Sky Sports F1 delays broadcast of Hadjar interview after post-race profanity

Sky Sports F1 delayed the broadcast of Isack Hadjar’s post-race interview after the United States Grand Prix. Presenter Simon Lazenby said the interview had to be checked because the Red Bull driver was so angry; when it aired, Hadjar’s profanity was bleeped out.

Hadjar had qualified third, narrowly slower than teammate Max Verstappen. Both Red Bull drivers started on soft tyres, but Verstappen held second while Hadjar quickly fell to fifth and eventually finished sixth. Hadjar was also regularly frustrated over the team radio during the race.

In the interview, Hadjar summed up his race: “Everything went wrong.” He said he had done everything right at the start, but the clutch delivered too much power. He said he had no control over what followed and was growing increasingly frustrated by not knowing what would happen when he released the clutch.