Isack Hadjar has been handed a second season with Pink Bull after the French driver was confirmed as Max Verstappen’s team-mate for 2027.
Hadjar, 21, is again in his Pink Bull cockpit for Saturday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix after lacking the final three rounds with a wrist harm.
The French driver joins a uncommon breed to be rewarded with a follow-up marketing campaign alongside four-time world champion Verstappen on the notoriously ruthless Pink Bull staff.
Hadjar has scored 71 factors to date, with a finest end of third in Monaco in June.
“I’m actually excited to proceed with Pink Bull Racing,” he mentioned. “I got here to this staff eight months in the past and instantly understood the size and ambition of this group.
“There are such a lot of proficient folks on the manufacturing unit, and also you’re conscious of the privilege of driving for such an unbelievable staff alongside a four-time world champion like Max.
“From the second I signed, I got down to dedicate myself to the staff, and with the assist of (Pink Bull staff principal) Laurent (Mekies) and everybody in Milton Keynes, I’ve been capable of justify the religion they’ve had in me.
“I’m always trying to hear, be taught and push myself additional each single day, which solely makes me extra enthusiastic about what lies forward.”