Kimi Antonelli admitted Mercedes no longer has the fastest car on the Formula 1 (F1) grid after Lando Norris beat the championship leader to victory at the 2026 Dutch GP. Antonelli started Sunday’s 72-lap race from third but immediately gained a position by passing Mercedes teammate George Russell off the line. After Max Verstappen’s crash…
Alisha Palmowski strengthened her grip on the 2026 F1 Academy Drivers’ Championship after claiming her fourth victory of the season in the Dutch GP Feature Race at Zandvoort. The Campos Racing driver started from pole and resisted sustained pressure from Alba Larsen before eventually opening a 2.8-second advantage by the chequered flag. Palmowski also claimed…
Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari’s disappointing qualifying performance ultimately prevented him from achieving a stronger result at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP, despite also questioning some of the team’s strategic decisions during Sunday’s race. The Monegasque started the Grand Prix from sixth alongside teammate Lewis Hamilton on the third row. Leclerc made an impressive start and…
The 2026 Dutch GP brought Round 12 of the 2026 F1 season to a close at Zandvoort, following an action-packed Sprint weekend, find the complete Grand Prix results below. George Russell had already taken victory in Saturday’s Sprint, with Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris completing the podium, before attention turned to Sunday’s 72-lap Dutch GP….
Payton Westcott described her maiden F1 Academy victory as a major confidence boost after controlling the Dutch GP Reverse Grid Race from start to finish at Zandvoort. The PREMA Racing driver originally qualified ninth before Zoe Florescu’s disqualification promoted her to eighth and, consequently, reverse-grid pole. Westcott capitalised fully on the opportunity, controlling the start…
Alisha Palmowski remains in control of the 2026 F1 Academy Drivers’ standings after a dramatic Reverse Grid Race at the Dutch GP, despite failing to score at Zandvoort. The Campos Racing driver stalled from eighth on the grid and eventually finished 12th. However, championship rival Emma Felbermayr also left the race without points after a…
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli will start the 2026 F1 Dutch GP from third on the grid after a challenging qualifying session at Zandvoort. Lando Norris secured pole position with a 1:11.163, beating George Russell by 0.102 seconds. Antonelli completed an all-Mercedes-powered top three, finishing just 0.133 seconds away from Norris and only 0.031 seconds behind…
For Kimi Antonelli, a fourth-place finish in the Sprint Race at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP marked another successful outing, adding a valuable points haul to his existing championship-leading tally despite a difficult Sprint Qualifying session yesterday. Having qualified fifth for the Sprint, the Italian’s session was compromised early on after he ran wide at…
After the summer break, the 2026 F1 Dutch GP Sprint race starts with George Russell on pole followed by Norris and Leclerc. The leader of the Drivers’ Championship Kimi Antonelli qualified in fifth, losing time in the middle sector during SQ3 in Zandvoort. The choice for tyres is mediums for most, only Leclerc and Bearman…
Mercedes’ George Russell converts pole to his third Sprint Race win of the season at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP, full report below. Returning from the summer break, championship leader Kimi Antonelli got his weekend off to a solid start in FP1 by topping the sole practice session of the weekend, with Lando Norris and…
