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After qualifying 18th in Zandvoort, Esteban Ocon earned some hard-earned points on Sunday at the F1 Dutch GP after finishing P10; both he and his teammate finished in the points for Haas after starting from the back of the grid. While a poorly timed second safety car cost him track position, the Frenchman highlighted the…
Team principal Laurent Mekies has opened up about the ambitious tyre strategy, Red Bull’s turnaround from Hungary, the objectives for the remainder of the season, and the pit wall’s reaction to Max Verstappen recovering from a wild slide on the opening lap of the F1 Dutch GP to gain a position. After qualifying in third…
Despite Oscar Piastri pulling off another win, Isack Hadjar came out as the highlight of the Dutch GP. The rookie’s fairytale podium ending eclipsed another stellar storyline, though. That is the drive Lance Stroll put together with Aston Martin’s calculated strategy. The Canadian driver is still not completely satisfied with the result, though. Stroll was…
2025 marks a new year of opportunities for younger drivers or ones with plenty of experience in other categories as each team needs to give a rookie driver or drivers four opportunities in their cars during the season in F1 FP1 sessions. In previous years it had been just two, with many saving the second…
The 2025 F1 Dutch GP was less than ideal for Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson. After starting Sunday’s race from P8, the best result he could achieve was just outside of the points in P12. An incident between himself and Carlos Sainz on lap 27 effectively ruined his potential for points. Despite the pain of his…
Team principal Andrea Stella has opened up about the reliability trouble that resulted in Lando Norris’s retirement from the F1 Dutch GP and its larger implications for McLaren and the heated championship battle between the teammates. The Woking-based team had a really positive Saturday at Zandvoort, with Oscar Piastri and Norris locking out the front…
Charles Leclerc’s F1 Dutch GP result was far from what Ferrari hoped for. The Ferrari driver’s race ended prematurely following a collision with Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli. Despite showing improved pace as the event went on, Leclerc’s weekend was defined by frustration and missed opportunities. The Antonelli Incident Leclerc’s F1 Dutch GP result came to…
F1’s summer break officially ended with the Dutch GP at the weekend for Fernando Alonso and all drivers. With quite a Safety Cars and DNFs, the fierce race at Zandvoort was full of action. Alonso finished eighth at the Dutch Grand Prix, right behind his teammate, Lance Stroll. Difficult race with poorly timed pit stops…
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur focuses on the positives in his assessment of Lewis Hamilton’s F1 Dutch GP performance rather than the 7-time Champion’s race-ending crash. Hamilton’s race came to a sudden end on Lap 23 of the Dutch GP, when he crashed into the barriers at the exit of Turn 3. Talking following the conclusion…
Carlos Sainz had a very disappointing F1 Dutch GP. A collision with Liam Lawson and a penalty from the stewards made for a very difficult race. Qualifying had gone well for the Spaniard, as he started the race in P9. During a safety car caused by Lewis Hamilton, he found himself behind Liam Lawson. It…
