Hadjar 'Surprised' by Red Bull Upgrade Grip Woes
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- Isack Hadjar said he was 'surprised' by a lack of grip in his Red Bull despite the team's major upgrade package debuting on the car at the Austrian GP
- Hadjar finished seventh in second practice, over half a second adrift of pace-setter Kimi Antonelli, with team-mate Max Verstappen fourth
- Hadjar told Sky Sports the car 'feels like the usual' and that Red Bull were 'quite slow to get started' in sessions
- Hadjar singled out turn 3 as a grip problem, calling it 'a speed range we've been good at' and saying he didn't understand the car's behavior
- Hadjar stressed Red Bull want the car working 'in every session' rather than relying on 'luck,' saying the team still has work to do 'to catch up'
Why it matters: Red Bull rolled out a major upgrade at their home race expecting a step forward, but with both Hadjar and Verstappen over half a second off Antonelli's pace, the new package hasn't delivered the gains the team needed to close the gap to Mercedes this weekend.
