Breaking: Isack Hadjar to miss Italian Grand Prix as injury pain persists
Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar will miss the Italian Grand Prix due to a persistent wrist injury sustained during the summer break. Liam Lawson will continue to fill the seat for the Racing Bulls team.
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Driver availability and injury management are significant factors in the competitive landscape of professional motorsports.
Article To news overview © XPBimages Isack Hadjar will sit out the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, as he continues to experience pain in the wrist he injured over the F1 summer break, RacingNews365 has learned.
Team principal Laurent Mekies has maintained since the start of this episode that there is no need to risk Hadjar's long-term health, a point that is particularly relevant given the driver depth the Milton Keynes-based team — and Racing Bulls — enjoys.
The 21-year-old skipped the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort after a training incident hurt his wrist, with Liam Lawson stepping into the RB22 alongside Max Verstappen.
The New Zealander performed well, securing six points with a seventh-placed finish, realistically the best result on offer.
Yuki Tsunoda deputised, in turn, for Lawson at Racing Bulls and beat Arvid Lindblad to P11, narrowly missing out on points of his own upon his F1 return.
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