Isack Hadjar has been ruled out of the Dutch Grand Prix weekend after sustaining a cracked wrist bone during summer break training, triggering a cascade of driver changes within the Red Bull family at Circuit Zandvoort.

The French driver suffered the injury in a routine boxing workout late last week. Following consultations with Red Bull medical personnel, the team determined that Hadjar should sit out the physically demanding Sprint weekend in the Netherlands to focus on recovery ahead of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on September 4–6.

Lawson Makes History With Red Bull Return

In Hadjar's absence, Liam Lawson has stepped into the senior Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen. The move makes the 24-year-old New Zealander the first driver ever to be re-promoted to Red Bull's primary outfit after previously losing a drive there early last year.

Lawson has been in rich form this season, scoring points in eight races for Racing Bulls to sit ninth in the Drivers' Championship standings.

"I've had a lot more races since then," Lawson said. "I feel much more comfortable racing in this sport, but it's going to be a very challenging weekend, for sure. It's a Sprint weekend, so it's going to be a quick learning process. But that's what we're focused on, that's what we tried to do in the simulator."

Lawson immediately got up to speed on Friday, outperforming Verstappen in SQ1 before missing out on a spot in SQ3 by just three tenths to secure 11th on the Sprint grid.

Tsunoda Called Up From Holiday

Lawson's sudden switch opened the door for Yuki Tsunoda to return to the Formula 1 grid for the first time since December. The Japanese driver was holidaying in Greece when he received a short-notice call-up on Tuesday.

"When I heard, I was like half excited, half still doubtful because anything can happen, but I was super excited too," Tsunoda explained. "Since the season started, I've been dying to be in the car and compete with the drivers. This moment I will just enjoy, and obviously give my 100 per cent performance."

Tsunoda adapted quickly to the 2026 machinery, finishing 12th in Sprint Qualifying just behind Lawson and giving Racing Bulls two well-placed cars to fight for points on Saturday.