Red Bull Racing will add another new driver for next year with Max Verstappen replacing Yuki Tsunoda after Isak Hadjar replaced him.
Isak Hadjar will replace Yuki Tsunoda as Max Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate next season Arvid Lindblad will join Liam Lawson at Racing Bulls, the Formula One (F1) teams announced on Tuesday.
21-year-old Frenchman Hadjar has made a big impression in his first season with sister team Racing Bulls, including scoring his first podium with a third place at the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August.
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British-born Lindblad, who also has Swedish nationality and Indian heritage through his mother, moves from Formula Two to partner Lawson and will be the only rookie on the 2026 grid.
Tsunoda’s departure leaves Formula One with no Japanese drivers on the starting grid. Red Bull said that he will remain in the team as a reserve.
Hadjar is the third driver to fill a second Red Bull Racing seat in the last 12 months.
Lawson was named as Sergio Pérez’s replacement in December. The New Zealander was replaced by Tsunoda in March after the first two grands prix of 2025.
Verstappen will compete for a fifth consecutive World Drivers’ title at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.
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