F1 Dutch Grand Prix LIVE: Race result as Lando Norris wins ahead of Max Verstappen

Kieran Jackson

25 August 2024 at 11:03 am·38-min read

F1 Dutch Grand Prix LIVE: Race result as Lando Norris wins ahead of Max Verstappen

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 - LATEST UPDATES

Lando Norris wins Dutch Grand Prix; Verstappen 2nd; Leclerc 3rd
Click HERE for the top-10 in Zandvoort
OVERTAKE! Lando Norris surges past Max Verstappen for the lead (Lap 18/72)
START! Verstappen overtakes Norris at lights out (Lap 1/72)
PREVIEW: Max Verstappen’s unbeaten F1 home streak is in doubt – but can Lando Norris finally convert at Dutch GP?

Time for the podium in Zandvoort!

16:18 , Kieran Jackson

And for the fifth race running, whether it be driver or teams, we will hear the British national anthem!

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris after his second win in Formula 1...

16:08 , Kieran Jackson

“It feels amazing, not a perfect race because of lap one today, but the pace was very strong. The car was beautiful today. Quite a straightforward race.

“I have some Dutch fans, hope they’re not upset. From quite early on, lap five or six, I expected Max to push and get a gap but he never did. He was dropping off and mine was getting better and especially when I got past, it’s a good feeling in the car.”

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc...

15:59 , Kieran Jackson

“Very surprised, I’m not very often happy with P3 but we can be extremely happy with the job we’ve done. It’s been a difficult weekend but we executed a perfect strategy - undercut two competitors and kept them behind.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Max Verstappen after finishing second...

15:49 , Kieran Jackson

“It was quite clear we were not quick enough. I know we have good starts, luckily it was like that. Tried to do my own race and that was second today.”

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris on team radio...

15:44 , Kieran Jackson

“Simply lovely eh! Well done boys, incredible job - the car was unbelievable. Let’s keep pushing everyone, thank you!”

Calm and measured from the Bristolian, as he hugs his team and dad Adam in parc ferme...

TOP-10 IN THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX

15:42 , Kieran Jackson

1. Lando Norris (+fastest lap)

2. Max Verstappen

3. Charles Leclerc

4. Oscar Piastri

5. Carlos Sainz

6. Sergio Perez

7. George Russell

8. Lewis Hamilton

9. Pierre Gasly

10. Fernando Alonso

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: LANDO NORRIS WINS!

15:35 , Kieran Jackson

A brilliant win for the Brit in Zandvoort - his second victory in Formula 1 and with a margin of over 21 seconds! And he takes the fastest lap right at the end!

Max Verstappen, for the first time, doesn’t win at home and has to settle for second. Charles Leclerc takes a decent third place and podium for Ferrari!

4-10: Piastri, Sainz, Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Gasly, Alonso

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Final lap (Lap 72/72)

15:33 , Kieran Jackson

What a statement of intent this is from Lando Norris and McLaren as he starts the final lap with a 20-second lead over Max Verstappen!

He will cut Verstappen’s lead in the world championship...

Lewis Hamilton, incidentally, still has the fastest lap in eighth but George Russell in seventh is over five seconds behind Sergio Perez - why did they pit him?!

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Procession now for Lando Norris (Lap 66/72)

15:28 , Kieran Jackson

How good must this feel for Lando Norris - a man so desperate to add to his solitary win in Miami, cruising 18 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen at the Dutchman’s home race,.

Further back, Piastri is now 1.1 seconds behind Leclerc with a podium slipping away from the Australian, while George Russell is 8.3 seconds behind Sergio Perez - I think he may have too much to do!

Top-10: Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Piastri, Sainz, Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Gasly, Alonso

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris now 16 seconds clear (Lap 61/72)

15:22 , Kieran Jackson

Lando Norris keeps pushing, now 16 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen.

Russell, meanwhile, is now 10 seconds off Perez in sixth.

Top-10: Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Piastri, Sainz, Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Gasly, Hulkenberg

Just over 10 laps to go... we haven’t had any yellow flags or safety cars so far, will we get some late drama?

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: George Russell pits (Lap 55/72)

15:14 , Kieran Jackson

Interesting!

Russell pits from fifth place and switches to new soft tyres after a 2.8 second pit stop. He comes out in seventh, 19 seconds behind Sergio Perez in sixth.

Can he make up a few places in the remaining 15 laps or so?

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri can’t get past Charles Leclerc (Lap 51/72)

15:10 , Kieran Jackson

Good consistency for Ferrari here in the form of Charles Leclerc, who is holding off Oscar Piastri behind him in fourth despite the McLaren having DRS.

Out in front, Lando Norris builds his lead to 14 seconds to Max Verstappen. Leclerc is 6.2 seconds behind the Dutchman.

