Purple Bull’s Isack Hadjar will miss this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix after injuring his wrist throughout the summer season break.
The Frenchman will likely be changed by New Zealander Liam Lawson, who usually races for Purple Bull’s second group Racing Bulls.
Lawson’s substitute will likely be Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda, Purple Bull’s reserve driver, who was dropped from the main group on the finish of final season.
Hadjar is known to have damaged his wrist whereas boxing.
Lawson’s promotion, albeit non permanent, is a chance for him to atone for a disappointing two races for Purple Bull initially of the 2025 season.
Lawson had been attributable to race alongside Max Verstappen for all of final yr, however was demoted to Racing Bulls after the primary two grands prix following two lacklustre performances.
Purple Bull have had a tough first half of 2026, with four-time world champion Verstappen but to win a race.
The Dutchman completed 2025 simply two factors behind world champion Lando Norris of McLaren after a powerful revival within the second half of the season by which he made up greater than 100 factors on the championship lead.
Verstappen’s finest outcomes to date this yr are second locations within the Austrian and Hungarian Grands Prix.
Verstappen races at his dwelling grand prix for the final time this weekend – the occasion at seaside city Zandvoort will drop off the calendar after this season as a result of organisers are now not in a position to make it financially viable.
