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Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar crashed his car in wet conditions on the second day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Barcelona.<\/b><\/p>\n
The 21-year-old Frenchman, promoted to the senior Red Bull team for 2026 after just one season in F1, lost control at the fast final corner and hit the barriers.<\/p>\n
The test is being held in private with no access for independent media, and Red Bull have not responded to requests for comment on the incident.<\/p>\n
But eyewitnesses at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya say Hadjar was on his first lap on a set of intermediate tyres having just switched from full wet tyres.<\/p>\n
The track was still damp and the weather was drizzly when he went off, spinning and hitting the barrier backwards.<\/p>\n
Team principal Laurent Mekies said: “It was very tricky conditions this afternoon, so very unfortunate that it finished that way, but it’s part of the game.<\/p>\n
“These difficulties came after a very, very positive day yesterday in terms of the number of laps Isack could complete in the car, and in terms of his learning and development and feedback to the engineers.<\/p>\n
“We will try our best to repair the car and see what’s coming next.”<\/p>\n
Until then, Red Bull had continued their encouraging progress of the first day, and Max Verstappen had had his first run in the car in the morning session.<\/p>\n
The four-time champion had an off at Turn Five on his first lap out of the pits but was able to rejoin.<\/p>\n
Red Bull have only one further day of running permitted to them under the rules of the test, having been out on track on both days so far.<\/p>\n
The weather forecast meant only Red Bull and Ferrari ran on Tuesday – teams are limited to three of the five days this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n