Lewis Hamilton, in eighth, has set the fastest lap after switching to soft tyres, given he had a free pit stop to Nico Hulkenberg in ninth...

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris builds his lead (Lap 46/72)

15:02 , Kieran Jackson

It’s now 12 seconds. Stunning speed from the papaya!

Further down, Oscar Piastri now has DRS behind Charles Leclerc - he’s 0.8 seconds behind the Ferrari in third place!

5-10: Russell, Perez, Sainz, Hamilton, Hulkenberg, Gasly

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri up to fourth (Lap 40/72)

14:56 , Kieran Jackson

Piastri surges down the outside of Russell and - like his team-mate - the McLaren is just too hot to handle! He’s up to fourth - and Charles Leclerc is 3.2 secs down the road.

Out in front, Lando Norris is now an astonishing 10 seconds clear of Max Verstappen!

Meanwhile, Lance Stroll in 14th place receives a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit-lane. Ouch.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri pits (Lap 34/72)

14:48 , Kieran Jackson

Piastri comes in for a speedy 2.4 second stop and rejoins the race in fifth place, behind Russell and ahead of Perez.

Norris is now 7.3 seconds clear of Verstappen at the front - stunning racepace from McLaren!

Top-10: Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Russell, Piastri, Perez, Sainz, Hamilton, Hulkenberg, Magnussen

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri remains in the lead (Lap 33/72)

14:46 , Kieran Jackson

Piastri is losing about two seconds a lap to Norris at the front - it’s a matter of time before McLaren bring the Aussie in.

Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton is now up to eighth - a reminder he started 14th on the grid.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris pits (Lap 29/72)

14:41 , Kieran Jackson

Not a perfect stop for McLaren - 3.1 seconds - but it’s fine. Norris comes out in fourth but just under five seconds ahead of Verstappen!

Oscar Piastri now leads - but of course hasn’t stopped yet!

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Max Verstappen pits (Lap 28/72)

14:39 , Kieran Jackson

Given how much his pace has dropped off, Verstappen comes in - 2.5 second stop and he comes out in fifth on hard tyres.

Surely Norris responds straight away and pits?!

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris’ lead is five seconds! (Lap 26/72)

14:36 , Kieran Jackson

Norris has built this lead so quickly! It’s now five seconds!

George Russell pits from third to ninth, behind Alonso and Leclerc...

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Max Verstappen... (Lap 24/72)

14:34 , Kieran Jackson

Verstappen: “I can’t go faster, the car doesn’t respond to my inputs.”

When will he stop?!

Lewis Hamilton, who was on softs, pits and switches to hard tyres - and drops to 16th. Will that be enough to go until the end of the race?

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris stretches his advantage (Lap 22/72)

14:32 , Kieran Jackson

Norris gets beyond the one-second margin so Verstappen does not have DRS in second - and goes seven-tenths quicker on that last lap as the lead increases to 1.9 seconds.

A lot of discussion over team radio about strategy - plan A seems to be the call for McLaren, which is presumably a one-stop.

Top-10: Norris, Verstappen, Russell, Piastri, Leclerc, Perez, Sainz, Gasly, Hamilton, Alonso

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris retakes the lead! (Lap 18/72)

14:27 , Kieran Jackson

Lando Norris gets the move done!

His McLaren had much more pace and cruised past Max Verstappen down the inside on the start-finish straight with DRS!

Verstappen tried to fight it around turn 1 but to no avail - Norris has the lead!

Lando Norris OVERTAKES Max Verstappen to retake the LEAD of the Dutch Grand Prix! ⚡🟠 pic.twitter.com/wDptODmuko
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) August 25, 2024

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton up to ninth (Lap 17/72)

14:25 , Kieran Jackson

Hamilton comfortably passes the Aston Martin pairing of Stroll and Alonso - he’s up to ninth. Gasly is next up the road..

Meanwhile, Verstappen is under a bit of pressure from Norris - the gap is now 0.5 seconds...

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris is making inroads (Lap 14/72)

14:22 , Kieran Jackson

Norris is now within one second of Verstappen as McLaren start to show their pace on these medium tyres...

Verstappen: “The car doesn’t turn at all in turn 10.”

Russell is 3.7 seconds further behind in third...

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris is making inroads (Lap 14/72)

14:21 , Kieran Jackson

Norris is now within one second of Verstappen as McLaren start to show their pace on these medium tyres...

Verstappen: “The car doesn’t turn at all in turn 10.”

Russell is 3.7 seconds further behind in third...

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton up to P11 (Lap 10/72)

14:17 , Kieran Jackson

The Mercedes driver cruises down the inside of Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg to get on the edge of the points.

He’s not happy, though. “I’m too slow on the straights,” he says on team radio.

Carlos Sainz makes a move stick on Pierre Gasly at turn 3... just!

