Rookie Isack Hadjar crashes on formation lap and delays start of F1 Australian GP

By Canadian Press on March 15, 2025.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar has lost control of his car on the formation lap of the Australian Grand Prix, with the French driver sliding into a barrier at turn two and out of the race on Sunday.

The 20-year-old has impressed through the weekend, but was one of the least prepared of the six rookies on the F1 grid with fewer than 500 laps in a Grand Prix car ahead of the race.

The race will now go ahead with 19 runners, with the cars returned to the grid ahead of a second formation lap that is scheduled at 3.15pm local time (0415 GMT).

Intermittent rain and strong winds are expected throughout the race.

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Stewart Bell, The Associated Press

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