Isack Hadjar has been confirmed as Liam Lawson’s substitute at RB for 2025, finishing subsequent season’s Method 1 driver line-up.
Lawson was introduced as transferring as much as Purple Bull earlier this week, following the departure of Sergio Perez from the staff. That call opened up one other seat at RB, the place reserve driver and Method 2 runner-up Hadjar will now race alongside Yuki Tsunoda. The RB seat had remained unconfirmed regardless of Lawson’s presence over the ultimate six races of this season, however with Hadjar’s promotion all 20 slots are actually set.
“I’m very excited to step into my new position at VCARB,” Hadjar stated. “That is enormous for myself, my household and all of the individuals who have believed in me from the start. The journey from karting via the ranks in single-seaters, to now being in Method 1 is the second I’ve been working in the direction of my entire life, it’s the dream.
“I really feel like I’m getting into a complete new universe, driving a a lot quicker automobile and racing with the very best drivers on this planet. It’ll be an enormous studying curve, however I’m able to work laborious and do the very best I can for the staff.
“I stay up for working with and studying from Yuki, I’ve at all times appeared as much as him, he went via the Purple Bull Junior Program, like myself, and we’ve shared the same path to F1. He’s very skilled and will probably be good to study from.”
Crew principal Laurent Mekies is coping with a 3rd new driver alongside Tsunoda within the final 12 months, however says the partnership of 20-year-old Hadjar and the extra skilled Japanese driver gives a powerful stability.
“We’re excited to have Isack with us subsequent yr, bringing a brand new and recent dynamic to the staff alongside Yuki in 2025,” Mekies stated. “His journey to Method 1 has been nothing in need of excellent — he has proven outstanding progress, with a collection of spectacular ends in the junior single-seater ranks.
“He has the expertise and drive essential to compete on the highest degree, and we’ve got each confidence that he’ll adapt rapidly and make a big impression.
“I consider Isack and Yuki will make a terrific staff. Yuki brings invaluable expertise to the staff, he’s proven unimaginable resilience and maturity, which will probably be essential for the staff as we try to hit all our goals and aims in 2025.”
The modifications at RB and Purple Bull imply eight of the ten groups have up to date line-ups in 2025, with solely McLaren and Aston Martin fielding the identical pairing as this yr.
