Laurent Mekies discusses the unfortunate timing of the safety car for Tsunoda, as well as his throttle mapping issue during the F1 Dutch GP. Since the Imola GP back in May, Yuki Tsunoda has endured a difficult run of races, walking away without points and often exiting in Q1 during qualifying. The Dutch GP, however,…
Ferrari endured a bruising weekend at the F1 Dutch GP, leaving Zandvoort without points after Lewis Hamilton slid into the barriers at turn 3 and Charles Leclerc collided with Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli. The team recorded their first double DNF of the season. Team principal Fred Vasseur addressed both the strategy debate with Leclerc and…
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…
Starting the F1 Dutch GP from 15th on the grid, Williams driver Alex Albon immediately carved his way through the field. Five places were gained on the opening lap alone. The Williams driver then seized every opportunity, overtaking with precision and defending with grit. By the flag, Albon secured a superb fifth place. Albon gained…
George Russell endured what he described as a “miserable” F1 Dutch Grand Prix, with contact from Charles Leclerc’s overtaking attempt leaving his Mercedes severely damaged and costing him “one second per lap” for the remainder of the race at Zandvoort. Despite finishing fourth, Russell was frank in his assessment that he “didn’t deserve to finish…
Lando Norris believes his underliying pace at the 2025 F1 Dutch GP made it a “positive” race, despite the late mechanical failure which forced him out of the grand prix and handed his team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri a 25-point swing in the world championship. Norris looked to be in commanding form all weekend,…
Yuki Tsunoda had a challenging qualifying session at the F1 Dutch GP, finishing 12th after being eliminated in Q2. The Red Bull driver showed strong performance in practice but struggled to turn it into a competitive qualifying result. Over the three practice sessions, Tsunoda placed 16th in FP1, improved to 7th in FP2, and ended…
Kimi Antonelli fell short in Q3 during a tightly fought qualifying session at the F1 Dutch GP, ultimately finishing 11th. The Mercedes rookie had shown encouraging pace across the weekend. However, a small mistake in the final chicane ended his chances of advancing. Small margins in qualifying Antonelli was set for Q3 before being knocked…
The second race of the 2025 F1 Academy Dutch GP weekend went underway, with Weug setting off from pole position. Lined up beside her on the grid is Palmowski. The top eight was rounded out by Lloyd in P3, Chambers in P4, Pin in P5, Block in P6, Hausmann in P7, and Gademan in P8….
Williams’ Alex Albon was definitely not pleased with the outcome of his F1 Dutch GP Qualifying, as he didn’t manage to advance to Q3. The British-Thai driver had breezed through the first Qualifying segment, securing a comfortable P6 on pace after a difficult Friday which had seen him spun out during FP1. However, the earlier…
