Isack Hadjar, who joined four-time champion Max Verstappen at Purple Bull this 12 months, has taken on a rally-raid problem within the Ford Raptor T1+.
The Purple Bull Formulation 1 driver was first taken across the desert observe by rally-raid driver Mitch Guthrie Jr, earlier than having a go behind the wheel himself, with the problem of setting a time inside 15 seconds of that set by the skilled inside 5 laps.
“I believe you are about to learn the way brutal desert rally can actually be. Good luck, mate,” Guthrie Jr warned Hadjar.
After sitting within the passenger seat as Guthrie Jr ripped aside the 4km desert observe with jumps, a 12-metre cliff and climbs, it was Hadjar’s flip. With 3m16s because the time to get inside 15 seconds of, he managed a time of 4m20s on his first journey across the course. With roughly a minute to seek out, he continued. The second lap resulted in a 4m18s regardless of working deep at one of many turns and having to restart the automotive.
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“I not often have this a lot enjoyable,” Hadjar stated, earlier than later including: “[Doing a jump in the car is the] neatest thing ever. To be honest, this automotive provides you a lot confidence.”
By the top of the observe laps, Hadjar was simply three seconds off Guthrie Jr’s time with 3m19s. Out for one ultimate run, Hadjar closed the hole by one other second and completed the day with a time of 3m18s. “Oh, actually, mate, I might do that every one day,” he stated with a smile.
This comes forward of Hadjar’s first F1 season with Purple Bull. He secured the seat alongside Verstappen after impressing throughout his rookie season, ending twelfth within the drivers’ standings with 51 factors and celebrating his first F1 podium end on the Dutch Grand Prix.
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