ZANDVOORT, Netherlands (AP) 鈥� Injured Formula 1 driver will miss the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend and his Red Bull team confirmed on Wednesday an upgrade for Liam Lawson to partner .
Red Bull said only that Hadjar 鈥渟ustained a wrist injury during summer shutdown鈥� without detailing how the Frenchman got hurt.
New Zealander Lawson returns to the Red Bull car with a promotion from its second-string Racing Bulls team.
Lawson had an unhappy two-race spell with the senior team to start the 2025 season .
Lawson is ninth in the , one place below Hadjar who has 68 points. Leader Kimi Antonelli has 219 and four-time champion Verstappen was sixth with 109.
The spare seat at Racing Bulls at Zandvoort this weekend went to reserve driver Yuki Tsunoda.
鈥淲e thank both Liam and Yuki for their adaptability as the teams prepare for the weekend and we wish Isack a speedy recovery,鈥� Racing Bulls said.
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