Red Bull's starts have become a liability, and Isack Hadjar isn't sugarcoating it. The 22-year-old matched his career-best qualifying with P3 in Austin, then watched it evaporate on lap one—a sluggish getaway and a throttle glitch dropped him to P6 by the flag. "We're aware of the weakness," Hadjar said, adding that radio issues compounded the mess. It's the latest in a string of setbacks: battery trouble cost him a podium in Sepang, gremlins buried him P10 in Singapore. Still, Hadjar took a silver lining from the wreckage—Red Bull's raw pace looked strong, echoing the form that carried Max Verstappen to wins in Malaysia and Singapore. Now comes Mexico, where the thin air and a long drag to Turn 1 offer a chance to reclaim track position off the line. If Red Bull can't fix the launch, the rest won't matter.
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