Marco: I used to call Hadjar "Little Prost".

      Isack Hadjar reached the podium at Zandvoort for the first time in his career. Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko highly praised the Racing Bulls driver’s performance, comparing him to another French driver — four-time world champion Alain Prost.

      Helmut Marko: "Isack, of course, got lucky because of Lando Norris’s retirement. The McLaren drivers were a second quicker, but he battled Charles Leclerc, battled George Russell, kept his composure and made no mistakes. Even fourth place would have been a big achievement, but the podium was an even bigger surprise. Of course, he deserved it.

      We chose Hadjar because we knew there was something special in him. I used to call him the little Prost, the new Prost. People laughed at my words, but now he is delivering results, and that’s impressive.

      When he arrives at a track that’s new to him, three laps are enough for him to get comfortable. On Friday he had power unit problems, but they didn’t affect him at all. He told me that the car’s pace would be enough for a top-five qualifying. He promised me that result. That shows his self-confidence is also very high.

      Will Hadjar move up to the senior team? We will decide that later."