MADRID — Isack Hadjar will miss a third successive Grand Prix this weekend as Red Bull confirmed he continues to recover from the fractured wrist he suffered during the summer break.

The Frenchman, who was sidelined for both the Dutch and Italian rounds, will sit out the Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit in Madrid. Liam Lawson will again stand in as Max Verstappen's team-mate, while Yuki Tsunoda remains at Racing Bulls.

A boxing workout gone wrong

Hadjar suffered a hairline fracture in a bone in his wrist during a routine boxing session in the summer break, forcing him to sit out the Dutch, Italian and now Spanish Grands Prix. Red Bull said earlier that Hadjar was making "encouraging progress" in his recovery and "is closely monitoring his rehabilitation and will take no unnecessary risks with his return to competition."

A fresh Red Bull statement added: "After racing for the team in Zandvoort and Monza, Liam will continue to drive alongside Max at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid. The decision has been taken as Isack's recovery continues to progress positively. While he is not yet ready to return to the cockpit, he will be in Madrid supporting the team. Everyone at Red Bull Racing looks forward to welcoming Isack back behind the wheel very soon."

Lawson and Tsunoda stake their claims

With Hadjar sidelined, the extended outings represent key opportunities for Lawson and Tsunoda to make their cases for a full-time grid seat. Lawson qualified just one tenth behind Verstappen at Zandvoort and finished the Dutch Grand Prix in seventh — a stark contrast to his two Red Bull outings at the start of 2025 before he was dropped.

At Monza he went out in Q2, partly after being impeded by Oscar Piastri on his best lap, and in the race — having started from the pit lane due to engine penalties — made contact with Audi's Nico Hulkenberg at an early standing-start restart, forced a front-wing change and recovered to 14th.

Tsunoda has produced two solid weekends at Racing Bulls, finishing ahead of team-mate Arvid Lindblad in the Netherlands before scoring a point with 10th at Monza — a result Audi look set to appeal over an incident at the standing restart. The 26-year-old, dropped by Red Bull last season, expressed hope he could convince someone to give him a seat for 2027.

"I'm free! Would love to hear those calls, but not yet," Tsunoda said. "It's good that things are going positive, at least. Obviously, my primary target is to be in Formula 1. Let's see. In this world anything can happen. At the same time, it's also knowing that it's not easy to have a seat."

Monza will be more power-sensitive than Zandvoort, introducing a fresh challenge to Tsunoda in the new regulation era, while Lawson has proved solid in the new Red Bull machinery.