Verstappen believes Hadjar has earned Red Bull contract extension

Max Verstappen believes Isack Hadjar has earned his contract extension at Red Bull. According to RacingNews365, the Frenchman will remain his team-mate in 2027 and is set to return after a wrist injury.

GPBeat · Newsroom24 Sept 2026, 09:53 · 2 min

Red Bull is keeping Isack Hadjar alongside Max Verstappen in 2027 as well, RacingNews365 reports on 24 September 2026. Verstappen believes it is the right decision. Speaking to the outlet and others, he points to Hadjar’s development: following his debut year in 2025, he believes the Frenchman is doing well at the senior team. In Verstappen’s view, the contract extension is therefore deserved.

The news about Hadjar’s future comes alongside clarity over his return. A wrist injury forced him to miss the Dutch, Italian and Madrid Grands Prix. According to RacingNews365, Red Bull has announced that he will be back in the car during the Baku weekend. His comeback is therefore scheduled for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Alongside his assessment of Hadjar’s performances, Verstappen also mentions their relationship. According to RacingNews365, which cites an interview with F1TV on this point, he gets on well with his team-mate and sees their continuing together as a positive. His support for the extension is therefore based not only on what Hadjar shows on track, but also on their working relationship.

Verstappen also sees Hadjar’s return as restoring the normal situation at Red Bull. He suspects Racing Bulls will also be pleased about this, because he believes that team can likewise return to its usual structure.

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SOURCEVerstappen reacts to Hadjar’s contract extensionRacingNews365 Nederland · Source date as found: 2026-09-24

Source context

Only RacingNews365’s report of 24 September 2026 has been supplied. The original team statement and the cited F1TV interview have not been reviewed separately; independent confirmation is lacking.

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According to RacingNews365, Red Bull has announced that Isack Hadjar will continue to drive for the team alongside Max Verstappen in 2027.

This finding from the source should be read within the stated scope and source context. Contract extension at Red Bull. The announcement was reported on 24 September 2026 and concerns the 2027 season. The announcement is reported by RacingNews365. The original team statement and any contractual terms have not been supplied; a term extending beyond 2027 has not been established.

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RacingNews365 reports that Hadjar missed the Dutch, Italian and Madrid Grands Prix because of a wrist injury. According to the outlet, Red Bull announced his return to the car for the Baku weekend.

This finding from the source should be read within the stated scope and source context. Injury and announced return. The three named Grands Prix preceding the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. The source describes an announced return, not a practice session or race already completed. Medical details about his recovery are lacking.

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Verstappen believes Hadjar is performing well at the senior team following his rookie year and has earned his contract extension. RacingNews365 presents this as remarks made to its own outlet and others, published around the time of Hadjar’s announced return in Azerbaijan.

This finding from the source should be read within the stated scope and source context. Verstappen’s assessment of Hadjar’s development. An assessment of the 2026 season, published on 24 September 2026, with a comparison to his rookie year in 2025. This is the judgement of his team-mate Verstappen. The publication provides no points totals, qualifying gaps or other measurements against which that assessment can be objectively tested.

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According to RacingNews365, Verstappen said in an interview with F1TV that he gets on well with Hadjar and sees the continuation of their working relationship as a positive.

This finding from the source should be read within the stated scope and source context. Their relationship and continued partnership. A reaction to the contract extension, published on 24 September 2026. F1TV is the original source cited here by RacingNews365, not a publication reviewed separately. Verstappen’s positive assessment does not prove that continuity brings a measurable competitive advantage.

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In the F1TV interview cited by RacingNews365, Verstappen describes Hadjar’s return as restoring the normal situation at Red Bull. He suspects Racing Bulls will also be pleased, because he believes that team can likewise return to its normal structure.

This finding from the source should be read within the stated scope and source context. Expected consequences of Hadjar’s return for both teams. Looking ahead to Hadjar’s return during the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. The expected reaction from Racing Bulls is explicitly Verstappen’s assessment, not a statement from that team. The source does not specify which personnel changes would be reversed as a result and does not demonstrate any effect on performance.

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