“Music is a really important tool for me before I head out on track,” Isack Hadjar tells Apple Music. “In my room before going into the garage, I’ll put my headphones in and turn my full focus to racing. It really helps me get hyped for the session ahead but also keeps me focused.” Focus is exactly what the young French driver needs throughout 2026: He’s been promoted to Red Bull Racing in his second year, after all, with perhaps the most formidable teammate on the grid: four-time World Drivers’ Championship winner Max Verstappen. Hadjar’s handpicked playlist reveals the songs that get him revved up, feeling good and ready for lights out. Perhaps the most important track here is 2018’s “Never Recover”, by Lil Baby, Gunna and Drake, because “it’s always the final song I play before jumping in the car,” he says. “It’s become like a tradition for me now: It’s my last step of preparation before driving.” There’s plenty more hip-hop throughout: “Mainly French, and lots of [rapper] Werenoi, but I like all kinds,” he says. “It gets me pumped up and ready before going out. It’s always a good one to turn the volume up on, and I’m trying to get the team on board with it.” Elsewhere, you’ll find an array of tracks that span from Bad Bunny and LINKIN PARK to Stevie Wonder and Tracy Chapman. There’s even long-time favourites stretching back to his early years, like Sheryl Crow’s “Real Gone”. “This song reminds me so much of my childhood. Growing up, and even now, I’ve watched Cars so many times,” he says, referring to the 2006 Pixar film the song was written for. “The first scene of Lightning McQueen in the truck is how you want to feel every time before getting in the car.”