Hadjar erupts in anger following tense FP3 moment: 'What the f**k is he doing?'

The incident occurred as Hadjar approached the first corner of the Circuit of the Americas, where he locked up under braking and ran wide. He then found Albon directly ahead of him, prompting an immediate reaction from the Red Bull driver.

Hadjar pulled alongside the Williams and steered towards Albon while raising his arm in frustration. The Frenchman also expressed his anger over the team radio, questioning the Thai driver's positioning on the circuit: "What the f**k is he doing? He was sleeping on the racing line."

The confrontation followed a challenging practice session for Hadjar, who was increasingly dissatisfied with the handling of his RB22. His difficulties with the car contributed to the frustration that eventually surfaced during the encounter with Albon.

The Red Bull driver finished tenth in the final classification, recording a 1:35.930, which left him 1.037 seconds behind session leader Lewis Hamilton.

His teammate Max Verstappen enjoyed a stronger outing, taking second place with a lap just 0.168 seconds slower than Hamilton's benchmark. Charles Leclerc completed the top three for Ferrari, while Albon finished 19th for Williams.

Ferrari therefore heads into qualifying after topping all three practice sessions in Austin, with Leclerc fastest in FP1 and FP2 before Hamilton led the way in FP3.