Hadjar’s Singapore Weekend Marred by Repeated Failures Despite Recovery Point
The string of power‑unit, gearbox and software faults exposed a recurring reliability problem at Red Bull that the team says it will investigate before Austin.
Overview
- Saturday’s Sprint ended in retirement after Hadjar lost power early in the race and later reported his RB22 briefly caught fire during recovery attempts.
- In main qualifying he stopped on track with what he described as a broken fourth gear, was unable to set a classification lap and required stewards’ clearance to race.
- Red Bull changed Hadjar’s power unit before the Grand Prix, he started from the pit lane and recovered through the field to finish 10th by passing Pierre Gasly on lap 58.
- Hadjar publicly expressed strong frustration at losing running time and Laurent Mekies said the team accepts responsibility and will carry out focused investigations over the coming weeks.
- The incidents add to a run of recent power‑unit and software concerns — including earlier Sepang problems — and raise pressure on Red Bull and the FIA to find fixes ahead of races such as Austin.