With Racing Bulls<\/a> in a tight battle with Alpine<\/a> for fifth in the constructors’ standings, the strong performances of Liam Lawson<\/a> and rookie Arvid Lindblad<\/a> have caught the attention of the paddock.<\/p>\n But the success has led to a bottleneck within the Red Bull driver academy. With Isack Hadjar<\/a> also performing well alongside Max Verstappen<\/a> at Red Bull and junior driver Nikola Tsolov currently dominating the Formula 2 championship, the team’s management faces a headache for the coming seasons.<\/p>\n “There’s only 22 seats, right? You can’t always just assume that the F2 champ gets the promotion,” Hinchcliffe explained on the podcast. “I find it so funny because I feel like you turn back the clock 12 months, and Red Bull was out of drivers.<\/p>\n Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing, Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls<\/p>\n Photo by: Andy Hone\/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n “We were trying to figure out how they were going to fill seats, who was going to be in the second Red Bull seat, who’s going to go where. Thank God Lindblad was there in F2 last year, and that he’s performing the way that he is.<\/p>\n “But there was a moment where they had just burned through everybody, and we’re like, ‘Wow, their pipeline’s not actually as strong as it used to be.’<\/p>\n “And now all of a sudden, they’ve got too many drivers that are performing because Hadjar’s doing a great job next to Max. Both the Racing Bulls guys are doing well, and you’ve got one of their juniors in a good position to maybe win the F2 championship.”<\/p>\n We want your opinion!<\/p>\n What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?<\/p>\n![\"Isack](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/isack-hadjar-red-bull-racing-l.jpg\")
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