Isack Hadjar will sit out the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid as he continues his rehabilitation from a fractured wrist. The young French driver suffered a hair‑line fracture in one of the bones of his wrist during a routine boxing‑style workout over the summer break. The injury forced him to miss the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, and now the Spanish round, extending his time away from the cockpit. In Hadjar's absence, Red Bull has called upon Liam Lawson to fill the seat for a third consecutive weekend.
Lawson, who has been Max Verstappen's teammate for the past two events, will again line up alongside the Dutch champion at the newly built Madring circuit. Red Bull released a statement confirming the arrangement: "After competing for the team in Zandvoort and Monza, Liam will continue to drive alongside Max at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid.
The decision has been taken as Isack's recovery continues to progress positively. While he is not yet ready to return to the cockpit, he will be in Madrid supporting the team. Everyone at Red Bull Racing looks forward to welcoming Isack back behind the wheel very soon." Lawson's recent performances have been a mixed bag but show promise.
In the Netherlands he qualified just one‑tenth of a second off Verstappen's pole time and finished the race in seventh place, a stark improvement over his two outings at the start of the 2025 season, which saw him dropped after a series of under‑whelming results. At Monza, Lawson was eliminated in Q2, partly because he was impeded by Oscar Piastri on his final flying lap.
The race itself proved chaotic: a grid‑penalty forced him to start from the pit lane, and an early contact with Audi’s Nico Hülkenberg during a standing‑start restart required an unscheduled front‑wing change. Despite these setbacks, Lawson managed to claw his way back to 14th place, while Verstappen secured a podium finish. Meanwhile, Yuki Tsunoda continues to represent the Racing Bulls (formerly AlphaTauri) and has delivered two solid weekends.
At Zandvoort he finished a place ahead of his teammate Arvid Lindblad, and at Monza he scored a valuable point by crossing the line in tenth position. The Monza result, however, may be subject to an appeal from Audi, who argue that Tsunoda mistakenly entered the wrong grid slot during the standing‑restart procedure, prompting an additional formation lap and potentially affecting the race order.
Tsunoda, now 26 and having been released by Red Bull at the end of the previous season, remains optimistic about his future in Formula 1. Ahead of the Italian Grand Prix he expressed a desire to secure a seat for the 2027 season, saying, "I'm free!
Would love to hear those calls, but not yet. It's good that things are going positive, at least.
Obviously, my primary target is to be in Formula 1. Let's see.
In this world anything can happen. At the same time, it's also knowing that it's not easy to have a seat." The weekend schedule is packed with action across all categories. On Thursday, September 10, the Drivers' Press Conference will kick off at 2 p.m., followed by the Paddock Uncut at 5 p.m. Friday, September 11, features a full day of practice and qualifying sessions: F3 practice at 8:50 a.m., F2 practice at 10 a.m., Spanish Grand Prix Practice One at 12:30 p.m., F2 qualifying at 12:55 p.m., the Team Bosses' Press Conference at 2:40 p.m., Practice Two at 4 p.m., F3 qualifying at 5:20 p.m., and the live broadcast of The F1 Show at 6:20 p.m.
Saturday, September 12, continues with the F3 Sprint at 10 a.m., Practice Three for the Spanish Grand Prix at 11:30 a.m., the F2 Sprint at 1:10 p.m., a build‑up to the Grand Prix qualifying at 2:15 p.m., the official Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying at 3 p.m., followed by the F3 Feature Race 1 at 4:55 p.m. and Ted's Qualifying Notebook at 6 p.m.
Sunday, September 13, marks the climax of the weekend: the F3 Feature Race 2 at 8:40 a.m., the F2 Feature Race at 10:20 a.m., a pre‑race build‑up at 12:30 p.m., the main event – the Spanish Grand Prix – starting at 2 p.m., the Chequered Flag ceremony and post‑race reaction at 4 p.m., and finally Ted's Notebook at 5 p.m. The qualifying session will also be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event. Formula 1 returns to Madrid for the Spanish Grand Prix on the state‑of‑the‑art Madring circuit, with every session available live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday onward. Fans can stream the coverage via NOW, which offers a flexible, contract‑free subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
The race promises to be a pivotal moment for the championship, especially as Red Bull navigates the temporary loss of Hadjar and evaluates Lawson's growing role within the team.