Red Bull issue statement as Isack Hadjar disqualified for Miami Grand Prix

Red Bull have issued a statement after Isack Hadjar forfeited his ninth place start with a disqualification for the Miami Grand Prix.

Hadjar performed well in qualifying but was then investigated for a possible floor breach after a mandatory post-session check.

It was uncovered that the 21-year-old's RB22 did not comply with the dimension of the floorboard as they "were protruding 2mm out of the reference volume".

Ahead of the the Miami Grand Prix, Red Bullk confirmed that Hadjar had been disqualified from qualifying and will instead start from the back of the grid.

On X, @redbullracing wrote: "Isack will start today’s race from the back of the grid, as he was disqualified from qualifying when it was found that a small section of the left and right hand sides floorboard on his car were protruding out of the reference volume."

Red Bull also issued a statement from team principal Laurent Mekies, who accepted the verdict and issued an apology to Hadjar for the mistake.

He said: “We made a mistake and we respect the decision of the Stewards. No performance advantage was intended nor gained from this error.

"We will learn from this incident and assess our processes to understand how it occurred and to take steps to ensure it cannot happen again. As a team, we apologise to Isack, and to our fans and partners. We learn the hard way today but we will move forward. Now our focus is on converting yesterday’s encouraging showing into a strong race performance this afternoon.”