Isack Hadjar has defended feedback from Purple Bull advisor Helmut Marko about his conduct after the System 1 rookie crashed out of the Australian Grand Prix.
Talking to Austrian broadcaster ORF in Melbourne, Marko mentioned, “Isack Hadjar did just a little little bit of crying after his crash. That was a bit embarrassing.”
The feedback stood out as Hadjar was receiving widespread help after crashing on the formation lap of his F1 debut, however forward of this weekend’s Chinese language Grand Prix the Racing Bulls driver says he’s in on good phrases with Marko and has spoken with him since.
“I discovered it embarrassing myself,” Hadjar mentioned. “And Helmut, I had him on the telephone a day later and it’s all good. I’ve identified him for just a few years now. I understand how he works.
“Additionally, one other level, I believe he mentioned that he was talking German. He was re-interpreted in another way. You don’t know in regards to the physique language. I didn’t see the footage, so I can’t [comment].
“However aside from that, I see all of the love from the followers and the folks. I didn’t anticipate that in any respect after I binned it within the wall. In order that was good.”
Hadjar revealed he additionally obtained help from Lewis Hamilton after Sunday’s incident, having been consoled by Hamilton’s father Anthony on the time.
“It reminded [Anthony] of Lewis really parking the automotive on the pit entry in Shanghai. It was a pleasant second, sharing time with somebody like Anthony, clearly the dad of my idol,” Hadjar mentioned. “It was fairly a particular second and certainly Lewis despatched me a message later that day. Actually elegant guys.”
Regardless of the deal with his error and the response, Hadjar says he was capable of transfer on rapidly within the information there was one other race in Shanghai to deal with this weekend.
“I’d say on Monday already, I felt rather a lot higher, particularly realizing that it’s a back-to-back weekend. I’ve obtained to run it again fairly early, not having a month to dwell on it.”