Hadjar: I'm absolutely over the moon

However, it was Hadjar's impressive qualifying—he was fourth fastest—that set him up for such a great result, as he did not put a foot wrong, defending valiantly against the likes of Charles Leclerc and George Russell.

And while it seemed that fourth place would be his reward, Lando Norris broke down and retired while running in second, which meant Max Verstappen inherited second while Hadjar was promoted to third in a race that was action-packed with the Safety Car coming out three times.

Speaking in Racing Bulls' post-race report, the Frenchman said: "This is what I've always dreamed of, and it feels incredible, I'm absolutely over the moon.

"The team has worked so hard to get us here today, and I couldn't be prouder. I didn't expect today's result, but achieving one of my dreams makes it even more special.

"It was a tough race physically, especially after the break," Hadjar explained. "I had a tricky start, but we did this on pure pace and merit. I knew I had to nail the final safety car restart, so I defended as hard as I could and brought it home.

"The battles were intense, especially in the opening laps, with the pressure from other cars, but we held strong. There are so many people to thank, from my family to the Red Bull family.

"I hope we can carry this momentum into next week and keep scoring points," Hadjar concluded.

The Dutch Grand Prix was the third race for Racing Bulls under the leadership of their new Team Principal, Alan Permane.

Permane replaced Laurent Mekies, who in turn was summoned by Red Bull to replace Christian Horner following the British Grand Prix.

An elated Permane reflected: "What an incredible day! Isack drove a faultless race, it was a perfect weekend for him and it was a very well deserved podium.

"It might have been an inherited 3rd place, however Isack put himself in the strongest position possible to do that, which he did the whole race.

"He excelled all weekend; after such a great Qualifying it was good to see the pace of the car in the race and he was running at a very comfortable 4th place and had no real threats from behind.

"It has been a strong weekend all round for the team with huge efforts made from everyone in the garage, to Faenza and Milton Keynes; contributing to so much to deliver the exceptional race car we have.

"Onwards we go to Monza to continue this momentum!" Permane concluded.

Hadjar became the youngest French driver to stand on the F1 podium.