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Max Verstappen has congratulated Red Bull colleague Isack Hadjar after he scored his first podium for the team at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Hadjar started from fifth but immediately gained a place when Verstappen stalled at the start. The four-time world champion eventually found enough power to limp back to the pits and retire.
Hadjar then had to deal with car problems of his own throughout the race, which led to frantic complaints over the radio. He lost places to Pierre Gasly and George Russell, but penalties promoted him to the top three.
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Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton praise Isack Hadjar after Monaco P3
Gasly crossed the line third, three seconds ahead of Hadjar, but had already been docked five for speeding in the pit lane. That dropped the Alpine down to seventh.
Russell, meanwhile, was hit with a drive-through after a mix-up in serving a prior penalty. He finished outside the points entirely.
Hadjar was investigated himself for potential infringements of red flag and safety car procedures, but he was cleared in both cases. In many ways, his race epitomised the Monaco chaos.
Writing on Instagram afterwards, early retiree Verstappen said: “Disappointing. At least I was home early. @isackhadjar congrats on your first podium with the team.”
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This is Hadjar’s second podium in F1 and the first for one of Verstappen’s teammates since Sergio Perez at the 2024 Chinese GP.
Retirements on both sides of the garage have obscured the true performance of the two Red Bull drivers, but Hadjar has made an impressive start for the Milton Keynes team nonetheless.
In addition to maintaining a 100% Q3 record, he has now scored 29 points, more than predecessor Yuki Tsunoda managed in 20 appearances last season.
Speaking in the post-race press conference, fellow podium finisher Lewis Hamilton likened Hadjar and Kimi Antonelli to his younger self.
“It’s a real privilege to witness it, be on the podium with two of the youngest guys here,” he said. “[They] very much kind of remind me of me when I was back in 2007.”
Hadjar is known to idolise Hamilton, so he will view that as the ultimate compliment.
Alpine have requested a right of review over Gasly’s penalty, so the podium isn’t 100% safe yet, but it’s unlikely that there will be further changes to the result.
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