Overview
- Video that circulated on social media showed Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar push a paddock guest who tried to take a selfie as Hadjar walked toward his garage on Friday.
- Hadjar was summoned to the Mexico Grand Prix stewards on Saturday and the panel found he breached Article 12.2.1.l of the FIA International Sporting Code but issued the lightest sanction available, a formal warning.
- The stewards listed five mitigating factors in their decision: an uninvited aggressive approach, congestion en route to FP1, insufficient security, an invasion of Hadjar’s personal space, and wider paddock crowding problems.
- Hadjar defended his reaction after qualifying, saying the stewards understood his point and arguing that adults should not invade drivers’ space when they are working.
- The warning ends the formal case with no fines or sporting penalties reported and has renewed debate over how event organisers and stewards balance fan access with driver safety and privacy.