Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - March 16, 2025 RB's Isack Hadjar after crashing out during the formation lap before the race REUTERS/Mark Peterson
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Distraught and embarrassed Formula One rookie Isack Hadjar was consoled by Lewis Hamilton's father when the French driver's Australian Grand Prix debut ended before the season-opening race had started on Sunday.
The Racing Bulls driver, who had qualified 11th and best of the rookie crop, crashed his car backwards into the wall on the formation lap at a wet and slippery Albert Park track.
