Isack Hadjar believes he must “put it collectively when it issues probably the most” throughout a Formulation 1 weekend having simply missed out on factors within the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The French rookie was left a pissed off eleventh in Budapest, having been unable to discover a method forward of Kimi Antonelli’s Mercedes within the closing phases.
It marks the fifth race in succession that that the 20-year-old has failed to complete within the factors regardless of a optimistic begin to his maiden marketing campaign with Racing Bulls.
“So many positives to take,” mentioned Hadjar when requested to mirror on his season forward of the summer time break.
“The automobile is there, I’m quick, I simply must put it collectively when it issues probably the most. We have been very unfortunate the previous few races and there is all indicators to say that we will have a superb second half of the yr, I am certain.”
Hadjar certified tenth for the race however admitted that Q3 was the one a part of the weekend the place he felt he underperformed, which in flip meant he was at all times caught in site visitors throughout a race the place overtaking proved tough.
“This weekend simply feels so unfair as a result of the opposite automobile scored factors and we have been on it the entire weekend besides when it mattered yesterday in Q3,” he mentioned.
“Only a very irritating race, the tempo was very robust once more however I used to be simply being backed up by slower automobiles.”
Workforce mate Liam Lawson did end within the factors, making it 4 instances within the final seven races, having improved on his P9 beginning place to complete forward of Max Verstappen on the chequered flag courtesy of a one-stop technique.
“I believe it has been a fairly powerful race,” he mentioned. “It is exhausting to time the pit cease when there’s this many automobiles on a small monitor like this.
“It is at all times a bit nerve-wracking when you recognize it is an important a part of the race however for us, our deg was actually good and had been in a position to have a robust race.”
