Heading into the 2026 F1 Dutch GP Sprint Race as the only driver in the top 10 on the soft compound tyre, the Ferrari driver’s bold choice paid off as Charles Leclerc claimed P2 in the sprint. Coming close to pole position after one of his best qualifying laps of the 2026 F1 season, Charles…
Lando Norris admitted McLaren lacked the pace to fight Charles Leclerc after he finished third in the 2026 F1 Dutch GP Sprint Race at Zandvoort. Norris started second behind George Russell after a strong Sprint Qualifying, but the McLaren driver could not stay with the Mercedes once the race got underway. Russell made a clean…
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…
F1 Academy headed into Qualifying at the 2026 Dutch GP after a disrupted Free Practice session at Zandvoort, where Nina Gademan set the pace in tricky conditions. The damp track forced drivers to build tyre temperature and confidence through the early laps. Ella Lloyd set the first benchmark before Emma Felbermayr and Alba Larsen moved…
Natalia Granada made an encouraging start to her first F1 Academy race weekend at Zandvoort, finishing fifth in a disrupted Free Practice session ahead of the 2026 Dutch GP. The PREMA Racing driver emerged as the highest-placed rookie after setting a 1:38.985, despite two red flags and changing weather conditions limiting the amount of representative…
Mercedes enters the second half of the 2026 F1 season on a high note, with George Russell putting the Brackley outfit on pole during Sprint Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP. The Briton had set a time of 1:11.567, which placed him at the top of the time chart ahead of McLaren‘s Lando Norris…
Red Bull returned from F1’s summer break on the back foot Friday at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP. Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson placed just 11th and 14th in practice. The team found extra pace for Sprint qualifying, however. Lawson will start 11th for the Zandvoort Sprint, while Verstappen made it into SQ3 and will…
Lando Norris believes he can challenge George Russell for victory in the Dutch GP Sprint after missing Sprint pole by only 0.041 seconds at Zandvoort during Qualifying, while McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri took encouragement from the progress he made throughout Friday. The margins proved exceptionally tight during Sprint Qualifying. Norris initially went quickest in SQ3…
F1 Dutch GP Sprint Qualifying got underway at Zandvoort on Friday afternoon as F1 returned from the summer break. Kimi Antonelli headed into the session leading the Drivers’ Championship on 219 points after topping Free Practice earlier in the day with a 1:12.949. Lando Norris and George Russell completed the top three in FP1, separated…
George Russell claimed Sprint pole after Sprint Qualifying for the 2026 F1 Dutch GP at Zandvoort, edging Lando Norris by 0.041s. The full results of the Sprint Qualifying are below. It marked the first Sprint Qualifying session ever held at Circuit Zandvoort. Alongside that, it is also the venue’s farewell weekend after the race lost…
