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Hadjar recovers from fan confrontation to claim season-best sixth at Monaco

He credited Liam Lawson’s strategic pit stops before turning his focus to the Spanish Grand Prix under new technical regulations

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Overview

  • Hadjar engaged in a heated exchange with a fan who requested a photo and then followed him to the bridge leading to Red Bull’s hospitality unit after a disrespectful comment.
  • The 20-year-old appeared visibly upset as he headed into his live Sky Sports interview but soon refocused on the race ahead.
  • After finishing 17th in FP3, Hadjar vaulted into sixth on the grid and moved up to fifth after Lewis Hamilton received a penalty.
  • He secured his best result of the season by finishing sixth in Monaco, behind Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
  • Hadjar praised teammate Liam Lawson’s perfectly executed early pit stops and will look to build on that success in Spain under the new technical rules.