Liam Lawson replaces Isack Hadjar for Red Bull at Italian Grand Prix
6 sources • 2 min read • Latest: Sep 2, 2026, 7:01 PM
Last updated Sep 2, 2026
Liam Lawson will drive for Red Bull at the upcoming Italian Grand Prix in Monza. The New Zealander returns to the cockpit to substitute for Isack Hadjar, who remains sidelined while recovering from a wrist injury. Lawson previously filled the seat at the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, where he secured a seventh-place finish. Yuki Tsunoda will continue to occupy the vacant Racing Bulls seat for the second consecutive weekend. Hadjar's ongoing rehabilitation from the injury necessitates his absence from the grid for this round. The announcement confirms the driver lineup for the Milton Keynes-based team as the F1 season progresses.
- •Liam Lawson replaces the injured Isack Hadjar at Red Bull for the Italian Grand Prix.
- •Isack Hadjar is absent due to ongoing recovery from a wrist injury.
- •Lawson finished seventh during his previous appearance in Zandvoort.
- •Yuki Tsunoda will fill the Racing Bulls seat for a second straight race weekend.
- 7:01 PMYahoo Sports — F1 Today | Lawson-Hadjar call confirmed as Verstappen steps aside at Monza
- 3:18 PMYahoo Sports — Hadjar to miss Italian Grand Prix with injury as Liam Lawson deputizes
- 3:08 PMESPN F1 — Lawson in Red Bull again in Monza with Hadjar out
- 2:44 PMRacer — Hadjar still out for Italian GP, Lawson and Tsunoda retain drives
- 2:28 PMYahoo Sports — Injured Isack Hadjar to miss Italian Grand Prix as Liam Lawson stays with Red Bull
- 2:16 PMFormula 1 — Lawson to replace Hadjar again at Red Bull in Monza - Formula 1
"From Max Verstappen sitting out FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix to Red Bull finally deciding whether Isack Hadjar or Liam Lawson will line up alongside him at Monza, here are the biggest Formula 1 stories of today, 2 September. Hadjar ruled out of Italian GP as Red Bull make final Lawson callThere will be no return to the Red Bull cockpit for Isack Hadjar at Monza, with Liam Lawson retaining the seat alongside Max Verstappen for the Italian Grand Prix.
"Liam Lawson will remain Max Verstappen's Formula 1 teammate at Red Bull for the Italian Grand Prix after Isack Hadjar failed to recover in time from his wrist injury, the team confirmed Wednesday. Hadjar had said he was hopeful of returning for Sunday's race but will now miss a second event with injury. Lawson keeps Hadjar's spot at Red Bull and Yuki Tsunoda gets a second race with Racing Bulls in Lawson's usual seat.
"Isack Hadjar’s ongoing wrist injury has ruled him out of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix where his Red Bull will again be driven by Liam Lawson. The Frenchman, in his debut season with the team, sustained the problem during the summer break and missed the first race back in Zandvoort a fortnight ago.
Sources
External links- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 7:01 PMF1 Today | Lawson-Hadjar call confirmed as Verstappen steps aside at Monza
From Max Verstappen sitting out FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix to Red Bull finally deciding whether Isack Hadjar or Liam Lawson will line up alongside him at Monza, here are the biggest Formula 1 stories of today, 2 September. Hadjar ruled out of Italian GP as Red Bull make final Lawson callThere will be no return to the Red Bull cockpit for Isack Hadjar at Monza, with Liam Lawson retaining the seat alongside Max Verstappen for the Italian Grand Prix.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 3:18 PMHadjar to miss Italian Grand Prix with injury as Liam Lawson deputizes
Isack Hadjar’s ongoing wrist injury has ruled him out of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix where his Red Bull will again be driven by Liam Lawson. The Frenchman, in his debut season with the team, sustained the problem during the summer break and missed the first race back in Zandvoort a fortnight ago.
- ESPN F1Sep 2, 2026, 3:08 PMLawson in Red Bull again in Monza with Hadjar out
Liam Lawson will once again deputise for Isack Hadjar at the Italian Grand Prix after Red Bull confirmed that the Frenchman was still continuing his rehabilitation from a wrist injury.
- RacerSep 2, 2026, 2:44 PMHadjar still out for Italian GP, Lawson and Tsunoda retain drives
Isack Hadjar's wrist injury will keep him out of another race, with Liam Lawson stepping in once again at the Italian Grand Prix and Yuki Tsunoda taking Lawson's spot at Racing Bulls.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 2:28 PMInjured Isack Hadjar to miss Italian Grand Prix as Liam Lawson stays with Red Bull
Liam Lawson will remain Max Verstappen's Formula 1 teammate at Red Bull for the Italian Grand Prix after Isack Hadjar failed to recover in time from his wrist injury, the team confirmed Wednesday. Hadjar had said he was hopeful of returning for Sunday's race but will now miss a second event with injury. Lawson keeps Hadjar's spot at Red Bull and Yuki Tsunoda gets a second race with Racing Bulls in Lawson's usual seat.
- Formula 1Sep 2, 2026, 2:16 PMLawson to replace Hadjar again at Red Bull in Monza - Formula 1
Red Bull have announced their driver plans for the Italian Grand Prix, with Isack Hadjar sitting out another weekend as his recovery from a wrist injury continues.
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