Isack Hadjar says that Red Bull’s upgrade will not “solve all our issues” as the 2026 Formula 1 season resumes at the Miami Grand Prix.

Red Bull has endured a poor start to the 2026 season and all-new regulation era and sit sixth in the constructors’ championship, 119 points adrift of early leaders Mercedes after the opening three rounds.

The Milton Keynes squad is among the teams introducing a package of new updates to its 2026 challenger this weekend, but Hadjar has lowered expectations about the impact it will have.

“I don’t expect to be fighting for podium this weekend,” the 21-year-old Frenchman said of his Red Bull’s prospects for the weekend.

“Naturally, we’re not the only team bringing updates. Obviously we’re bringing something a lot stronger, we believe, but I don’t think it’s going to solve all our issues.

“I hope we can be easing into Q3, by example, because we’ve been fighting very hard to get there so far. That would be a step forward. And I also haven’t driven, like the other guys, in five weeks, so with only one session going into Sprint Qualifying, it’s going to feel quite awkward at the start. But yeah, let’s see.”

F1 has finished observing an enforced five-week break after the planned double-header in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia was cancelled due to the Iran War.

Hadjar admitted he struggled without racing and was “itching” to return to F1 action.

“I think just the fact of being away from the racetracks for five weeks, it starts to be itching me a lot,” he said.

“To be honest, I’ve been willing to come back and drive. Obviously, I miss the driving part, but I miss the competition aspect even more.

“So yeah, I just want to get back to it. This long wait is enough for me to be in that mindset and trying to get back to competing.”

Hadjar has scored four of Red Bull's 16 points, scoring a best result of eighth in China.