{"id":2018306,"date":"2026-06-29T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2018306"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:00:00","slug":"red-bull-upgrades-enable-isack-hadjar-to-enjoy-first-proper-fight-with-f1s-big-boys-at-austrian-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2018306","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull upgrades enable Isack Hadjar to enjoy first proper fight with F1&#8217;s &#8220;big boys\u201d at Austrian GP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421609_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Red Bull upgrades enable Isack Hadjar to enjoy first proper fight with F1&#8217;s &#8220;big boys\u201d at Austrian GP<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Isack Hadjar mixed it up with several world champions in Sunday&#8217;s Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Adam Cooper <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-06-29T17:00:00+01:00\">29 Jun 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421609_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421609_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421609_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421609_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421609_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421609_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421609_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421609_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421609_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Hadjar went wheel-to-wheel with his F1 hero Hamilton<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Red Bull Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar says he had \u201cgood fun\u201d in the Austrian Grand Prix during what he described as his first proper fight with the \u201cbig boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having started from eighth on the grid, Hadjar went wheel-to-wheel with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, and also battled with McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.<\/p>\n<p>He eventually finished sixth, but he felt that with a better starting position he had the pace to be as high as fourth with the upgraded RB22.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Hadjar admitted he was &#8220;too kind&#8221; in his battle with Hamilton<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t remember a race in my career where I fought with the big boys, like the Ferrari, the McLarens,\u201d he said when asked by <em>Crash.net <\/em>about his frantic afternoon.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo that was good fun, that was a first. And I think we succeeded quite well. But yeah, if we had started a bit further up the grid, if it wasn&#8217;t for deployment issues, I think there was a fourth place in the locker. So it&#8217;s positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he\u2019d learned anything from fighting with Hamilton he said: \u201cNo, it was just cool, but nothing that I necessarily learned. Maybe I was a bit too kind with Lewis into Turn 4, I remember. But apart from that, I think I fought pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-5517fd5bd1fae2a811051ce482af45a556e90880006dbedf05cd0e09cd11b9ee\">  Revealed: Who initiated Max Verstappen\u2019s shock McLaren F1 talks   Bernie Ecclestone reveals the driver he would sign \u201cat whatever cost\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hadjar confirmed that the brake issues he suffered earlier in the weekend affected him again in the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuite a few lockups, very poor confidence. I had to take some margin each lap, but I felt that struggle for everyone around me, I was not alone. I think it could be track specific hot track temperatures, and the tyres felt very poor.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Hadjar took a strong sixth in his upgraded Red Bull<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-2a14223c5d5653235bed24ba3bde2b89f90af16a7ea4ad28447d50c727829089\">  Max Verstappen mocks George Russell with cheeky unheard radio joke   Hamilton unimpressed with Verstappen penalty plea in epic fight <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hadjar agreed that Red Bull&#8217;s upgrade package, which helped team mate Max Verstappen to second place, had paid dividends \u2013 and that there is more to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely feel it in the race pace,\u201d he said. \u201cI think today we had the second quickest car. Usually we struggle more with the race pace than qualifying pace. This weekend was more equal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo very good on that aspect. So, yeah, you do feel it. But I feel like the car was not in the right window, and still it&#8217;s fast, so it&#8217;s encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had the first update in Miami, did a big step forward. Now we did a nice step in the race. On one lap, it was still not like the others, Mercedes, I think, was still flying. But very encouraging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Red Bull<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Isack Hadjar<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> F1 marshal suffers medical emergency before start of Austrian Grand Prix<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421350_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421350_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421350_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421350_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421350_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421350_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421350_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421350_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421350_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item next\">\n<h3> Next <\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Bernie Ecclestone reveals the F1 driver he would sign \u201cat whatever cost\u201d<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421676_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421676_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421676_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421676_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421676_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421676_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421676_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421676_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421676_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-b1f8ec6f3222580c2a39b4b87523706e29d6b387811ddcd18bf4e2b2f1544192\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/ac-2.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/ac-2.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/ac-2.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Adam Cooper<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">F1 Journalist<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Adam Cooper attended his first F1 race at Brands Hatch as a 10-year-old fan in 1976. 