Top-10: Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Piastri, Leclerc, Perez, Sainz, Gasly, Alonso, Stroll

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Max Verstappen’s engineer (Lap 8/72)

14:13 , Kieran Jackson

Lambiase: “That’s good Max, keep it up - just watch that rear-left sliding.”

Composed and satisfied down at Red Bull. The gap remains at 1.5 seconds to Norris.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Max Verstappen’s lead is 1.6 seconds (Lap 6/72)

14:12 , Kieran Jackson

Verstappen in his element here, leading the race and extending his lead in front of his home fans!

Norris now 1.5 seconds behind, with Russell 1.7 seconds down the road. Oscar Piastri is within DRS in fourth but can’t get close enough to the Mercedes at the moment.

Top-10: Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Piastri, Leclerc, Perez, Gasly, Alonso, Sainz, Stroll

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Max Verstappen over 1 second ahead (Lap 3/72)

14:08 , Kieran Jackson

It’s touch and go around the one-second mark but Verstappen extends his lead - meaning Norris won’t have DRS!

Further back, Lewis Hamilton makes a super move down the inside of Yuki Tsunoda to get up to 12th!

Top-10: Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Piastri, Leclerc, Perez, Gasly, Alonso, Sainz, Stroll

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Max Verstappen takes the lead at the start!

14:05 , Kieran Jackson

Norris can’t keep the lead again!

Verstappen surges up the inside at turn 1 to take the lead to huge cheers from the grandstand!

And Oscar Piastri has lost third to George Russell - nightmare start for McLaren! Thye both had too much wheelspin at the beginning...

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Formation lap!

14:00 , Kieran Jackson

Lando Norris leads the pack around for the formation lap!

The top-10 all start on medium tyres, with Yuki Tsunoda in 11th and Lewis Hamilton in 14th on soft tyres.

Norris has never led after lap one when starting on pole - will that change today in front of 100,000 Dutch fans?!

A reminder of the starting grid in Zandvoort:

13:58 , Kieran Jackson

1. Lando Norris

2. Max Verstappen

3. Oscar Piastri

4. George Russell

5. Sergio Perez

6. Charles Leclerc

7. Fernando Alonso

8. Lance Stroll

9. Pierre Gasly

10. Carlos Sainz

11. Yuki Tsunoda

12. Nico Hulkenberg

13. Daniel Ricciardo

14. Lewis Hamilton*

15. Esteban Ocon

16. Valtteri Bottas

17. Zhou Guanyu

18. Logan Sargeant

19. Alex Albon***

Pit lane. Kevin Magnussen**

*Lewis Hamilton received a three-place grid drop for impeding Sergio Perez in qualifying

**Kevin Magnussen starts from the pit lane due to engine component changes

***Alex Albon was disqualified from qualifying after his floor body failed technical checks

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Five minutes from lights out!

13:57 , Kieran Jackson

Here we go then!

It’s a dry, sunny day on the North Sea coast as Lando Norris starts on pole for McLaren... can he hold off Max Verstappen at the start here?!

Max Verstappen, speaking to Sky Sports;

13:52 , Kieran Jackson

“Let’s see how the pace is, this weekend race-pace hasn’t been the easiest. It will be hard to beat them. The start is important but I just want pace.”

Time for the Dutch national anthem at Zandvoort!

13:49 , Kieran Jackson

Performed by Duncan Laurence on the piano!

Red Bull boss Christian Horner, speaking to Martin Brundle:

13:46 , Kieran Jackson

“We’re gonna give it a good go, first corner we’re gonna throw everything at it, conditions will be key today.”

Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll, speaking to Martin Brundle on the grid:

13:43 , Kieran Jackson

“We had a good qualifying, let’s hope we can do the same in the race. Points, we’re in the position we deserve to be, to finish as strong as we can up in the points.”

Jack Doohan, speaking to Martin Brundle on the grid:

13:41 , Kieran Jackson

“It’s amazing - something me and my dad have been working for a long time. My Dad pushes me a lot, makes me grounded - we’re both very relieved and very happy, very grateful for him.”

Logan Sargeant on his Williams car:

13:36 , Kieran Jackson

“All good, big turnaround overnight. They’ve put everything back together, should be all good.”

