Isack Hadjar crashed Purple Bull’s RB22 automotive on the second day of Components 1’s first pre-season take a look at at Barcelona.
A five-day take a look at is going down behind closed doorways on the Catalan observe this week, as groups become familiar with new equipment assembly the overhauled chassis and engine rules for 2026, with every outfit allowed to run on three of these days.
Purple Bull is the one squad that went out each yesterday and in the present day, with Hadjar finishing the entire day on Monday whereas team-mate Max Verstappen was in motion on Tuesday morning, because the rain appeared round 10:40am native time.
Max Verstappen, Purple Bull Racing
Picture by: Components 1
Hadjar took over on Tuesday afternoon, however footage from X account @Nachez98 exhibits the Purple Bull crashed in Tun 14, with the rear finish hitting the Tecpro barrier.
A Purple Bull spokesperson instructed Motorsport that Hadjar was “all good” following the accident.
The crash occurred some 35 to 40 minutes earlier than the tip of the day’s session, so Purple Bull isn’t lacking out on a lot observe working.
Nonetheless, it is a setback as spare elements are scarce presently of 12 months, with groups pushing the boundaries to maintain growing their automobiles as late as doable earlier than testing.
The three-day cap may very well be a blessing in disguise for Purple Bull if it occurs to require a while to fly new elements in, because it might theoretically afford to attend till Friday for its third allotted day of working.
Ferrari was the one different workforce in motion on Tuesday, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton on the wheel of the Scuderia’s SF-26.
Further reporting by Fabien Gaillard
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