Hadjar to miss Dutch Grand Prix with hand injury

Red Bull's Isack Hadjar will miss the upcoming Dutch Grand Prix due to a wrist injury sustained during the summer break. The French driver will be replaced by New Zealander Liam Lawson, who typically races for Red Bull's second team, Racing Bulls. Lawson's spot will be taken by Japan's Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull's reserve driver who was released from the main team at the end of the previous season.

Hadjar reportedly broke his wrist while engaging in a boxing session. Lawson's temporary promotion presents him with a chance to rectify two poor starts to the 2025 season, where he had raced alongside Max Verstappen before being relegated to Racing Bulls after the first two races due to subpar performances.

Red Bull has faced challenges in the first half of 2026, with the four-time world champion Verstappen yet to secure a victory this year. Verstappen concluded 2025 just two points behind McLaren's Lando Norris, after an impressive second-half resurgence that helped him recover over 100 points on the championship leader. Verstappen's best results so far this season have been second places in the Austrian and Hungarian Grands Prix.

Verstappen will race at his home Grand Prix for the last time this weekend in Zandvoort, a town located on the Dutch coast. The event will be dropped from the calendar for the following season as organizers find it no longer financially viable.