Dutch GP 2026: Lawson linked to Hadjar stand-in

BBC Sport and Autosport reported Isack Hadjar is set to miss the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix with a wrist injury, with Liam Lawson lined up as cover.

BBC Sport and Autosport reported that Isack Hadjar is set to miss this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix after a wrist injury. BBC Sport said the Red Bull driver was ruled out after hurting his wrist during the summer break, while Autosport reported the injury came in a gym session last week and that Liam Lawson is expected to step in.

Autosport also reported that Red Bull’s sister team was told on Friday that a driver change could be needed, with the situation developing further on Tuesday. Neither report, as supplied here, included a direct team statement, so the switch remains reported rather than confirmed in this version.

If Lawson does take the seat at Zandvoort, the change would involve two drivers close together in the 2026 drivers’ championship. Hadjar arrived eighth on 68 points, with one podium from 33 Formula 1 starts across 2025 and 2026, while Lawson was ninth on 49 points and had made 44 starts from 2023 to 2026.