{"id":165250,"date":"2025-09-24T06:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/165250\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T06:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T06:49:03","slug":"martin-brundle-issues-clear-isack-hadjar-advice-as-red-bull-rumours-swirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/165250\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Brundle issues clear Isack Hadjar advice as Red Bull rumours swirl"},"content":{"rendered":"

From crashing out of the Australian Grand Prix before the start of the race to ending the Dutch Grand Prix on the podium, Isack Hadjar has had a wild introduction to Formula 1.<\/p>\n

For former driver turned pundit Martin Brundle, though, that\u2019s the beauty of Formula 1; so long as one focuses on every straight and every corner, it\u2019s entirely possible to turn a season around.<\/p>\n

Martin Brundle\u2019s advice for Isack Hadjar<\/p>\n

Before the lights had a chance to go out to signal the start of the 2025 Australian Grand Prix, and the start of a new Formula 1 season, Isack Hadjar<\/a> was in tears.<\/p>\n

Wet conditions at the start of the event saw several drivers caught out, with Hadjar among them, crashing his Racing Bulls machine on the formation lap, before even making his F1 grand prix debut.<\/p>\n

It was the kind of morale-crushing moment that goes on to haunt a racer\u2019s rookie campaign. But a determined Hadjar put his head down and kept racing, and has since mounted a deeply impressive F1 2025.<\/p>\n

That culminated in a third-place finish at the Dutch Grand Prix, followed soon after by the French-Algerian driver breaking into the top 10 in the championship standings \u2014 ahead of his teammate Liam Lawson, and well ahead of Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda.<\/p>\n

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As is bound to happen when a driver in a Red Bull-affiliated team shows promise, rumors have begun to emerge that Hadjar could see himself promoted to the senior team; a move that comes with increased risk and pressure.<\/p>\n

Nico Rosberg, F1\u2019s 2016 champion, took a moment to reflect on Hadjar\u2019s career trajectory during Sky Sports\u2019 pre-race ceremonies for the Italian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean even just on the first race where he crashed before the start, Helmut Marko destroyed him publicly. That was the first race!\u201d Rosberg said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re so tough on the drivers, but he\u2019s the rising star of the year. I mean, amazing performances, consistent, fast.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe problem he has now, which we were talking about before, they\u2019re gonna call him up to Red Bull Racing. And then, does he take that role, or should he decline it and buy some more time and give him one more year to learn? That\u2019s a tough one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The seat alongside Max Verstappen has been a notoriously challenging one to fill, with the likes of Alex Albon, Sergio Perez, Pierre Gasly, and Liam Lawson either demoted or fired for failing to perform.<\/p>\n

For a young driver like Hadjar, if a move to a team like Red Bull comes too early, it could be the nail in the coffin of his career.<\/p>\n

But Martin Brundle shared some advice that he felt could be relevant to the young driver\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was talking to a young driver earlier in the year,\u201d Brundle began.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was struggling, and I said, \u2018the great thing about this business is the hero-to-zero aspect. You can become the hero very quickly. You\u2019ve just got to weather the storm.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018And in the end of the day \u2014 and it\u2019s the same this afternoon \u2014 there are straights, there are rights, and there are left. Just treat it like that and keep your head down.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that young driver started going a lot better actually after that.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear exactly who Brundle was speaking to, but it\u2019s advice that could have easily lifted Hadjar from his early season challenges. It\u2019s also advice that could ground him as he pursues a potential future at a team as demanding as Red Bull.<\/p>\n

Rosberg continued, \u201cAt the moment, [Hadjar is] showing enormous potential; race-winning potential. I mean, let\u2019s see how far he can take it, but he\u2019s absolutely the rising star of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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