Injured Hadjar set to miss Dutch Grand Prix as Lawson steps in for Red Bull

[p]New Zealander [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lawson-liam/nap8RjeO/"]Lawson[/a], 24, races for Racing Bulls, Red Bull's sister team traditionally used to develop young drivers. He is ninth in the drivers' standings.[/p][p]A one-race promotion would mark a temporary return to the Red Bull setup for Lawson, who made his Formula 1 debut at Zandvoort in 2023 after replacing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ricciardo-daniel/C6sajQXD/"]Daniel Ricciardo[/a] at AlphaTauri when the Australian suffered a broken wrist.[/p][p][b]"The Team wishes [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hadjar-isack/8SAk38Ui/"]Isack[/a] a speedy recovery and thanks Liam for stepping in on short notice,"[/b] Red Bull said in a statement.[/p][embed guid="d3a6b769-e35d-48d5-8c3a-19e2a29fbe0e" url="https://x.com/redbullracing/status/2090031105990709581" social-type="twitter" /][p]Former Red Bull driver [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tsunoda-yuki/tArbpdrf/"]Yuki Tsunoda[/a], 26, will fill Lawson's seat at Racing Bulls alongside British-Swedish rookie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindblad-arvid/bgk1rl5a/"]Arvid Lindblad[/a]. Tsunoda lost his full-time drive at the end of last season and was reassigned as test and reserve driver for both Red Bull and Racing Bulls.[/p][p]Hadjar is eighth in the standings with 68 points, while his teammate, four-time Formula 1 world champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/verstappen-max/UV3mgeXB/"]Max Verstappen[/a], is sixth with 109. In December last year, Red Bull announced that the 21-year-old Hadjar would replace Tsunoda for the 2026 season.[/p][p][b]"We thank both Liam and Yuki for their adaptability as the teams prepare for the weekend and we wish Isack a speedy recovery,"[/b] Racing Bulls said.[/p][p]The Dutch Grand Prix is the 12th round of the Formula 1 season, with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza scheduled two weeks later.[/p]