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Why Hadjar's Red Bull testing crash doesn’t mean a Gasly 2019 repeat

Seven years ago, Red Bull signed sophomore Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly as Max Verstappen’s new team-mate following the Frenchman’s convincing rookie season, forgoing a more experienced option in Carlos Sainz – but Gasly crashed twice at Barcelona in pre-season testing and was demoted to Toro Rosso after a nightmare first half of the season.

Seven years later, Red Bull signed sophomore F1 driver Isack Hadjar as Verstappen’s new team-mate following the Frenchman’s convincing rookie season, forgoing a more experienced option in Yuki Tsunoda – but Hadjar crashed at Barcelona in pre-season testing.

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