Constructors’ Standings:

13:35 , Kieran Jackson

1. Red Bull - 408 points

2. McLaren - 366 points

3. Ferrari - 345 points

4. Mercedes - 266 points

5. Aston Martin - 73 points

6. RB - 34 points

7. Haas - 27 points

8. Alpine - 11 points

9. Williams - 4 points

10. Sauber - 0 points

Driver Standings ahead of today’s race:

13:25 , Kieran Jackson

1. Max Verstappen - 277 points

2. Lando Norris - 199 points

3. Charles Leclerc - 177 points

4. Oscar Piastri - 167 points

5. Carlos Sainz - 162 points

6. Lewis Hamilton - 150 points

7. Sergio Perez - 131 points

8. George Russell - 116 points

9. Fernando Alonso - 49 points

10. Lance Stroll - 24 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 22 points

12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points

13. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points

14. Oliver Bearman - 6 points

15. Pierre Gasly - 6 points

16. Kevin Magnussen - 5 points

17. Esteban Ocon - 5 points

18. Alex Albon - 4 points

19. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points

20. Logan Sargeant - 0 points

21. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points

Lando Norris on competing with Max Verstappen today:

13:19 , Kieran Jackson

"I want to go up against Max!" 👊

Lando wants to fight the home hero 👀 pic.twitter.com/YS1pHGdyht
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) August 24, 2024

Max Verstappen on the crowd:

13:15 , Kieran Jackson

“It’s fantastic to see this [the fans]. It’s incredible, creates a big smile on my face!”

Christian Horner ‘relieved’ after female colleague’s appeal over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ dismissed

13:10 , Kieran Jackson

Christian Horner admits he is “relieved” that the appeal from a female colleague alleging “inappropriate behaviour” was dismissed in the F1 summer break.

Red Bull F1 chief executive and team principal Horner was originally cleared of any wrongdoing back in March, having been accused by a female member of staff of “coercive, inappropriate behaviour.”

Horner, 50, was exonerated on the eve of the opening race of the season in Bahrain before a deluge of sexually suggestive texts – allegedly between Horner and the complainant – were leaked to members of the paddock. The veracity of the texts have not been verified, since it came from an anonymous email address.

The complainant was then suspended on full pay before launching an appeal. But on 8 August, her appeal was thrown out following another investigation by a different independent KC – with Red Bull adding that their “internal process has concluded.”

Full quotes below:

Christian Horner ‘relieved’ after appeal over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ dismissed

Lewis Hamilton:

13:06 , Kieran Jackson

“Yesterday was not the best of days but you have those. There’s always something to lose, every decision I take affects the people I work with, today I’m just gonna send it and see where we end up.”

A reminder of the starting grid in Zandvoort:

13:00 , Kieran Jackson

1. Lando Norris

2. Max Verstappen

3. Oscar Piastri

4. George Russell

5. Sergio Perez

6. Charles Leclerc

7. Fernando Alonso

8. Lance Stroll

9. Pierre Gasly

10. Carlos Sainz

11. Yuki Tsunoda

12. Nico Hulkenberg

13. Daniel Ricciardo

14. Lewis Hamilton*

15. Esteban Ocon

16. Valtteri Bottas

17. Zhou Guanyu

18. Logan Sargeant

19. Alex Albon***

Pit lane. Kevin Magnussen**

*Lewis Hamilton received a three-place grid drop for impeding Sergio Perez in qualifying

**Kevin Magnussen starts from the pit lane due to engine component changes

***Alex Albon was disqualified from qualifying after his floor body failed technical checks

Martin Brundle on Williams’ issues:

12:56 , Kieran Jackson

Martin has his say on Williams' struggles 💬 pic.twitter.com/6jwxop4FM3
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) August 25, 2024

Jack Doohan promoted to F1 seat at Alpine to replace Esteban Ocon in 2025

12:48 , Kieran Jackson

Jack Doohan will race for Alpine next year after his promotion to Formula 1 was announced on Friday morning.

The 21-year-old Australian, son of five-time 500cc motorcycling world champion Mick Doohan, has been the team’s reserve driver for the last two years.

He finished third in Formula 2 last year and has now been rewarded for his patience on the sidelines with a call-up to the 20-driver grid next year. He will replace Haas-bound Esteban Ocon.

Should Daniel Ricciardo extend his stay with RB or Red Bull next year, it means there will be three Australians on the grid in 2025, with Doohan joining McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.

More detail below:

Jack Doohan promoted to F1 seat at Alpine to replace Esteban Ocon in 2025

Lewis Hamilton’s engineer turns down chance to join Mercedes star at Ferrari

12:31 , Kieran Jackson

Lewis Hamilton’s long-term race engineer Peter Bonnington will not join the seven-time F1 world champion at Ferrari next year after receiving a promotion at Mercedes.

Hamilton will end his 12-year stint at Mercedes at the end of this season after six world titles with the Silver Arrows. Bonnington has been the voice of wisdom over team radio for all of those triumphs.

Yet Bonnington, known as “Bono” in the paddock, will be Mercedes’ head of race engineering from 2025 and will not join Hamilton with his new venture at the Scuderia.

Bonnington, 49, will also be a race engineer for either George Russell or, more likely, Hamilton’s replacement next season.

Lewis Hamilton’s engineer turns down chance to join Mercedes star at Ferrari

F1 Dutch Grand Prix LIVE: Drivers parade in Zandvoort!

