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Mekies praises Isack Hadjar’s impressive F1 Azerbaijan GP comeback, highlighting his race pace, maturity and teamwork with Max Verstappen
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Mekies: Hadjar “has raised the bar again” after podium on comeback at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein05 mins

Laurent Mekies praised Isack Hadjar’s performance at the 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Azerbaijan GP after the Red Bull driver made an impressive return to racing in Baku. Isack Hadjar returned to the cockpit after being sidelined through injury and immediately showed competitive pace around the demanding Baku City Circuit. After securing fourth place in qualifying,…

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Laurent Mekies discusses why Red Bull opted to not swap positions between Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar in the first half of the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP
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Mekies explains why Red Bull didn’t ask Verstappen and Hadjar to swap positions at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Senjuti Jash05 mins

Team Principal Laurent Mekies shared his thoughts on Max Verstappen’s chances of securing a win with a cleaner qualifying and why they decided not to swap positions between the Dutchman and Isack Hadjar following Red Bull’s double F1 podium at the 2026 Azerbaijan GP on Saturday.  What went down in Baku With the internal combustion…

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BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - SEPTEMBER 26: Third placed Isack Hadjar of France and Oracle Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 26, 2026 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Alastair Staley/LAT Images) // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool // SI202609260272 // Usage for editorial use only //
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Hadjar marks return to racing with “first proper podium” at 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Shermaine Wong06 mins

After sitting out of three consecitive races due to a wrist injury, Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar made his return to racing at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. It was a very positive return for the Frenchman who placed himself P4 on the starting grid in qualifying. This was also his best qualifying result since the…

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Isack Hadjar for Red Bull on track on Thursday at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP.
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Hadjar and Waché assess upgrades and Red Bull’s pace following FP2 at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Eeske Lenz06 mins

Following Thursday‘s Free Practice 2, Isack Hadjar and Red Bull technical director Pierre Waché shared their insights on the Frenchman driver’s recovery, upgrades and car pace at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. Max Verstappen got third place while teammate Isack Hadjar returned to action in ninth place following his injury. Hadjar reports positive return to…

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Max Verstappen identifies the Nürburgring and Spa 24 Hours as possible 2027 endurance outings but rules out a Le Mans appearance for now.
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Verstappen identifies Nürburgring and Spa as serious 2027 endurance options

Karishma Persad09 mins

Max Verstappen has identified the Nürburgring 24 Hours and CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa as serious possibilities for his 2027 endurance racing programme, with the newly confirmed Formula 1 calendar leaving space for the four-time World Champion to contest both endurance classics. The Dutchman has ruled out a 2027 appearance at the 24 Hours of…

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Heading into the Azerbaijan GP weekend, Kimi Antonelli discusses what could prevent him from securing the F1 Drivers' Championship in 2026 and Mercedes's upgrades for Sepang
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Antonelli discusses potential threats to championship bid and Mercedes’s Sepang upgrades ahead of 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

Senjuti Jash06 mins

Kimi Antonelli has opened up about who poses the biggest threat to his maiden Drivers’ Championship bid going forward, his approach to take each race as it comes, whether Mercedes still have an edge over the rest of the F1 grid, and their Sepang upgrades heading into the 2026 Azerbaijan GP weekend. Climbing onto the…

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Liam Lawson, Isack Hadjar and Max Verstappen; the Dutch and French drivers discussed the contract extension of car #6 at Red Bull F1 into 2027.
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Verstappen: Hadjar “deserved” Red Bull F1 contract extension

Kavi Khandelwal03 mins

Isack Hadjar’s F1 contract extension with Red Bull is confirmed, closing out weeks of speculation and putting to rest any doubt about where the Frenchman fits into the team’s plans beyond this season. A deal Hadjar barely wanted to discuss Sitting down in the press conference after the announcement, Isack Hadjar treated the whole thing…

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Red Bull Racing have confirmed that Isack Hadjar will return to the RB22 for the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan, with Liam Lawson back at Racing Bulls.
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Hadjar returns to Red Bull for 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP

James O'Connor02 mins

Red Bull Racing have confirmed that Isack Hadjar will return to the RB22 for the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan, with Liam Lawson back at Racing Bulls. Saturday will mark his first race in exactly two months. The French driver had missed three consecutive events because of an injury picked up whilst training during the summer break….

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