F1 Netherlands, Qualifying Results
| 1st row | 1. Lando Norris 1:11.163 McLaren |
| 2. George Russell 1:11.265 Mercedes | |
| 2nd row | 3. Kimi Antonelli 1:11.296 Mercedes |
| 4. Oscar Piastri 1:11.305 McLaren | |
| 3rd row | 5. Lewis Hamilton 1:11.494 Ferrari |
| 6. Charles Leclerc 1:11.558 Ferrari | |
| 4th row | 7. Max Verstappen 1:11.618 Red Bull |
| 8. Liam Lawson 1:11.733 Red Bull | |
| 5th row | 9. Gabriel Bortoleto 1:12.079 Audi |
| 10. Arvid Lindblad 1:12.185 Racing Bulls | |
| 6th row | 11. Pierre Gasly 1:12.616 Alpine |
| 12. Yuki Tsunoda 1:12.627 Racing Bulls | |
| 7th row | 13. Nico Hülkenberg 1:12.797 Audi |
| 14. Franco Colapinto 1:12.800 Alpine | |
| 8th row | 15. Esteban Ocon 1:13.137 Haas |
| 16. Alexander Albon 1:13.182 Williams | |
| 9th row | 17. Carlos Sainz 1:13.574 Williams |
| 18. Fernando Alonso 1:13.650 Aston Martin | |
| 10th row | 19. Lance Stroll 1:13.818 Aston Martin |
| 20. Oliver Bearman 1:13.826 Haas | |
| 11th row | 21. Valtteri Bottas 1:14.371 Cadillac |
| 22. Sergio Perez 1:14.600 Cadillac |
F1 Netherlands, Qualifying Report
A unique qualifying session at Zandvoort, with the risk of rain prompting earlier runs in Q3: the best at managing the weather uncertainty is Lando Norris, who with a time of 1:11.163 secures the 18th pole position of his career (tying Mario Andretti, René Arnoux, and Kimi Raikkonen), his second consecutive after the Hungaroring.
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The papaya team confirms itself as the most consistent throughout the weekend. The changes made to Norris’s car, after a tough Sprint, work and allow the Brit to reverse positions compared to yesterday with George Russell. Mercedes’ number 63 is second by 102 thousandths and maintains the good momentum shown between Sprint Qualifying and the short race. The former Williams driver beats Kimi Antonelli again, although the Bolognese gets significantly closer to his teammate, nearly reaching the front row (a matter of 31 thousandths). A pity for a mistake in turn 1 that costs the World Championship leader about two tenths.
While McLaren and Mercedes split the first two rows (with Oscar Piastri fourth), Ferrari is relegated to the third row. The choice of a double warm-up lap in the final stages of Q3 (despite the strong risk of rain) did not pay off, and certainly the change in strategy regarding electric energy management, as admitted by Charles Leclerc (6th), did not help, but the impression is that the SF-26 did not have the potential to aim for something better without mistakes from rivals. And it is certainly a disappointment, considering that Zandvoort was supposed to be a track more favorable to Ferrari (like Hungary) and that the Red car has a new floor. However, it did not help on the flying lap. Ferrari fans hope it will provide something on the race pace, but the Sprint has clearly shown how difficult it is to overtake at Zandvoort even for these cars. Moreover, behind Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will start Max Verstappen, hungrier than ever in his last home race.
Good performance from Liam Lawson, eighth just a tenth behind Verstappen, with the always excellent Gabriel Bortoleto and Arvid Lindblad in the top 10. At the back, Aston Martin beat Cadillac and Oliver Bearman’s Haas. Not something to celebrate, but the AMR26 at least shows signs of improvement, despite all the limits still evident in the power unit.
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F1 Netherlands, Qualifying Live
You can relive the emotions of the Zandvoort Qualifying with our live report.
Schedule and Timings
F1 returns to the track tomorrow at 15:00 for the 12th World Championship GP: Norris will surely be the favorite, also because since the track returned to the calendar, whoever started at the front has always won the GP. Here are all the timings and TV information.
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