12:26 , Kieran Jackson

Max Verstappen unsure of long-term F1 future ahead of milestone at Dutch GP

12:12 , Kieran Jackson

Max Verstappen insists he is “past halfway” through his F1 career as he brings up his 200^th race at the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend.

The three-time F1 world champion, who made his debut in 2015 at the age of 17, has a contract with Red Bull until the end of the 2028 season but is unsure whether he will race beyond that date.

Verstappen has previously stated that racing into his late 30s or 40s, like rivals Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, is not on the cards – and he reiterated that belief as F1 returns with his home race at Zandvoort this weekend following the summer break.

Max Verstappen unsure of long-term F1 future ahead of milestone at Dutch GP

Starting grid for the Dutch Grand Prix:

11:58 , Kieran Jackson

1. Lando Norris

2. Max Verstappen

3. Oscar Piastri

4. George Russell

5. Sergio Perez

6. Charles Leclerc

7. Fernando Alonso

8. Lance Stroll

9. Pierre Gasly

10. Carlos Sainz

11. Yuki Tsunoda

12. Nico Hulkenberg

13. Lewis Hamilton*

14. Daniel Ricciardo

15. Esteban Ocon

16. Valtteri Bottas

17. Zhou Guanyu

18. Logan Sargeant

19. Kevin Magnussen**

20. Alex Albon***

*Lewis Hamilton received a three-place grid drop for impeding Sergio Perez

**Kevin Magnussen received a grid penalty for engine component changes

***Alex Albon was disqualified from qualifying after his floor body failed technical checks

Constructors’ Standings:

11:50 , Kieran Jackson

1. Red Bull - 408 points

2. McLaren - 366 points

3. Ferrari - 345 points

4. Mercedes - 266 points

5. Aston Martin - 73 points

6. RB - 34 points

7. Haas - 27 points

8. Alpine - 11 points

9. Williams - 4 points

10. Sauber - 0 points

Lando Norris says desperation has not set in as he bids to turn pole into win

11:42 , Kieran Jackson

Lando Norris claimed he is not desperate to convert his pole position into victory at Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix.

The 24-year-old Briton reminded Max Verstappen of his championship credentials with a scintillating lap in Zandvoort to finish 0.356 seconds clear of his Red Bull rival.

Norris’ speed by the seaside was underlined with a half-second advantage over Oscar Piastri in the other McLaren, who will line up from third for Sunday’s 72-lap race.

Verstappen temporarily bumped Norris off the summit to huge cheers, only for Norris to knock the home favourite – who had taken three poles and three wins since the sport returned to the Netherlands in 2021 – off his perch.

Lando Norris highlights key to turning pole into win at Dutch Grand Prix

Driver Standings

11:28 , Kieran Jackson

1. Max Verstappen - 277 points

2. Lando Norris - 199 points

3. Charles Leclerc - 177 points

4. Oscar Piastri - 167 points

5. Carlos Sainz - 162 points

6. Lewis Hamilton - 150 points

7. Sergio Perez - 131 points

8. George Russell - 116 points

9. Fernando Alonso - 49 points

10. Lance Stroll - 24 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 22 points

12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points

13. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points

14. Oliver Bearman - 6 points

15. Pierre Gasly - 6 points

16. Kevin Magnussen - 5 points

17. Esteban Ocon - 5 points

18. Alex Albon - 4 points

19. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points

20. Logan Sargeant - 0 points

21. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points

QUALIFYING REPORT: Lando Norris claims pole position ahead of Max Verstappen to silence Dutch crowd

11:25 , Kieran Jackson

Lando Norris reminded Max Verstappen of his world championship credentials by taking a brilliant pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix.

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.

Full report below:

Lando Norris claims pole position ahead of Max Verstappen to silence Dutch crowd

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Raceday!

11:14 , Kieran Jackson

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:

Saturday 24 August 2024 16:53 , Kieran Jackson

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:

Saturday 24 August 2024 16:05 , Kieran Jackson

"It all went badly from when the situation with Perez happened" 📉

Lewis reflects on being knocked out in Zandvoort Q2 for a second year running ❌ pic.twitter.com/NYYIODIkhC
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) August 24, 2024

TOP-10 IN QUALIFYING FOR DUTCH GP:

Saturday 24 August 2024 15:41 , Kieran Jackson

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:

Saturday 24 August 2024 15:30 , Kieran Jackson

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:

Saturday 24 August 2024 15:18 , Kieran Jackson

“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:

Saturday 24 August 2024 15:10 , Kieran Jackson

“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...

Saturday 24 August 2024 15:02 , Kieran Jackson

“Lovely work, nice job!”

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris goes quicker and takes pole!

Saturday 24 August 2024 15:01 , Kieran Jackson

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!

