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‘Crying his eyes out’ – F1 rookie consoled by Lewis Hamilton’s father labelled ’embarrassing’
It was a Formula 1 debut to forget for Isack Hadjar as he crashed his Racing Bulls car on the formation lap of the Australian Grand Prix. The Frenchman didn’t even make the start as he whipped his white and blue challenger into the wall trying to get his tyres warm. Hadjar looked devastated and Hamilton’s dad swooped in to comfort himSky Sports F1 Hadjar couldn’t save his car once it started to spinSky Sports F1 Rain had threatened to delay the start at Albert Park but instead, it was Hadjar who caused it to be pushed back. With a wet coating on track, any wrong move was going to be punished and the youngster picked the worst time to try and speed up and swerve, catching a white line. The spin saw him career into the fencing and the angle of the crash meant his rear wing wasn’t salvageable. Race over before it had even begun. Hadjar was left devastated, refusing to respond to radio calls as he got out of his car and was consoled by officials trackside. Ex-Formula 1 star Martin Brundle said: “He’s crying his eyes out, I suspect.” Helmut Marko, Marko, who oversees Red Bull’s young driver programme, took a dim view of Hadjar’s tearful exit. In an interview with ORF, Marko said: “Isack Hadjar did a little bit of crying after his crash. That was a bit embarrassing.” Fortunately for the youngster, another figure in the paddock was much more sympathetic to his plight as he continued a long and lonely walk back to the pit lane. The 20-year-old has spoken plenty about Lewis Hamilton being his idol, snapping selfies and getting advice from his hero. And Lewis’ father Anthony swooped in to further console Hadjar in an extremely heart-warming sight. Anthony Hamilton consoled Isack HadjarSky Sports F1 The Brit’s father put an arm round the shoulder of Hadjar, a rookie for Red Bull’s junior team Racing BullsGetty Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz said: “[He’s] now getting consoled there by Anthony Hamilton, who wished all drivers the best of luck in today’s race and he knows a thing or too support someone in a crash helmet. “He’s done it for Lewis for his entire career and that’s the mark of Anthony Hamilton there – one of the first people on the scene to say, ‘Come on, you’ve got a long career ahead of you. You’ll forget about this one day.’ “It’s just horrendous luck for Isak Hadjar.” Later, Hadjar added: “I just lost the rear end of the car. “I mean, these cars in these conditions, they just snap so fast so it’s unsavable. I couldn’t get the grip back. I tried to save it.” He continued: “I knew it was going to be tricky, even on the formation lap, but definitely drivable. View Tweet: https://t.co/y3EhLDfsW5 Hadjar has made no secret of his love for Lewis HamiltonGetty “I’m just sorry for the team right now and my close ones watching the race. It’s just embarrassing.” Asked about the intervention of Anthony Hamilton, he added: “He told me to keep my head high and be proud and he said I did well yesterday. “It was a nice gesture from him.” Asked about his intervention, Hamilton said: “My heart just sank for him. Not just for him, for his parents, for everything that they have done to work hard to get to this point and it’s snatched from you. “I just felt terrible for him, so I just thought, you know what, I need to go and tell this kid keep your head high, walk tall, you’re going to come back. “I think he’s a phenomenal driver, you know. I really do. There is more to come from Isack than we have probably seen this weekend.” Hadjar wasn’t the only one to have a shocker at the start of the race with Alpine rookie Jack Doohan also spinning off on Lap 1. He went off in the same fashion as his wheels hit the wet white line. And his father Mick was also left devastated in the paddock after his son’s crash. It wasn’t just the rookies struggling with new Williams star Carlos Sainz then going off as the Safety Car entered the fray. This time though, it appeared to be a technical issue for the experienced Spaniard. Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz, said: “That would have shocked him. Very similar to Hadjar. He’s accelerated gently but the torque has come on through, loosened the rear axle and boom he’s gone.” Norris celebrated victory in Australia with Verstappen and NorrisAFP Hadjar, Sainz, and Doohan were all later seen around their respective garages as the race continued. But later on, they were joined by fellow rookies Gabriel Bortoletoa and Liam Lawson, who went out during the race along with Fernando Alonso. In the end, it was McLaren’s Lando Norris who emerged victorious ahead of reigning champion Max Verstappen in his Red Bull. Mercedes’ George Russell completed the podium ahead of rookie teammate Kimi Antonelli and Williams’ Thai star Alex Albon in fifth. Meanwhile, Ferrari superstars Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished eighth and
It was a Formula 1 debut to forget for Isack Hadjar as he crashed his Racing Bulls car on the formation lap of the Australian Grand Prix.
