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Hadjar linked to Belgian GP grid-drop talk

News - 2026-07-30 - By Jenny Marsh

Reports in the supplied material concern Kimi Antonelli in Hungary, not Isack Hadjar at Spa, leaving any Belgian Grand Prix grid-drop talk unconfirmed.

The supplied source material does not confirm a Belgian Grand Prix grid penalty for Isack Hadjar. Autosport’s reports provided here concern Kimi Antonelli at the Hungarian Grand Prix, first over a steward investigation for an alleged yellow-flag infringement and then a three-place grid drop after that case was decided.

On that basis, any suggestion that Hadjar faces a Spa grid drop remains unconfirmed in the information available for this draft. No FIA document, steward ruling or report in the supplied sources states that Hadjar is under investigation or has received a penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Hadjar arrives at this point in the 2026 season eighth in the drivers' championship on 68 points. Across 2025 and 2026, the French driver has started 33 Formula 1 races, with one podium finish and a best result of third.