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:57 , Kieran Jackson

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?!

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Q3 underway!

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:49 , Kieran Jackson

Here we go then - Q3 underway, who will be on pole in Zandvoort?!

10 drivers involved: Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Verstappen, Gasly, Stroll, Perez, Albon, Alonso

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Williams boss James Vowles on Alex Albon:

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:48 , Kieran Jackson

“Really strong lap, really strong effort.

“There’s elements of this track which suits the car.”

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton out in Q2!

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:42 , Kieran Jackson

Wow, what a shocker here!

Lewis Hamilton is out of qualifying, only 12th-fastest! He lost about three-tenths in the first sector...

Carlos Sainz is also out in 11th!

Bottom-five and out in Q2 (11-15); Sainz, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Magnussen

Alex Albon stormed up to seventh, ahead of Max Verstappen in eighth! Pierre Gasly also through!

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Final Q2 runs coming up!

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:38 , Kieran Jackson

Here we go then with the final flying laps of the session - can Alex Albon somehow make up five places to squeeze into Q3?

Current bottom-five (11-15): Magnussen, Gasly, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Albon

Perez, Alonso and Sainz far from safe in eighth, ninth and 10th.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lando Norris goes P1!

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:35 , Kieran Jackson

Interesting preview potentially for Q3 - Norris 1st by 0.009 secs to his team-mate Oscar Piastri, with George Russell third and Max Verstappen fourth!

Current bottom-five (11-15): Magnussen, Gasly, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Albon

Carlos Sainz in a tad of danger, loitering above the dangerzone in P10!

6 mins to go, as the cars head into the garage to prepare for their final flying laps.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Q2 underway!

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:28 , Kieran Jackson

Time for the second part of qualifying then where, once again, we will lose the slowest five drivers ahead of the top-10 shootout!

Will we have any surprise names in that field of 10?

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Esteban Ocon not happy!

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:24 , Kieran Jackson

Ocon: “I don’t know what’s going on but something is going on this session, the car is a disaster from the beginning of the weekend.”

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Daniel Ricciardo out in Q1!

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:21 , Kieran Jackson

Ricciardo doesn’t make it - but Tsunoda does! The Aussie out by 0.1 seconds to Nico Hulkenberg in 15th.

Bottom-five and out in Q1 (16-20): Ricciardo, Ocon, Bottas, Zhou, Sargeant

The track was really ramping up at the end there - Sergio Perez went fastest right at the end!

Top-3: Perez, Russell, Sainz

Onto Q2 we go...

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Daniel Ricciardo still in danger!

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:18 , Kieran Jackson

Big moment this for Daniel Riccardo - and RB team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, with both of them in the drop-zone ahead of the final runs!

Carlos Sainz right outside the danger-zone in P15!

Bottom-five (16-20): Ricciardo, Tsunoda, Bottas, Zhou, Sargeant

Top-3: Hamilton, Norris, Verstappen

2 mins to go.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton now P1

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:12 , Kieran Jackson

Max Verstappen gets his lap done but only third-fastest - yet only by 0.018 seconds to Lewis Hamilton in first! Oscar Piastri splits them.

More importantly, bottom-five (16-20): Ricciardo, Tsunoda, Bottas, Zhou, Sargeant

Logan Sargeant’s car won’t be ready by the look of things - he’s still in the pits after his big crash in practice.

7 minues to go in Q1.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri on P1 early on

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:07 , Kieran Jackson

Piastri on top early on, with Lance Stroll in second and Alex Albon in third - though only about half the grid have set times so far. First flying laps all being completed now...

Max Verstappen the only active driver yet to go out on track. 12 minutes to go in Q1.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Q1 underway!

Saturday 24 August 2024 14:02 , Kieran Jackson

It’s dry, sunny but breezy at Zandvoort as qualifying gets underway!

No word yet on the state of Logan Sargeant’s car - there’s still a big blind up in front of the garage.

A reminder: we’ll lose the slowest five drivers from qualifying after this 18-minute session!

Driver Standings ahead of qualifying:

Saturday 24 August 2024 13:55 , Kieran Jackson

1. Max Verstappen - 277 points

2. Lando Norris - 199 points

3. Charles Leclerc - 177 points

4. Oscar Piastri - 167 points

5. Carlos Sainz - 162 points

6. Lewis Hamilton - 150 points

7. Sergio Perez - 131 points

8. George Russell - 116 points

9. Fernando Alonso - 49 points

10. Lance Stroll - 24 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 22 points

12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points

13. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points

14. Oliver Bearman - 6 points

15. Pierre Gasly - 6 points

16. Kevin Magnussen - 5 points

17. Esteban Ocon - 5 points

18. Alex Albon - 4 points

19. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points

20. Logan Sargeant - 0 points

21. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points

George Russell reflects on ‘frustrating’ Belgian GP disqualification: ‘It’s still a win’

Saturday 24 August 2024 13:52 , Kieran Jackson

George Russell insists he still counts the Belgian Grand Prix as a victory despite his disqualification last month.

