ISACK HADJAR will partner Max Verstappen at Red Bull next season as British teenager Arvid Lindblad is handed his Formula One debut, it was announced roday.

Frenchman Hadjar, 21, has enjoyed an impressive rookie season with junior team Racing Bulls and sits 10th in the standings ahead of the final race.

He clinched a brilliant podium at the Dutch Grand Prix in August and has consistently out-qualified and beaten team-mate Liam Lawson.

Hadjar replaces Yuki Tsunoda who, after five seasons in F1, looks set to be without a seat on the grid for 2026 as he takes on a role as Red Bull test and reserve driver.

The Japanese driver was promoted to Red Bull after just two races of this season, swapping places with the struggling Lawson having initially lost out to the New Zealander when Red Bull chose to ditch Sergio Perez after the 2024 season.

Hadjar is now the latest driver to attempt to cope with the demands of partnering Verstappen.

The Dutchman’s debut in 2017 was alongside Daniel Ricciardo and since then Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon, Perez, Lawson and Tsunoda have all come and gone having been unable to consistently match the dominant four-time world champion.

Lawson will be joined at Racing Bulls by British star Lindblad.