Mathieu Warnier, media365: published on Friday 02 May 2025 at 4:55 pm
Born in Paris of Parents of Algerian origin, Isack Hadjar recently confided in his dual nationality by claiming to be happy to represent France as much as Algeria at the highest level of world motor sport.
Isack Hadjar makes a name for himself in the paddock. Member of the Red Bull sector since 2022 after having impressed in regional formula in the streets of Monaco that same year, the native of Paris left behind a complicated season start in Australia by scoring points in Japan as well as in Saudi Arabia. If it evolves with a French license, the 20 -year -old pilot has dual nationality. Indeed, the Racing Bulls pilot was born in the French capital of a father being a recognized Algerian physicist, hence the presence of various quantum physics formulas on her helmet, and a Lebanese-Algerian mother. A filiation that the Vice-Champion of Formula 1 The past season draws a pride. “I have the impression of representing two countries,” he said in comments collected by the agency Reuters On the sidelines of the fifth round of the season, in Jeddah. “I am the first Arab pilot in the world to reach Formula 1,” he added. It’s huge but it went unnoticed, it doesn’t interest anyone, but it’s huge. »»
Hadjar: “Arab youth can identify with me”
He thus put himself in the Pas de Robert la Caze, who evolved under Moroccan license in 1958 or even Felipe Nasr, whose grandfather left Lebanon for Brazil in the 1960s. The possibility of going from a French license to an Algerian license for its inception in F1 was mentioned but it was finally dismissed. Isack Hadjar hopes to be an example. “Arab youth can identify with me,” he said. It shows that everything is possible by dint of work and if you believe it. I do not feel invested with a mission, but I am aware that I represent more than my family and its country of origin. The one who is presented as the “Little Prost” still has a lot to prove in a structure that can be very tough for pilots. But his driving performances are convincing with Helmut Marko, advisor to the Red Bull group for mechanical sports, who already sees him “the surprise of the season”. What he intends to confirm this weekend in Miami.
