Red Bull F1 star PUSHES fan in extraordinary paddock altercation at Mexican Grand Prix

Red Bull star Isack Hadjar has been summoned to see the stewards on Saturday morning for alleged misconduct in the F1 paddock at the Mexican Grand Prix.

The summons comes after a video circulating on social media appeared to show the French driver pushing a fan away on Friday. The summons does not explicitly reference the altercation with the fan though.

The weekend did not get off to the best of starts for the Red Bull driver when his first Friday practice session saw him run into power unit issues that severely hampered his morning.

The Frenchman finished 11th in FP1, recording just 21 laps, with only the rookies of Jak Crawford and Freddie Slater doing fewer.

With that in mind, Hadjar would not have been in the best of moods when walking through the paddock after the session.

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Hadjar fuming with F1 fan in paddock

But a video has emerged of the 22-year-old losing his cool with a fan wanting to take a selfie with him.

The footage shows Hadjar walking in his Red Bull overalls through the paddock, before a fan reaches in alongside him to take a selfie as they are walking.

As the fan reaches out to put his arm around the shoulder of Hadjar, the Frenchman puts his arm out to stop the fan from getting close, giving him a slight push to his hip to keep him at arm's length.

However, the fan did not take the hint to give Max Verstappen's team-mate space, and this led to Hadjar turning towards a person he was walking with in astonishment at the fan's behaviour.

The fan stops chasing Hadjar for the selfie but as the F1 star walks past him again, gives him a more forceful shove, with the fan looking on with a curious smile.

As Hadjar walks away, he then takes a further glance back, cutting a disgruntled look towards the fan.

GPFans have contacted Red Bull for comment.

Hadjar must face stewards on Saturday morning

Following the incident, Hadjar has been called to appear before the stewards at 10:15 am local time on Saturday (4.15pm UK), just before the third and final practice session. The official documents refer to alleged misconduct in the paddock, although they do not explicitly mention the specific interaction with the fan. The race officials are investigating the matter under Article 12.2.1.l of the FIA International Sporting Code, which addresses general misconduct.

If the stewards find Hadjar in breach of the code, he could face a financial penalty. FIA guidelines stipulate a base fine of up to €5,000 for violations of Article 12.2.1.l in a controlled environment. This can increase to €10,000 or even €15,000 for aggravating circumstances. For a first offence within two years and mitigating factors, a conditional penalty or formal warning may also be issued.

The stewards must first determine whether the paddock is considered a controlled or uncontrolled environment. A sporting penalty, such as a grid drop, seems unlikely because the minimum three-place grid penalty is specifically for misconduct toward officials and doesn’t automatically apply to incidents involving spectators.

Mekies: Red Bull have no altitude issues

While Laurent Mekies was not made aware of the incident on Friday, the Red Bull team boss confirmed that Hadjar's power unit issue was not related to the high altitude that teams can struggle with at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit.

Mekies said: "There have been no unfortunate issues so far related to the altitude.

"In fairness, we did have a PU issue with Isack and lost a bit of track time, but the guys did a very good job and managed to send him back on track. But nothing linked with altitude.

"It's still a long weekend. I hope it's definitely fixed."

Hadjar was back out on the track for FP2, finishing sixth fastest one tenth and one place behind Verstappen.

Se enojó Hadjar #f1 . @F1 https://t.co/nnRyyHntiV

— 1F #MexicoGP (@1FMasters) October 30, 2026

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