Isack Hadjar is in 2026 the teammate of Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing. After a strong debut season with Racing Bulls, it was confirmed at the end of 2025 that the 21-year-old Frenchman would replace Yuki Tsunoda.

Isack Hadjar began karting in 2015 and made his single-seater debut in French Formula 4 in 2019. He took his first win at Spa-Francorchamps and finished seventh in the standings with 118 points.

In 2020, the Frenchman competed in the UAE Formula 4 Championship, taking part in two of the five race weekends and finishing as high as fourth. He ended the season eleventh with 56 points. At the same time, he completed a second season in French F4, scoring three wins and eight additional podiums to finish third in the championship.

In 2021, Hadjar stepped up to the Asian Formula 3 Championship, where he secured five podiums and finished sixth overall with 95 points. That same year, he also raced in the Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA), winning two races, adding four more podiums and finishing fifth with 166 points.

2022 proved to be a key year, as Hadjar joined the Red Bull Junior Team. Racing for Hitech Grand Prix in the Formula Regional Asian Championship, he won two races, scored three podiums and finished third in the standings with 134 points.

In 2023, Hadjar made his Formula 2 debut with Hitech. It was a difficult season, with just one podium in Austria, and he finished fourteenth in the championship with 55 points. In 2024, he narrowly missed out on the F2 title, which was won by Gabriel Bortoleto.

Hadjar made his Formula 1 debut in 2025 with Racing Bulls. After a difficult start in Australia, where he crashed on the formation lap, he recovered strongly. The rookie regularly reached Q3 and scored 51 championship points in his first season. His highlight came in Zandvoort, where he secured his first podium.

After just one season in Formula 1, Hadjar makes the step up to a top team, joining Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing. With the new regulations coming into effect in 2026, it remains uncertain whether the RB22 will be competitive enough to fight for titles.

Red Bull has also undergone significant changes in recent years. In 2025, both Christian Horner and Helmut Marko left the team. In 2026, Hadjar and Verstappen will work under new team principal Laurent Mekies.

Hadjar made his Formula 1 debut in 2025. The young Frenchman endured a difficult start in Australia, failing to make it past the formation lap in his first Grand Prix. However, across the remaining races, he consistently proved himself as one of the stronger drivers in the midfield.

In Zandvoort, he secured a surprise podium after Lando Norris retired late in the race. He finished the season eleventh in the championship with 51 points. Ahead of the final race in Abu Dhabi, it was confirmed that he would join Red Bull Racing for 2026.

Isack Hadjar becomes the seventh teammate of Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing, following Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly, Alexander Albon, Sergio Perez, Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda. Since 2017, no teammate has managed to outperform Verstappen over a full season.

Hadjar himself does not expect to beat Verstappen immediately and is primarily focused on learning at his new team. With Laurent Mekies as team principal—who previously led Racing Bulls—there are expectations of greater stability within the team following the departures of Horner and Marko.

Hadjar’s salary at Red Bull Racing is currently unknown. In 2025, his salary at Racing Bulls was estimated at around €900,000. His net worth has not been disclosed.

Isack Hadjar is currently single, and there is no indication that he is in a relationship. The Frenchman prefers to keep his private life out of the spotlight.

Isack Hadjar was born on September 28, 2004, in Paris, France. He is currently 20 years old and will turn 22 in September 2026. He is 1.67 metres tall and weighs approximately 65 kilograms.

Although born in Paris, Hadjar has Algerian roots. Despite this, he races under the French flag in Formula 1.

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