New teammate for Verstappen? 'Everyone agrees this is what we should do'
15:18, 14 Aug
Updated: 15:32, 14 Aug
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Rookie Isack Hadjar has impressed Peter Bayer with his rapid improvement in 2025, rebounding from an early-season mishap to become a consistent points scorer.
Bayer shared a telling radio moment between Hadjar and race engineer Pierre Hamelin during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend.
“His race engineer [Pierre Hamelin] said: ‘Look, Isack, you’re losing about half a tenth in Turn 6,'" Bayer started in conversation with PlanetF1.
“Isack said to him: ‘Can you be more precise?’ Pierre said, ‘Yes, I can. You’re losing 0.035 of a second in that turn.’
"And Isaac said: ‘OK, then I know what to do.’ [And he did it].”
It’s a sign of the young Frenchman’s confident approach that has helped him integrate quickly into F1.
Isack Hadjar has made a breakthrough in Formula 1 in '26
'Everybody agrees Hadjar should stay'
His rookie year began under pressure after crashing on the formation lap in Australia, but since then he’s demonstrated composure and adaptability.
“Honestly, I think we’ll see great things from him," Bayer said.
“His mind is just working, asking, growing. Isaac is a great kid. He’s great, but he needs this year with us, and everybody agrees that’s what we should do.”
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