Isack Hadjar has revealed a cooldown room blunder he suffered after clinching his first Formulation 1 podium in the course of the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix.
The French-Algerian driver completed third behind race winner Oscar Piastri and Purple Bull driver Max Verstappen – a second he had hoped for however did not suppose could be attainable in his rookie season.
“I wished that podium that yr, however I truthfully did not suppose it was going to occur,” he stated throughout an look on Purple Bull’s Speaking Bull podcast.
Whereas it will be straightforward to neglect the moments between pulling up on the grid after the race and the rostrum, Hadjar revealed why it has caught in his thoughts.
“I do [remember] as a result of it was a very new process for me,” he defined.
“I bear in mind being within the cool room with Max and Oscar. They usually have been prepared for that. That they had their trainers with towels so they might change, and I checked out Harry, my man. I used to be like, ‘You introduced me a towel?’ He was like, ‘No,’ as a result of he did not know both.
“They usually all had model new fits as a result of after the rostrum, you stink. They get modified, they usually had this practice towel the place they match it round them to allow them to really get modified. I used to be amazed. I used to be like, ‘Wow.'”
Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
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He added: “In the course of the press convention, these guys smelled good. They have been in model new [suits].”
Discussing the second he pulled as much as the third-place board on the grid after the race, he recounted the sensation and suggestions from the group.
“Even after I parked the automobile on the third board. I jumped out, and I used to be on the left-hand aspect, I used to be the closest to the grandstand and I jumped out of the automobile, and I waved on the crowd, and it responded again to me. Wow. I used to be like, ‘That is insane.'”
Hadjar went on to safe a contract with Purple Bull for 2026 to drive alongside four-time champion Verstappen.
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