Isack Hadjar makes F1 future vow after 'unreal' Dutch GP delight

Isack Hadjar declared the first podium finish of his F1 career as "unreal" but has vowed it will not be his last.

Hadjar delivered superbly in qualifying to land fourth on the grid at Zandvoort in his Racing Bulls, however, few would have backed him to hold on to that position by the end of the race.

The 20-year-old did so, and then some, by claiming third behind race-winner Oscar Piastri and second-placed Max Verstappen to become the fifth youngest podium finisher in F1 history.

There was an element of good fortune to finishing third given Lando Norris' late retirement with a power unit failure but even prior to then, Hadjar had performed when he had to keep Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Mercedes' George Russell ay bay when under attack.

Reflecting on his debut F1 podium, Hadjar said: "It feels a bit unreal. What was most surprising to me was keeping that fourth place for the whole race.

"Unfortunately, for Lando, we took advantage, but yeah, we made no mistakes. The car was on rails the whole weekend.

"I'm really happy for myself because I maximised what I had, made no mistakes and brought home the podium, and I'm so happy for my guys."

As to whether he could have dreamed of such a possibility, he added: "That's always been the target, since I was a kid.

"This is the first step, my first podium, and hopefully much more."