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Isack Hadjar Returns for Red Bull at Azerbaijan GP After Missing 3 F1 Races with Injury
Red Bull said the 20-year-old will resume duties after missing three races with a wrist injury, with Liam Lawson having filled in.
On Tuesday, Red Bull announced that Frenchman Isack Hadjar will return to the RB22 for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, ending his three-race absence due to a wrist injury sustained during the summer break.
Hadjar injured his wrist while boxing during the summer break and followed medical advice to avoid driving; Liam Lawson stepped up from Racing Bulls to deputise for the Frenchman at the Dutch, Italian, and Spanish Grands Prix.
Lawson proved a reliable deputy, securing seventh place at the Dutch Grand Prix and sixth at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, earning 14 championship points across his three-race stint for Red Bull.
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend begins on Thursday night, having been brought forward by one day to avoid clashing with the nation's annual remembrance day on September 27.
Back in the Racing Bulls cockpit, Lawson returns to Baku one year after achieving his best result, having qualified third and finished fifth at last year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
French Formula 1 driver and Red Bull Racing team member Isack Hadjar is returning to the track after an injury. After missing the last three World Championship races, he will get back in the car this weekend, when the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is scheduled, reports the German news agency dpa.