The Frenchman lamented his Sunday pace in the Grand Prix

A double-helping of a ten-second penalty scuppered Isack Hadjar’s chances of a top four finish in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix.

The Frenchman was hit with two ten-second penalties during the race in Montreal, the first of which came when he was adjudged to have weaved on the back-straight, nearly forcing Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc off the track while fighting for position.

But when serving that penalty, a Red Bull team member touched the car before the ten seconds were served, against the regulations, and he was forced to come back into the pits to serve it again.

It meant the Frenchman would still secure his best finish for the Milton Keynes team, but it took him out of contention in the fight for fourth with Leclerc, eventually finishing a lap down on race winner Kimi Antonelli in fifth place.

His performance the day before in the sprint race was a spectacular one too, having come from 21st on the grid to finish eighth before qualifying seventh for the race itself.

However, the Frenchman said the feel he had in the car had changed overnight, and he was struggling to come to terms with that throughout Sunday’s Grand Prix.

“I didn’t have the same feelings as on Saturday in the sprint. I had good pace in qualifying but today, I couldn’t make it happen. It meant I had to focus really hard on keeping the car on the track, I was making mistakes.

“The car was very fast but hard to drive compared to yesterday when I felt more comfortable, so I couldn’t push as hard as I wanted. I think we could have secured fourth place, but had to settle for fifth in the end.

“The overall car performance this weekend was very positive – we took a big step forward since Miami and made the most of the weekend. I hope we can keep the same momentum for Monaco."