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Horner feels sorry for Hadjar: 'Heartwrenching to see him so gutted'
Isack Hadjar has gone down in history as the man who ended his Formula 1 debut as early as the second corner of the warm-up lap. It triggered intense emotions as the Racing Bulls driver made his way back to his team. Helmut Marko called Hadjar's tears "a bit embarrasing".
Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing's team boss, felt sorry for the sister team's youngster, he told the media, including GPblog. "It was quite heart-wrenching to see him so gutted," he said.
Horner preferred to focus on the things that did go well for Hadjar over the weekend in Australia. "It's his first Grand Prix. I think the positives he needs to take out of it when he reflects on the weekend, he actually performed very well through the practices and the qualifying," said the Briton, who saw Hadjar qualify just outside the top 10 in P11.
Horner expects great times ahead for Hadjar
Besides, as the Red Bull Racing team boss pointed out, Hadjar is only 20 years old. "I think the positives he needs to take out of it when he reflects on the weekend, he actually performed very well through the practices and the qualifying."