{"id":944,"date":"2025-06-07T19:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T18:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halleysclinic.com\/?p=944"},"modified":"2025-06-07T19:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T18:58:47","slug":"isack-hadjar-f1-rookie-is-in-big-trouble-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halleysclinic.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/07\/isack-hadjar-f1-rookie-is-in-big-trouble-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Isack Hadjar, F1 rookie is in big trouble. Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By Dr. AK Rana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Because the gloomy, cursed second seat of Red Bull is calling Isack Hadjar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why? Because after Liam Lawson, Yuki Tsunoda was upgraded to Red Bull from the VCARB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or should I say downgraded?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because it\u2019s becoming a living hell for him\u2014where he crashes every next Sunday, leading to a DNF, being last on the grid, or just somehow not being able to score points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet\u2014he is doing better somehow according to some stats, and even the stats are wondering of which stats they are being compared to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But can we even say that? Because Liam was given barely two races to either nail it or kill it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now? Yuki is suffering in that car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Well, for us outsiders\u2014who don\u2019t have encrypted access to that car\u2019s secrets or the physics behind it\u2014it\u2019s a mystery why it performs so poorly compared to the one Max Verstappen drives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Or maybe, worse, it\u2019s a car only Max Verstappen can drive\u2014because he\u2019s been with it for over a decade now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever be the case, should we now look at the brilliant job Isack Hadjar is doing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Scoring points every race weekend with consistency and somehow always finding a place in Q3?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s talk numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of the four drivers Red Bull currently has (across both teams), Max Verstappen has the most points\u2014as expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But second?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not Yuki. It\u2019s Isack Hadjar\u2014the rookie in a midfield team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And we all know Red Bull loves to shuffle drivers like a deck of cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, they\u2019re looking around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the next poor guy to put in that cursed second seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isack once said he wouldn\u2019t be able to drive that car\u2014because it\u2019s built so strangely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But here\u2019s the twist:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cIf they ask me to join Red Bull as second driver, why would I refuse?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Because it\u2019s still a Red Bull.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The car that can get you to the podium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s like a lottery ticket\u2014either you fly or you drown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yuki Tsunoda was pretty excited when he got the call. He believed he could change things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And he has, if you compare him with past second-seat victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>But for Yuki himself, being in the points was the bare minimum.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>He expected podiums.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>He dreamed of a win.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019s behind a rookie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was not in the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s why this second seat is so controversial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It breaks hearts, smashes confidence, and makes you doubt yourself as a driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Even as fans, we don\u2019t want to see Isack Hadjar take that seat.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Because first\u2014it will crush Yuki.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Being replaced is never a good feeling.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And second\u2014Isack is still a rookie.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>He\u2019s got so much more to prove.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Going into a team that\u2019s been consistently inconsistent with that second seat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where even great drivers fall apart?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s not a smart move right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcb9000a\">What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcb9000a\">Will Isack Hadjar be chosen for the second seat at Red Bull?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcb9000a\">Or will Yuki Tsunoda be given the full season to prove himself in that weird, cursed machine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcb9000a\">Share your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcb9000a\">Stay tuned with Halleysclinic.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcb9000a\">\ud83d\udce9 Contact: <a href=\"mailto:halleysclinic@gmail.com\">halleysclinic@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcb9000a\">Don\u2019t forget to follow our Instagram account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/halleysclinic?igsh=aTdqMWhmYWZjZDdt\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/halleysclinic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>also read <a href=\"https:\/\/halleysclinic.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/why-do-some-people-think-formula-1-is-boring\/\" title=\"Why Do Some People Think Formula 1 Is Boring?\">Why Do Some People Think Formula 1 Is Boring?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because the gloomy, cursed second seat of Red Bull is calling Isack Hadjar. 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