F1 Miami Grand Prix: Updated starting grid following Isack Hadjar’s disqualification

MIAMI, FLORIDA - APRIL 30: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing chats to Isack Hadjar of France and Oracle Red Bull Racing in the paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on April 30, 2026 in Miami, United States. (Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Isack Hadjar has been disqualified from qualifying at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix after a post-session inspection found that the floor on his RB22 was two millimeters longer than allowed under the 2026 technical regulations.

As a result, Hadjar was excluded from the qualifying session, where he finished eighth on the track, and sent to the back of the grid for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix.

The disqualification continued what was a frustrating day for Hadjar at the Miami Grand Prix. Red Bull brought a series of upgrades for the RB22 to the Miami Grand Prix, upgrades that helped Max Verstappen secure P2 during qualifying for Sunday’s main event. But Hadjar managed just an eighth-place finish during the qualifying hour, more than eight-tenths behind his Red Bull teammate.

Speaking after the session — and before his disqualification — Hadjar outlined his frustration.

“The car was very hard to drive, it was very fast. In Q3 I just couldn’t put it all together and on the other side we have no straight line speed,” Hadjar said after qualifying.

“I think it’s a very tricky track, very low grip with high track temperature. So nothing to do with what we had in the first three rounds. It’s not a very fluid racing track with good grip.