspective, it really works properly.”
Whereas Pink Bull has seen a variety of change within the seat alongside Verstappen, Hadjar will not be involved in regards to the job forward.
Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls Workforce
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“It is an excellent second in my profession, that is for positive,” Hadjar defined throughout the press convention in Abu Dhabi.
“For all of the arduous work via the years being rewarded now, clearly it is only the start of a brand new journey. However I am very excited and moving into a brand new period of System 1 as properly. I feel it is excellent timing.”
2026 welcomes a brand new wave of laws within the championship, which Hadjar sees as a optimistic for his first 12 months within the coveted seat.
“I’ve no expectations in any respect, as a result of ranging from scratch – everybody. The work goes to be completed,” he added.
“I am simply actually trying ahead to January, February, working with the crew, attending to know the folks. It is going to be essential to attempt to be forward a bit.”
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