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He eventually finished out of the points in 12th, having passed Lindblad around the pit stops, with both drivers losing out overall by coming in just before the safety car.<\/p>\n
Asked by Crash.net about the Lindblad comments, he stressed that he had bigger concerns.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not even one per cent of how bad this race was,\u201d he said. \u201cIt’s no big deal. We just need to understand why that battery situation [was happening], and so early.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I was comfortable in eighth, the plan was to fight Pierre [Gasly], which we were doing. And it all faded away with an empty battery, and then you\u2019re just powerless.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, when pushed on Lindblad, he made it clear that he felt the British driver had an eye on the internal battle between the Red Bull youngsters.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou can understand. He lets Max through, he defends against me. So it just makes sense for him, you know? But yeah, that was not very useful for both of us. It’s okay. He’s young.\u201d<\/p>\n
Suzuka was the first race of 2026 in which both Red Bulls finished, but Hadjar didn\u2019t see that as something to celebrate.<\/p>\n
“The only positive right now is that I can drive the car fast \u2013 but we have no lead on how we can make the fast now.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a good power unit, the engine is good, everything. It’s just the chassis side is terrible. Just slow in the corners.\u201d<\/p>\n
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