ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) — Isack Hadjar said he was “super happy” with a career-best fourth place in qualifying for Racing Bulls at the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday which underlined his status as a candidate to partner Max Verstappen at the main Red Bull team next year.
The French rookie delivered what Racing Bulls' head of vehicle performance Guillaume Dezoteux called “the perfect lap” for the team's best Formula 1 qualifying result of the year.
Hadjar was one place behind Verstappen and four ahead of his Racing Bulls teammate Liam Lawson, while the struggling Yuki Tsunoda was only 12th in the second Red Bull.
“I am super happy, this is an outstanding result for the team," Hadjar said. "I feel confident for tomorrow, the car is working well, so there’s no reason why our race p