Isack Hadjar slammed Red Bull's start strategy following a poor race departure during the fourth sprint race. The rookie driver expressed frustration with the team's approach, stating "no point going to a race knowing you'll lose four places" after both he and Verstappen had slow starts. zeppelin.cool
Hadjar's comments come after Verstappen had predicted before the race that he would spend most of the time looking in his mirrors at George Russell and Charles Leclerc. The four-time world champion's prediction proved accurate, with the poor starts contributing to his challenges during the race.