The Mercedes driver thought he’d secured his third F1 victory after a brilliant one-stop strategy at Spa-Fracorchamps saw him take the chequered flag in first place, ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

But a post-race check detailed that Russell’s Mercedes car was under-weight and, as per the regulations, the 26-year-old was removed from the post-race classification.

It was a bitter blow for Russell, as he missed out on 25 points and a memorable victory, but speaking a month on ahead of this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, the Brit still takes positives from a stunning drive.

Russell reflects on ‘frustrating’ Belgian GP disqualification: ‘It’s still a win’

Qualifying odds!

Saturday 24 August 2024 13:26 , Kieran Jackson

F1 Dutch GP Fastest Qualifier odds

Lando Norris, Max Verstappen - 7/4
Oscar Piastri - 13/2
George Russell - 7/1
Lewis Hamilton - 10/1
Charles Leclerc - 14/1
Carlos Sainz - 33/1
Sergio Perez - 40/1
Fernando Alonso - 66/1
Alex Albon - 100/1
Kevin Magnussen, Lance Stroll, Nico Hulkenberg - 150/1
Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda - 500/1
Guanyu Zhou, Logan Sargeant, Valtteri Bottas - 1000/1

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Lewis Hamilton’s engineer turns down chance to join Mercedes star at Ferrari

Saturday 24 August 2024 13:12 , Kieran Jackson

Lewis Hamilton’s long-term race engineer Peter Bonnington will not join the seven-time F1 world champion at Ferrari next year after receiving a promotion at Mercedes.

Yet Bonnington, known as “Bono” in the paddock, will be Mercedes’ head of race engineering from 2025 and will not join Hamilton with his new venture at the Scuderia.

Bonnington, 49, will also be a race engineer for either George Russell or, more likely, Hamilton’s replacement next season.

Lewis Hamilton’s engineer turns down chance to join Mercedes star at Ferrari

2024 Constructors’ Standings:

Saturday 24 August 2024 13:00 , Kieran Jackson

1. Red Bull - 408 points

2. McLaren - 366 points

3. Ferrari - 345 points

4. Mercedes - 266 points

5. Aston Martin - 73 points

6. RB - 34 points

7. Haas - 27 points

8. Alpine - 11 points

9. Williams - 4 points

10. Sauber - 0 points

Christian Horner ‘relieved’ after female colleague’s appeal over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ dismissed

Saturday 24 August 2024 12:43 , Kieran Jackson

Christian Horner admits he is “relieved” that the appeal from a female colleague alleging “inappropriate behaviour” was dismissed in the F1 summer break.

Full quotes below:

Christian Horner ‘relieved’ after appeal over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ dismissed

2024 Driver Standings:

Saturday 24 August 2024 12:26 , Kieran Jackson

1. Max Verstappen - 277 points

2. Lando Norris - 199 points

3. Charles Leclerc - 177 points

4. Oscar Piastri - 167 points

5. Carlos Sainz - 162 points

6. Lewis Hamilton - 150 points

7. Sergio Perez - 131 points

8. George Russell - 116 points

9. Fernando Alonso - 49 points

10. Lance Stroll - 24 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 22 points

12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points

13. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points

14. Oliver Bearman - 6 points

15. Pierre Gasly - 6 points

16. Kevin Magnussen - 5 points

17. Esteban Ocon - 5 points

18. Alex Albon - 4 points

19. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points

20. Logan Sargeant - 0 points

21. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points

FULL STORY: Logan Sargeant in fiery crash in Dutch Grand Prix practice

Saturday 24 August 2024 11:58 , Kieran Jackson

Logan Sargeant walked away unharmed after a nasty accident during wet running in practice at the Dutch Grand Prix.

The Williams driver, who will be dropped at the end of the season for Carlos Sainz, was driving early on in FP3 – the final session before Saturday qualifying.

Driving out of the banked turn three, Sargeant’s car clipped the grass. The American then instantly lost control as the car flew into the barrier.

Logan Sargeant in fiery crash in Dutch Grand Prix practice

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: FP3 ends!

Saturday 24 August 2024 11:35 , Kieran Jackson

A nice dramatic ending to third practice, as all the cars now line up on the start-finish straight for a practice start off the grid.

Gasly 1st, Magnussen 2nd, Bottas 3rd in the times set right at the end - though a number of drivers didn’t get to the chequered flag in time.

A session, in the end, which is a bit irrelevant.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: FP3 resumes!

Saturday 24 August 2024 11:31 , Kieran Jackson

Busy track for the final two minutes of the session!

