Isack Hadjar Ruled Out of Dutch GP with Wrist Injury, Lawson and Tsunoda Called Up

Hadjar Sidelined by Wrist Fracture Ahead of Zandvoort

Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar will miss this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix after sustaining a wrist fracture during summer training, with the team targeting a return for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Hadjar suffered a small crack in a bone in his wrist late last week during a boxing workout, prompting Red Bull medical staff to rule him out of the high-load Sprint weekend at Zandvoort to avoid acute steering stress and allow proper bone consolidation.

Lawson Promoted to Red Bull as Tsunoda Returns to Racing Bulls

The sudden medical vacancy triggers a multi-car reshuffle across Red Bull's Formula 1 operations. Liam Lawson steps into the senior Red Bull seat alongside the team's operational framework, becoming the first driver to race again for the main outfit after previously being demoted. Lawson arrives at Zandvoort holding ninth in the Drivers' Championship after securing eight points finishes across the campaign.

To maintain cockpit occupancy at Racing Bulls, Yuki Tsunoda has been called up to partner rookie Arvid Lindblad. Tsunoda, who had spent the season on the sidelines following limited testing in previous machinery (TPC), received confirmation of his race seat on Tuesday while traveling during the summer shutdown.

Telemetry and Timeline for Monza Return

Handling the lateral load inputs and high-frequency vibrations across Zandvoort's banked corners was deemed an unacceptable risk for Hadjar's healing bone structure. Hadjar is present trackside in the Netherlands to assist engineering briefings and support Lawson through the condensed Sprint format.

The recovery timeline is centered on the Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, scheduled for September 4-6, where straight-line deceleration profiles impose significantly different mechanical loads on driver physiology compared to the sustained lateral cornering of Zandvoort.