F1 Dutch Grand Prix LIVE: Race result as Lando Norris wins ahead of Max Verstappen
Follow live coverage of all the action at Zandvoort as F1 returns following the summer break
Lando Norris reminded Max Verstappen of his F1 world championship credentials by taking a brilliant pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix.
The British driver, who trails Verstappen by 78 points in the standings with 10 rounds still to play, saw off his rival by 0.356 seconds to silence the 100,000 spectators hoping to see the Dutchman start the Zandvoort race from the front.
Verstappen, without a win from his last four appearances, will start alongside Norris on the front row. Oscar Piastri took third, half a second down on McLaren team-mate Norris.
Mercedes’ George Russell finished fourth as Lewis Hamilton endured an afternoon to forget after he failed to make it out of Q2. He will line up from 12th for Sunday’s 72-lap race.
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F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Raceday!
Good morning and welcome to live coverage of the Dutch Grand Prix as F1 returns after the summer break!
And boy do we have a belter for you today! Lando Norris starts on pole after a stunning lap in qualifying yesterday, beating Max Verstappen’s time by three-tenths of a second! The Dutchman starts in second, with Norris’ team-mate Oscar Piastri in third.
Can Norris hold the lead at the start? So often he’s struggled off the mark.
We’ll find out soon enough! Lights out is at 2pm (BST) - stay right here for all the build-up!
Starting grid for the Dutch Grand Prix:
1. Lando Norris
2. Max Verstappen
3. Oscar Piastri
4. George Russell
5. Sergio Perez
6. Charles Leclerc
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Alex Albon
9. Lance Stroll
10. Pierre Gasly
11. Carlos Sainz
12. Lewis Hamilton
13. Yuki Tsunoda
14. Nico Hulkenberg
15. Kevin Magnussen
16. Daniel Ricciardo
17. Esteban Ocon
18. Valtteri Bottas
19. Zhou Guanyu
20. Logan Sargeant
F1 Dutch Grand Prix - Lewis Hamilton reacts after qualifying P12:
TOP-10 IN QUALIFYING FOR DUTCH GP:
1. Lando Norris
2. Max Verstappen
3. Oscar Piastri
4. George Russell
5. Sergio Perez
6. Charles Leclerc
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Alex Albon
9. Lance Stroll
10. Pierre Gasly
F1 Dutch Grand Prix - Lando Norris after claiming pole:
Amazing day, nice to be back and start for a pole - it was a nice lap. Put in some good laps, especially at the end - good job by the team today. It's harder than it looks, it's not easy out there.
“I’m excited for tomorrow, I’m sure it’s going to be tough. Max has been quick, he’ll be putting up a good fight especially at his home race so we’re looking forward to it!”
F1 Dutch Grand Prix - Oscar Piastri after qualifying third:
“The car has been good so disappointed not to be a bit higher up but we have a good racecar.
“The win is not out of the question, the pace looked good in the long run - we’ve been pretty quick the last few weekends. Hopefully we can get a good start but some good things on offer for tomorrow.”
F1 Dutch Grand Prix - Max Verstappen after qualifying P2:
“The whole of qualifying we lacked the pace, it's very difficult out there with the wind. I'm happy with second, this is a good result.
“We’ll give it a good go, but when you are more than three-tenths tomorrow you have to be realistic.”
F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris...
“Lovely work, nice job!”
F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris goes quicker and takes pole!
Lando Norris takes pole in Zandvoort!
Max Verstappen beat Norris’ time - before Norris blows it out the water with a 1:09:673, 0.356 secs quicker than the Dutchman!
Oscar Piastri takes third place, 0.499 secs off Norris, with George Russell in fourth and Sergio Perez fifth!
6-10: Leclerc, Alonso, Albon, Stroll, Gasly
F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris on provisional pole!
Norris goes quickest in the first laps with a 1:10:074, 0.119 seconds faster than his team-mate Oscar Piastri!
Max Verstappen is in third - 0.148 secs off the pace - with George Russell in fourth, four-tenths off.
5-10: Alonso, Leclerc, Stroll, Gasly, Perez, Albon
5 minutes to go... will we see much of a change?!
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