Max Verstappen overtook Oscar Piastri in the pit lane and then went over the white line on the exit - that may well be a warning or a fine!

Verstappen has been noted by the stewards.

Bit of a race going on on track in wet conditions, with every car on the intermediate tyre!

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: FIA UPDATE

Saturday 24 August 2024 11:27 , Kieran Jackson

11:28 is the OFFICIAL start time.

And cue a huge queue in the pit lane at Zandvoort!

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: RED FLAG!

Saturday 24 August 2024 11:20 , Kieran Jackson

The session no sooner to getting underway it seems, with 12 minutes to go in the session.

And the rain has stopped!

Whether the FIA will extend the session remains to be seen - it appears unlikely. Some drivers, such as Verstappen and Hamilton, haven’t even been out on track.

QUALIFYING REPORT: Lando Norris claims pole position ahead of Max Verstappen to silence Dutch crowd

11:18 , Kieran Jackson

Lando Norris reminded Max Verstappen of his world championship credentials by taking a brilliant pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix.

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.

Full report below:

Lando Norris claims pole position ahead of Max Verstappen to silence Dutch crowd

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Williams boss James Vowles on Sargeant’s crash:

Saturday 24 August 2024 11:12 , Kieran Jackson

“Qualifying is going to be on us pretty quickly, it’s in a pretty bad state.

“We’ve got to go through in detail what’s been damaged on the car, it looks pretty serious. Logan had to jump out because the car was on fire, he’s in the medical centre but he’s OK.

“You’ve got to compartmentalise what happens. Put that into the box - the real expertise with F1 drivers is that they can typically do that. Once we can do that, we’ll see what he can do tomorrow.”

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: Images of Sargeant’s crash!

Saturday 24 August 2024 11:02 , Kieran Jackson

Sargeant was coming out of Turn 3 when he lost control and then clattered into the barriers #F1 #DutchGP pic.twitter.com/EMOIl4Y3C3
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 24, 2024

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: RED FLAG!

Saturday 24 August 2024 11:00 , Kieran Jackson

Huge amount of debris on track which is why we have a lengthy delay here, as a lorry claims what’s left of Sargeant’s Williams - they will have quite the job on to get that ready for qualifying now.

Substantial damage to the barrier too.

Half-an-hour left... still in a red flag state.

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: RED FLAG!

Saturday 24 August 2024 10:48 , Kieran Jackson

Logan Sargeant with a big crash with the barrier coming out of turn 3!

“I’m OK,” he says, with smoke pouring out the back of his stricken Williams!

Session stops, as the marshals look to put the fire out.

He just got on the grass slightly - and then instantly lost control!

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: 15 drivers now out on track!

Saturday 24 August 2024 10:46 , Kieran Jackson

Majority of the field is now on track, with Nico Hulkenberg and Oscar Piastri both going off amid the wet conditions.

Hulkenberg then drove off with his wing stuck underneath the Haas car and has been noted by the stewards for driving in an unsafe condition.

Early on, Piastri is P1...

F1 Dutch Grand Prix: FP3 underway!

Saturday 24 August 2024 10:33 , Kieran Jackson

We’re underway with the third practice session - but we’re not going to see many cars out on track straight away!

The likes of Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris just relaxing out of the cockpit at the moment, but Nico Hulkenberg is the solitary driver out on track in wet conditions at Zandvoort!

FP3 in the Netherlands!

Saturday 24 August 2024 10:27 , Kieran Jackson

It’s windy and wet this morning in Zandvoort as the drivers prepare for the third and final hour of practice this morning!

Who can set the final benchmark in this session?

Intermediate sessions set to be in use from the start here...

Max Verstappen unsure of long-term F1 future ahead of milestone at Dutch GP

Saturday 24 August 2024 10:14 , Kieran Jackson

Max Verstappen insists he is “past halfway” through his F1 career as he brings up his 200^th race at the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend.

The three-time F1 world champion, who made his debut in 2015 at the age of 17, has a contract with Red Bull until the end of the 2028 season but is unsure whether he will race beyond that date.

Max Verstappen unsure of long-term F1 future ahead of milestone at Dutch GP

Lewis Hamilton’s engineer turns down chance to join Mercedes star at Ferrari

Saturday 24 August 2024 10:02 , Kieran Jackson

Lewis Hamilton’s long-term race engineer Peter Bonnington will not join the seven-time F1 world champion at Ferrari next year after receiving a promotion at Mercedes.

Yet Bonnington, known as “Bono” in the paddock, will be Mercedes’ head of race engineering from 2025 and will not join Hamilton with his new venture at the Scuderia.

Bonnington, 49, will also be a race engineer for either George Russell or, more likely, Hamilton’s replacement next season.

Lewis Hamilton’s engineer turns down chance to join Mercedes star at Ferrari

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