2025 Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka, April 04 - 06

[Alexf1]

Wouldn't be surprised if they let Hadjar do some testing in a Red Bull this year. If he can handle it Hadjar could replace Yuki in '26 to create space for Lindblad at RB.

[venkyhere]

A nice video demonstrating Norris' sharpness and Verstappen's awareness :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym_41isdim8

[ispano6]

Hadja is a potential WDC material. If he continues like this, a drive for RBR in 2026 is highly possible.

And Yuki was faster in the same machinery, in both qualifying and race pace. Red Bull took away an opportunity for Yuki to impress at Suzuka in the Racing Bulls car he had helped develop. But it is also why he was called up to the top team. People still don't give Yuki credit for his speed, it's like they want him to fail.

Not any more in their last quali together, Hadjar p7, Yuki p9: https://www.formula1.com/en/results/202 ... qualifying

Sure, if you look at quali results and not out-right pace. Had Yuki not washed wide on the corner leading up to the back-straight, Yuki would have been alongside Verstappen. Yes, Yuki made a "mistake" in both China and Japan quali, but I stand by the reasoning that Yuki had more pure pace in the VCARB alongside Hadjar. Yuki's sector 2 in China was impressive.