Isack Hadjar was distraught after crashing out in the formation lap on Sunday in Melbourne but Red Bull’s senior advisor Helmut Marko was not impressed by his emotional reaction
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has slammed Isack Hadjar for crying after his “embarrassing” debut grand prix ended with a crash during the formation lap in Australia on Sunday. Hadjar spun out moments before his first F1 race at Albert Park and was distraught, saying afterwards that he was left “heartbroken” by his mistake.
And senior advisor Marko, 81, was not impressed by Hadjar’s reaction as he slammed his behaviour while speaking on the Austrian show ORF. Asked about the incident, the 81-year-old bluntly replied: “Tearing show. A bit embarrassing.”
Asked about the incident, Hadjar said: “Just embarrassed and sorry for the team. Overdid it, overslipped the rears and once I lost the car, tried to save it, but I was just a passenger.
“Just not so fast, I didn’t expect it. I’m just mad. I mean, these mistakes, they can happen, it’s just breaking the car so early in the season really breaks my heart. Really sorry for the team.”
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“I’m missing out on more experience, my first grand prix, missing out on the wet track. I would say I’ve had similar low moments like this, this one is tough. But my way to F1 was also quite brutal, and I would say I have a strong chin, but this one definitely hits pretty hard.”
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner took a different note to Marko by admitting he had sympathy for his young driver. He said: “It was quite heart-wrenching to see him so gutted, you know, his first Grand Prix.
“I think the positives he needs to take out of it when he reflects on the weekend, he performed very well through the practises and the qualifying.
“You forget that these guys are just kids really, and obviously a lot of emotion for him today, but I think when he strips it back, there’s an awful lot of positives he can take out of the weekend and he’s got many bright days ahead of him.”
The race was won by McLaren’s Lando Norris and the paddock is now setting up in China ahead of the second race of the campaign on Sunday.
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