Since the beginning of the season, drivers and fans alike have expressed concerns with the new regulations, which introduced a near 50/50 split between internal combustion and electrical power. Mid-season tweaks, and further changes for the 2027 season, have attempted to limit the impact of super-clipping - when the MGU-k diverts power to recharge batteries on long straights - and the increased need to lift and coast at corners to ultimately secure quicker lap times.

In Budapest, neither of these recharging tactics were as necessary, with the Hungaroring featuring many braking zones, and slower corner sequences than the previous two rounds at Spa and Silverstone.

For Hadjar, it "felt good" to return to "classic racing" at the track labelled 'Monaco without the walls', but the Red Bull driver could not hide his disappointment that fan and driver favourites have been affected by the new regulations - adding it is "a bit sad" that F1's highly ranked tracks this year, are not the likes of Spa, but rather those with the most energy recovery opportunities.

Speaking to media, including GPblog, Hadjar said: "It feels good to reach your top speed at the end of the straight, back to classic racing. It’s a bit sad that now you are ranking the good tracks as high energy tracks."

Upon F1's return from the current summer break in late August, the sport will head to Zandvoort, the home race of Hadjar's Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen at the Dutch GP. The 21-year-old expressed hope that more classic racing could feature there, and warned that drivers will need to to "enjoy while we can" before racing at the energy-starved Monza in September.

"That’s how it is. That’s how we rank the tracks now. You know, Spa is one of the best tracks, but it was one of the worst to drive. So, it feels good to go back to things like this. We expect Zandvoort to be good as well, so we need to enjoy while we can before Monza," Hadjar concluded.

Hadjar was no more pleased with his RB22 after the Hungarian GP, despite a strong P6 finish. His teammate Verstappen secured an "unbelievable" P2 finish at the Hungaroring, but made clear he is also still unhappy with the RB22.

Speaking to media, including GPblog, Hadjar said: "Finding a sweet spot and having something driveable for me was not possible the whole weekend. On paper, I was confident it was a track that was going to suit us, but then it just didn't really come alive."

Quizzed on what are the main limitations in the car, Hadjar sarcastically noted the downshifts, a bug bear for both he and Verstappen this season, as heard in a number of angry radio outbursts so far.