The Frenchman didn’t even make the start as he whipped his white and blue challenger into the wall trying to get his tyres warm.
Rain had threatened to delay the start at Albert Park but instead, it was Hadjar who caused it to be pushed back.
With a wet coating on track, any wrong move was going to be punished and the youngster picked the worst time to try and speed up and swerve, catching a white line.
The spin saw him career into the fencing and the angle of the crash meant his rear wing wasn’t salvageable. Race over before it had even begun.
Hadjar was left devastated, refusing to respond to radio calls as he got out of his car and was consoled by officials trackside.
Ex-Formula 1 star Martin Brundle said: “He’s crying his eyes out, I suspect.”
Helmut Marko, Marko, who oversees Red Bull’s young driver programme, took a dim view of Hadjar’s tearful exit.
In an interview with ORF, Marko said: “Isack Hadjar did a little bit of crying after his crash. That was a bit embarrassing.”
Fortunately for the youngster, another figure in the paddock was much more sympathetic to his plight as he continued a long and lonely walk back to the pit lane.
The 20-year-old has spoken plenty about Lewis Hamilton being his idol, snapping selfies and getting advice from his hero.
And Lewis’ father Anthony swooped in to further console Hadjar in an extremely heart-warming sight.
Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz said: “[He’s] now getting consoled there by Anthony Hamilton, who wished all drivers the best of luck in today’s race and he knows a thing or too support someone in a crash helmet.
“He’s done it for Lewis for his entire career and that’s the mark of Anthony Hamilton there – one of the first people on the scene to say, ‘Come on, you’ve got a long career ahead of you. You’ll forget about this one day.’
“It’s just horrendous luck for Isak Hadjar.”
Later, Hadjar added: “I just lost the rear end of the car.
“I mean, these cars in these conditions, they just snap so fast so it’s unsavable. I couldn’t get the grip back. I tried to save it.”
He continued: “I knew it was going to be tricky, even on the formation lap, but definitely drivable.
“I’m just sorry for the team right now and my close ones watching the race. It’s just embarrassing.”
Asked about the intervention of Anthony Hamilton, he added: “He told me to keep my head high and be proud and he said I did well yesterday.
“It was a nice gesture from him.”
Asked about his intervention, Hamilton said: “My heart just sank for him. Not just for him, for his parents, for everything that they have done to work hard to get to this point and it’s snatched from you.
“I just felt terrible for him, so I just thought, you know what, I need to go and tell this kid keep your head high, walk tall, you’re going to come back.
“I think he’s a phenomenal driver, you know. I really do. There is more to come from Isack than we have probably seen this weekend.”
Hadjar wasn’t the only one to have a shocker at the start of the race with Alpine rookie Jack Doohan also spinning off on Lap 1.
He went off in the same fashion as his wheels hit the wet white line.
And his father Mick was also left devastated in the paddock after his son’s crash.
It wasn’t just the rookies struggling with new Williams star Carlos Sainz then going off as the Safety Car entered the fray.
This time though, it appeared to be a technical issue for the experienced Spaniard.
Sky Sports F1 reporter Ted Kravitz, said: “That would have shocked him. Very similar to Hadjar. He’s accelerated gently but the torque has come on through, loosened the rear axle and boom he’s gone.”
Hadjar, Sainz, and Doohan were all later seen around their respective garages as the race continued.
But later on, they were joined by fellow rookies Gabriel Bortoletoa and Liam Lawson, who went out during the race along with Fernando Alonso.
In the end, it was McLaren’s Lando Norris who emerged victorious ahead of reigning champion Max Verstappen in his Red Bull.
Mercedes’ George Russell completed the podium ahead of rookie teammate Kimi Antonelli and Williams’ Thai star Alex Albon in fifth.
Meanwhile, Ferrari superstars Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished eighth and 10th, respectively, with home hero Oscar Piastri splitting them in his McLaren.
