French-Algerian driver Isack Hadjar, the 2024 System 2 runner-up, will race for the RB F1 workforce in 2025.
The 20-year-old Hadjar will companion with Yuki Tsnoda on Purple Bull’s junior workforce, changing Liam Lawson.
Lawson is changing Sergio Perez within the senior Purple Bull workforce alongside four-time world champion Max Verstappen.
Hadjar joined the Purple Bull household in 2022. He recorded 4 wins and 9 podium finishes in 54 F2 begins from 2023-24.
“That is big for myself, my household and all of the individuals who have believed in me from the start,” Hadjar mentioned. “The journey from karting by the ranks in single-seaters, to now being in System 1 is the second I have been working in the direction of my entire life, it’s the dream.
“I really feel like I am moving into a complete new universe, driving a a lot quicker automotive and racing with the most effective drivers on this planet. It’s going to be an enormous studying curve, however I am able to work laborious and do the most effective I can for the workforce. I look ahead to working with and studying from Yuki, I’ve all the time seemed as much as him, he went by the Purple Bull Junior Program, like myself, and we have shared the same path to F1. He is very skilled and can be good to study from.”
Hadjar’s arrival, confirmed by the workforce Thursday, means the lineups are actually full for all 10 groups on the 2025 grid.
“We’re excited to have Isack with us subsequent yr, bringing a brand new and recent dynamic to the workforce alongside Yuki in 2025,” RB workforce principal Laurent Mekies mentioned.
“His journey to System 1 has been nothing wanting excellent, he has proven outstanding development, 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 each confidence that he’ll adapt rapidly and make a big influence.”
–Subject Stage Media