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\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Isack Hadjar mixed it up with several world champions in Sunday&#8217;s Austrian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Red Bull Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar says he had \u201cgood fun\u201d in the Austrian Grand Prix during what he described as his first proper fight with the \u201cbig boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having started from eighth on the grid, Hadjar went wheel-to-wheel with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, and also battled with McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.<\/p>\n<p>He eventually finished sixth, but he felt that with a better starting position he had the pace to be as high as fourth with the upgraded RB22.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Hadjar admitted he was &#8220;too kind&#8221; in his battle with Hamilton<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t remember a race in my career where I fought with the big boys, like the Ferrari, the McLarens,\u201d he said when asked by <em>Crash.net <\/em>about his frantic afternoon.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo that was good fun, that was a first. And I think we succeeded quite well. But yeah, if we had started a bit further up the grid, if it wasn&#8217;t for deployment issues, I think there was a fourth place in the locker. So it&#8217;s positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he\u2019d learned anything from fighting with Hamilton he said: \u201cNo, it was just cool, but nothing that I necessarily learned. Maybe I was a bit too kind with Lewis into Turn 4, I remember. But apart from that, I think I fought pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-5517fd5bd1fae2a811051ce482af45a556e90880006dbedf05cd0e09cd11b9ee\">  Revealed: Who initiated Max Verstappen\u2019s shock McLaren F1 talks   Bernie Ecclestone reveals the driver he would sign \u201cat whatever cost\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hadjar confirmed that the brake issues he suffered earlier in the weekend affected him again in the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuite a few lockups, very poor confidence. I had to take some margin each lap, but I felt that struggle for everyone around me, I was not alone. I think it could be track specific hot track temperatures, and the tyres felt very poor.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Hadjar took a strong sixth in his upgraded Red Bull<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-2a14223c5d5653235bed24ba3bde2b89f90af16a7ea4ad28447d50c727829089\">  Max Verstappen mocks George Russell with cheeky unheard radio joke   Hamilton unimpressed with Verstappen penalty plea in epic fight <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hadjar agreed that Red Bull&#8217;s upgrade package, which helped team mate Max Verstappen to second place, had paid dividends \u2013 and that there is more to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely feel it in the race pace,\u201d he said. \u201cI think today we had the second quickest car. Usually we struggle more with the race pace than qualifying pace. This weekend was more equal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo very good on that aspect. So, yeah, you do feel it. But I feel like the car was not in the right window, and still it&#8217;s fast, so it&#8217;s encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had the first update in Miami, did a big step forward. Now we did a nice step in the race. On one lap, it was still not like the others, Mercedes, I think, was still flying. But very encouraging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Red Bull Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar says he had \u201cgood fun\u201d in the Austrian Grand Prix during what he described as his first proper fight with the \u201cbig boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having started from eighth on the grid, Hadjar went wheel-to-wheel with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, and also battled with McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.<\/p>\n<p>He eventually finished sixth, but he felt that with a better starting position he had the pace to be as high as fourth with the upgraded RB22.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421604_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Hadjar admitted he was &#8220;too kind&#8221; in his battle with Hamilton<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t remember a race in my career where I fought with the big boys, like the Ferrari, the McLarens,\u201d he said when asked by <em>Crash.net <\/em>about his frantic afternoon.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo that was good fun, that was a first. And I think we succeeded quite well. But yeah, if we had started a bit further up the grid, if it wasn&#8217;t for deployment issues, I think there was a fourth place in the locker. So it&#8217;s positive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he\u2019d learned anything from fighting with Hamilton he said: \u201cNo, it was just cool, but nothing that I necessarily learned. Maybe I was a bit too kind with Lewis into Turn 4, I remember. But apart from that, I think I fought pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-5517fd5bd1fae2a811051ce482af45a556e90880006dbedf05cd0e09cd11b9ee\">  Revealed: Who initiated Max Verstappen\u2019s shock McLaren F1 talks   Bernie Ecclestone reveals the driver he would sign \u201cat whatever cost\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hadjar confirmed that the brake issues he suffered earlier in the weekend affected him again in the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuite a few lockups, very poor confidence. I had to take some margin each lap, but I felt that struggle for everyone around me, I was not alone. I think it could be track specific hot track temperatures, and the tyres felt very poor.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/si202606280383.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Hadjar took a strong sixth in his upgraded Red Bull<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-2a14223c5d5653235bed24ba3bde2b89f90af16a7ea4ad28447d50c727829089\">  Max Verstappen mocks George Russell with cheeky unheard radio joke   Hamilton unimpressed with Verstappen penalty plea in epic fight <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hadjar agreed that Red Bull&#8217;s upgrade package, which helped team mate Max Verstappen to second place, had paid dividends \u2013 and that there is more to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely feel it in the race pace,\u201d he said. \u201cI think today we had the second quickest car. Usually we struggle more with the race pace than qualifying pace. This weekend was more equal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo very good on that aspect. So, yeah, you do feel it. But I feel like the car was not in the right window, and still it&#8217;s fast, so it&#8217;s encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had the first update in Miami, did a big step forward. Now we did a nice step in the race. On one lap, it was still not like the others, Mercedes, I think, was still flying. But very encouraging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1099921\/1\/red-bull-upgrades-enable-isack-hadjar-enjoy-first-proper-fight-f1s-big-boys&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/xpb_1421609_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Red Bull upgrades enable Isack Hadjar to enjoy first proper fight with F1&#8217;s &#8220;big boys\u201d at Austrian GP Isack Hadjar mixed it up with several world champions in Sunday&#8217;s Austrian Grand Prix. 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