It was a Formulation 1 debut to neglect for Isack Hadjar as he crashed his Racing Bulls automobile on the formation lap of the Australian Grand Prix.
The Frenchman did not even make the beginning as he whipped his white and blue challenger into the wall making an attempt to get his tyres heat.
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Rain had threatened to delay the beginning at Albert Park however as an alternative it was Hadjar who triggered it to be pushed again.
With a moist coating on monitor, any fallacious transfer was going to be punished and the teenager picked the worst time to try to pace up and swerve, catching a white line.
The spin noticed him profession into the fencing and the angle of the crash meant his rear wing wasn’t salvageable.
Race over earlier than it had even begun.
Hadjar was left devastated, refusing to reply to radio calls as he obtained out of his automobile.
He additionally left his helmet on, putting one hand by means of his visor as he was consoled by officers trackside.
Ex-Formulation 1 star Martin Brundle mentioned: “He is crying his eyes out, I believe.”
After which, as Hadjar continued an extended and lonely stroll again to the pit lane, one other determine appeared to wrap an arm round his shoulder.
The 20-year-old has, forward of the brand new F1 season spoken lots about Lewis Hamilton being his idol, snapping selfies and getting recommendation from his hero.
And Lewis’ father Anthony swooped in to additional console Hadjar in a extraordinarily heart-warming sight.
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Sky Sports activities reporter Ted Kravitz mentioned: “[He’s] now getting consoled there by Anthony Hamilton, who wished all drivers the very best of luck in immediately’s race and he is aware of a factor or too help somebody in a crash helmet.
“He is carried out it for Lewis for his whole profession and that is the mark of Anthony Hamilton there – one of many first individuals on the scene to say, ‘Come on, you’ve got obtained an extended profession forward of you. You will neglect about this someday.’
“It is simply horrendous luck for Isak Hadjar.”
Hadjar wasn’t the one one to have a shocker initially of the race with Alpine rookie Jack Doohan additionally spinning off on Lap 1.
He went off in the identical trend as his wheels hit the moist white line.
And his father Mick was additionally left devastated within the paddock after his son’s crash.
It wasn’t simply the rookies scuffling with new Williams star Carlos Sainz then going off because the Security Automobile entered the fray.
This time although, it gave the impression to be a technical difficulty for the skilled Spaniard.
Sky Sports activities F1 reporter Ted Kravitz, mentioned: “That may have shocked him. Similar to Hadjar. He is accelerated gently however the torque has come on by means of, loosened the rear axle and increase he is gone.”
The security automobile took them spherical because the monitor was cleared and ultimately they obtained again racing on Lap 8 with Lando Norris main from world champion Max Verstappen.
The Dutchman, one way or the other, skulked previous Norris’ McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri on the opening lap.
Hadjar, Sainz, and Doohan had been all later seen round their respective garages because the race continued.