In the high-pressure world of Formula 1, few dynamics are as intense as being Max Verstappen's teammate. Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner recently weighed in on this very topic after watching Red Bull rookie Isack Hadjar's emotional outburst in Miami, offering a blunt assessment: "Max does that to you."

Hadjar's Miami weekend started with genuine promise. The young Frenchman impressed on Friday by making it into SQ3, and he narrowly missed out on points in the sprint race. Qualifying ninth for the main event seemed like another solid step—until a technical infringement saw him excluded. Then came the crash at sector two's chicane, and the frustration boiled over.

Onboard cameras captured Hadjar repeatedly hitting his steering wheel and helmet in frustration. It's not the first time he's shown this kind of reaction, but Steiner believes it's a symptom of something bigger: the unique pressure of being paired with a four-time world champion.

"In Miami, he didn't do a good job compared to Max," Steiner said on the Red Flags podcast. "It's back to the old thing now. We know all the history there. It's a Max show at Red Bull."

The numbers paint a clear picture. After keeping pace with Verstappen in earlier rounds, Hadjar ended up more than eight-tenths slower during Grand Prix qualifying—a massive gap at this level. Verstappen now sits on 26 points to Hadjar's four, a chasm that's hard to ignore.

"We saw Hadjar, his emotional outburst. Now you've crashed, there's no point in hurting yourself by hitting the steering wheel. He lost control of himself, but I think Max does that to you. I wouldn't like to work with Max!" Steiner added, with his trademark bluntness.

There are whispers that Red Bull's recent upgrades may have tilted car development toward Verstappen's preferences, though it's still too early to say for certain. Hadjar has made Q3 in every round so far—a level of consistency that actually surpasses what Red Bull has seen from that second seat in recent memory. But in the shadow of a dominant teammate, even solid performances can feel like falling short.

For a driver wearing the Red Bull colors, the expectations are sky-high. Hadjar needs more than just one race in the newly-upgraded car before any sweeping judgments can be made. But as Steiner's comments remind us, in the world of Red Bull Racing, patience is a luxury that few have ever been afforded.