Isack Hadjar saw his race end abruptly after an accident at the start of the Miami Grand Prix, losing valuable points.
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On the Miami International Autodrome circuit, Isack Hadjar experienced a quick disappointment. Starting from the pit lane after a difficult qualifying, the French driver seemed to be making a strong comeback.
But by the sixth lap, his Grand Prix was over. While attacking a chicane, he hit the inside wall, damaging his suspension before being thrown into the barriers. A violent crash that immediately ended his race.
An avoidable accident according to the driver
Shortly after his retirement, Hadjar expressed his frustration. The Red Bull driver believes he compromised his own opportunity to score good points, despite an encouraging race up to that point.
“I’m angry because I had pace and was coming back easily. I’m throwing points away stupidly, I’m very frustrated and on top of that I damaged the car, so that counts too…” he confides, visibly disappointed.
According to him, this incident is directly linked to an overly aggressive management of the limit. The driver admits he tried to do too much in a context that was actually favorable for a gradual comeback.
“All weekend, I was on the limit, I was comfortable with that limit, and this time it didn’t work. I wasn’t precise enough, I took too many risks” he explains.
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A mistake all the more costly as it happened in a long race, where comeback opportunities seemed real.
A lesson to learn for the future
Despite a difficult start, Hadjar still thought he could play an interesting role in the race. The pace shown at the beginning of the event suggested a potential return to the points.
But this accident ended his ambitions far too early, in a weekend where the margin for error was already very small.
Beyond the frustration, the Frenchman mainly takes away a judgment error. He stresses the need to better manage this type of situation in the future, especially in such long and demanding race conditions.
“In a 57-lap race, it’s normal that at some point you touch. I wasn’t smart enough” he concludes, clear-headed about the consequences of his mistake.
A retirement that leaves a bitter taste, while points clearly seemed within reach.
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