Isack Hadjar might well be the standout F1 rookie of 2025: not only has he survived being a Red Bull junior driver for longer than five minutes, the 20-year-old Frenchman has reached Q3 six times and outscored his more experienced teammate(s) by 21 points to four so far. Magnifique!
That’s partly down to a best finish of sixth in Monaco, which – let’s be real here – isn’t exactly a safe, cuddly environment for infant F1 drivers still learning how to walk. Even Max Verstappen had a couple of big crashes in Monte Carlo before he properly mastered it.
