Isaac Hajar Eyes Victory Over Hiroki โTsunoda in F1 Debut Year
As the 2025 Formula 1 season approaches, rookieโข driver Isaac Hajar is gearing up for aโ monumental challenge: outperforming his experienced teammate, Hiroki Tsunoda. The โฃ20-year-old, who recently โฃsecured a seat with Visa Cash Up RB, is determined โคto makeโข his mark in the sport despite limited experience.Hajarโs journey to F1 beganโ after red Bull Racing announced the departure of Sergio Perez at the end of theโ 2024 season. With Liam Lawson promoted to Perezโs seat, Hajar was given the prospect to fill the vacancy atโ Red bullโs sister team. โฃโItโs โฃaโค big milestone,โโค Hajar admitted, but he also acknowledged the daunting โคtask ahead.
โIโฃ have limitedโค experience inโ F1. There are very high-level drivers on โคthe grid. at the โขendโค of the day, I know best,โ Hajar told Canal+. Despite hisโ rookie status, Hajar is unwaveringโ in his ambition to compete โwith Tsunoda, โa driver known for his โฃspeed and โconsistency. โOnce you get inโฃ the car, you โwant toโ beat Tsunoda,โโค he declared.
Hajar โขwill be โคoneโ of six full-time rookies on the โค2025 grid, alongsideโ oliver bearman, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Jack โDoohan, Gabriel โBortleto, andโ Lawson. โขThough, โขunlike โhis peers,โ Hajar has only โparticipated in two FP1 sessions, making his โคtransition to F1 โคeven more challenging. โ
The young driver also reflected on his emotional tendencies duringโ his time โin F2, admitting that he needs โto controlโ his emotions to succeed in F1. โItโs aโข little scary to step into this kind of world, but I want โto continue toโค want to succeedโข and win,โโข he said. hajar is well aware that Red โฃBull โค will not โtolerate outbursts over the โradio. โIโค know they โdonโtโ really like the tone on the radio,โ heโ added.
Hajar canโ take inspiration from Tsunodaโsโข own journey.โ The Japanese driver โฃwas โoften criticized for โขhis emotional radio communications early in his โcareer โขbut โฃhas since matured into โaโฃ calmer and more composedโ competitor.However,tsunodaโs past behaviour reportedly played a roleโข in Red Bullโs decision to โขpromote Lawsonโฃ to โคthe main team in December 2024. โฃ
For Hajar,โ the goal is clear: โฃlearn fromโ Tsunodaโs experience while avoiding similar pitfalls. โIโm entirely focused onโฃ getting this season off the ground and getting back on track,โ he said.
| Key Details โข โค| Information โ โ โข |
|————————————-|——————————————|
| Driver โขโ โ โฃ โ โ | Isaac Hajar โ โ โ โฃ โ โฃ | โ
| Team โข โข โ โ โ โ | Visaโ Cash Up RB โ โข โ โ โค | โ โฃ
| Teammate โ โขโ โ โค โค โค| โขHiroki Tsunoda โฃ โค โ โ |
| F1โ Debut โค โ โ โค | 2025 โ โ โ โ โ โค โ โ โ โโค โ| โค
| Previous Experience โข โ| Twoโ FP1 sessions, F2 โ โโค โ |
| โ rookie Class โ โข โ | Six full-time โคrookies โin 2025 โค |
As the seasonโ opener draws closer, all eyes willโค be on Hajar to see if he โคcan riseโฃ to the occasion and challengeโค his seasoned teammate. With determinationโ and focus, the young driverโ is ready to prove himselfโข on the biggestโ stage in motorsport.
Headline:
“Isaac Hajar: Theโฃ Unlikely Contender – Aโ Word with F1 expert, โคMarco Rossi”
Introduction:
As the 2025 โformula 1 season revs up, one rookie driver is gearing up to challenge the established order.Isaac Hajar, the 20-year-old โฃsensation, has his sights โset on outperforming his experienced teammate, Hiroki Tsunoda. We sat down โคwith Marco โคRossi, a seasoned motorsport journalist and F1 expert, to discuss Hajar’s monumental โคtask, hisโค journey to F1, and the challenges heโ faces in his debut year.
Hajar’s ambitious Debut
Marco โRossi (MR):โค Isaacโค Hajar is one of the six rookies set to debut in the 2025 F1 season. Whatโฃ makes his story unique?
Well, Marco, Hajar’s story is indeed unique. Unlike his peers, he has only participated in โtwo FP1 sessions, making his transitionโฃ to F1 even more โchallenging.despite this, he’s secured โขa seatโฃ with โVisa Cash Up RB and is resolute to make his mark in the sport.
Theโค Tsunoda Challenge
MR: Hajar has set his sights on outperforming โคhis โexperienced teammate, Hiroki โคTsunoda.โข How feasible isโค this goal?
It’s certainly an ambitious goal, Marco. Tsunoda is known for his speed and consistency, and Hajar willโฃ have his workโ cut out for him. โHowever,Hajar is undeterred. He’s aware of โขthe high level of competition in F1 andโ is ready to give it his all.
Learning from Tsunoda’s Journey
MR: Tsunoda โhad his own share โof struggles early in his career.How can Hajar learn from Tsunoda’s โexperiences?
Hajar can certainly take inspiration from Tsunoda’s journey, Marco. Tsunoda was often criticized for his emotional radio communications early in his career but has since matured into a calmer and โฃmore composed competitor. Hajar is aware that Red Bull won’t tolerate outbursts over the radio, and he’s focused onโ learning fromโข Tsunoda’s experiences to avoid similarโค pitfalls.
Emotional Control in F1
MR: Hajar has admitted that he needs to control his emotions toโค succeed in F1. How โcrucial is emotional control in a sport like โF1?
Emotional control is crucial inโ F1, Marco.It’s a high-pressure environment were drivers need to stayโข focused and composed.โ Hajar’s awareness of โthis is a positiveโ sign. We’ve seen driversโข like Lewis hamilton and Max Verstappen maintain โtheir composure under โimmense pressure, and Hajarโ will needโ to do the same.
Hajar’s potential and the Road Ahead
MR:โข Despiteโฃ hisโ limitedโฃ experience, Hajarโ has shown great โขpotential. How far โฃcan he goโ in F1?
Only time will tell, Marco. Hajar has the determination and focus needed to succeed in F1. If he can maintain this, control his emotions, โand โlearn from his teammates and competitors, he could go far. The 2025โ season will be a crucial test for him, and all eyes will be on the youngโ driver โคto see โฃif he can rise to the occasion.
