F1 Dutch Grand Prix LIVE: Race result as Lando Norris wins ahead of Max Verstappen
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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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Jack Doohan promoted to F1 seat at Alpine to replace Esteban Ocon in 2025
Jack Doohan will race for Alpine next year after his promotion to Formula 1 was announced on Friday morning.
The 21-year-old Australian, son of five-time 500cc motorcycling world champion Mick Doohan, has been the team’s reserve driver for the last two years.
He finished third in Formula 2 last year and has now been rewarded for his patience on the sidelines with a call-up to the 20-driver grid next year. He will replace Haas-bound Esteban Ocon.
Should Daniel Ricciardo extend his stay with RB or Red Bull next year, it means there will be three Australians on the grid in 2025, with Doohan joining McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.
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Hamilton will end his 12-year stint at Mercedes at the end of this season after six world titles with the Silver Arrows. Bonnington has been the voice of wisdom over team radio for all of those triumphs.
Yet Bonnington, known as “Bono” in the paddock, will be Mercedes’ head of race engineering from 2025 and will not join Hamilton with his new venture at the Scuderia.
Bonnington, 49, will also be a race engineer for either George Russell or, more likely, Hamilton’s replacement next season.
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Max Verstappen unsure of long-term F1 future ahead of milestone at Dutch GP
Max Verstappen insists he is “past halfway” through his F1 career as he brings up his 200th race at the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend.
The three-time F1 world champion, who made his debut in 2015 at the age of 17, has a contract with Red Bull until the end of the 2028 season but is unsure whether he will race beyond that date.
Verstappen has previously stated that racing into his late 30s or 40s, like rivals Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, is not on the cards – and he reiterated that belief as F1 returns with his home race at Zandvoort this weekend following the summer break.
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Starting grid for the Dutch Grand Prix:
1. Lando Norris
2. Max Verstappen
3. Oscar Piastri
4. George Russell
5. Sergio Perez
6. Charles Leclerc
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Lance Stroll
9. Pierre Gasly
10. Carlos Sainz
11. Yuki Tsunoda
12. Nico Hulkenberg
13. Lewis Hamilton*
14. Daniel Ricciardo
15. Esteban Ocon
16. Valtteri Bottas
17. Zhou Guanyu
18. Logan Sargeant
19. Kevin Magnussen**
20. Alex Albon***
*Lewis Hamilton received a three-place grid drop for impeding Sergio Perez
**Kevin Magnussen received a grid penalty for engine component changes
***Alex Albon was disqualified from qualifying after his floor body failed technical checks
Constructors’ Standings:
1. Red Bull - 408 points
2. McLaren - 366 points
3. Ferrari - 345 points
4. Mercedes - 266 points
5. Aston Martin - 73 points
6. RB - 34 points
7. Haas - 27 points
8. Alpine - 11 points
9. Williams - 4 points
10. Sauber - 0 points
Lando Norris says desperation has not set in as he bids to turn pole into win
Lando Norris claimed he is not desperate to convert his pole position into victory at Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old Briton reminded Max Verstappen of his championship credentials with a scintillating lap in Zandvoort to finish 0.356 seconds clear of his Red Bull rival.
Norris’ speed by the seaside was underlined with a half-second advantage over Oscar Piastri in the other McLaren, who will line up from third for Sunday’s 72-lap race.
Verstappen temporarily bumped Norris off the summit to huge cheers, only for Norris to knock the home favourite – who had taken three poles and three wins since the sport returned to the Netherlands in 2021 – off his perch.
Lando Norris highlights key to turning pole into win at Dutch Grand Prix
Norris is 78 points behind Max Verstappen in the championship standings
Driver Standings
1. Max Verstappen - 277 points
2. Lando Norris - 199 points
3. Charles Leclerc - 177 points
4. Oscar Piastri - 167 points
5. Carlos Sainz - 162 points
6. Lewis Hamilton - 150 points
7. Sergio Perez - 131 points
8. George Russell - 116 points
9. Fernando Alonso - 49 points
10. Lance Stroll - 24 points
11. Nico Hulkenberg - 22 points
12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points
13. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points
14. Oliver Bearman - 6 points
15. Pierre Gasly - 6 points
16. Kevin Magnussen - 5 points
17. Esteban Ocon - 5 points
18. Alex Albon - 4 points
19. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points
20. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
21. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
QUALIFYING REPORT: Lando Norris claims pole position ahead of Max Verstappen to silence Dutch crowd
Lando Norris reminded Max Verstappen of his 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.
Full report below:
Lando Norris claims pole position ahead of Max Verstappen to silence Dutch crowd
The British driver took first spot, disappointing the home fans hoping to see Verstappen start from the front
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