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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: LANDO NORRIS WINS!
A brilliant win for the Brit in Zandvoort - his second victory in Formula 1 and with a margin of 22.8 seconds - the biggest winning margin of the season! 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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
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